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Domenicali says Qatar and Abu Dhabi remain F1’s final 2026 rounds

Formula 1 still plans to end its 2026 season in Qatar and Abu Dhabi, while keeping Imola as a fallback for the finale.

GPBeat · Newsroom03 Oct 2026, 09:45 · 1 min

Formula 1 president and chief executive Stefano Domenicali says Qatar and Abu Dhabi remain the final two grands prix on the 2026 calendar. RacingNews365 reported his comments to Sky Sports Italia on 3 October, with the races scheduled as rounds 22 and 23 at Lusail and Yas Marina respectively.

RacingNews365 says Imola remains a possible fallback for the season finale if the scheduled races do not go ahead. That plan has not been activated.

Domenicali said F1’s current plan rests on information and reassurances it has received and must continue to receive through the end of the year.

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SOURCEF1 provides 'confirmed' update on final rounds of calendarRacingNews365 English · Source date as found: 2026-10-03

Source context

RacingNews365 English reported Domenicali’s comments to Sky Sports Italia and described the Imola fallback on 3 October 2026.

Claims and supporting evidence 3

According to RacingNews365, Formula 1 president and CEO Stefano Domenicali told Sky Sports Italia that the final two grands prix remain scheduled for Qatar and Abu Dhabi. This establishes his stated position, not that either race is guaranteed to take place.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. The stated venues for the final two races of the 2026 Formula 1 season. Statement reported on 3 October 2026 about the end of the 2026 season. RacingNews365 is the only read publication; the Sky Sports Italia interview was not supplied.

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Domenicali said Formula 1's approach is based on the information and reassurances it has received and must continue to have. His statement is a current strategy, rather than an unconditional assurance about the venues.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. The qualification attached to Domenicali's calendar position. Reported on 3 October 2026; strategy described as applying through the end of 2026. The quotation is available only through RacingNews365's account of Sky Sports Italia.

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RacingNews365 describes Imola as a fallback for the finale if the Qatar and Abu Dhabi races fall off the calendar. It reports that the Imola plan has not been activated.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. The reported contingency for the 2026 season finale. Contingency reported on 3 October 2026 for the planned December 2026 finale. This is the outlet's account of a contingency, not an independently verified decision to move a race.

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