2026 Formula 2 Championship

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The 2026 FIA Formula 2 Championship is a scheduled motor racing championship for Formula 2 cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship will be the sixtieth season of Formula 2 racing and the tenth season run under the FIA Formula 2 Championship moniker. Formula 2 is an open-wheel racing category serving as the second tier of formula racing in the FIA Global Pathway. The category will be run in support of selected rounds of the 2026 Formula One World Championship. As the championship is a spec series, all teams and drivers competing in the championship will run the same car, the Dallara F2 2024.

Entries

The following teams and drivers are contracted to compete in the 2026 Formula 2 Championship. As the championship is a spec series, all teams will compete with an identical Dallara F2 2024 chassis using a V6 turbo engine developed by Mecachrome. [1] All teams will compete with tyres supplied by Pirelli. [2]

EntrantNo.Driver nameRounds
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg AIX Racing TBA Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi Jr. TBC
TBA Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cian Shields [3] TBC
Flag of Spain.svg Campos Racing TBA Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nikola Tsolov TBC
TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of New Zealand.svg Rodin Motorsport TBA Flag of Norway.svg Martinius Stenshorne TBC
TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Invicta Racing TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of the Netherlands.svg MP Motorsport TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hitech TGR TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of Italy.svg Prema Racing TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of France.svg DAMS Lucas Oil TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of France.svg ART Grand Prix TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of Italy.svg Trident TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Van Amersfoort Racing TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC

Driver changes

Joshua Dürksen will leave AIX Racing after two seasons of driving for the team. To replace him, AIX signed Emerson Fittipaldi Jr., who steps up from Eurocup-3, where he drove for MP Motorsport. [4]

Campos Racing promoted 2025 FIA Formula 3 runner-up Nikola Tsolov from their FIA F3 outfit to their Formula 2 outfit. [5]

Richard Verschoor confirmed that 2025 would be his last season in Formula 2, subsequently leaving MP Motorsport after spending five seasons in the category. [6]

Rodin Motorsport signed McLaren Driver Development Programme driver Martinius Stenshorne for his full-season debut after entering the Baku round of the 2025 season with Trident. He steps up from FIA F3, where he came fifth in 2025 with Hitech GP. [7]

Race calendar

RoundCircuitSprint raceFeature race
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne 7 March8 March
2 Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 11 April12 April
3 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah 18 April19 April
4 Flag of Monaco.svg Circuit de Monaco, Monaco 6 June7 June
5 Flag of Spain.svg Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 13 June14 June
6 Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 27 June28 June
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 4 July5 July
8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 18 July19 July
9 Flag of Hungary.svg Hungaroring, Mogyoród 25 July26 July
10 Flag of Italy.svg Monza Circuit, Monza 5 September6 September
11 Flag of Spain.svg Madring, Madrid 12 September13 September
12 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Baku City Circuit, Baku 25 September26 September
13 Flag of Qatar.svg Lusail International Circuit, Lusail 28 November29 November
14 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 5 December6 December
Source: [8]

Calendar changes

Regulation changes

Technical regulations

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ Wood, Ida (31 August 2023). "Formula 2 unveils its new-for-2024 car to be built by Dallara". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
    2. ↑ "The car and engine". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
    3. ↑ "AIX Racing retain Cian Shields for the 2026 Formula 2 season". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
    4. ↑ Wood, Ida (7 September 2025). "Emmo Fittipaldi to leap up to F2 with AIX Racing in 2026". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
    5. ↑ "Nikola Tsolov Graduates to FIA Formula 2 with Campos Racing in 2026". Campos Racing . 16 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
    6. ↑ "F2 leader Verschoor confirms this season will be his last". Formula Scout. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
    7. ↑ "Martinius Stenshorne joins Rodin Motorsport for 2026 campaign". FIA Formula 2 Championship. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
    8. ↑ "FIA Formula 2 Championship 2026 season calendar revealed". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
    9. ↑ Wood, Ida (10 June 2025). "F2 and FIA F3 to race at Barcelona as well as streets of Madrid in 2026". Formula Scout. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
    10. ↑ "F2 set to visit major new venue as 2026 calendar confirmed". RacingNews365. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
    11. ↑ "Formula 1 confirms 2026 pre-season testing dates". www.formula1.com. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
    12. ↑ Lloyd, Daniel (19 December 2024). "F2 and F3's Shared Pathway Towards Fully Synthetic Fuel". Racecar Engineering. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
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