{"id":65080,"date":"2026-03-14T18:40:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T22:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=65080"},"modified":"2026-03-15T14:58:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T18:58:42","slug":"formula-1-cancels-bahrain-and-saudi-arabian-grands-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/formula-1-cancels-bahrain-and-saudi-arabian-grands-prix\/","title":{"rendered":"Formula 1 cancels Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Formula 1 said the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix will not take place in April because of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/bahrain-and-saudi-arabian-grands-prix-will-not-take-place-in-april.1hnqllVG85RSt8pbFc5Ivx\">confirmed<\/a> Saturday after what Formula 1 described as careful evaluations. The series said no replacement races will be added to the April calendar, and that the scheduled Formula 2, Formula 3 and F1 Academy rounds in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia also will not go ahead as planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Gulf countries have been targeted by Iranian missile and drone attacks during the war, causing casualties and damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Formula 1 said the decision was made in consultation with the FIA, the sport\u2019s governing body, and the local promoters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile this was a difficult decision to take, it is unfortunately the right one at this stage considering the current situation in the Middle East,\u201d Formula 1 president and CEO Stefano Domenicali said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bahrain has hosted Formula 1 since 2004 and in recent years has frequently staged either the season opener or one of the first races of the year at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saudi Arabia joined the calendar in 2021 with the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah, held on a street circuit in the port city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Domenicali thanked the FIA and local promoters for their support and said Formula 1 hopes to return \u201cas soon as the circumstances allow us to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Formula 1 said the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix will not take place in April because of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. 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