IndyCar unveils a 17-race schedule for the 2026 season

The IndyCar Collection has lastly introduced its schedule for the 2026 season after months of hypothesis. Whereas among the new additions have been already identified, it’s notable that the championship will start with 4 races in March—with three consecutive weekends—together with the return to Phoenix for the primary time since 2018 because the second spherical.

In contrast to the 2025 calendar, Iowa Speedway and Thermal Membership is not going to be a part of subsequent 12 months’s IndyCar occasions. Mexico will even be absent, as beforehand introduced, and a avenue race in Washington D.C., which had been a part of earlier hypothesis, is not going to happen both.

The 2026 season will open on Sunday, March 1, with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, marking the fifth consecutive 12 months IndyCar begins its season on the sun-drenched streets of St. Pete, Florida. The collection then heads to Phoenix Raceway on March 7 for its first race on the observe’s reconfigured “dogleg” structure, coinciding with a joint NASCAR-IndyCar weekend.

The inaugural IndyCar Grand Prix of Arlington follows on March 15, introducing a brand-new 14-turn, 2.73-mile avenue circuit and marking the primary collaborative occasion between IndyCar, the Dallas Cowboys, and REV Leisure. The month concludes at Barber Motorsports Park on March 29, returning to the picturesque natural-terrain highway course for spherical 4 of the championship.

Patricio O’ward, Arrow McLaren

Picture by: Penske Leisure

After a spring break, the collection resumes on April 19 on the iconic Streets of Lengthy Seaside for the Acura Grand Prix of Lengthy Seaside, getting into its forty second version. Could will function the standard Month of Could at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, together with a highway course race on Could 9, qualifying for the a hundred and tenth Indianapolis 500 on Could 16-17, and the historic “Biggest Spectacle in Racing” on Could 24.

Summer time racing heats up with the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix on Could 31, adopted by prime-time oval racing at World Extensive Know-how Raceway on June 7. The collection then heads to Street America on June 21 and Mid-Ohio Sports activities Automotive Course on July 5, persevering with the combo of avenue, oval, and highway course challenges that take a look at each driver talent and group adaptability.

The Borchetta Bourbon Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville Superspeedway will transfer to July 19, following FOX’s broadcast of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Last. The race will happen beneath the lights on the 1.33-mile concrete oval.

August will function 4 consecutive occasions, together with Portland Worldwide Raceway on August 9, the brand new Streets of Markham in Ontario on August 16, and a doubleheader on the historic Milwaukee Mile on August 29-30.

The season will culminate with the Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on September 6.

Patricio O’ward, Arrow McLaren, Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Colton Herta, Andretti International, Callum Ilott, Prema Racing

Picture by: Michael L. Levitt / Motorsport Photographs by way of Getty Photographs

For the second consecutive season, all 17 races might be broadcast on FOX, with further protection of Indianapolis 500 qualifying.

“Our progress is industry-leading and can solely speed up quicker as we proceed our highly effective partnership with FOX Sports activities and improve funding in our occasions,” Penske Leisure Corp. President and CEO Mark Miles stated. “The 2026 NTT IndyCar Collection schedule supplies a dynamic showcase for our sport and its stars, mixing fan-favorite race weekends with unbelievable showcases at thrilling new venues. We can not anticipate 2026.”

IndyCar President J. Douglas Boles added: “We’re going to kickstart the season in becoming vogue, with 4 races in 5 weeks. Our joint weekend in partnership with NASCAR and FOX at Phoenix Raceway might be a can’t-miss for motorsport followers throughout the nation and a really particular celebration of quick, fearless racing throughout the motorsport panorama.”

Begin instances for the 2026 occasions, in addition to the INDY NXT by Firestone schedule, might be introduced within the coming days.

Date
Occasion

Sunday, March 1
Streets of St. Petersburg

Saturday, March 7
Phoenix Raceway

Sunday, March 15
Streets of Arlington

Sunday, March 29
Barber Motorsports Park

Sunday, April 19
Streets of Lengthy Seaside

Saturday, Could 9
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Street Course

Sunday, Could 24
The a hundred and tenth Indianapolis 500

Sunday, Could 31
Streets of Detroit

Sunday, June 7
World Extensive Know-how Raceway

Sunday, June 21
Street America