Monaco Grand Prix moved to new 2026 date in F1 calendar overhaul

Norris, Leclerc, Piastri, generic, Monaco GP, 2025 — Photo: © IMAGO

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Monaco Grand Prix moved to new 2026 date in F1 calendar overhaul

The iconic race moves to a new date in 2026

Graham Shaw Consultant Editor

Digital sports specialist running global brands for 30 years

Friday 29 May 2026 16:50

The Monaco Grand Prix has moved to a new date in 2026 after an F1 calendar overhaul.

The iconic event in the principality, which began way back in 1929, remains the jewel in the sport's crown despite the lack of overtakes and racing thrills.

Monaco has traditionally held a late May slot in the annual F1 schedule - but instead in 2026 it will be local residents driving the only cars on track around the street circuit with the race moved to a new date.

Why has Monaco Grand Prix been moved?

The reason for the date change is twofold - sustainability, and logistics.

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In days gone by, teams would travel between continents for races with enormous amounts of freight - so they might go from Miami back to Europe and then back to North America again for the Canadian Grand Prix in June. Exhausting for all concerned, and adverse impact for sustainability.

So for the first time in 2026, Monaco is not taking place in late May and has been moved back to early June - practice starts on Friday June 5 with the race on Sunday June 7.

The change allowed F1 teams to keep all of their cargo in North America after Miami on May 3 and transport it direct to Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix last weekend (May 24).

New F1 calendar in 2026

With that Monaco change in effect, the remaining race schedule for 2026 looks like this:

Date (2026)	Country	Venue
5-7 June	Monaco	Circuit de Monaco, Monaco
12-14 June	Spain	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona
26-28 June	Austria	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
3-5 July	Great Britain	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
17-19 July	Belgium	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa
24-26 July	Hungary	Hungaroring, Budapest
21-23 August	Netherlands	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort
4-6 September	Italy	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza
11-13 September	Spain	IFEMA, Madrid
25-27 September	Azerbaijan	Baku City Circuit, Baku
9-11 October	Singapore	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore
23-25 October	United States	Circuit of the Americas, Austin
30 October - 1 November	Mexico	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City
6-8 November	Brazil	Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo
19-21 November	United States	Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas
27-29 November	Qatar	Lusail International Circuit, Lusail
4-6 December	Abu Dhabi	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi