FIA Formula 2 announce supersized Baku Round

The FIA Formula 2 Championship announce that Round 12 of the F2 2026 season, which will take place on 24-26 September at the Baku City Circuit, will be enhanced, with an additional Qualifying session and a second Feature Race.

The final two rounds of the season in Qatar and Abu Dhabi will resume with the usual weekend format made of one Free Practice followed by one Qualifying, a Sprint Race and a Feature Race.

Bruno Michel, FIA Formula 2 CEO said: “As Formula 2 is the only Support Event at the Azerbaijan Formula 1 Grand Prix, together with the promoters, we have opted for a supersized F2 race weekend, with one Free Practice, two Qualifying sessions, one Sprint Race and two Feature Races.

“This is the only weekend where the Timetable allows the additional sessions, which will increase the level of entertainment even further for the attending crowd and all our fans. The Baku City Circuit always provides us with amazing racing, so we’re very pleased to make the 12th Round of our season pretty unique.

“We will then revert to our usual race weekend format for the final two rounds of the 2026 season, which will be held at Doha and Yas Marina.”

Round 12 schedule will consist of:

• Thursday morning: one 45-minute Free Practice session.
• Thursday afternoon: two consecutive 20-minute Qualifying sessions.
• Friday morning: Sprint Race, with the reverse-grid order determined by the results of the first Qualifying session.
• Friday afternoon: First Feature Race, with the starting grid set by the results of the first Qualifying session.
• Saturday morning: Second Feature Race, with the grid determined by the results of the second Qualifying session. Pole position in each Qualifying session will award 2 points, while both Feature Races will carry the standard points allocation, including 1 point for Fastest Lap, providing they are in the top 10 positions of the final race classification, in accordance with the FIA Formula 2 Sporting Regulations.