{"id":832898,"date":"2026-07-30T06:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T06:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/832898\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T06:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T06:42:13","slug":"formula-1-rumor-possible-2027-race-calendars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/832898\/","title":{"rendered":"Formula 1 Rumor: Possible 2027 Race Calendars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the instability in the Middle East due to the Iran war, the 2027 FIA Formula 1 calendar may or may not have any Middle East races on it.\u00a0 So we developed two possible calendars \u2013 one assuming the four Middle East races will happen and one without any Middle East races. Both 2027 calendars assume a 24-race schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Related Article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoracing1.com\/pl\/498394\/formula-1-rumor-all-four-middle-east-races-wont-happen-in-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Formula 1 Rumor: All four Middle East races won\u2019t happen in 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Assuming Middle East races do happen \u2013 Rumored Calendar<\/p>\n<p>Feb 25-27\u00a0Bahrain preseason testing<br \/>Mar 12-14\u00a0Bahrain GP<br \/>Mar 19-21\u00a0Saudi Arabian GP<br \/>Apr 2-4\u00a0Australian GP<br \/>Apr 9-11\u00a0Japanese GP<br \/>Apr 16-18\u00a0Chinese GP<br \/>Apr 30 \u2013 May 2\u00a0Miami GP<br \/>May 21-23\u00a0Canadian GP<br \/>Jun 4-6\u00a0Monaco GP<br \/>Jun 18-20\u00a0Portuguese GP<br \/>Jul 2-4\u00a0British GP<br \/>Jul 9-11\u00a0Austrian GP<br \/>Jul 23-25\u00a0Belgian GP<br \/>Jul 30 \u2013 Aug 1\u00a0Hungarian GP<br \/>Sep 3-5\u00a0Italian GP (Monza)<br \/>Sep 10-12\u00a0Spanish GP (Madring)<br \/>Sep 24-26\u00a0Azerbaijan GP<br \/>Oct 1-3\u00a0Turkish GP<br \/>Oct 8-10\u00a0Singapore GP<br \/>Oct 22-24\u00a0US GP (COTA)<br \/>Oct 29-31\u00a0Mexican GP<br \/>Nov 12-14\u00a0Brazilian GP<br \/>Nov 19-21\u00a0Las Vegas GP<br \/>Dec 3-5\u00a0Qatar GP<br \/>Dec 10-12\u00a0Abu Dhabi GP<\/p>\n<p>Alternate 2027 Formula 1 Calendar<\/p>\n<p>(Middle East races removed due to the Iran conflict: no Bahrain, Saudi Arabian, Qatar or Abu Dhabi Grands Prix. Testing also relocated for the same reason.)<\/p>\n<p>The calendar retains 24 Grands Prix, preserves as many original dates and geographical clusters as possible, prioritizes logical travel flows, and respects weather constraints for the replacement venues (Zandvoort \u2013 added back even though 2026 supposed to be last year, Imola \u2013 added back as a fill-in, South Korea \u2013 assumes deal can be signed and South Africa \u2013 assumes deal can be signed). We did not use <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hockenheimring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hockenheim<\/a> as a replacement due to weather and calendar restraints.<\/p>\n<p>Dates<br \/>\nGrand Prix<br \/>\nCircuit<br \/>\nWeather notes<\/p>\n<p>Feb 25-27<br \/>\nPreseason Test<br \/>\nBarcelona<br \/>\nMild Mediterranean late-winter conditions, dry and suitable for reliable running.<\/p>\n<p>Mar 12-14<br \/>\nSouth African GP<br \/>\nKyalami<br \/>\nLate southern-hemisphere summer: warm (avg 22-27\u00b0C), low rain risk<\/p>\n<p>Mar 19-21<br \/>\nAustralian GP<br \/>\nAlbert Park, Melbourne<br \/>\nEarly autumn: mild and stable<\/p>\n<p>Apr 2-4<br \/>\nJapanese GP<br \/>\nSuzuka<br \/>\nSpring: mild temperatures<\/p>\n<p>Apr 9-11<br \/>\nChinese GP<br \/>\nShanghai<br \/>\nSpring: comfortable<\/p>\n<p>Apr 16-18<br \/>\nSouth Korean GP<br \/>\nKorea International Circuit<br \/>\nSpring: mild (15-20\u00b0C), avoids summer humidity and monsoon<\/p>\n<p>Apr 30 \u2013 May 2<br \/>\nMiami GP<br \/>\nMiami International Autodrome<br \/>\nWarm subtropical<\/p>\n<p>May 21-23<br \/>\nCanadian GP<br \/>\nCircuit Gilles Villeneuve<br \/>\nLate spring: cool but raceable<\/p>\n<p>Jun 4-6<br \/>\nMonaco GP<br \/>\nCircuit de Monaco<br \/>\nEarly summer: ideal<\/p>\n<p>Jun 11-13<br \/>\nEmilia-Romagna GP<br \/>\nImola<br \/>\nLate spring: pleasant temperatures, lower thunderstorm risk than midsummer<\/p>\n<p>Jun 18-20<br \/>\nPortuguese GP<br \/>\nAlgarve (Portim\u00e3o)<br \/>\nEarly summer: warm and dry<\/p>\n<p>Jul 2-4<br \/>\nBritish GP<br \/>\nSilverstone<br \/>\nMidsummer<\/p>\n<p>Jul 9-11<br \/>\nAustrian GP<br \/>\nRed Bull Ring<br \/>\nMidsummer: warm<\/p>\n<p>Jul 16-18<br \/>\nDutch GP<br \/>\nCircuit Zandvoort<br \/>\nPeak summer: warmest and driest window for the North Sea coast<\/p>\n<p>Jul 23-25<br \/>\nBelgian GP<br \/>\nSpa-Francorchamps<br \/>\nMidsummer<\/p>\n<p>Jul 30 \u2013 Aug 1<br \/>\nHungarian GP<br \/>\nHungaroring<br \/>\nMidsummer: hot but traditional<\/p>\n<p>Sep 3-5<br \/>\nItalian GP<br \/>\nMonza<br \/>\nEarly autumn: still warm<\/p>\n<p>Sep 10-12<br \/>\nSpanish GP<br \/>\nMadring (Madrid)<br \/>\nEarly autumn: mild<\/p>\n<p>Sep 24-26<br \/>\nAzerbaijan GP<br \/>\nBaku City Circuit<br \/>\nEarly autumn: dry and warm<\/p>\n<p>Oct 1-3<br \/>\nTurkish GP<br \/>\nIstanbul Park<br \/>\nEarly autumn: mild<\/p>\n<p>Oct 8-10<br \/>\nSingapore GP<br \/>\nMarina Bay<br \/>\nConsistent tropical conditions<\/p>\n<p>Oct 22-24<br \/>\nUnited States GP<br \/>\nCircuit of the Americas<br \/>\nMid-autumn: mild<\/p>\n<p>Oct 29-31<br \/>\nMexican GP<br \/>\nAut\u00f3dromo Hermanos Rodr\u00edguez<br \/>\nMild autumn<\/p>\n<p>Nov 12-14<br \/>\nBrazilian GP<br \/>\nInterlagos<br \/>\nLate spring (southern hemisphere): warm<\/p>\n<p>Nov 19-21<br \/>\nLas Vegas GP<br \/>\nLas Vegas Strip Circuit<br \/>\nMild desert autumn nights<\/p>\n<p>Key scheduling rationale<br \/>\u2013 South Africa (Kyalami) opens the season in its late-summer window\u2014warm, dry, and free of the southern-hemisphere winter cold that would make a mid-year date unsuitable.<br \/>\u2013 South Korea slots into the Asian swing in mid-April, when temperatures are mild and the risk of heavy summer rain or humidity is minimal.<br \/>\u2013 Imola is placed immediately after Monaco in mid-June: comfortable late-spring conditions, minimal extreme heat, and a natural European triple-header flow.<br \/>\u2013 Zandvoort sits in mid-July, the warmest and statistically driest period on the Dutch coast, avoiding the cooler, wetter shoulder seasons.<br \/>\u2013 Early-season flyaways remain grouped (Africa \u2192 Australia \u2192 East Asia). European races stay tightly clustered through the summer. The Americas and final flyways are unchanged.<br \/>\u2013 The season ends in mid-November after Las Vegas, avoiding any need for late-year races in regions that would be too cold (northern Europe) or logistically affected by the regional conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With the instability in the Middle East due to the Iran war, the 2027 FIA Formula 1 calendar&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":832899,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[64,63,817,813,816,85],"class_list":["post-832898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=832898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832898\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/832899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=832898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=832898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=832898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}