F1 2026 Spanish Grand Prix weather forecast - latest from Madrid

F1 is gearing up for the final European grand prix of the season (until Abu Dhabi's race gets moved to Imola), with the Spanish Grand Prix serving up some late summer action, in a scorching Madrid.

The brand new Madring track will play host to round 14 of this year's championship, a speedy street circuit which should provide a strong contrast to last weekend's full-throttle action at Monza.

The unknown of going to a brand new track with tight walls means that just about anything could happen this weekend, whether that's championship leader Kimi Antonelli getting caught up in a race-ruining crash or...well, not Cadillac winning. The track's not going to be that chaotic.

It is Muy Scorchio. For those who haven't been keeping up with the Duolingo streaks, that means that it is Very Scorchio.

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Spanish Grand Prix 2026 weather

This is how the current forecast looks for the Madring across the weekend in Madrid, which we will continue to update right up until the race.

Saturday September 12, FP3 and qualifying

Track times will run an hour earlier on Saturday, but the conditions are pretty much the exact same as Friday – with a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius expected for the 12:30 local (11:30 BST) kickoff for FP3.

Once again, there shouldn't be a cloud in the sky, and the wind will remain slower than a Honda-powered F1 car.

By qualifying at 16:00 (15:00 BST), the temperature will have climbed back up to 30 degrees - remember, the FIA heat hazard tipping point is 31 - and conditions will be perfect for racing once again.

Sunday September 13, Race day

Were you expecting any different? The 15:00 start (14:00 BST) will see the mercury sitting right around the high 20s/low 30s once again, with low humidity and next to no wind.

The humidity mark is important for the drivers, who can struggle in famously humid climates like Singapore, and prefer drier heat for racing. If there's one thing that the weather could impact this week, it's getting the track hot enough for tyres to degrade a little faster around the 22 corners of the Madring circuit.

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