The 2025 Formula 1 season will once again have a record-breaking 24 events, however, there have been some tweaks to the sport’s schedule.
F1’s 2025 calendar starts in Australia for the first time since 2019, but will once again conclude in Abu Dhabi.
Six more Grand Prix have been selected to host Sprint Races, with Shanghai, Miami, Spa, Austin, Sao Paulo and Qatar all set to feature the alternative race weekend schedule.
Formula 1 is becoming increasingly popular around the world and as a result, more and more venues want to host a race.
Thailand is said to be furthest down the line to join the calendar, while Madrid has already been confirmed to be hosting a race in 2026.
Rwanda, South Korea and South Africa have also been touted as potential future venues, but there’s a reason why they can’t all suddenly be added to the schedule.
Formula 1’s Concorde Agreement prevents the sport from adding more than 25 races to the calendar.
However, there doesn’t appear to be much appetite from the teams or the drivers to add an extra event to their already busy schedules.
Max Verstappen has warned of drivers getting ill due to the demands on them, with Kevin Magnussen missing the Sao Paulo Grand Prix last year and Nico Hulkenberg and Fernando Alonso both missing media commitments due to sickness.
With F1 keen to expand around the world, it means that existing events may have to drop off the calendar to make way.
Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona could drop off the calendar in 2025
Autosport’s journalists were asked to make their predictions for next season and one was to talk about which circuits could be lost from the calendar after this year.
Alex Kalinauckas’ answer suggested that the Spanish Grand Prix might be on the chopping block and he said: “Barcelona. The rest either have contracts or excellent Formula One Management links (its own event in Vegas just isn’t going anywhere) and it’s hard to see how the Montmelo track keeps its place with Madrid’s arrival in 2026.
“In many ways, it’s a shame to lose the best overall test of car designs.
“But the many race processions won’t be missed, nor what can be a patchy fan experience at best and a parched one at worst.”
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Barcelona has been on the calendar since 1991 when Nigel Mansell won the first two events at the circuit.
Max Verstappen is on a three-race winning streak at Barcelona and will have fond memories of winning on his Red Bull at the track when the Mercedes drivers collided on the opening lap.
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Although Spanish Formula 1 fans would love to have two races on the calendar, it’s hard to see Liberty Media justifying that decision when so many countries want to stake their claim to host a Grand Prix.
Madrid’s hybrid street circuit continues a trend of F1’s newest races all being hosted in more urban environments.
However, a potential return of the Turkish Grand Prix would see drivers racing on a more traditional track.
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Alongside Barcelona’s precarious contract situation – which doesn’t currently run out until the end of 2026 – three circuits still need to agree a new deal by the end of this year.
Imola is in real danger of dropping off the calendar and finds itself in a similar situation to Barcelona with F1 not needing two races in Italy.
As Kalinauckas explained, it’s hard to see Liberty Media’s Las Vegas Grand Prix being replaced after just two races so an extension seems likely.
Mexico City’s future may also be in doubt now that Sergio Perez has lost his race seat, although the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is still a fan favourite both for those attending and those watching around the world.
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