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Montreal to host first ever sprint event as part of 2026 F1 calendar

Montreal to host first ever sprint event as part of 2026 F1 calendar | iNFOnews.ca
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia leads the race in front of Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands during the Formula One Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort, Netherlands, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

PARIS (AP) — Six sprint events, including one in Montreal for the first time, are on next year’s Formula 1 calendar.

The total number of sprints stays the same, with the first event of 2026 taking place in Shanghai followed by Miami.

Silverstone, which last hosted a sprint in 2021, returns.

Montreal, Zandvoort and Singapore are set to host their first ever sprint weekend, F1 announced on Tuesday.

There will be no sprint weekends in the last six rounds of the championship, a stark contrast with this season which features three sprints in the final six grands prix.

The 2026 F1 calendar features 24 races and was published in June.

Sprints are shorter races covering 100 kilometers, about one-third of a grand prix distance. According to F1 figures, TV viewership during sprint weekends in 2024 averaged 10% higher than on non-sprint weekends.

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