Ferrari completes successful 200km filming day at the new Madrid F1 circuit. Ferrari successfully completes filming day as MADRING takes another step toward F1 debut.

Scuderia Ferrari successfully completed the 200km filming day scheduled for today at the new MADRING circuit. Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton shared driving duties in the SF-26, completing the planned programme without encountering any issues. The event marks another important milestone in MADRING’s preparations ahead of its official Formula 1 World Championship debut, with the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix set to take place over the September 11–13 weekend.

Today provided the first real taste of Formula 1 action on Madrid’s brand-new circuit, which will officially join the Formula 1 calendar in just a few months. Beyond the symbolic significance of seeing an F1 car complete its first laps around MADRING, the day also served as a crucial operational test for the venue and its organisers.

Ferrari operated with personnel, equipment and procedures closely mirroring those used during a standard Formula 1 race weekend. This allowed the organisers to evaluate the event’s logistics, coordination between the various operational departments and the functionality of the circuit’s infrastructure. The objective was to verify, under conditions as close as possible to a real Grand Prix weekend, that everything is ready for the circuit’s Formula 1 debut. It represents one of the final and most significant stages in the preparation process for the new Spanish Grand Prix.

The new MADRING circuit will feature a 5.4-kilometre semi-street layout with 22 corners designed to encourage exciting racing and create plenty of overtaking opportunities. Among its standout features is La Monumental, which is expected to become the circuit’s signature corner. Stretching for more than 550 metres with an impressive 24% banking, it promises to present a unique technical challenge for both drivers and teams.

Another defining feature of the new Madrid Grand Prix will be its accessibility, an area on which the organisers have placed significant emphasis. The circuit will be located within the city itself, just five minutes from the international airport, with direct connections via the metro, a railway station and several urban bus routes.

The organisers expect at least 80% of spectators to travel to the circuit using public transport, a key factor in reducing the environmental impact of the event and helping establish MADRING as one of the most sustainable Grands Prix on the entire Formula 1 calendar.