2026 Formula One World Championship (gloatingkitten2503)

== Entries==
Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis	Power Unit 	Race Driver	Race Driver
Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis	Power Unit 	No. 	Driver
BWT Alpine F1 Team 	Alpine-Renault 	A526 	Renault E-Tech RE26	10 	Pierre Gasly
BWT Alpine F1 Team 	Alpine-Renault 	A526 	Renault E-Tech RE26	23 	Alexander Albon
Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team	Aston Martin Aramco-Honda	AMR26 	Honda RA626H 	14 	Fernando Alonso
Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team	Aston Martin Aramco-Honda	AMR26 	Honda RA626H 	18 	Lance Stroll
Audi Sport F1 Team Stake 	Audi 	AS01 	Audi A01 	4 	Lando Norris
Audi Sport F1 Team Stake 	Audi 	AS01 	Audi A01 	98 	Théo Pourchaire
Scuderia Ferrari 	Ferrari 	SF26 	Ferrari 069
Ferrari 070	16 	Charles Leclerc
Scuderia Ferrari 	Ferrari 	SF26 	Ferrari 069
Ferrari 070	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.
Alfa Romeo Haas F1 Team MoneyGram 	Haas-Ferrari 	VF-26 	Ferrari 069
Ferrari 070	24 	Zhou Guanyu
Alfa Romeo Haas F1 Team MoneyGram 	Haas-Ferrari 	VF-26 	Ferrari 069
Ferrari 070	87 	Oliver Bearman
Hitech F1 Team 	Hitech-Ford 	HT03 	Ford RBFPT001 	6 	Isack Hadjar (R)
Hitech F1 Team 	Hitech-Ford 	HT03 	Ford RBFPT001 	8 	Ayumu Iwasa
McLaren F1 Team 	McLaren-Mercedes 	MCL41 	Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	2 	Logan Sargeant
McLaren F1 Team 	McLaren-Mercedes 	MCL41 	Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	81 	Oscar Piastri
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	Mercedes 	F1 W17 	Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	31 	Esteban Ocon
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	Mercedes 	F1 W17 	Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	63 	George Russell
Oracle Red Bull Racing 	Red Bull Racing-Ford 	RB22 	Ford RBFPT001 	1 	Max Verstappen
Oracle Red Bull Racing 	Red Bull Racing-Ford 	RB22 	Ford RBFPT001 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda
Williams Racing 	Williams-Mercedes 	FW48 	Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	51 	Zak O'Sullivan (R)
Williams Racing 	Williams-Mercedes 	FW48 	Mercedes-AMG F1 M17	99 	Andrea Kimi Antonelli (R)
===Team Changes ===
* Audi, Ford, and Honda all entered F1 as new OEMs in 2026 in the first year of new engine regulations.
*Ford joined Red Bull and Hitech as an engine badge sponsor and as a result, Red Bull Honda Powertrains was renamed to Red Bull Ford Powertrains.
*Honda fully returned to the sport after having left following the conclusion of the 2021 season. Red Bull continued to use Honda engines that were rebranded as Red Bull Powertrains engines from 2022 to 2025.
*Aston Martin left Mercedes to use Honda PU's.
*Alfa Romeo was gradually bought out from Audi from 2023-2025 (25% in 2023, 50% in 2024, 75% in 2025, and now 100% takeover in 2026) as the team will now be known as the Audi Sport F1 Team.
===Driver Changes===
* Alpine signed Alexander Albon from Williams to replace Esteban Ocon.
*Audi signed Lando Norris from McLaren to replace Valtteri Bottas, who retired from F1 competition after the 2025 season.
*Hitech signed Red Bull junior Isack Hadjar from F2 to replace Liam Lawson.
*McLaren signed Logan Sargeant from Williams to replace Lando Norris.
*Mercedes signed Esteban Ocon to replace 7-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton, who retired after the 2025 season.
*Williams signed Williams junior Zak O'Sullivan and Mercedes junior Andrea Kimi Antonelli, both from F2, to replace Logan Sargeant and Alexander Albon.
==Calendar==
Round	Grand Prix 	Circuit 	Race Date
1 	Australian Grand Prix 	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne 	February 22
2 	South African Grand Prix 	Kyalami, Midrand 	March 1
3 	Chinese Grand Prix 	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 	March 15
4 	Japanese Grand Prix 	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka 	March 29
5 	Bahrain Grand Prix 	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 	April 12
6 	Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 	Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah 	April 19
7 	Miami Grand Prix 	Miami International Autodrome, Miami Gardens, Florida	May 3
8 	Emilia Romagna Grand Prix	Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 	May 17
9 	Monaco Grand Prix 	Circuit de Monaco, Monaco 	May 24
10 	Canadian Grand Prix 	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal 	June 7
11 	Spanish Grand Prix 	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 	June 21
12 	Austrian Grand Prix 	Red Bull Ring, Spielburg 	June 28
13 	British Grand Prix 	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 	July 5
14 	Hungarian Grand Prix 	Hungaroring, Mogyorod 	July 19
15 	Belgian Grand Prix 	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 	July 26
16 	Dutch Grand Prix 	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 	August 23
17 	Italian Grand Prix 	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza 	August 30
18 	Azerbaijan Grand Prix 	Baku City Circuit, Baku 	September 13
19 	Singapore Grand Prix 	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore 	September 20
20 	United States Grand Prix 	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas 	October 18
21 	Mexico City Grand Prix 	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City 	October 25
22 	Caribbean Grand Prix 	Autódromo Internacional de Barranquilla, Barranquilla	November 8
23 	São Paulo Grand Prix 	Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo 	November 15
24 	Las Vegas Grand Prix 	Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas, Nevada 	November 28
25 	Qatar Grand Prix 	Lusail International Circuit, Lusail 	December 6
26 	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 	December 13
===Calendar Changes===
*F1's new Concorde Agreement expands the maximum number of races in a season from 24 to 26.
* The South African and Caribbean Grand Prix were added as part of the two-race calendar expansion.
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