Monaco Grand Prix moved to June

Formula 1 and the FIA set the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix for June 5-7 when they published the 2026 world championship calendar on June 9, 2025. The move breaks with Monaco’s usual late-May place and removes the race from the same Sunday that traditionally also featured the Indianapolis 500. Formula 1’s official calendar now lists Canada on May 22-24, followed by Monaco on June 5-7 and Barcelona on June 12-14. The governing body and the commercial rights holder said the revised sequence was part of a broader change to improve the calendar’s geographic flow. ### When exactly was Monaco moved, and to what date? The FIA said on June 9, 2025 that Monaco would begin the European leg of the 2026 season on June 5-7. Formula 1 published the same dates in its 24-race calendar and now lists Monaco as round six of the 2026 championship. The 2026 calendar places the Canadian Grand Prix on May 22-24 and Monaco two weeks later. (fia.com) Barcelona follows immediately after Monaco on June 12-14. ### Why did Formula 1 say it changed the sequence? The FIA said the 2026 calendar included “further improvements to the geographical flow of races,” with Canada moved to an earlier slot after Miami. (fia.com) The FIA said that change would deliver “significant freight efficiencies” because some equipment could move directly from one event to the other. Formula 1 used the same wording in its own calendar announcement. It said Canada’s earlier May 22-24 slot would allow some equipment to move directly from Miami and that the change would create a consolidated European leg beginning in Monaco on June 5-7. (fia.com) ### Did this end the usual Monaco-Indy 500 same-day pairing? The new calendar ended the usual same-day Monaco-Indy 500 pairing for 2026. USA Today reported on May 22, 2026 that Monaco was no longer part of the “Greatest Day in Motorsport” lineup that traditionally grouped Monaco, the Indy 500 and NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 on one Sunday. (formula1.com) GPFans reported after the 2026 calendar release that Monaco and Canada had effectively swapped positions. The outlet said Monaco’s move to early June kept the European races together, while Canada’s new May date created a direct clash with the Indianapolis 500 instead. (usatoday.com) ### What clash replaced it? GPFans said the Canadian Grand Prix, not Monaco, now overlaps with the Indianapolis 500 in 2026. The outlet cited motorsport writer Jeff Gluck, who called the head-to-head scheduling “breathtakingly disrespectful” in a piece for The Athletic. (gpfans.com) GPFans said the issue was not simply that two major races fell on the same day. It said the Montreal race and the Indy 500 were scheduled on the same continent and, if standard start windows held, would overlap directly. ### What does the official 2026 calendar now show around Monaco? (gpfans.com) Formula 1’s official 2026 schedule shows Miami on May 1-3, Canada on May 22-24, Monaco on June 5-7 and Barcelona-Catalunya on June 12-14. The season opens in Australia on March 6-8 and ends in Abu Dhabi on December 4-6. (gpfans.com) Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of the FIA, said when the calendar was announced that the improved geographical flow showed a joint commitment to making the championship “more efficient and sustainable.” Stefano Domenicali, Formula 1’s president and chief executive, said the 2026 season would open “a new era” under new regulations and sustainable fuel rules. (formula1.com) The next Monaco Grand Prix weekend on the official Formula 1 calendar is June 5-7, 2026, with the Canadian Grand Prix scheduled for May 22-24 and Barcelona one week after Monaco on June 12-14. (fia.com)