F1 race today: When is the next Grand Prix?

Max Verstappen is giving a thumbs up (left of image), Lewis Hamilton looks downcast in a Ferrari jacket (centre of image) and Lando Norris is smiling (right of image) in a compilation of the three drivers — Photo: © IMAGO

F1 2026

No F1 race today: When is the next Grand Prix?

F1's summer break is almost over

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson F1 Editor

Motorsport journalist covering F1 since 2024

Sunday 16 August 2026 09:00

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Three weeks have now passed since F1 cars last hit the track at the Hungarian Grand Prix, where Lando Norris won in stunning fashion as McLaren roared back to the front of the grid.

Unfortunately, F1's summer break continues this weekend, with no F1 race once again today, and fans left to find something else to do with their afternoon when we would all much rather be watching cars go fast around a track.

Thankfully, we will not have to be patient for much longer, with the sport's summer break set to end next week, and grand prix action back on our screens next Sunday.

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When is the next F1 grand prix?

When the summer break concludes, F1's next race is the Dutch Grand Prix, which is set to be held from Friday, August 21 through to Sunday, August 23.

It's set to be an important weekend in Zandvoort, particularly for four-time world champion Max Verstappen, for whom it will be his last home race, with the Dutch Grand Prix leaving the F1 calendar from 2027 onwards.

The final Dutch Grand Prix will be an event filled with action, though, with an F1 Sprint also set to take place alongside Sunday's main event.

After four weeks off, the 4.259km track will provide the answers to several of the key questions we are desperate to get an answer for - can Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari close the gap on Mercedes and Kimi Antonelli? Can Verstappen give those fans a very happy Zandvoort send-off? Will that Aston Martin power unit upgrade deliver the desired results? Are McLaren really back?

It's all going to be going on in the Netherlands, and we've got the full schedule below.

Date	Session	Local time (CEST)	UK time (BST)	US Eastern (EDT)
Friday, August 21	Free Practice 1	12:30	11:30	06:30
Friday, August 21	Sprint Qualifying	16:30	15:30	10:30
Saturday, August 22	Sprint	12:00	11:00	06:00
Saturday, August 22	Qualifying	16:00	15:00	10:00
Sunday, August 23	Dutch Grand Prix	15:00	14:00	09:00

F1 2026 remaining schedule

The Dutch Grand Prix is one of 12 races currently remaining on the F1 2026 schedule.

The Bahrain Grand Prix, postponed earlier this season, has now been rearranged for a date in October, set to be held in Malaysia.

Doubts remain over races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi, however, with conflict continuing in the Middle East.

Here is the rest of the F1 schedule this season as it currently stands.

Dates	Race	Circuit
August 21-23	Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Zandvoort
September 4-6	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza
September 11-13	Spanish Grand Prix	Madring
September 24-26	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit
October 2-4	Bahrain Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit
October 9-11	Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit
October 23-25	United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas
October 30-November 1	Mexico City Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
November 6-8	Brazilian Grand Prix	Interlagos Circuit
November 27-29	Qatar Grand Prix	Lusail International Circuit
December 4-6	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit