Dutch GP to exit F1 calendar after 2026

The Dutch Grand Prix will autumn disconnected the Formula 1 almanac aft 2026.

A one-year statement hold to big the title astatine the Zandvoort track, which returned to the schedule successful 2021 aft a 36-year absence, has been signed to guarantee location will beryllium 2 much events.

The track, successful a vacation municipality connected the North Sea coast, had been struggling to make the arena activity financially contempt sell-out crowds attending to support Max Verstappen.

The Red Bull driver won the first 3 races aft Zandvoort returned to the calendar, earlier McLaren’s Lando Norris triumphed this year.

Dutch Grand Prix head Robert Van Overdijk said: "We are a privately owned and operated business, and we must equilibrium the opportunities presented by continuing to big the event, against different risks and responsibilities.

"We person decided to spell retired connected a precocious pinch 2 much unthinkable Dutch Grands Prix successful 2025 and 2026. We wanted to return this measurement while our arena is adored and supported by passionate fans, residents, and the Formula 1 community."

The title will beryllium held connected 29-31 August successful 2025. The 2026 schedule has not been confirmed but F1 announced that Zandvoort’s past expansive prix would beryllium a ‘sprint’, pinch a shorter title connected the Saturday earlier the main arena connected Sunday.

F1 president and main executive serviceman Stefano Domenicali said: "The Dutch Grand Prix has raised the barroom for European Grands Prix successful position of arena spectacle and entertainment, supported the improvement of young talent by hosting F2, F3 and our F1 Academy series, and person besides pioneered sustainable solutions that person inspired our events astir the world arsenic we thrust towards being nett zero by 2030.

"All parties positively collaborated to find a solution to widen the race, pinch galore options, including alternation aliases yearly events connected the table, and we respect the determination from the promoter to decorativeness its astonishing tally successful 2026."

The Netherlands’ nonaccomplishment from the almanac eases immoderate of the fixture congestion F1 was facing successful forthcoming years.

There has been talk of rotating immoderate of the European races truthful they return spot each different twelvemonth to guarantee each state that wants a expansive prix tin beryllium accommodated.

F1 is seeking to grow into Africa, and is holding talks pinch Rwanda astir an arena adjacent Kigali.

And Madrid will make its debut connected the almanac successful 2026, taking complete the Spanish Grand Prix from Barcelona, which is still successful talks astir retaining an event.

Consideration had been fixed to rotating the Netherlands and Belgium but the Spa-Francorchamps circuit wants to proceed to big a title each year.