Formula 1's 2026 season comes to a close in the United Arab Emirates, with the Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix running from December 3 to 6, 2026 at Yas Marina Circuit.
The weekend follows the sport's now-familiar late-season rhythm: practice sessions on Friday, final practice and qualifying on Saturday, and the race itself on Sunday, December 6. As has become tradition since the calendar was restructured, Abu Dhabi once again hosts the final round of the championship, meaning both the drivers' and constructors' titles could still be mathematically open heading into the last laps under Yas Marina's floodlights.
Beyond the racing, the Abu Dhabi weekend has grown into one of the more elaborate season-closing events on the calendar, with concerts and entertainment programming running alongside the track sessions at Yas Marina's surrounding venues. For fans booking travel, the first weekend of December is now firmly the date to have on the calendar for F1's yearly finale.
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