{"id":919085,"date":"2026-10-07T06:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T06:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/919085\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T06:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T06:26:12","slug":"formula-2-news-australia-retained-as-f2-and-f3-reveal-2027-calendars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/919085\/","title":{"rendered":"Formula 2 news: Australia retained as F2 and F3 reveal 2027 calendars"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Australia\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFormula 2 and Formula 3 will once again race in Australian in 2027. Image: XPB Images<\/p>\n

Albert Park will host both championships again next season, continuing a run that began when F2 and F3 first joined the Australian Grand Prix support bill in 2023.<\/p>\n

The Melbourne round will be the third event of the year for both categories, following opening weekends in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

Formula 2 will again contest 14 rounds in 2027, with Istanbul and Mexico City added to the calendar and Montreal retained after joining the championship during the 2026 season.<\/p>\n

The two October additions will also reduce the lengthy gap that previously separated the latter stages of the season from the final rounds in Qatar and Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n

Formula 3 will meanwhile contest 10 rounds across four continents, with Jeddah, Montreal and Istanbul all making their first appearances on the calendar.<\/p>\n

The visit to Canada will mark F3\u2019s first race weekend in North America, while Istanbul will stage the season finale.<\/p>\n

Both championships will race in Melbourne before heading to Montreal, with Monaco, Silverstone, Spielberg, Monza and Madrid also shared across the two schedules later in the year.<\/p>\n

F2 will continue beyond Madrid with visits to Baku, Istanbul and Mexico City before the season concludes with consecutive weekends in Qatar and Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n

The reshuffle comes with several familiar European venues dropping away, with Barcelona, Spa-Francorchamps and Budapest absent from both 2027 calendars, while Miami also disappears from Formula 2.<\/p>\n

The confirmation of Melbourne\u2019s return also ensures Australian fans will get another chance to see one of the country\u2019s leading junior drivers compete on home soil.<\/p>\n

James Wharton will step up to Formula 2 with Trident next season after completing his second full Formula 3 campaign in 2026.<\/p>\n

The 20-year-old finished 17th in the F3 standings with Prema this year, scoring 39 points and claiming victory in the Barcelona sprint before ending his campaign with second place in Madrid.<\/p>\n

His move to Trident will mark his first full season in Formula 2, having previously made a one-off appearance for the team in Qatar during 2025.<\/p>\n

Wharton\u2019s promotion will also restore a full-time Australian presence in F2 for the first time since Jack Doohan completed his final season in the category in 2023.<\/p>\n

Melbourne has become a regular stop for both junior categories since their Australian debuts four years ago, with their original addition forming part of the long-term agreement between Formula 1 and the Australian Grand Prix Corporation.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the 2027 Australian Grand Prix went on sale this week.<\/p>\n

2027 Formula 1, Formula 2, and Formula 3 calendars<\/p>\n

Round
\nEvent
\nDate
\nFormula 2
\nFormula 3<\/p>\n

1
\nBahrain Grand Prix
\nMarch 12-14
\nRound 1
\nRound 1<\/p>\n

2
\nSaudi Arabian Grand Prix
\nMarch 19-21
\nRound 2
\nRound 2<\/p>\n

3
\nAustralian Grand Prix
\nApril 2-4
\nRound 3
\nRound 3<\/p>\n

4
\nJapanese Grand Prix
\nApril 9-11<\/p>\n

5
\nChinese Grand Prix
\nApril 16-18<\/p>\n

6
\nMiami Grand Prix
\nApril 30-May 2<\/p>\n

7
\nCanadian Grand Prix
\nMay 20-23
\nRound 4
\nRound 4<\/p>\n

8
\nMonaco Grand Prix
\nJune 3-6
\nRound 5
\nRound 5<\/p>\n

9
\nPortuguese Grand Prix
\nJune 18-20<\/p>\n

10
\nBritish Grand Prix
\nJuly 2-4
\nRound 6
\nRound 6<\/p>\n

11
\nAustrian Grand Prix
\nJuly 9-11
\nRound 7
\nRound 7<\/p>\n

12
\nBelgian Grand Prix
\nJuly 23-25<\/p>\n

13
\nHungarian Grand Prix
\nJuly 30-August 1<\/p>\n

14
\nItalian Grand Prix
\nSeptember 3-5
\nRound 8
\nRound 8<\/p>\n

15
\nSpanish Grand Prix
\nSeptember 10-12
\nRound 9
\nRound 9<\/p>\n

16
\nAzerbaijan Grand Prix
\nSeptember 24-26
\nRound 10<\/p>\n

17
\nTurkish Grand Prix
\nOctober 1-3
\nRound 11
\nRound 10<\/p>\n

18
\nSingapore Grand Prix
\nOctober 8-10<\/p>\n

19
\nUnited States Grand Prix
\nOctober 22-24<\/p>\n

20
\nMexico City Grand Prix
\nOctober 29-31
\nRound 12<\/p>\n

21
\nBrazilian Grand Prix
\nNovember 5-7<\/p>\n

22
\nLas Vegas Grand Prix
\nNovember 18-20<\/p>\n

23
\nQatar Grand Prix
\nDecember 3-5
\nRound 13<\/p>\n

24
\nAbu Dhabi Grand Prix
\nDecember 10-12
\nRound 14<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Formula 2 and Formula 3 will once again race in Australian in 2027. Image: XPB Images Albert Park…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":919086,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,27784,45066,46838,221098,806,805,803,804,85],"class_list":["post-919085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-motosport","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-gp","tag-formula-2","tag-formula-3","tag-james-wharton","tag-motor","tag-motor-sports","tag-motosport","tag-motosports","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919085","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=919085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919085\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/919086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=919085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=919085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=919085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}