{"id":32118,"date":"2025-06-30T10:27:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T10:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casinoenligne.uk.com\/en\/f1\/news\/37067-formula-1-confirms-dates-for-2026-winter-tests-updates-calendar"},"modified":"2025-06-30T10:27:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T10:27:04","slug":"37067-formula-1-confirms-dates-for-2026-winter-tests-updates-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casinoenligne.uk.com\/en\/f1\/news\/37067-formula-1-confirms-dates-for-2026-winter-tests-updates-calendar","title":{"rendered":"Formula 1 confirms dates for 2026 winter tests and updates calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Formula 1 and the FIA have announced the dates for the winter testing of the 2026 season, which will include <b>three sessions before the start of the championship<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h2>A notable change<\/h2>\n<p>The first session will be a private test organized at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya from January 26 to 30. The second will take place at the Bahrain International Circuit from February 11 to 13.<\/p>\n<p>The Bahrain circuit will also host the <b>third testing session<\/b>, from February 18 to 20, just before the season kicks off in Australia from March 6 to 8.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, an update to the calendar has confirmed that, following a request from the promoter of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and local authorities, <b>Formula 1 and the FIA have agreed to move the date of the 2026 edition forward<\/b>: the race will now take place on Saturday, September 26 instead of Sunday, September 27, to accommodate a national holiday.<\/p>\n<p>All the teams have been informed of this change, which means that the entire weekend schedule <b>will be shifted by one day<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h2>The updated 2026 calendar<\/h2>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"table\">\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Date<\/td>\n<td>Grand Prix \/ \u00c9v\u00e8nement<\/td>\n<td>Circuit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>26-30 janvier<\/td>\n<td>Essais hivernaux 1<\/td>\n<td>Barcelone <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>11-13 f\u00e9vrier<\/td>\n<td>Essais hivernaux 2<\/td>\n<td>Sakhir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>18-20 f\u00e9vrier<\/td>\n<td>Essais hivernaux 3<\/td>\n<td>Sakhir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>6-8 mars<\/td>\n<td>Australie<\/td>\n<td>Melbourne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>13-15 mars<\/td>\n<td>Chine<\/td>\n<td>Shanghai <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>27-29 mars<\/td>\n<td>Japon<\/td>\n<td>Suzuka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>10-12 avril<\/td>\n<td>Bahre\u00efn<\/td>\n<td>Sakhir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>17-19 avril<\/td>\n<td>Arabie Saoudite<\/td>\n<td>Djeddah <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1-3 mai<\/td>\n<td>Miami<\/td>\n<td>Miami<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>22-24 mai<\/td>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>Montr\u00e9al <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>5-7 juin<\/td>\n<td>Monaco<\/td>\n<td>Monaco<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>12<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>12-14 juin<\/td>\n<td>Espagne<\/td>\n<td>Barcelone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>13<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>26-28 juin<\/td>\n<td>Autriche<\/td>\n<td>Spielberg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>3-5 juillet<\/td>\n<td>Grande-Bretagne<\/td>\n<td>Silverstone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>15<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>17-19 juillet<\/td>\n<td>Belgique <\/td>\n<td>Spa-Francorchamps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>16<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>24-26 juillet<\/td>\n<td>Hongrie<\/td>\n<td>Budapest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>17<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>21-23 ao\u00fbt <\/td>\n<td>Pays-Bas<\/td>\n<td>Zandvoort<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>18<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>4-6 septembre<\/td>\n<td>Italie<\/td>\n<td>Monza<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>19<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>11-13 septembre <\/td>\n<td>Espagne*<\/td>\n<td>Madrid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>20<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>24-26 septembre<\/td>\n<td>Azerba\u00efdjan <\/td>\n<td>Bakou<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>21<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>9-11 octobre<\/td>\n<td>Singapour <\/td>\n<td>Marina Bay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>22<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>23-25 octobre<\/td>\n<td>\u00c9tats-Unis<\/td>\n<td>Austin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>23<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>30 octobre-1er novembre<\/td>\n<td>Mexique <\/td>\n<td>Mexico<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>24<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>6-8 novembre<\/td>\n<td>S\u00e3o Paulo<\/td>\n<td>Interlagos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>25<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>19-21 novembre<\/td>\n<td>Las Vegas<\/td>\n<td>Las Vegas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>26<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>27-29 novembre<\/td>\n<td>Qatar <\/td>\n<td>Losail<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>27<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>4-6 d\u00e9cembre<\/td>\n<td>Abu Dhabi<\/td>\n<td>Yas Marina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Subject to FIA approval<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Formula 1 has made official the dates and locations of the 2026 pre-season tests, while announcing a change to the date of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133,"featured_media":46192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,1749],"tags":[19,121,321],"class_list":["post-32118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","category-news","tag-19","tag-calendrier","tag-essais"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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