Canadian Grand Prix to run on the same day as the Indianapolis 500 in 2026

The Canadian Grand Prix will be held at the same time as the Indianapolis 500 in 2026. (Photo by Bryn Lennon - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
The days of the Monaco Grand Prix preceding the Indianapolis 500 on Memorial Day weekend are gone. At least for now.
Formula 1 released its 2026 schedule on Tuesday and it includes the series going head-to-head with the Indianapolis 500. The Monaco Grand Prix has moved back to June and will take place on June 7. In its place is the Canadian Grand Prix, which will be held on May 24.
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This year's Canadian Grand Prix is set to be held on Sunday and has traditionally been held in mid-June. But next year's date swap is being made for travel-related reasons. Monaco will be the first race of the season in Europe. By moving the Canadian Grand Prix up and Monaco back, F1 will have nine straight European races.
Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix is set to start at 2 p.m. ET for a primetime start in Europe. Assuming the race keeps that start time, it will overlap with the end of the Indy 500. The Indy 500 was scheduled to go green at 12:45 p.m. ET this year but was delayed for rain showers.
The Monaco Grand Prix hasn't been held on Memorial Day weekend every year of its existence, but its absence from the same day of the Indy 500 and NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 will be a stark change for race fans who have become accustomed to watching all three events in the same day.
The ninth and final European race of the year will also be a new race on the calendar. F1 will host a second race in Spain on a street circuit in Madrid on Sept. 13. That race replaces Imola on the calendar. Imola has held a spring Grand Prix in recent years, but is being dropped for 2026 and beyond.
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The 2026 season begins again in Australia before races in China and Japan ahead of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. The Miami Grand Prix will be on May 3, while the United States Grand Prix in Austin will be on Oct. 25 and the Las Vegas Grand Prix will be on Nov. 21. The Vegas race will again be followed by races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi to close the season.
2026 Formula 1 schedule
March 8: Australian Grand Prix
March 15: Chinese Grand Prix
March 29: Japanese Grand Prix
April 12: Bahrain Grand Prix
April 19: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
May 3: Miami Grand Prix
May 24: Canadian Grand Prix
June 7: Monaco Grand Prix
June 14: Spanish Grand Prix
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June 28: Austrian Grand Prix
July 5: British Grand Prix
July 19: Belgian Grand Prix
July 26: Hungarian Grand Prix
Aug. 23: Dutch Grand Prix
Sept. 6: Italian Grand Prix
Sept. 13: Madrid Grand Prix
Sept. 27: Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Oct. 11: Singapore Grand Prix
Oct. 25: United States Grand Prix
Nov. 1: Mexico Grand Prix
Nov. 8: São Paulo Grand Prix
Nov. 21: Las Vegas Grand Prix
Nov. 29: Qatar Grand Prix
Dec. 6: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

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