Although F1 had announced with great fanfare its desire to further regionalize its F1 calendar, everything was not yet completely optimized in recent seasons. The best example of the remaining margin for progress was precisely the positioning of the Canadian Grand Prix, which forced the paddock to go to America (in Miami, May 5), before returning to Europe for two rounds (Imola, Monaco), to return to the American continent in Canada (June 9), to finally reach Europe again.
Last week, F1 announced the extension of the Monaco Grand Prix until 2031, along with a change of date. From 2026, the princely meeting will take place on the first weekend of June, instead of the last weekend of May in recent years. This Monday, Formula 1 announced that the promoter of the Canadian Grand Prix had agreed to bring forward the holding of its Grand Prix to streamline the calendar and make it more sustainable.
Integral part of an overall strategy
Thus, from 2026, the Canadian Grand Prix should be scheduled for the third or fourth weekend of May. This change will consolidate the European part of the season into one consecutive period during the European summer months and remove an additional transatlantic crossing for the Formula 1 community each year, resulting in significant emissions reductions of carbon.
This announcement is a continuation of changes already made to the calendar by F1 in recent years in order to streamline it. The Japanese Grand Prix was moved to the spring to align with races in the Asia-Pacific region, while Azerbaijan was moved to the fall as the championship turns east to go in Singapore. Qatar was also moved to be closely aligned with Abu Dhabi at the end of the year.
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