The 2027 Formula 1 schedule has been revealed, and some major changes are incoming for next year including four more sprint races than in recent years, as well as Grands Prix in Portugal and Turkey. Here’s everything you need to know about the 2027 F1 season.
F1 Live returns to an even bigger stage
After the success of last year’s F1 75 Live at The O2, F1 has decided to kick off 2027 with another live fan event that will be even bigger than the 75-year anniversary celebration was.
F1 Live in Milan will be a three-day event held in Milan, Italy from February 18-20, 2027. Much like the first iteration of F1 Live, the details of which will be announced over the coming months. The headline event of the festival will be F1 The Show, described as “a high-octane, one-night-only spectacle with appearances from the drivers and Team Principals of all 11 teams, as well as music, entertainment, and more.”
Tickets will be available later this year.
Pre-season testing remains in Bahrain
Last year teams were afforded two pre-season testing sessions, both held in Bahrain, to help them gather data for the brand-new set of regulations that had just come into effect. This year, Bahrain will once again be hosting pre-season testing, with a single session running from February 24-27, 2027.
The 2027 F1 season: 24 race weekends in 22 countries
The 2027 F1 season will see the grid face off 24 times across 22 countries. Notable additions to the calendar include the return of both Portugal and Türkiye, while the Netherlands and Barcelona are no longer part of the schedule.
The season kicks off in Bahrain on March 12-14, 2027, just two weeks after pre-season testing, immediately followed by a trip to Saudi Arabia the week after. We are then taken on a triple-header through Australia, Japan, and China.
The grid will then make its first of two legs in North America, with races in Miami and Canada before kicking off the European portion of the calendar, which includes Monaco, Portugal, Great Britain, Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Azerbaijan, and Türkiye, the last two of which form a triple-header with Singapore.
Of note here is that two past scheduling conflicts—the Indy 500 and Le Mans—are now resolved. With no F1 race on either weekend (May 28-30 and June 9-13, respectively), race fans are free to watch these crown jewels in full. Considering his Nürburgring 24 Hours appearance this year, maybe we’ll see Max Verstappen at Le Mans!
The final leg of the season commences with a return to the Americas with stops in Austin, Mexico, Brazil, and Las Vegas, before finishing off in a double-header in Qatar and Abu Dhabi.
One of the biggest changes is the near-doubling of the number of sprint races compared to this year. While 2026 hosted six sprint weekends, 2027 will see the number of sprint races jump to 10. Sprints will take place during the season opener in Bahrain, as well as Australia, Japan, Canada, Monaco, Great Britain, Italy, Brazil, Qatar and the season finale in Abu Dhabi.
You can find the full schedule for the season below:
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