Overview
- F1 chief Stefano Domenicali has confirmed the organisation is preparing a significant rise in Sprint weekends and will unveil the full 2027 schedule very soon.
- Media reports say the number of Sprint events is likely to increase from six to around nine or ten, which some outlets say could mean about 34 competitive race sessions if Sprints are counted alongside the 24 grands prix.
- Monza has been confirmed to stage Sprint weekends for the next three seasons, and F1 has already signalled that Portugal and Turkey will return while Zandvoort will drop and Barcelona will rotate with Belgium.
- F1 cites clear commercial reasons for the change, pointing to higher Friday attendance at Silverstone and stronger TV audiences as the main drivers of the expansion.
- Sprints use a separate Friday qualifying session followed by a roughly 100km Saturday race before Grand Prix qualifying and Sunday’s main race, and the format has evolved since its 2021 debut as an experiment to boost weekend action.