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There has been one change to the 2026 F1 calendar after a request from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
The 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix has been rescheduled to Saturday following a request from promoters, F1 confirmed. Originally planned for Sunday, September 27th, the Baku event will now take place a day earlier, on Saturday, September 26th. Qualifying will occur on Friday, September 25th, practice on Thursday, September 24th, and media day on Wednesday, September 23rd. This race is one of two in 2026 scheduled for Saturday local time, alongside the Las Vegas Grand Prix. The move follows the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix, the first F1 Saturday race since 1985, and the 2024 Bahrain and Saudi Arabian GPs, also held on Saturdays due to Ramadan.
