The Madring is the only new venue on the 2026 Formula 1 calendar. It will become the host of the Spanish Grand Prix.
Originally referred to as the ‘Madrid Ifema circuit’, it will be the first addition to the grand prix calendar since the Las Vegas Strip Circuit in 2023.The previous venue of the Spanish Grand Prix was Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona. It has held the race since it joined the calendar in 1991. However, in January 2024, Formula 1 announced it had signed a deal to move the round to a new street circuit in the Spanish capital from the 2026 season onwards.
Less of a ‘pure’ street circuit like Monaco or Singapore, the Madring is more of a hybrid track similar to the Valencia Street Circuit which hosted the European Grand Prix between 2008 and 2012. While the layout will use some public roads along its length, a significant portion of the circuit will use purpose built stretches designed with Formula 1 in mind – similar to the opening corners in Las Vegas.
The original proposed layout, designed by company Dromo, saw 20 turns, but this was later revised with two additional corners added to the circuit. Over a year after plans for the track were revealed, the final circuit design was confirmed when construction work officially began in April 2025.
The amended course will see drivers navigate around multiple roundabouts, particularly through the opening sector, before driving through the permanent section of the circuit. This includes a long, banked right hander at turn 12. Officials claim this corner will run for 550 metres with a maximum banking angle of 24%.
According to the race promoters, the fastest section of the circuit will be the gently curving section between turns three, four and the heavy braking zone at turn five, with speeds of over 340kph predicted before slowing to 80kph for the fifth corner. Many of the corners on the Madring will have official names – including the shallow right hand kink at turn three, named ‘Hortaleza’ after a nearby suburb, and the banked turn 12 known as ‘La Monumental’.
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The Madring will be the second circuit in the area to host the Spanish Grand Prix. The permanent Jarama circuit – located just 16km directly north of the new venue – held the event between 1968 and 1981.
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Madring video simulation
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