The Belgian Grand Prix has secured a new contract that will keep it on the Formula 1 calendar for four out of six years from 2026-2031.
It is the first deal of this type signed by F1, which is seeking to find ways of accommodating new events in an already crowded calendar.
The contract dictates that Belgium will host races in 2026, 2027, 2029 and 2031.
However, in 2028 and 2030 Belgium will be replaced by another race.
The details of which other venues will rotate with Spa are yet to be confirmed.
Barcelona, in Spain, and Italy, both want to keep their races, even though they are out of contract after this year.
The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is being replaced as the venue of the Spanish Grand Prix by a new circuit in Madrid from next season.
The Dutch Grand Prix’s deal ends after 2026, but organisers in the Netherlands may want to revive it at some point, and F1 is also exploring ways of returning the French and German races to the calendar.
France is the birthplace of motorsport, while Germany is also one of the oldest venues, but both have become unviable in recent seasons.
France returned to the schedule in 2018, but fell off the calendar again after 2022, while Germany has not hosted a race since 2019.
A return of the Turkish Grand Prix, last held in 2021 after returning to the calendar in 2020 as a result of the pandemic, is also an option.
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