Spherical 14 of the 2026 System 1 season heads to the brand new Madring circuit, for the Spanish Grand Prix, from 11-13 September.
Championship chief Kimi Antonelli got here again from nineteenth on the grid for a spectacular win in entrance of his house followers on the Italian Grand Prix.
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In one other shock in the course of the weekend, Alpine’s Pierre Gasly managed to safe the primary pole place of his profession on Saturday.
Antonelli was joined by his Mercedes team-mate George Russell on the Monza podium, with Purple Bull’s Max Verstappen third.
It was a disappointing weekend for Ferrari, with Charles Leclerc crashing out of the race and Lewis Hamilton ending sixth.
Lights out for Sunday’s 57-lap race will probably be at 14:00 BST.
Session begin instances and BBC protection
Commentary of the race will probably be obtainable throughout BBC Radio 5 Sports activities Further 2, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport web site and app.
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It’s also possible to hear by asking most sensible audio system to “play Sports activities Further 2”.
Ensure to hear to each episode of the Chequered Flag podcast. For the primary time this 12 months, the post-race present for each grand prix is obtainable to observe on BBC iPlayer and YouTube.
All instances BST
Friday, 11 September
First follow: 12:30-13:30 (Sports activities Further 2 and by way of BBC Sounds and sensible audio system)
Second follow: 16:00-17:00 (Sports activities Further 2 and by way of BBC Sounds and sensible audio system)
Saturday, 12 September
Third follow: 11:30-12:30 (Sports activities Further 2 and by way of BBC Sounds and sensible audio system)
Qualifying: 15:00-16:00 (BBC Sport web site and app)
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Sunday, 13 September
Race: 14:00 (Sports activities Further 2 by way of BBC Sounds and sensible audio system)
That is the second Spanish race of the season, with Lewis Hamilton taking his first Ferrari win on the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix earlier within the 12 months [Getty Images]
What’s the Madrid climate forecast?
After final weekend’s heat-hazard race at Monza, temperatures will proceed to be excessive, with all 5 periods for the weekend forecast to be dry and sunny.
Race day is predicted to be the most popular, with highs of 33C. Friday and Saturday will probably be barely cooler at 31C and 32C respectively.
The brand new Madring
The Madring has been constructed over the previous two years after it received the contract to host the Spanish Grand Prix [Getty Images]
The Madring has changed the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit as the house of the Spanish Grand Prix.
The brand new purpose-built observe, which is able to run for five.47km round 20 corners, incorporates each street-circuit and road-course sections across the Ifema Exhibition Centre between the Spanish capital and Barajas airport.
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Barcelona remained on the calendar this 12 months, internet hosting the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, however from 2027 it would rotate on the calendar with the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.
