Your guide to choosing the best tickets at the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid, including general admission, grandstands and hospitality tickets at the new Madring circuit.
Formula 1 is heading to Madrid for the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix. Said to be F1’s most accessible circuit, a short commute from the city centre, the new Madring circuit is expected to have capacity for up to 110,000 spectators for its first appearance on the calendar in September 2026. Although full details are yet to be announced, here’s all we know so far about how and where to purchase tickets for the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix!
When Do Tickets Go On Sale for the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix?
Race organisers have announced that tickets for the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix – the inaugural F1 race at the Madring – will begin on September 23, 2025.
Where to Buy Tickets for the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix?
We recommend buying your tickets for the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix from our preferred supplier Grand Prix Tickets (GPT). Tickets are official and come direct from the circuit (promoter) allocation. When buying multiple tickets in one transaction, you will be seated together. Race tickets are not yet on sale for 2026.
Official Ticket Packages from F1 Experiences are not yet on sale for the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix, but you can already join the waitlist or place your deposit. F1 Experiences offers packages with grandstand seating or all-inclusive hospitality in the Champions Club and Formula 1 Paddock Club, plus exclusive trackside activities. Acommodation and circuit transfers can also be added to your package.
Where to Watch the Action at the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix
Exact grandstand locations for Formula 1’s first race at the new Madring circuit, near the IFEMA Exhibition Center, are yet to be revealed – but here are the key sections of the track where grandstands are likely to be:
Main Grandstand
The Main Grandstand at the Madring will overlook the starting grid, the pit lane and the podium celebrations – and could give fans a view of the action at Turn 1. These are likely to be the most expensive grandstand seats at the Spanish Grand Prix.
Turns 1 & 2
Often the best place to see a Formula 1 race is from the first corner grandstand. At the Madring, the first turn should be a prime overtaking spot, with cars decelerating heavily from over 300km/h at the end of the almost-600 metre main straight. With just 200 metres between the starting line and the first turn, elbows will be out on Lap 1 at the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix. Turn 2, a slow right hand turn, follows almost immediately after.
Hortaleza
Named after the nearby neighbourhood, the sweeping Turn 3 is the drivers’ entry into the urban section of track, down Ribera del Sena street – the longest straight on the circuit. The following Turn 4 – a right-hand bend towards the end of the straight – is the fastest point on the circuit and will be taken flat out.
Turn 5
Perhaps the best overtaking opportunity at the Madring, Turn 5 sees the drivers brake from 340km/h to just 80km/h. Sit here and you’re sure to see some bold passes!
Subida de las Cárcavas & El Búnker
This section encompasses Turns 6 & 7, an uphill blast through the Cárcavas neighbourhood. Turn 7 is blind and is the highest point on the circuit. With a 5% downhill gradient following into El Búnker (Turn 8), this is one of the most technically challenging sections of the circuit – a particularly good spot to spectate if you want to see the drivers working the cars to their limit in qualifying.
Valdebebas & La Chicane
Next on the track map, a high-speed right hand Turn 9 welcomes drivers into the Valdebebas section of circuit. Turns 10 and 11 make up La Chicane, designed to reduce the speed of the cars before they head into the banked section. The circuit is 12 metres wide – plenty of space for an overtake or two at the chicane!
Turn 12 – La Monumental
The show piece of the Madring circuit is the banked Turn 12, named La Monumental. This half-kilometre turn with 24% of gradient banking is the biggest challenge for drivers at the new home of the Spanish Grand Prix. This section of track will be lined by a 45,000 capacity grandstand – surely set to be a unique place to view a Formula 1 race. Expect fireworks!
Turn 13
The track widen to 18 metres at the 84 degree left-hand Turn 13, which may prove to be a key overtaking spot at the Madring. At the exit of the banked section, braking will be heavy into this corner and a good exit is key for setting up the next part of the track.
Las Enlazadas De Valdebebas
Through the Valdebebas area, drivers speed through Turns 14, 15 and 16 in quick succession before reaching the right-hand Turn 17, another hard braking zone.
Norte
Turn 18 is named Norte, after the North Convention Center. Just outside of one of the circuit’s tunnels, hospitality guests will be watching the action from this section of track, as the cars hurtle towards the fast left-hand Turn 19.
El Parque
Turns 20 and 21 are in the slowest section of the track, Turn 20 could be a good spot for some passes, while Turn 21 requires precise car placement and careful throttle application to get the best run into the final corner. Turn 22 is named El Parque and this 90 degree turn is named after the scenic park located just beyond it.
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2026 Spanish Grand Prix Ticket Packages
Premium ticket packages for the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix will soon be available via Formula 1’s official travel and experience partner, F1 Experiences. Ticket packages offer exclusive insider access at the Madrid race, including premium hospitality, appearances by Formula 1 personalities, tours of the pit lane and F1 Paddock.
It’s already possible to place a deposit and receive priority access to ticket packages, or you can join the waitlist and request information to learn more and be informed when packages go on sale.
Trackside Hospitality
There’s likely to be further trackside hospitality options offered by the race organisers for the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix, though details have not yet been announced.
It’s worth noting that the former host of the race – Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya – was a dry circuit, with only non-alcoholic beer served trackside. At that event, hospitality was the only opportunity to enjoy alcoholic drinks while watching cars on track.
