Madrid will join the Formula 1 calendar from the 2026 season.
The Spanish capital will stage a new race on a circuit expected on a layout in the area around the city’s IFEMA exhibition centre.
It is understood that discussions are ongoing with Barcelona over its future in the sport.
Barcelona is F1’s long-standing venue in Spain, hosting the Spanish GP at the Circuit de Catalunya in every season since 1991, and is on a contract that runs to include the 2026 season.
It is not out of the question that both cities could still feature on the calendar in future seasons.
For the Madrid region, the new 2026 event will represent a first Grand Prix in 45 years.
The Jarama circuit, located 20 miles north of the capital, staged the last of nine grands prix in 1981.
Fernando Alonso, the two-time world champion who currently drives for Aston Martin and is gearing up for his 21st season on the grid, and Ferrari race winner Carlos Sainz are Spain’s two high-profile current drivers.
Las Vegas was the most-recent addition to the calendar, last November, and the 2024 season is staging a record 24 races.
This year’s Spanish GP at Barcelona takes place on June 23. Spain briefly staged two races a season in 2008-2012 when the short-lived Valencia GP was on the calendar on a harbourside track around the city’s port.
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