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Formula 1 Moves Baku Grand Prix to Saturday and Confirms 2026 Winter Test Dates

Accommodating Azerbaijan’s national Remembrance Day, the schedule also locks in three winter test periods for teams to prepare under the new technical regulations.

Tests ohne Öffentlichkeit in Barcelona
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Neu-Terminierung wegen eines Nationalfeiertags.

Overview

  • The 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix will be held on Saturday, September 26, with practice on Thursday and qualifying on Friday at the Baku street circuit.
  • Organizers and government authorities requested the one-day shift to avoid clashing with the national Remembrance Day holiday on September 27.
  • Formula 1 and the FIA have finalized three pre-season test blocks: a private session in Barcelona from January 26–30 and public tests in Sakhir from February 11–13 and February 18–20.
  • The expanded eleven-day test program is intended to help teams adapt to a new technical rule set that requires fundamentally different car concepts.
  • Saturday race formats have precedents in Monaco, Las Vegas, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia under special local circumstances.