{"id":30365,"date":"2026-05-24T11:33:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T11:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/24\/heres-why-2026-f1-monaco-grand-prix-is-not-during-memorial-day-weekend\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T11:33:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T11:33:40","slug":"heres-why-2026-f1-monaco-grand-prix-is-not-during-memorial-day-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/24\/heres-why-2026-f1-monaco-grand-prix-is-not-during-memorial-day-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s why 2026 F1 Monaco Grand Prix is not during Memorial Day weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>May 22, 2026, 6:03 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_x__c gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__bv\"\/>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_x__c gnt_x__bvd gnt_x__h\"\/>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el\" aria-label=\"Video - Pit Pass Live with insider Zion Brown: Rossi 'good to go' Sunday, passing of NASCAR's Kyle Busch\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Sunday of Memorial Day weekend is always the biggest day of the year for motorsport fans. It\u2019s even called the \u201cGreatest Day in Motorsport.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">This is because fans get a full day of racing action, from Formula 1&#8217;s Monaco Grand Prix in the morning, IndyCar&#8217;s Indy 500 in the afternoon and NASCAR&#8217;s Coca-Cola 600 in the evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">But not this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In 2026, Formula 1 will not be racing the Monaco Grand Prix on Memorial Day weekend. The event on the luxurious street track now has a different slot on the calendar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Here&#8217;s why the Monaco Grand Prix is not part of the &#8220;Greatest Day in Motorsport&#8221; this year:<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_x__c gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">Why is F1 not holding the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix on the &#8216;Greatest Day in Motorsport?&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Formula 1 has expanded as a sport and now has a record 24 races on the calendar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=83224X1595658&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.formula1.com%2Fen%2Flatest%2Farticle%2Fformula-1-reveals-calendar-for-2026-season.YctbMZWqBvrgyddrnauo8&amp;xcust=SC1-USAT&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fmotorsports%2F2026%2F05%2F22%2F2026-formula-1-monaco-grand-prix-memorial-day-weekend%2F90181912007%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-v-afl=\"\" data-t-l=\"\u2691f:b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">a statement during the 2026 schedule release last May, the FIA said<\/a> the change to the Monaco Grand Prix was to make &#8220;further improvements to the geographical flow of races&#8221; and create a &#8220;consolidated European leg.&#8221; The luxurious race was dropped to later in the summer and will now flow into the Spanish and Austrian legs of the calendar.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_x__c gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Now, on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, F1 stars like Lando Norris, Kimi Antonelli, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton will be competing in the Canadian Grand Prix in Montre\u0301al instead of the historic race. This follows the Miami Grand Prix earlier this month and keeps the series in North America instead of having to bounce back and forth between continents.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp\">More: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/motor\/formula1\/2026\/03\/09\/formula-1-new-rules-cars-australian-grand-prix-2026\/89065091007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-t-l=\":b|e|spike click:12|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\">F1 drivers blast new rules, &#8216;Mario Kart&#8217; racing at 2026 season opener<\/a><\/aside>\n<p><a class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_gl gnt_em__el\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/picture-gallery\/sports\/motor\/indycar\/2025\/05\/22\/milk-after-the-indianapolis-indy-500-celebration-photos\/83779125007\/\" data-t-l=\"\u2691g:l|l|c|view gallery:inline promo\" aria-label=\"View Gallery - Indy 500 tradition: How the winner celebrates with milk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/05\/22\/USAT\/83779207007-7582.jpg?crop=3889,2188,x0,y0&amp;width=660&amp;height=372&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" data-gl-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/05\/22\/USAT\/83779207007-7582.jpg?crop=3889,https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/2188,https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/x0,https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/y0&amp;width=1320&amp;height=744&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\"\/><svg class=\"gnt_em_gl_i_svg\"><use xlink:href=\"#gnt_svg_camera\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">When will the F1 Monaco Grand Prix be raced in 2026?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">This year&#8217;s F1 Monaco Grand Prix will be held June 5-7, 2026. This is two weekends later than its usual date on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend as part of the Greatest Day in Motorsport.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">Are the Indy 500 and NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 still being raced on Memorial Day Weekend?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Yes! The Indy 500 is still going on per usual, as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/motor\/indycar\/2026\/05\/17\/indianapolis-500-2026-qualifying-results-starting-lineup-pole\/90134451007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Alex Palou will start at pole<\/a> in an attempt to defend his win at the famed Indianapolis circuit last year, and the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 will still be raced as well.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_anc\" id=\"gnt_atomsnc\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"loadAnc\" aria-label=\"Newsletter signup form\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/motorsports\/2026\/05\/20\/katherine-legge-indy-500-double-nascar-coca-cola-600\/90163848007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Katherine Legge is attempting to make history and complete \u201cThe Double\u201d<\/a> by participating in both races on the same day.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">Will the F1 Monaco Grand Prix return to the &#8220;Greatest Day in Motorsport?&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">At this time, it&#8217;s uncertain if the F1 Monaco Grand Prix will return to the &#8220;Greatest Day in Motorsport&#8221; and rejoin the Indy 500 and NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. But the F1 schedule is usually released around this time, so fans can keep their eye out to see what 2027 holds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 22, 2026, 6:03 a.m. ET The Sunday of Memorial Day weekend is always the biggest day of the year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_animmysite_disable_animation":false,"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/05\/22\/USAT\/83779701007-2154760138.jpg?crop=5010,2818,x0,y316&width=3200&height=1800&format=pjpg&auto=webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[212],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trending-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30365\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}