Imola will not be part of the 2026 calendar, but Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali is confident that the Grand Prix could return in the future with the right improvements. The news had been in the air for months,

With the number of Grands Prix in a year capped at 24, F1 faces a challenging task to retain historic circuits while introducing new venues from across the world. While a plan for rotational circuits is on the cards, the absence of Imola from the 2026 calendar raised eyebrows.

Imola could be back on the Formula 1 calendar as soon as 2027. That’s the view of two highly powerful characters – Italy’s federal sports minister Andrea Abodi, and F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali. With the Madrid street race set to debut in 2026,