Overview
- The inaugural Madrid Grand Prix runs from Friday through Sunday, 11–13 September, at the newly built Madring circuit in Valdebebas and IFEMA.
- Madring is a purpose‑built 5.4 km, 22‑corner semi‑urban track featuring a long 24%‑banked turn called 'La Monumental', tunnels and mixed‑speed sectors that teams say will demand rapid learning.
- Organisers have split the venue into Madring Norte and Madring Sur, limited on‑site parking, and finalised a mobility plan that relies on Metro Line 8, Cercanías C‑1, shuttle buses and reserved off‑site parking with dedicated taxi and VTC zones.
- Economic studies and officials project large returns for Madrid with PwC estimating about €467 million and 8,850 jobs and Formula 1 leadership citing roughly €400–450 million and around 6,000 jobs, while ticket sales and hospitality packages are largely sold out.
- Preparatory runs, F2/F3 tests and a July filming day produced several incidents and red flags about tyre behaviour, asphalt evolution and narrow safety margins, so teams will prioritise gathering setup and tyre data in the opening practice sessions.