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Formula 1 rules out Imola: Las Vegas could be the last race of 2026

Formula 1 has decided it will not race at Imola. If the Qatar and Abu Dhabi rounds cannot go ahead, the season ends in Las Vegas.

Formula 1 rules out Imola: Las Vegas could be the last race of 2026
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Formula 1 has decided that it will not race at Imola, and that the next race, in Las Vegas, could be the last of the season if the Qatar and Abu Dhabi rounds cannot be held.

The three rounds left on the plan

  1. Las Vegas | next race

    The next stop on the Formula 1 calendar. It could become the effective finale of the 2026 season if the Qatar and Abu Dhabi races cannot be held.

  2. Qatar | 29 November

    Under the current plan, Formula 1 moves from Las Vegas to the Lusail circuit in Qatar.

  3. Abu Dhabi | 6 December

    Yas Marina Circuit remains the planned season finale, after Imola was ruled out as an alternative.

Aerial view of the Lusail circuit in Qatar at night
Lusail, Qatar: on the plan for 29 November.
Aerial view of Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi
Yas Marina, Abu Dhabi: still the planned finale on 6 December.

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