Written by Fabio Averna
Formula 1 has revealed its 2027 calendar, and the keyword appears to be intensity. The championship keeps its 24-race structure, spread across 22 countries and five continents, but significantly increases the number of Sprint weekends: there will be ten, four more than the six scheduled for 2026. It is a choice that once again reshapes the rhythm of the season, bringing genuine competition from Friday onwards at almost half of the rounds.
Bahrain opens the season — with a Sprint
The season starts in Bahrain on the weekend of 12-14 March, following the only pre-season test, also held in Sakhir from 24 to 27 February. Bahrain therefore returns as the championship opener, and it does so with an important twist: it will also be the first Sprint weekend of the year. Just one week later Formula 1 moves to Saudi Arabia, before tackling one of the most demanding stretches of the entire calendar.
Australia, Japan and China will be held on three consecutive weekends. Melbourne hosts round three from 2 to 4 April, Suzuka follows from 9 to 11 April and Shanghai closes the sequence from 16 to 18 April. Australia and Japan also feature a Sprint, making the opening of the championship potentially delicate for teams and drivers: three of the first four rounds will award points in Saturday’s short race as well.
After the Asian leg comes North America. Miami is set for 30 April to 2 May, while Montreal hosts the Canadian Grand Prix from 21 to 23 May and gets its Sprint back. The European season, meanwhile, begins at one of Formula 1’s most symbolic venues: Monte Carlo.
Monaco: two qualifying sessions in one weekend for the first time
The Monaco Grand Prix, scheduled for 4-6 June, is probably the most intriguing novelty of the whole calendar. For the first time in its history the Principality will host a Sprint. That means the narrow streets of Monte Carlo will see two qualifying sessions in the same weekend: Friday’s Sprint Qualifying and Saturday’s traditional qualifying to set the Grand Prix grid. Given how much grid position matters in Monaco, it will be one of the most interesting experiments of the 2027 season.
Two weeks later a circuit many fans have been waiting for returns: Portimão. The Portuguese Grand Prix runs from 18 to 20 June at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, absent from the Formula 1 calendar since 2021. The Portuguese track, defined by constant elevation changes and blind corners, hosted two editions during the pandemic period and now rejoins the championship on a two-year deal.
July brings some of the championship’s most traditional venues. Silverstone races from 2 to 4 July with a Sprint, followed immediately by Austria from 9 to 11 July. After a week off come Spa-Francorchamps, from 23 to 25 July, and the Hungaroring, from 30 July to 1 August — the round that takes Formula 1 into its traditional summer break.
A Sprint at Monza, then Madrid and Baku
The championship resumes in September, straight from Italy. Monza hosts the Italian Grand Prix from 3 to 5 September and is one of the ten Sprint rounds. For Italian fans it will be a particularly full weekend, with competitive action from Friday and two races between Saturday and Sunday.
A week later, from 10 to 12 September, it is Spain’s turn with the second Grand Prix at Madrid’s Madring circuit. Formula 1 then heads to Baku from 24 to 26 September, kicking off another punishing run of three consecutive races.
Istanbul Park is back
It is precisely in this phase that the calendar’s other major addition arrives: the return of the Turkish Grand Prix. Istanbul Park hosts Formula 1 from 1 to 3 October, slotting in between Azerbaijan and Singapore. The Turkish circuit, famous above all for the long, high-speed multi-apex Turn 8, makes a permanent return after its 2020 and 2021 appearances. The deal announced by Formula 1 runs to 2031; the 2027 round remains subject to FIA circuit homologation.
After Istanbul, Singapore completes the Asian triple-header from 8 to 10 October. There will be little time to recover, because two weeks later another run of three consecutive Grands Prix begins in the Americas: Austin from 22 to 24 October, Mexico City from 29 to 31 October and Interlagos from 5 to 7 November. Brazil keeps its Sprint, confirming its status as one of the circuits most closely tied to the format Formula 1 introduced in 2021.
Las Vegas is the year’s final American stop, with the Grand Prix set for 18 to 20 November and the race run, as has become tradition, on the local Saturday night. At that point only two rounds remain — and both are Sprints.
Qatar races from 3 to 5 December, while Abu Dhabi closes the championship from 10 to 12 December. Yas Marina hosts a Sprint for the first time, which means more points will be available in the final two rounds than in a normal season finale — a choice that further increases the sporting weight of the last two weekends should the title fight still be alive in December.
The full 2027 Formula 1 calendar
- Bahrain — 12-14 March (Sprint)
- Saudi Arabia — 19-21 March
- Australia — 2-4 April (Sprint)
- Japan — 9-11 April (Sprint)
- China — 16-18 April
- Miami — 30 April-2 May
- Canada — 21-23 May (Sprint)
- Monaco — 4-6 June (Sprint)
- Portugal — 18-20 June
- Great Britain — 2-4 July (Sprint)
- Austria — 9-11 July
- Belgium — 23-25 July
- Hungary — 30 July-1 August
- Italy — 3-5 September (Sprint)
- Spain — 10-12 September
- Azerbaijan — 24-26 September
- Türkiye — 1-3 October
- Singapore — 8-10 October
- United States — 22-24 October
- Mexico — 29-31 October
- Brazil — 5-7 November (Sprint)
- Las Vegas — 18-20 November
- Qatar — 3-5 December (Sprint)
- Abu Dhabi — 10-12 December (Sprint)
Why F1 is betting on Sprints
The increase in Sprint events is the clearest signal of the direction Formula 1 has taken. According to figures released by F1 itself, since the format debuted in 2021 Sprint weekends have drawn attendance 12% higher overall than traditional weekends, and 75% of fans surveyed believe Sprints add value to the calendar. For 2027 the format makes its debut at Bahrain, Australia, Japan, Monaco and Abu Dhabi, while Canada, Silverstone, Monza, Interlagos and Lusail host it once again.
The result is a very long season, from the opening Grand Prix in mid-March to the finale on 12 December, in which Formula 1 will try to combine historic circuits, major cities and the return of much-loved tracks such as Portimão and Istanbul Park. Twenty-four Grands Prix, ten Sprints and several blocks of back-to-back races: 2027 looks set to be one of the most intense championships ever built in modern Formula 1 history.
This article was produced with the support of artificial intelligence tools.