<ALL RACES
FORMULA 1 . ROUND 16
11 SEP – 13 SEP 2026
Madrid F1 Tickets
Madring, IFEMA Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Formula 1 has never raced here before. That makes the Madrid Grand Prix the hardest ticket on the calendar to judge, because there is no previous race to tell you which grandstand is worth the money. Here is what each ticket type gets you, real prices, the rules that catch buyers out, and an honest account of what nobody can know yet.
57
LAPS
5.47
KM PER LAP
€475
TICKETS FROM
Sun, 13 SEP
Race day
Which Madrid F1 ticket should you buy?
Madrid F1 tickets start at around €475 for a three-day grandstand seat and run past €2,300 for hospitality. Every ticket covers all three days, because Madring does not sell single days. Your choice comes down to which part of the circuit you want, and whether shade matters to you in September.
Here is how we would pick, depending on what matters most to you.
- You want the cheapest reserved seat. The Chicane 6 grandstand. It is the lowest-priced three-day seat P1 Travel lists, and it looks onto a braking zone rather than a straight.
- You want the banked corner. The Peraltada Monumental stands. La Monumental is 547 metres long with 24% of banking, which makes it the longest corner in world motorsport. We should tell you plainly that these stands are not covered.
- You want the grid, the pit lane and the podium. Main Grandstand 1, on the Recta Principal. It is the most expensive stand at Madring and the only part of the circuit with a real claim to being the best seat.
- You want the most track for your money. The Curvas Enlazadas stands, which sit at the linked-corner section where the cars change direction repeatedly.
- You want the pit lane walk. The F1 Experiences Starter Package. It pairs a Bronze grandstand seat with a Friday pit lane walk, a guided track tour and a championship trophy photo.
- You want lunch, a bar and shade. Hospitality. P1 Travel sells five Madring lounge options, from La Terminal across Saturday and Sunday at €750 up to the Podium Stand for the full weekend at €2,300.
WHERE TO SIT
The Madrid F1 ticket categories explained
Madring sells tickets in two overlapping ways, and this trips people up. The circuit groups seats into four price tiers, named Gold, Silver Plus, Silver and Bronze, plus a general admission area called Pelouse. Separately, it divides the track into six zones with Spanish names. Ticket sellers use one system or the other, and sometimes both, so the same seat can appear under two different labels.
Here is the decoder. Recta Principal is the main straight. Alta Velocidad is the high-speed section. Chicane covers the chicane stands. Peraltada Monumental is the banked corner. Curvas Enlazadas is the linked-corner sequence. Entrada General is general admission.
General Admission (Pelouse)
Pelouse is Madring’s general admission ticket. You get access to open, green areas with views of the track, and you choose where you stand rather than being given a seat. Giant screens and standard toilets are available in these areas.
This ticket includes: entry for all three days, access to the Pelouse areas, and access to the fan zones with their food, drink and entertainment.
Not included: a seat, a reserved place, or covered space. The circuit provides shaded areas around the venue, but not over your viewing spot.
Best for: fans who care more about price and freedom of movement than about a guaranteed view. Since Madring is brand new, we would add that the Pelouse sightlines are genuinely unknown, so please treat any claim about the best general admission spot with caution.
Grandstands
Every Madring grandstand ticket comes with a numbered seat. The four tiers reflect location and comfort rather than a fixed set of inclusions. Gold sits on the main straight with views of the start, the pit lane and the podium. Silver Plus sits at key corners and overtaking points. Silver sits at the technical sections. Bronze is the most affordable reserved seat.
Covering is the detail worth checking hardest. Gold grandstands are covered, but the front rows sit outside the roof, and the Gold stands at the banked La Monumental corner are not covered at all. Silver Plus and Silver stands have covered areas in some locations only. Bronze is uncovered.
This ticket includes: a numbered seat for all three days, entry to the circuit between 08:00 and 20:00, giant screen views, and fan zone access.
Not included: the right to choose your own seat, and access to any other grandstand.
Best for: anyone who wants a guaranteed place to sit. We recommend you confirm the covering on your specific section before you pay, because September in Madrid is hot and the difference between a covered and uncovered stand is a long afternoon.
F1 Experiences package
F1 Experiences sells an official package that adds trackside activities to a grandstand seat. The Starter Package pairs Bronze Zone 4 grandstand seating across the three days with a Friday pit lane walk, a Friday guided track tour and a championship trophy photo.
This ticket includes: three-day Bronze grandstand seating with numbered seats together, giant screen views, and the three Friday activities listed above.
Not included: hospitality catering, lounge access or an open bar.
Best for: first-timers who want to walk the pit lane at a circuit nobody has seen from the inside yet. Availability is very limited, so we would not leave this one long.
Hospitality
Madring runs its hospitality through a separate portal, and P1 Travel lists several lounge options. La Terminal is a food, arcade and entertainment space with reserved grandstand seating at Turns 18 and 19. Traction Club is a smaller lounge with an old-school Madrid club feel, gourmet tapas and an open bar. El Mirador and the Podium Stand sit at the premium end.
This ticket includes: lounge access, unlimited food and drink, a reserved grandstand seat, entertainment, and priority access.
Not included: paddock access, which is not sold to the public.
Best for: corporate guests and anyone who wants a Saturday-and-Sunday option rather than the full three days. Hospitality is currently the only route to a shorter stay at the Madrid Grand Prix.
COST OF GP WEEKEND
2026 Madrid Grand Prix ticket prices
Prices last checked: 28 August, 2026
The table below shows what P1 Travel is charging for the three-day weekend at the Madring, stand by stand. Madrid is an expensive debut, and the gap between the cheapest reserved seat and the main straight is more than double.
How to read this: these are per-person prices covering Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Prices move with demand and release stage, and Madring sells its stands in numbered releases that get dearer as each one sells out. Please confirm the live price before you book.
| Grandstand | Where it is and what you see | From (3-day) |
| Chicane 6 | A chicane braking zone, mid-lap | €475 |
| Peraltada Monumental 9 | The banked La Monumental corner, uncovered | €650 |
| Curvas Enlazadas 16 | The linked-corner change-of-direction section | €650 |
| Chicane 8 | A second chicane stand | €700 |
| Main Grandstand 1 | Start-finish straight, grid, pit lane and podium | €1,175 |
Packages and hospitality are priced separately.
| Package or lounge | Days | From |
| La Terminal | Saturday and Sunday | €750 |
| F1 Experiences Starter Package, Bronze Zone 4 | Three days plus Friday activities | €950 |
| Traction Club | Saturday and Sunday | €1,225 |
| Traction Club | Three days | €1,700 |
| El Mirador | Saturday and Sunday | €1,750 |
| Podium Stand | Three days | €2,300 |
Single-day versus full-weekend tickets at the Spain Grand Prix
There is no choice to make here, and that is the single most important thing to know before you plan a trip. Madring states that tickets are sold only as a three-day pass covering Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There are no Friday-only, Saturday-only or Sunday-only grandstand or general admission tickets through the official channels.
A few consequences follow from that, and each one costs somebody money every year.
Your pass is one QR code, not three. Madring issues a single code that works across all three days. You cannot give Friday to one person and Sunday to another, and you cannot split a pass between friends.
Hospitality is the only shorter option. Several hospitality lounges are sold as Saturday and Sunday only, which is the closest thing to a two-day ticket at this event. It costs more per day than a three-day grandstand seat, so it suits people short on time rather than short on budget.
You are buying three days of racing, not one. Formula 2 and Formula 3 both race across the weekend, with practice and qualifying on Friday, sprint races on Saturday and feature races on Sunday. The three-day structure is easier to accept once you know Friday and Saturday carry real competition.
Tickets cannot be resold. Madring states that tickets are strictly non-transferable and may not be resold without written permission. If your plans change you cannot recover the cost on a resale platform, and a ticket bought from an unauthorised seller can be cancelled at the gate. The circuit has said it will publish a process for reassigning tickets to family and friends closer to the event, and that route is not for financial gain.
Refunds are limited. Tickets are non-refundable other than in the circumstances set out in the terms, and no refund is due if a session is delayed or cut short. A full refund applies only if the event is cancelled, and travel and accommodation costs are not covered.
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CIRCUIT MAP and Where the Action is
The Madring, 5.416 km and 22 corners, built around the IFEMA Madrid exhibition centre in the Valdebebas district. It mixes permanent track with around 1.5 km of public road, which puts it somewhere between a street circuit and a purpose-built one. The defining feature is La Monumental*, a banked corner 547 metres long with 24% of camber, which the circuit describes as the longest corner in the world. The six ticketing zones run Recta Principal, Alta Velocidad, Chicane, Peraltada Monumental, Curvas Enlazadas and Entrada General.
Weekend schedule
All times local (CEST). Spain is CEST = UK + 1 hour = US Eastern + 6 hours in September. The Madrid Grand Prix is a standard weekend with no Sprint. Formula 2 and Formula 3 both support the race, and the circuit is open from 08:00 to 20:00 each day.
| Session | Day | Timings |
| Free Practice 1 | Friday, 11 September | 13:30 to 14:30 |
| Free Practice 2 | Friday, 11 September | 17:00 to 18:00 |
| Free Practice 3 | Saturday, 12 September | 12:30 to 13:30 |
| Qualifying | Saturday, 12 September | 16:00 to 17:00 |
| Grand Prix | Sunday, 13 September | 15:00 to 17:00 |
Full Madrid Grand Prix schedule and gate opening times →
Where to sit: a quick orientation
A short orientation here. For the full stand-by-stand ranking, please see our dedicated guide.
- Main Grandstand 1, Recta Principal. The grid, the pit lane and the podium, plus covered seating on all but the front rows and direct access from the Metro.
- Section 2, Recta Principal. The same straight, positioned for the start and the podium ceremony.
- Peraltada Monumental 9. The banked corner and the circuit’s signature feature. It is uncovered, and we think that matters more here than the view does.
- Chicane 6 and Chicane 8. Braking zones, and the cheapest reserved seats at the circuit.
- Curvas Enlazadas 16. The linked corners, where the cars change direction repeatedly rather than pass through once.
- Entrada General. Open green areas with track views, no seat, and full freedom to move.
Best grandstands at Madrid: where to sit →
Buying tickets at Madrid F1 tickets: what to know before you check out
You cannot choose your seat. All grandstand tickets carry a numbered seat, but the circuit allocates it. Madring has also stated it may change seat allocations without notice for justified reasons.
Buy together if you want to sit together. The circuit says seats cannot be guaranteed side by side when tickets are bought in separate transactions, so we recommend you book everyone in one go.
There is a limit of ten tickets per person. Groups of eleven or more use a separate booking route through the circuit’s group service.
Prices rise by release, not by date. Madring sells each grandstand section in numbered releases, and each release is dearer than the last. Waiting does not get you a better price here.
American Express holders get benefits. The circuit runs a dedicated Amex offer, which is worth checking before you buy through any other route.
The circuit is cashless. Madring uses a prepaid wristband system called MAD-Coins for food, drink and activities. You buy a coin pack online, collect a wristband on arrival and load it there. We recommend you buy before you travel, because doing it on site costs you queue time.
First time at a brand-new circuit? Read this before you pick a ticket
The Madring has never hosted a Formula 1 race. That is the appeal, and it is also the risk, and we would rather say so than sell you certainty that does not exist.
Nobody knows which seats are good yet. Every grandstand guide you read about Madrid, including the orientation above, is based on circuit drawings rather than on anyone having sat there. Sightlines, screen positions and how much track you actually see are all unproven.
Nobody knows how the racing will look. The banked corner is a genuine novelty and the layout mixes permanent track with public road, but whether it produces overtaking is a question the first race will answer.
Getting there is the one thing that does look strong. Metro Line 8 stops at Feria de Madrid beside the circuit and connects to both the city centre and the airport. Cercanías line C1 stops at Valdebebas. There is no public parking at the venue at all, so please plan around public transport rather than driving.
Plan for heat and for no re-entry. September in Madrid is hot, most stands are uncovered, and once your ticket is scanned, you cannot leave and come back. Bring what you need for the day, and remember that outside food and drink are not permitted.
Quick visitor information
A snapshot for ticket-buyers. Full details are on our dedicated pages.
| Topic | Note |
| Location | Madring, Av. del Partenón 5, IFEMA Madrid, Valdebebas, 28042 Madrid |
| Opening hours | 08:00 to 20:00 daily |
| Getting there | Metro Line 8 to Feria de Madrid; Cercanías C1 to Valdebebas; bus and taxi |
| Parking | No general public parking at the venue |
| Re-entry | Not permitted once your ticket has been scanned |
| Ticket format | QR code by email, one code covering all three days |
| Payments | Cashless — prepaid MAD-Coins wristband |
| Prohibited | Outside food and drink, chairs, tables, coolers, weapons, personal mobility vehicles |
| Children | Under-2s free if not occupying a seat; all under-18s must be accompanied |
Madrid F1 Grand Prix tickets: FAQs
1. How much do Madrid F1 tickets cost?
Three-day grandstand tickets start at around €475 through P1 Travel, and the main straight stands run to roughly €1,175. Hospitality begins at €750 for a Saturday and Sunday lounge and reaches €2,300 for the Podium Stand across three days. Prices rise with each sales release rather than falling closer to the event.
2. What is the difference between a grandstand and general admission ticket?
A grandstand ticket gives you a numbered seat in a specific stand, allocated to you by the circuit, in the same place for all three days. A general admission ticket, called Pelouse at the Madring, gives you access to open green areas with track views but no seat and no reserved spot. Grandstands cost considerably more, and only some of them are covered, so the extra buys you a guaranteed place rather than guaranteed comfort.
3. Can you buy single-day tickets for the Madrid Grand Prix?
No. The Madring states that tickets are sold only as a three-day pass covering Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and there are no Friday-only, Saturday-only or Sunday-only options through the official channels. Some hospitality lounges are sold for Saturday and Sunday together, which is the shortest option available. We would recommend you treat any listing advertising a single Madrid race day with real caution.
4. Is the Madrid Grand Prix the same as the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona?
No, and 2026 is the year this gets confusing. Formula 1 raced at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in June 2026 as a separate round, and the Madrid race in September is the official Spanish Grand Prix, titled the Formula 1 TAG Heuer Gran Premio de España 2026. Madrid last hosted a Spanish Grand Prix in 1981, at the Jarama circuit.
5. Can I pick my seat in the grandstand?
No. Every Madring grandstand ticket includes a numbered seat, but the circuit assigns it rather than letting you choose from a map. Madring has also said it may change seat allocations without prior notice where there is a justified reason. If you want your group seated together, please buy all the tickets in a single transaction, because the circuit cannot guarantee it otherwise.
6. Can I leave the circuit and come back later in the day or another day?
No. The Madring does not permit re-entry once your ticket has been validated, for safety and organisational reasons. This is stricter than most Formula 1 venues, and it matters because outside food and drink are also prohibited. We recommend you plan to stay for the full day and use the fan zones for meals.
7. Are Madrid F1 tickets transferable or refundable?
Tickets are strictly non-transferable and cannot be resold without written authorisation from the promoter, and they are non-refundable except where the terms or the law require it. A full refund applies only if the event is cancelled, and travel and accommodation costs are not covered. The circuit has said it will publish a way to reassign tickets to family or friends closer to the event, which is not permitted for financial gain.
8. What are Gold, Silver Plus, Silver and Bronze tickets at the Madring?
They are the circuit’s four grandstand tiers, ordered by location and comfort. Gold sits on the main straight with views of the start, the pit lane and the podium, and is covered apart from the front rows. Silver Plus sits at key corners and overtaking points, Silver at the technical sections, and Bronze is the most affordable reserved seat. Note that the Gold stands at the banked La Monumental corner are not covered.
9. Is the Madring cashless, and what are MAD-Coins?
Yes, the circuit is fully cashless. MAD-Coins are the prepaid credits you load onto a wristband to pay for food, drink and activities inside the venue. You buy a coin pack online, collect your wristband at a delivery point when you arrive, and load it there, so we recommend buying before you travel to avoid a queue.
10. Are there child or family discounts for Madrid F1 tickets?
Children under two years old enter free provided they do not occupy a seat, with a maximum of one adult per two children. Everyone else needs a ticket. Children under six accompanied by an adult who is not their parent or guardian must carry written authorisation, and all under-18s must be accompanied throughout.
11. Where is the Madring circuit and how close is it to central Madrid?
The Madring is built around the IFEMA Madrid exhibition centre in Valdebebas, in the north-east of the city. The circuit describes itself as roughly twenty minutes from the city centre and five minutes from Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport. Metro Line 8 connects it to both, which makes it one of the easiest circuits on the calendar to reach without a car.
12. Is it worth going to a brand-new circuit in its first year?
That depends on what you value, and we would rather be straight with you than talk you into it. A debut race means an atmosphere nobody has experienced, a banked corner unlike anything else in Formula 1, and the chance to say you were at the first one. It also means unproven sightlines, unknown racing quality and no track record on crowd flow, so if a guaranteed good view matters more to you than novelty, an established circuit is the safer purchase.
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