F1 eyes 10 Sprint weekends for 2027 as calendar nears release
NXTbets Pro | Published On: July 8, 2026
Sprint expansion plans
Formula 1 is considering a bigger Sprint schedule for 2027, and reports indicate the sport could raise the number of Sprint weekends to 10. Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali supports adding more Sprint events and said the format is the direction the sport should keep moving in. He said fans want more action and that Formula 1 wants to think out of the box and deliver more on-track action for them. The move remains provisional and has not been confirmed as a final rule change.
Domenicali framed the possible expansion as part of a wider push to keep the series fresh while keeping the racing product front and center. The Sprint weekend already gives fans more competitive running across the race weekend, and he pointed to that format as a fit for where Formula 1 wants to go next. He also said the full 2027 calendar will be revealed very, very soon.
Sprint format impact
Formula 1 views the Sprint format as a commercial and sporting success, and Domenicali said it has helped improve track attendance and television audiences. The current format adds a Friday qualifying session, a Saturday Sprint race and a shorter build-up to Sunday’s Grand Prix. That setup has changed the rhythm of a race weekend and given fans more live action before the main event.
The sport has already leaned into that model this season. The current campaign has featured Sprint weekends at six races. Formula 1 also reported 150,000 attendees on Friday at Silverstone, a strong sign of the draw the format can bring to the circuit. The Sprint idea itself is still relatively new in the sport’s modern era. It debuted at the 2021 British Grand Prix and reached its fifth anniversary at the 2026 British Grand Prix weekend.
2027 calendar picture
The 2027 calendar is expected to bring changes beyond the Sprint debate. Formula 1 expects to drop the Dutch Grand Prix and bring back the Turkish Grand Prix and the Portuguese Grand Prix. That gives the sport a calendar conversation with more than one layer, since the Sprint discussion sits alongside venue changes already being forecast for the season.
The possible expansion to nine or 10 Sprint weekends would extend a format Formula 1 already sees as part of its commercial strategy. The series has tied the idea to more action for fans and more value across the weekend. The current Sprint structure keeps the focus on Friday and Saturday before the Grand Prix itself, and the sport has treated that formula as one of its more effective recent changes. If the 2027 plan moves forward, it would mark another step in Formula 1’s effort to build more race-day activity into the schedule without waiting for Sunday alone to carry the weekend.
