The organizers of Formula 1’s (F1’s) 2026 Spanish Grand Prix have revealed brand-new renders detailing key areas of the 5-4 hybrid Madring Circuit in Madrid, Spain.
‘motorsport’ stated that Madrid has won the right to take over the Spanish GP from Barcelona building a brand-new venue near the Spanish capital’s Barajas Airport that will combine the public streets with a purpose-built road course section.
London (UK)-based the Formula One (F1) is the highest class of worldwide racing for the open-wheel, single-seater formula racing cars run by the Formula One Group and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA).
London (UK)-based the Formula One Group is a group of companies responsible for the promotion of the FIA’s Formula One World Championship and the exercising of the sport’s commercial rights.
Paris (France)-based the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) is an international organization with two primary functions surrounding the use of the automobile. Its Mobility Division advocates the interests of the motoring organizations, the automotive industry and the motor car users in the fields of road safety and traffic circulation. The Sport Division is a governing body for many international motorsport championships and disciplines including Formula One.
The Spanish Grand Prix is a motorsports event held as part of the Formula One World Championship. First held in 1913, the race is one of the oldest in the world that is still being contested celebrating its centenary in 2013.
The Madring, officially the Circuito de Madring, is a planned street circuit around the IFEMA Exhibition Centre in Madrid, Spain. It will host the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix starting in 2026 joining the list of Circuits that have hosted the world championship races since 1950 displacing the 140,700-capacity Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Barcelona (Spain) which has hosted the race since 1991. The Madring will have a capacity of 110,000 with the possibility of expansion to 140,000.
‘motorsport’ further stated that with just six months to go until the first race at the so-called Madring Circuit the organizers have revealed the latest selection of renders bringing the F1’s newest Circuit to life and detailing the key areas of the track including a high-banked half-oval.
Dubbed the ‘La Monumental’ the Turn 12 is a 550‑meter corner boasting a 24 percent banking which the organizers say is inspired by a traditional bullring. The high-banked corner should be a flat-out blast in theory although the heavy energy-harvesting requirements of the 2026 F1 cars may change that. In any case, the 180-degree corner will be one of the key spectator areas with an arena-style stadium section being built to host 45,000 fans.
Another fast and flowing section is the Valedebebas sequence which runs adjacent to the LaLiga team Real Madrid CF’s training complex. Following a heavy braking zone in Turn 13 the cars will head into a rapid corner sequence of Turn 14, 15 and 16. The inside area of this high-speed section hosts the Pelouse fan zone, one of the circuits’ main entertainment areas for up to 50,000 fans.
To start the 5.4 km lap the cars will navigate a tight Turn 1-2 chicane after just a 200-metre blast from the start-finish line which could lead to a chaotic start given the complicated start procedures of the 2026 cars and the variance in performance between the different power units. Turn 3 leads onto the urban section of the Circuit which takes the cars over a roundabout and underneath the adjacent motorway towards the Monumental area.
The organizers say 70 percent of the Spanish GP’s ticket allocation has already been sold but have released additional tickets for the above areas in both the grandstand and the hospitality areas.
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