When do tracks' contracts expire?
The Australian Grand Prix's future is the most secure on the Formula One schedule, while the contracts' of seven tracks will expire at the end of the forthcoming season. F1Technical's lead journalist Balazs Szabo reveals when the contracts of the current tracks expire.
Formula One announced the calendar of the 2025 F1 season back in April, and its main feeder series, Formula 2, Formula 3 and the F1 Academy have also finalized their schedule for the coming season.
As for the pinnacle of motorsport, the racing will commence at the Australian Grand Prix, which means that Melbourne will regain its status as the season-opening round next season while the Bahrain and the Saudi Arabian races move back due to Ramadan.
In total, the calendar will feature 24 races and will conclude in Abu Dhabi on 7 December. Ramadan will be throughout March in 2025, and therefore the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix will be held in April.
The changes made to the calendar in 2024 to create a better geographical flow of races have been carried over to 2025, with Japan in April following Australia and China, followed predominantly by the European races over the summer and the Americas during the Autumn, before Qatar and Abu Dhabi finish the season back-to-back.
Circuits' contractsThree contracts will expire next year, with Belgium, Mexico and Imola required to extend their existing contracts after next season's race.
Austin and Azerbaijan still have two years in their current contract. The Netherlands have recently announced that they will leave the F1 schedule after the 2026 race. With Madrid set to take over the hosting role of the Spanish Grand Prix from 2026 onwards, Barcelona finds itself in a difficult situation, but it might still secure its future on the F1 schedule under a different name.
Singapore, which hosted the first ever night-race back in 2008, has a contract until 2028, while the sport announced in February 2024 that the iconic Suzuka circuit will stay on the F1 schedule until at least 2029.
China, Sao Paulo, Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia and Austria all have contracts until inclusive 2030, while the contracts of Miami, Montreal, Monaco and Monza will expire in the following year.
Hungary, Qatar and Las Vegas will host races until at least 2032, while Britain, Madrid, Bahrain and Australia will stay on the F1 schedule for more than ten further years.
2025: Mexico, Imola, Belgium
2026: Austin, Barcelona, Azerbaijan, Netherlands
2028: Singapore
2029: Japan
2030: China, Sao Paulo, Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, Austria
2031: Miami, Montreal, Monaco, Monza
2032: Hungary, Qatar, Las Vegas
2034: Britain
2035: Madrid
2036: Bahrain
2037: Australia
