Here’s everything to get you up to speed on the how the new format works and why it is being introduced.

F1 ACADEMY is shaking up selected race weekends with a brand new three-race format hitting the track soon.
Here’s everything to get you up to speed on the exciting addition with all you need to know about how it works, why it is being introduced and how the new points on offer could shake up the title fight. 


EXPLAINED: What is the ‘Opening Race’ and new three-race F1 ACADEMY weekend format?

F1 ACADEMY is introducing a new three-race weekend for select events, debuting at Round 2 in Montreal and returning at Round 5 in Austin.

F1 ACADEMY has today announced the introduction of a new three-race weekend format for select events in 2026 and beyond, debuting at Round 2 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada, and returning at Round 5 at the Circuit of the Americas, Austin, USA.

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