System 1 has confirmed that the Mexican Grand Prix will proceed to look on the calendar till no less than 2028 following the signing of a brand new three-year contract extension.
The Mexican Grand Prix will stay on the System 1 calendar till no less than 2028, following the signing of a brand new contract extension between F1 and race organisers at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
That is the primary contract extension for the Mexican race since 2022, when the same three-year deal was introduced. The information comes after Mexico Metropolis’s head of presidency Clara Brugada reported in a information convention final week {that a} deal was as a result of be signed on April 30.
Since 2019, the occasion has been funded by a non-public belief of businesspeople and the federal government of Mexico Metropolis – therefore the official identify change of the occasion in 2021 from “Mexican Grand Prix” to “Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix”. Talking concerning the new deal, System 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali mentioned:
“We’re very excited to announce that the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix will proceed to be a part of our calendar till 2028. System 1 is power, ardour and emotion, and yearly the distinctive environment created by our followers in Mexico Metropolis is likely one of the most unbelievable and energetic experiences of our championship. I need to categorical my honest because of President Claudia Sheinbaum for her robust dedication to System 1, to the Head of Authorities Clara Brugada for her continued help and to Alejandro Soberón Kuri, whose management has been basic to the success of this occasion. I additionally need to thank the native stakeholders and companies that share our imaginative and prescient and who make this occasion so particular. We look ahead to persevering with this extraordinary collaboration collectively and to assembly the seeing unbelievable enthusiasm of the Mexican followers once more in October.”
Mexican Grand Prix Continues Regardless of Perez Departure
System 1 returned to Mexico in 2015 having final raced there in 1992. The occasion has been a powerful success ever since and now attracts over 400,000 followers per race weekend, making it one of many best-attended races every season.
The 2025 Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix, which is about to happen on October 24-26 – would be the first within the occasion’s comeback stint through which no Mexican drivers will function on the grid. Will probably be the primary with out Sergio Perez, who grew to become the primary Mexican driver to complete on the rostrum at his house race when racing with Purple Bull in 2021.
Perez’s dismissal from Purple Bull on the finish of 2024 prompted considerations over the way forward for the occasion, with questions surrounding native help for the race if Perez was not on the grid. Organisers remained assured that the race would proceed to be a sell-out occasion. Tickets for the pre-sale for the 2025 race offered out in quarter-hour, whereas most tickets have been snapped up inside minutes when the final sale started – although it’s price noting that tickets for the race went on sale in November, earlier than Perez’s departure from Purple Bull was introduced.
Perez may quickly return to the grid and is closely rumoured to be in line for a seat with the brand new Cadillac workforce, which can be a part of the grid in 2026. Fellow Mexican Pato O’Ward – who at present serves as a reserve driver McLaren and races within the IndyCar collection – can be believed to be on the radar for a seat at Cadillac.
A restricted variety of 2025 Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix tickets stay obtainable through our trusted associate Grand Prix Tickets. Ticket packages for the race are additionally on sale through F1 Experiences.
2026 F1 Calendar Takes Form
The signing of a brand new Mexican Grand Prix contract signifies that there at the moment are simply two present circuits that are but to formally safe a place on the 2026 System 1 calendar.
The Las Vegas Grand Prix – which joined the calendar in 2023 – is but to safe one other time period to its contract, with the preliminary deal protecting three races. The way forward for the occasion will not be considered in any doubt, as F1 already holds an settlement in principal to proceed racing on the Las Vegas Strip till no less than 2032.
With Madrid becoming a member of the calendar as the brand new host of the Spanish Grand Prix – and soon-to-be former host Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya additionally contracted to look on the 2026 calendar – all 24 obtainable slots on subsequent yr’s schedule will probably be crammed when the way forward for the Las Vegas Grand Prix is formally confirmed.
It leaves Imola with no place on the 2026 calendar – a destiny which has turn into more and more clear for the Italian monitor in latest months. In April, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali mentioned it could be “more and more tough” for F1 to proceed to have two races in the identical nation when international curiosity in internet hosting occasions is rising. Learn extra: When Will the 2026 System 1 Calendar be Introduced?
It’s believed that Thailand is the subsequent nation most probably to affix the System 1 calendar, eyeing a slot on the schedule earlier than the tip of the last decade. Earlier this yr, it was introduced that the Belgian Grand Prix will turn into a rotational race from 2027 onwards, paving the way in which for a brand new venue to affix the schedule.
