F1 2027 Calendar: Every Date and All 10 Sprint Rounds
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F1's 2027 calendar has 10 sprints. We measured the overtaking at every one.
The full 2027 calendar, from Bahrain on 14 March to Abu Dhabi on 12 December, plus our own measurement of the ten sprint venues. Two of them are the hardest places to pass in Formula 1.
Formula 1 has almost doubled its sprints for 2027, from six to ten. Two of them will be held at Monaco and Lusail, the two circuits where our own measurements say passing is hardest.
The calendar was confirmed on 16 September: 24 rounds across 22 countries, opening in Bahrain on 14 March and finishing in Abu Dhabi on 12 December. Portugal and Turkey return for the first time since 2021. The Dutch Grand Prix drops off after this season, and Spain stays in Madrid.
Below is every date, and then the part nobody publishes with a calendar: how much overtaking each sprint venue actually produces, counted from Formula 1's timing data.
Before that, the current season is still running. Every message from the most recent race is in our
Caption: Pre-season testing runs at Bahrain from 24 to 27 February.
June to August
Round
Grand Prix
Circuit
Race day
Sprint
8
Monaco
Circuit de Monaco
Sun 6 June
Yes
9
Portuguese
Algarve, Portimao
Sun 20 June
10
British
Silverstone
Sun 4 July
Yes
11
Austrian
Red Bull Ring
Sun 11 July
12
Belgian
Spa-Francorchamps
Sun 25 July
13
Hungarian
Hungaroring
Sun 1 August
Caption: The summer break runs from 1 August to 5 September, the longest gap of the season.
September to December
Round
Grand Prix
Circuit
Race day
Sprint
14
Italian
Monza
Sun 5 September
Yes
15
Spanish
Madring, Madrid
Sun 12 September
16
Azerbaijan
Baku City Circuit
Sun 26 September
17
Turkish
Istanbul Park
Sun 3 October
18
Singapore
Marina Bay
Sun 10 October
19
United States
Circuit of the Americas
Sun 24 October
20
Mexico City
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
Sun 31 October
21
Sao Paulo
Interlagos
Sun 7 November
Yes
22
Las Vegas
Las Vegas Strip Circuit
Sat 20 November
23
Qatar
Lusail
Sun 5 December
Yes
24
Abu Dhabi
Yas Marina
Sun 12 December
Yes
Caption: Race days from the 2027 calendar published by Formula 1. Las Vegas keeps its Saturday night race.
The 2027 season, round by round. Sprint weekends in yellow.
The ten sprint venues, measured
Here is the thing a calendar announcement never tells you: whether these are circuits where a second race produces racing.
We count an on-track pass when a driver is behind another at the end of one lap and ahead at the end of the next, with pit stops, safety car laps and the opening lap excluded. We applied it to the whole 2025 season and again to every 2026 race so far.
Sprint venue
Passes per 10 racing laps
Measured
Monza
11.3
2026
Abu Dhabi
10.2
2025
Suzuka
7.7
2026
Bahrain
7.5
2025
Melbourne
6.4
2026
Interlagos
6.2
2025
Silverstone
4.8
2026
Montreal
4.1
2026
Lusail
0.7
2025
Monaco
0.4
2026
Caption: On-track passes per 10 racing laps from F1 timing data. Four venues have not been raced in 2026 yet, so their figures come from 2025, on a different generation of car.
Six of the ten are good choices. Monza produced 60 passes in 53 laps this year, the most of any 2026 race we have measured. Abu Dhabi, Suzuka, Bahrain, Melbourne and Interlagos all sit comfortably above average. A sprint at those circuits is a second real race.
Monaco is the outlier, and it is not close. This year's Monaco Grand Prix produced three on-track passes in 78 laps, the fewest of the season. A sprint there adds a second race at the one circuit where the result is decided in qualifying. Formula 1's own announcement notes that Monaco's weekend will carry two qualifying sessions, which is the honest way to describe what a Monaco sprint weekend is.
Lusail is the second warning. The 2025 Qatar Grand Prix produced four on-track passes, and the reason is worth remembering: Pirelli imposed a maximum stint length of 25 laps after tyre wear analysis, which forced the entire field onto the same strategy. Passing needs a pace difference, and the most common source of one is a tyre offset. Take that away and even a wide, fast circuit produces nothing.
Those two aside, this is a better sprint list than 2026's. What it tells you is that the sprint is now being used to sell weekends rather than to fix races, and at eight of the ten venues that is fine, because the racing was already there.
What changed from 2026
Portugal returns at the Algarve circuit in Portimao on 20 June, for the first time since 2021.
Turkey returns at Istanbul Park on 3 October, also first since 2021, slotted between Azerbaijan and Singapore.
The Dutch Grand Prix is gone. Zandvoort's run ends with the 2026 race.
Spain stays in Madrid. The Madring keeps the Spanish Grand Prix on 12 September, and Barcelona is out under a rotation arrangement. The first race there produced nine on-track passes in 57 laps, which we went through in Madrid had 9 overtakes. We checked every one, and the organisers have already promised changes to three corners for 2027.
Sprints go from six to ten, and for the first time the opening and closing rounds are both sprint weekends.
Bahrain, Australia, Japan, Monaco and Abu Dhabi host sprints for the first time. Montreal, Silverstone, Monza, Sao Paulo and Lusail have all held one before.
Stefano Domenicali described it as a calendar built around iconic circuits and major cities, and FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem framed it as a balance of tradition and innovation. Formula 1 also says sprint weekends draw about 12% more viewers than regular ones, which explains the direction of travel better than any quote does. How the format itself works, session by session, is in the F1 sprint format explained.
What to watch for
A Monaco sprint grid. Two qualifying sessions means two chances to get the lap that decides everything, and a sprint race where a mistake is very expensive and a pass is nearly impossible.
Whether the Madring changes work. The 2027 race is on 12 September, a year after the race that triggered the redesign. We will measure it the same way.
Qatar tyre rules. If a stint limit returns at Lusail, the sprint will inherit the same problem the Grand Prix had.
The December finish. Qatar on 5 December and Abu Dhabi on 12 December, both sprints, means the last weekend carries eight sprint points on top of the 25 for the race.
Frequently asked questions
When does the 2027 F1 season start?
The Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday 14 March 2027, which is also a sprint weekend. Pre-season testing runs in Bahrain from 24 to 27 February.
When is the last race of the 2027 F1 season?
Abu Dhabi at Yas Marina on Sunday 12 December 2027, a sprint weekend.
How many sprint races are there in 2027?
Ten, up from six in 2026: Bahrain, Australia, Japan, Canada, Monaco, Britain, Italy, Sao Paulo, Qatar and Abu Dhabi.
Which new races are on the 2027 F1 calendar?
Portugal returns at Portimao on 20 June and Turkey at Istanbul Park on 3 October, both for the first time since 2021. The Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort is no longer on the calendar.
Is there a sprint race at Monaco in 2027?
Yes, for the first time. It is also the circuit where we measured the fewest on-track passes of the 2026 season, three in 78 laps.
How many races are in the 2027 F1 season?
24 Grands Prix in 22 countries, the same number as 2026.
Sources
Calendar, sprint venues and viewing figures: Formula 1
A sprint weekend has four sessions that matter and half the practice, so the useful information arrives faster than the broadcast can cover it.
The Formula Dream app plays live driver radio as it is broadcast with the transcript beside it, runs a live timing Dashboard (currently in beta) with gaps, intervals, tyre compound and tyre age for every car, and collects every FIA document of the weekend, including the stewards' decisions, as they are published.
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