Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen’s home Grand Prix will only be on the calendar for two more years after it was announced Wednesday that 2026 will be the last edition.

The Dutch Grand Prix in 2026 will be held in the sprint format for the first time. Next year’s race will take place over the weekend of 29-31 August with the Formula 1 calendar unchanged from 2024. McLaren leads Ferrari by 36 points with three races to go. Red Bull is third and 49 points back of McLaren.

F1 chiefs have been looking outside of Europe at opportunities for new events with interest from several countries very high, and the Dutch Grand Prix's exit creates room

Max Verstappen didn't rest on his laurels after securing a fourth straight Formula One championship. A week removed from clinching, Verstappen won the

Formula One has announced the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort will drop off the calendar after its final running in 2026. F1 returned to Zandvoort, on the outskirts of Amsterdam, in 2021 as it bid to capitalize on the huge swell of interest and fandom around Max Verstappen.

Quadruple world champion Max Verstappen's home Dutch Grand Prix will drop off the calendar after 2026, Formula One announced on Wednesday.

The Dutch Grand Prix will be held for the last time in 2026. Alex Pantling - Formula 1/Formula 1 via The Dutch Grand Prix will be removed from the Formula 1 calendar after 2026, it has been confirmed.