Motorsport · Formula 1 · 2026

Date & time

14 Jun 2026, 15:00

Round

7

Venue

Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

Location

Montmeló, Spain

The 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 MSC Cruises Gran Premio de Barcelona-Catalunya 2026) was a Formula One motor race held on 14 June 2026 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain. It was the seventh round of the 2026 Formula One World Championship and the first running of the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. George Russell (Mercedes) secured pole position for the race and was on track to win, until Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) passed him with the help of a well-timed virtual safety car and won the Grand Prix, taking his first victory for Ferrari, his first Grand Prix win since the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix, and the 106th win of his Formula One career; at 41, he became the oldest Formula One Grand Prix winner since Jack Brabham at the 1970 South African Grand Prix, and the first Grand Prix winner over the age of 40 since Nigel Mansell at the 1994 Australian Grand Prix. Russell finished second, with Lando Norris (McLaren) third, producing the first all-British Formula One podium since the 1968 United States Grand Prix. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli retired late in the race, reducing his lead over Hamilton in the Drivers' Championship to 41 points. Background The event was held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló for the 36th time in the circuit's history, having previously held thirty-five editions of the Spanish Grand Prix, across the weekend of 12–14 June. It was the seventh round of the 2026 Formula One World Championship and the first running of the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya was originally scheduled to be used as the venue for the Spanish Grand Prix until 2026. However, Spain's capital city, Madrid, was nominated as a new host of Formula One, with the Madring scheduled to make its debut in 2026 and therefore taking the Spanish Grand Prix name. As a result, the circuit's 2026 event was renamed to the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. It will be the first time that Spain hosts two Grand Prix since the 2012 season, the second of which was held under the name of the European Grand Prix at the Valencia Street Circuit. The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya signed a multi-year extension which would see the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix in the Formula One calendar in 2028, 2030, and 2032. Under the extension, the Grand Prix will rotate its slot with the Belgian Grand Prix, which, in addition to 2026, will be held in 2027, 2029, and 2031.