2026
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
The Formula 1 season finale, under lights at Yas Marina.
- Dates
- 4–6 December 2026 Official
- Where
- Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- How to attend
- Public ticketsOfficial hospitality
About
Yas Marina Circuit has hosted the closing round of the Formula 1 season in recent years. The race starts in daylight and finishes under floodlights.
The circuit sits on Yas Island alongside the marina, hotels and leisure venues, so much of the weekend can be spent within walking or short-shuttle distance of the track.
Dates and status
- Detail
- Practice, qualifying and the race run from Friday 4 to Sunday 6 December, with the race at 17:00 local time. Thursday 3 December is an official ticketed fan day (Fanzones, four-day tickets and an evening concert) with no F1 track sessions.
- Time zone
- Asia/Dubai
- Venue
- Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Official website
- abudhabigp.com (opens in a new tab)
How to attend
Public tickets
Grandstand and general tickets
Sold through the circuit’s official ticketing.
ReportedOfficial hospitality
Official hospitality
Hospitality is offered by the circuit and Formula 1’s licensed partners.
Reported
THE PRIVÉ does not sell tickets or arrange access. Buy only from the organiser or its authorised partners.
Requirements and access criteria
All race-weekend access requires a ticket or hospitality package.
Reported
Members
The members’ guide
The members’ guide to Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
This guide holds
- Access playbook: the realistic routes in, step by step
- Access dates: when ballots, applications and sales open and close, in your own calendar
- Prices from the organiser, where to sit and the official hospitality compared
- What to do when it is sold out, through official channels only
- Travel, where to stay, etiquette and dress
- A checklist of what to do and when, to tick off as you go
Included with membership: €9.99 a month, cancel any time.
Sources and verification
Last checked · Editorial desk
Dates and venue confirmed on the organiser’s official pages on 11 October 2026. Every other statement is marked official, reported or our advice, with its source.
Dates last confirmed by a source on .
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2026 - F1 Race (opens in a new tab)
- Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2026 | 3-6 December (opens in a new tab)
- FAQs | Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (opens in a new tab)
- F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2026 Tickets (opens in a new tab)
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2026: F1 confirms December race dates (opens in a new tab)
- Dates confirmed for the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Official dates for the 2026 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (opens in a new tab)
PhotographYas Marina Circuit, the venue. Archive photograph, not taken at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Photo: Pi3.124 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Image source (opens in a new tab)
- Official
- Stated by the organiser or venue. Source cited.
- Reported
- Published by third parties. Not yet confirmed with the organiser.
- Our advice
- THE PRIVÉ editorial guidance, not a statement of fact.
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