Madrid continues to accelerate with a determination to host F1 again from 2026 after more than 40 years, and Barcelona is just taking advantage of the contract it signed until 2026 in exchange for some improvements in the leonin conditions imposed by F1. F1’s Solomonic decision is expected to be announced shortly. The problem lies in 2026, as Liberty Media does not want the two GGPPs to coexist.

There is talk of a 10-year deal with an annual fee triple what Barcelona-Catalunya currently pays for the Spanish Grand Prix, which would see the Madrid city circuit join the Sakhir circuit, which has secured the Bahrain Grand Prix. It will be level. 2036. The contract for Melbourne’s Albert Park Street Circuit is the longest, running until 2037.

A classic circuit like barcelona-catalonia That’s not the only thing at stake in the mid-term calendar. In the short term, Silverstone and Suzuka’s contracts expire next year in 2024, while Imola, Monza, Monte Carlo, Spa, Zandvoort, Mexico and Las Vegas have signed contracts until 2025, but after recent events There are already talks of signing a contract due to his fierce nature. An exemplary case is Shanghai, which also has a contract until 2025, but has been removed from the contract every year since 2020.

Until 2037

melbourne

F1 has visited Melbourne uninterrupted since 1996, with the Australian Grand Prix guaranteed until 2037. The original contract expired at the end of 2025, but a 10-year renewal until 2035 was announced in June 2022, and an additional two years were added in December. , until 2037.

Until 2036

Sakhir

The semi-annual extension in Melbourne has been on the calendar since 2004, with the Bahrain Grand Prix starting in 2021 providing the longest contract until 2036, with a 15-year extension in 2022. This is the longest contract between a promoter and F1.

Until 2032

Hungaroring and Lusail

The Hungaroring has been scheduled since 1986 and is expected to renew its much aging infrastructure in exchange for a final refurbishment until 2032. Lusail started out as a circuit hosting the MotoGP GGPP, but after entering F1 for the first time in 2021, they got a taste of it and signed a 10-year contract after renovating the facility. Las Vegas’ contract extension through 2032 is expected to be announced soon.

Until 2031

Jeddah, Miami, Montreal

The semi-permanent Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal has been one of the classics of the calendar since 1987. In 2017, they signed a contract until 2029, and last year they signed an extension until 2031. Miami signed him to a 10-year contract and was already enjoying success. The first appointments will begin in 2022. A year earlier, also after a 10-year contract, Jeddah hosted its first Grand Prix in Saudi Arabia. It looks like it will remain in Jeddah until 2027, after which the relay will be ready at the Qudiya circuit.

Until 2030

Red Bull Ring, Interlagos, Yas Marina

In 2014, with the backing of the late Red Bull co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz, F1 returned to Austria, but it was still pending a final multi-year renewal until 2030. More recently, Sao Paulo was relaunched as F1 in November last year. The Abu Dhabi promoter has renewed his contract for nine years until 2030 in the hopes of continuing to close out the championship. Yas Marina has been his regular since 2009.

Until 2028

Singapore

In 2008, the Marina Bay Street Circuit made history by hosting its first night race, but the last contract signed was for seven years until 2028. After that, its future is uncertain.

Until 2026

Baku, Barcelona-Catalonia, Austin

The previous renewal of the Spanish Grand Prix was already complicated, but in the end they succeeded in securing a five-year contract until 2026 in exchange for the renewal of the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit. Then comes the mighty Madrid Project, which has shaken up fixed-headquartered F1 since 1991. Azerbaijan has been on the calendar since 2016. The contract expires in 2024 and has been extended until 2026. COTA in Austin is the home of GP USA. Considering his F1 popularity in the country since 2012, a renewal from 2026 onwards is easily assured.

Until 2025

Imola, Monza, Monte Carlo, Spa-Francorchamps, Zandvoort, Mexico, Las Vegas, Shanghai

Most of Europe’s ‘old school’ circuits will end their contracts in 2025, but given Liberty Media’s philosophy of putting business first, they will not hesitate to retire these classic circuits. Zandvoort has recovered in 2021 due to the Verstappen effect and should be safe for more than two years since the last update. Monza and Imola are in competition with each other, with the second being the weak link. Spas are no different, walking a tightrope since the pandemic. If there are strong Mexican investors behind Madrid, that means the Mexican Grand Prix could be in jeopardy, possibly beyond 2025. F1 is unthinkable without Monaco, and with Las Vegas waiting in principle to announce an extension until 2032, Monte Carlo looks untouchable. In Shanghai’s case, Paradigmatic has a contract until 2025, but it was removed from the calendar after 2020 after it was announced.

Until 2024

Silverstone and Suzuka

The British Grand Prix has existed since the first edition in 1950, its first home being Silverstone, but since 1987 it has been held at an uninterrupted venue after alternating between Brad Hatch and Aintree. It continued to be. Seven of the 10 teams are based in the British territory, but renewals in the last five years have already been difficult. It seems that neither the Japanese GP nor Suzuka will leave F1, but it has taken time to update them, and the last time they were updated was only for three years.