2026 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: F1 Schedule, Tickets & Circuit Guide

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By Leopold · Updated May 30, 2026

The 2026 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix brings the Formula 1 season to its traditional floodlit finale at the Yas Marina Circuit, where the year’s final chapter will be written under the lights on Yas Island. As the last round of a 24-race campaign, Abu Dhabi once again carries the potential for title drama, late-season tension and one final chance for teams and drivers to end the year on a high.

Since joining the F1 calendar in 2009, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix has become one of the sport’s most recognisable season-ending events. The 5.281 km Yas Marina Circuit combines long straights, heavy braking zones and a technical final sector, making it a demanding venue for car balance, tyre management and race strategy. With 58 laps and 306.183 km of racing ahead, the 2026 edition promises another decisive desert showdown.

On this page you will find the full 2026 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix schedule, session times, circuit information, race distance, lap details and all key updates for the final Grand Prix weekend of the season.

Facts

2026 Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix Facts

Round23 of 23

All-time race#1,172

DateDecember 6

LightingTwilight race

TrackYas Marina Circuit

Total Laps58

Race Distance306.298 km / 190.325 miles

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Timetable 2026 Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix Event

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Free Practice 1

Fri 4 Dec 2026

13:30 +04

2025 Results

Free Practice 2

Fri 4 Dec 2026

17:00 +04

2025 Results

Free Practice 3

Sat 5 Dec 2026

14:30 +04

2025 Results

Qualifying

Sat 5 Dec 2026

18:00 +04

2025 Results

Race

Sun 6 Dec 2026

17:00 +04

2025 Grid2025 Results

Winners & Podiums

Podium Winners Abu Dhabi F1 GP

NO	Year	Podium	Team	Circuit	Laps	Results
17	2025	1 Max Verstappen 1:26:07.469 2 Oscar Piastri +12.594 3 Lando Norris +16.572	Red Bull McLaren McLaren	Yas Marina Circuit	58	2025 Race Report & Results
16	2024	1 Lando Norris 1:26:33.291 2 Carlos Sainz +5.832 3 Charles Leclerc +31.928	McLaren Ferrari Ferrari	Yas Marina Circuit	58	2024 Race Report & Results
15	2023	1 Max Verstappen 1:27:02.624 2 Charles Leclerc +17.993 3 George Russell +20.328	Red Bull Ferrari Mercedes	Yas Marina Circuit	58	2023 Race Report & Results
14	2022	1 Max Verstappen 1:27:45.914 2 Charles Leclerc +8.771 3 Sergio Pérez +10.093	Red Bull Ferrari Red Bull	Yas Marina Circuit	58	2022 Race Report & Results
13	2021	1 Max Verstappen 1:30:17.345 2 Lewis Hamilton +2.256 3 Carlos Sainz +5.173	Red Bull Mercedes Ferrari	Yas Marina Circuit	58	2021 Race Report & Results
12	2020	1 Max Verstappen 1:36:28.645 2 Valtteri Bottas +15.976 3 Lewis Hamilton +18.415	Red Bull Mercedes Mercedes	Yas Marina Circuit	55	2020 Race Report & Results
11	2019	1 Lewis Hamilton 1:34:05.715 2 Max Verstappen +16.772 3 Charles Leclerc +43.435	Mercedes Red Bull Ferrari	Yas Marina Circuit	55	2019 Race Report & Results
10	2018	1 Lewis Hamilton 1:39:40.382 2 Sebastian Vettel +2.581 3 Max Verstappen +12.706	Mercedes Ferrari Red Bull	Yas Marina Circuit	55	2018 Race Report & Results
9	2017	1 Valtteri Bottas 1:34:14.062 2 Lewis Hamilton +3.899 3 Sebastian Vettel +19.330	Mercedes Mercedes Ferrari	Yas Marina Circuit	55	2017 Race Report & Results
8	2016	1 Lewis Hamilton 1:38:04.013 2 Nico Rosberg +0.439 3 Sebastian Vettel +0.843	Mercedes Mercedes Ferrari	Yas Marina Circuit	55	2016 Race Report & Results
7	2015	1 Nico Rosberg 1:38:30.175 2 Lewis Hamilton +8.271 3 Kimi Räikkönen +19.430	Mercedes Mercedes Ferrari	Yas Marina Circuit	55	2015 Race Report & Results
6	2014	1 Lewis Hamilton 1:39:02.619 2 Felipe Massa +2.576 3 Valtteri Bottas +28.880	Mercedes Williams Williams	Yas Marina Circuit	55	2014 Race Report & Results
5	2013	1 Sebastian Vettel 1:38:06.106 2 Mark Webber +30.829 3 Nico Rosberg +33.650	Red Bull Red Bull Mercedes	Yas Marina Circuit	55	2013 Race Report & Results
4	2012	1 Kimi Räikkönen 1:45:58.667 2 Fernando Alonso +0.852 3 Sebastian Vettel +4.163	Lotus F1 Ferrari Red Bull	Yas Marina Circuit	55	2012 Race Report & Results
3	2011	1 Lewis Hamilton 1:37:11.886 2 Fernando Alonso +8.457 3 Jenson Button +25.871	McLaren Ferrari McLaren	Yas Marina Circuit	55	2011 Race Report & Results
2	2010	1 Sebastian Vettel 1:39:36.837 2 Lewis Hamilton +10.162 3 Jenson Button +11.047	Red Bull McLaren McLaren	Yas Marina Circuit	55	2010 Race Report & Results
1	2009	1 Sebastian Vettel 1:34:03.414 2 Mark Webber +17.857 3 Jenson Button +18.467	Red Bull Red Bull Brawn	Yas Marina Circuit	55	2009 Race Report & Results

Driver Ranking

Driver Ranking Abu Dhabi F1 GP

NO	Driver	GP	1st	2nd	3rd	Pod	Pole	FL	Avg Grid	Avg Pos	Points	Lead
1	Lewis Hamilton	17	5	4	1	10	5	3	4.2	6.0	262	319
2	Max Verstappen	11	5	1	1	7	5	2	3.6	3.7	190	151
3	Sebastian Vettel	14	3	1	3	7	2	4	8.4	6.4	154	142
4	Valtteri Bottas	12	1	1	1	3	1	1	9.3	10.2	103	61
5	Nico Rosberg	8	1	1	1	3	2	0	4.9	7.8	78	47
6	Lando Norris	7	1	0	1	2	1	1	4.0	5.0	79	58
7	Kimi Räikkönen	11	1	0	1	2	0	0	10.0	11.0	62	36
8	Charles Leclerc	8	0	2	2	4	0	1	7.5	5.5	85	2
9	Fernando Alonso	15	0	2	0	2	0	1	9.5	9.1	79	3
10	Mark Webber	5	0	2	0	2	1	1	3.0	7.2	42	1
11	Carlos Sainz	11	0	1	1	2	0	0	9.8	10.0	62	0
12	Felipe Massa	8	0	1	0	1	0	0	7.4	7.4	64	14
13	Oscar Piastri	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	2.7	6.0	27	17
14	Jenson Button	8	0	0	3	3	0	0	7.4	7.8	68	15
15	Sergio Pérez	14	0	0	1	1	0	0	9.2	9.9	71	6
16	George Russell	7	0	0	1	1	0	0	10.1	9.7	45	0
17	Daniel Ricciardo	13	0	0	0	0	0	2	10.5	10.5	64	18
18	Nico Hülkenberg	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.6	12.0	42	0
19	Alex Albon	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	10.7	20	0
20	Esteban Ocon	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.6	10.3	20	0
21	Pierre Gasly	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	12.9	20	0
22	Yuki Tsunoda	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.2	9.8	16	5
23	Romain Grosjean	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.2	12.1	16	0
24	Paul di Resta	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.0	8.0	12	0
25	Kamui Kobayashi	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.2	10.8	12	0
26	Robert Kubica	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.3	11.3	10	0
27	Pastor Maldonado	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.6	13.8	10	0
28	Vitaly Petrov	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	11.7	8	0
29	Lance Stroll	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.7	12.9	7	0
30	Michael Schumacher	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.7	13.7	6	0
31	Rubens Barrichello	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.7	9.3	5	0
32	Adrian Sutil	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.8	12.8	5	0
33	Nick Heidfeld	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.0	8.0	4	0
34	Bruno Senna	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.0	14.3	4	0
35	Daniil Kvyat	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.2	13.8	3	0
36	Jaime Alguersuari	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.3	14.7	2	0
37	Jarno Trulli	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.3	15.3	2	0
38	Sébastien Buemi	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.7	15.0	1	0
39	Kevin Magnussen	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	15.0	15.7	1	0
40	Kimi Antonelli	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	15.0	0	0
41	Kazuki Nakajima	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	13.0	0	0
42	Isack Hadjar	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	17.0	0	0
43	Sergey Sirotkin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.0	15.0	0	0
44	Roberto Merhi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.0	19.0	0	0
45	Jules Bianchi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	20.0	0	0
46	Giancarlo Fisichella	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.0	16.0	0	0
47	Jolyon Palmer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	17.0	0	0
48	Narain Karthikeyan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23.0	22.0	0	0
49	Oliver Bearman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.0	12.0	0	0
50	Pedro de la Rosa	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.0	17.0	0	0
51	Max Chilton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.0	21.0	0	0
52	Gabriel Bortoleto	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	11.0	0	0
53	Christian Klien	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24.0	20.0	0	0
54	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	23.0	0	0
55	Pietro Fittipaldi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.0	19.0	0	0
56	Jack Doohan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.0	15.0	0	0
57	Lucas di Grassi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.0	18.0	0	0
58	Giedo van der Garde	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	18.0	0	0
59	Logan Sargeant	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.0	16.0	0	0
60	Will Stevens	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.5	17.5	0	0
61	Pascal Wehrlein	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.0	14.0	0	0
62	Charles Pic	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.0	18.5	0	0
63	Franco Colapinto	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.5	19.5	0	0
64	Brendon Hartley	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	13.5	0	0
65	Felipe Nasr	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.5	15.5	0	0
66	Liam Lawson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.5	17.5	0	0
67	Mick Schumacher	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.5	15.0	0	0
68	Stoffel Vandoorne	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.5	13.0	0	0
69	Zhou Guanyu	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.3	14.0	0	0
70	Timo Glock	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.3	18.3	0	0
71	Jean-Eric Vergne	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.3	13.7	0	0
72	Nicholas Latifi	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	17.3	0	0
73	Antonio Giovinazzi	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.7	16.3	0	0
74	Vitantonio Liuzzi	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	19.7	0	0
75	Esteban Gutierrez	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	13.3	0	0
76	Heikki Kovalainen	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.3	14.5	0	0
77	Marcus Ericsson	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.8	16.0	0	0

Team Ranking

Constructor Ranking Abu Dhabi GP

NO	Team	GP	1st	2nd	3rd	Pod	Pole	FL	Avg Grid	Avg Pos	Points
1	Red Bull	17	8	3	3	11	8	6	5.4	6.3	417
2	Mercedes	16	6	5	3	10	6	3	5.4	6.1	417
3	McLaren	17	2	2	3	4	3	2	7.4	8.7	227
4	Lotus F1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	12.8	13.4	39
5	Ferrari	17	0	6	6	11	0	4	7.5	6.7	312
6	Williams	17	0	1	1	1	0	0	14.3	13.2	87
7	Brawn	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.5	3.5	11
8	Force India	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.9	10.6	81
9	Renault	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	11.9	12.6	43
10	AlphaTauri	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.6	9.0	30
11	Aston Martin	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.3	9.8	23
12	Alpine	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.1	13.0	18
13	Sauber	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	13.4	17
14	Haas	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	13.4	13.5	13
15	Racing Point	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	13.7	11
16	Toro Rosso	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.1	14.8	6
17	Toyota	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	6.5	5
18	BMW Sauber	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.3	10.0	4
19	Virgin Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.8	20.5	0
20	Racing Bulls	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.3	16.0	0
21	HRT	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.3	19.8	0
22	Manor	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.5	17.1	0
23	Caterham	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.2	17.4	0
24	Alfa Romeo	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.4	15.6	0

Photos

Abu Dhabi Formula 1 GP Photos

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  6 Dec 2025

  Photos of Friday & Saturday before the 2025 Abu Dhabi

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  20 Jan 2025

  Wallpaper Photos 2024 Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix

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  Wallpaper Photos 2023 Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix

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  Photos Pirelli Tyre Test 2022 Abu Dhabi

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  Wallpaper Photos 2022 Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix

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  Wallpaper Pictures 2021 Abu Dhabi F1 GP

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  Wallpaper Pictures 2019 Abu Dhabi F1 GP

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  HiRes wallpapers pictures 2018 Abu Dhabi F1 GP

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  HiRes wallpapers pictures 2017 Abu Dhabi F1 GP

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  HiRes wallpapers pictures 2016 Abu Dhabi F1 GP

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  HiRes wallpapers pictures 2015 Abu Dhabi F1 GP

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  HD wallpaper pictures 2014 Abu Dhabi F1 GP

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  HD wallpaper pictures 2013 Abu Dhabi F1 GP

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  HD Wallpapers 2012 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi

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  HD Wallpapers 2011 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi

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  HD Wallpapers 2010 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi

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  HD Wallpapers 2009 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi

News

Latest Abu Dhabi F1 GP News

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  4 Oct

  Verstappen and Wolff accept Qatar and Abu Dhabi decision

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  3 Oct

  F1 confirms Qatar and Abu Dhabi will end 2026 season

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  2 Oct

  Sky reports Qatar and Abu Dhabi will stay on schedule

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  1 Oct

  Bottas says drivers dislike Imola finale in December

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  30 Sep

  F2 season risks ending before Qatar returns

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  25 Sep

  F1 delays Qatar and Abu Dhabi verdict until mid-October

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  24 Sep

  Hamilton still wants the Middle East finale to go ahead

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  22 Sep

  Abu Dhabi still pushing to save 2026 finale

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  18 Sep

  Imola closes in on hosting the 2026 F1 finale?

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  9 Sep

  Is Imola already set to close the 2026 season?

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