|style=”border-left:transparent”| [[Pierre Gasly]]
|style=”border-left:transparent”| [[Pierre Gasly]]
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|align=”center”| ”43<br>TBA”
|align=”center”| 43
|style=”border-right:transparent”| {{flagicon|ARG|size=18px}}<br>{{flagicon|EST|size=18px}}
|style=”border-right:transparent”| {{flagicon|ARG|size=18px}}
|style=”border-left:transparent”| ”[[Franco Colapinto]] or<br>[[Paul Aron]]”
|style=”border-left:transparent”| [[Franco Colapinto]]
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|rowspan=2 style=”border-right:transparent”| {{flagicon|GBR|size=18px}}
|rowspan=2 style=”border-right:transparent”| {{flagicon|GBR|size=18px}}
!rowspan=2| [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]]
!rowspan=2| [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]]
|rowspan=2 align=”center”| {{Pirelli}}
|rowspan=2 align=”center”| {{Pirelli}}
|align=”center”| ”63”
|align=”center”| 63
|style=”border-right:transparent”| {{flagicon|GBR|size=18px}}
|style=”border-right:transparent”| {{flagicon|GBR|size=18px}}
|style=”border-left:transparent”| ”[[George Russell (racing driver)|George Russell]]”
|style=”border-left:transparent”| [[George Russell (racing driver)|George Russell]]
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|align=”center”| ”12”
|align=”center”| 12
|style=”border-right:transparent”| {{flagicon|ITA|size=18px}}
|style=”border-right:transparent”| {{flagicon|ITA|size=18px}}
|style=”border-left:transparent”| ”[[Andrea Kimi Antonelli|Kimi Antonelli]]”
|style=”border-left:transparent”| [[Andrea Kimi Antonelli|Kimi Antonelli]]
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|rowspan=2 style=”border-right:transparent”| {{flagicon|ITA|size=18px}}
|rowspan=2 style=”border-right:transparent”| {{flagicon|ITA|size=18px}}
The 2026 FIA Formula One world championship will be the 76th Formula One world championship, the top division of single-seater, open wheel racing. This season featured new regulations with revised power unit and new “active” aerodynamics. Anything in italics is not confirmed.
- General Motors (GM) made their debut in 2026, after an US House Judiciary Committee investigation allegedly put pressure on FOM (Formula One Management). Their previous application was rejected, when partnered with Andretti Global. Andretti will still be involved in a minor capacity, with former F1 world champion, Mario Andretti sitting on the board. They were powered by Ferrari until they introduced their own engine in 2028.
- Audi entered F1 for the first time, after buying Sauber. Although the chassis was still made at Hinwil in Switzerland, Audi made engines in Neuburg an der Donau in Germany.
- Ford returned to F1 for the first time since 2004, supplying the two Red Bull owned teams with engines made adjacent to Red Bull’s base at Milton Keynes.
- Aston Martin left Mercedes engines to partner with Honda, the first since 2002, when the team was known as Jordan. This ended a 16 year partnership with Mercedes.
- Renault announced they wouldn’t be making an engine for the first time since 1988. Alpine later announced a customer agreement with Mercedes, a move denounced by the French press. Mercedes previously powered the team, then Lotus, in 2015.
The following 24 Grands Prix were held as part of the 2026 World Championship. Each race is to run over 305 km (189.5 mi) plus one additional lap; the only exception is the Monaco Grand Prix, which is run to a distance of 270 km (167.8 mi) plus an additional lap.
- The Spanish Grand Prix was moved to a new street circuit in Madrid, the first time the capital had held the Spanish Grand Prix since 1981.
- The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya does have a contract for 2026, but this is unknown if it is to be fulfilled.
- The Monaco Grand Prix was moved to the first full weekend in June, after historically being in late May.
- The Canadian Grand Prix was moved to the third or fourth weekend in May, after previously being held in June.
- This year will be the final Dutch Grand Prix to be held, and will also be the only Sprint to be held at the circuit.
- Singapore, Britain and Canada will also hold sprints in place of Brazil, Qatar, the United States and Belgium. Singapore, Canada and the Netherlands will make their sprint debuts. Silverstone previously held a sprint in 2021.
- The new power units still produced over 1,000 bhp, although the power came from different sources.
- The turbocharged 1.6 V6 internal combustion engine configuration used since 2014 was retained, but with the MGU-H (Motor Generator Unit – Heat) removed, and the MGU-K (Motor Generator Unit – Kinetic) output increased to 470 bhp, up from 160 bhp.
- The power output of the ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) was decreased from 850 bhp to 540 bhp.
- Fuel flow rates was measured and limited based on energy, rather than mass of the fuel itself.
- The power units used a fully sustainable fuel developed by Formula One, and was also able to recover twice as much electrical energy compared to the previous regulations.
Chassis & Aerodynamics
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- DRS (Drag Reduction System) was removed as an overtaking aid after first being introduced in 2011. It was replaced by a new “push to pass” system, a manual engine override mode. DRS has instead has been reformatted into Active Aerodynamics, which opened flaps in the front and rear wings on straights.
- The wheelbase was reduced from 360 cm (140 in) to 340 cm (130 in), the width was reduced from 200 cm (79 in) to 190 cm (75 in), and the minimum mass was reduced by 30 kg (66 lb).
- The tyres’ widths were reduced by 2.5 cm (0.98 in) on the front pair and by 3.0 cm (1.2 in) on the rears.
- The floor had reduced ground effects to ease the issues cars had suffered with porpoising in the previous regulations.
- ^ The Race was held on a Saturday to avoid a clash with Azerbaijan’s Remembrance Day
