F1 Fantasy 2027 Predictions: Calendar, Drivers and What It Means for Your Team

None of that tells you how the official F1 Fantasy game will price anyone. Prices, chip rules and scoring for 2027 have not been announced. What we can do is look at what has been confirmed, separate it from what is still rumour, and work through what each change is likely to mean for your team.

Everything below that looks forward is a prediction. Treat it as a starting point, not a guarantee.

01The 2027 season at a glance

02The 2027 calendar

There are 24 rounds. Sprint weekends are marked with an asterisk.

1. Bahrain, 12 to 14 March*
2. Saudi Arabia, 19 to 21 March
3. Australia, 2 to 4 April*
4. Japan, 9 to 11 April*
5. China, 16 to 18 April
6. Miami, 30 April to 2 May
7. Canada, 21 to 23 May*
8. Monaco, 4 to 6 June*
9. Portugal (Portimão), 18 to 20 June
10. Great Britain, 2 to 4 July*
11. Austria, 9 to 11 July
12. Belgium (Spa), 23 to 25 July
13. Hungary, 30 July to 1 August
14. Italy (Monza), 3 to 5 September*
15. Spain (Madring, Madrid), 10 to 12 September
16. Azerbaijan, 24 to 26 September
17. Turkey (Istanbul Park), 1 to 3 October
18. Singapore, 8 to 10 October
19. USA (Austin), 22 to 24 October
20. Mexico City, 29 to 31 October
21. Brazil, 5 to 7 November*
22. Las Vegas, 19 to 21 November
23. Qatar, 3 to 5 December*
24. Abu Dhabi, 10 to 12 December*

Bahrain returns to Sakhir and Saudi Arabia returns to the calendar. Las Vegas is the only Saturday race. The summer break, between Hungary and Monza, runs to five weeks, longer than usual.

Portugal and Turkey are back for the first time since 2021. Turkey has a five-year deal through 2031. Madring hosts the Spanish Grand Prix for a second year.

Zandvoort is gone. The Dutch promoter chose not to continue after the 2026 race. Barcelona is also missing in 2027 because it now rotates with Spa: Spa runs in 2027, 2029 and 2031, and Barcelona returns in 2028, 2030 and 2032.

Still rumour: Imola, Barcelona and Zandvoort have been mentioned as fill-ins if any Middle East round needs replacing. None of them is on the published calendar. Argentina, Thailand and Korea come up as future venues, but none is on the 2027 calendar.

Still unknown: lock times for each round, and whether the calendar changes again before March.

03Ten Sprints change chip timing

This is the biggest change for F1 Fantasy players. Sprint weekends go from six to ten, which means ten weekends with three scoring sessions instead of two.

The ten Sprints are Bahrain, Australia, Japan, Canada, Monaco, Great Britain, Monza, Brazil, Qatar and Abu Dhabi. Bahrain, Australia, Japan, Monaco and Abu Dhabi host a Sprint for the first time.

Our predictions for chips, assuming the 2026 chip set carries over:

3X Boost has more good windows. An extra session means more points to triple, so Sprint weekends have been the natural home for it. With ten of them, you are no longer forced into one or two obvious rounds. The risk is that a Sprint weekend also has more ways to go wrong, so pick a driver you trust to qualify well. The 3X Boost guide covers how to choose.

No Negative and Autopilot both gain. More sessions mean more chances for a retirement, a penalty or a poor qualifying. No Negative protects against the downside, and Autopilot moves your Boost to your best scorer after the fact. Both are worth more when there is more to go wrong. The Autopilot guide explains how it works.

Monaco is now a Sprint. This matters if you plan from 2026 chip guides. Monaco was a standard weekend, and the classic advice was to play Limitless at a normal, low-overtaking round where grid order tends to hold. Monaco now has three sessions and a Sprint. Whether that makes it better or worse for Limitless is unknown until we see how the Sprint plays out there. For now, we would treat Limitless as a chip for normal low-overtaking weekends, and look elsewhere on the calendar first.

The run-in is Sprint-heavy. Brazil, Qatar and Abu Dhabi are all Sprints, and the last two are back to back. Final Fix, which lets you swap one driver after qualifying, has usually been held as late-season insurance. With three Sprints in the last four rounds, a driver problem at the end of the year can cost more points than it did in 2026, so we would still keep it back.

Back-to-back Sprints in April. Australia and Japan run on consecutive weekends, both with Sprints, followed by China a week later. Three races in three weeks means less time to react between rounds.

For how each chip works today, see the 2026 chip strategy guide.

04New and returning circuits

Portimão and Istanbul Park have not hosted a race since 2021, and the current cars have never raced at either. Madring has only one race of data.

Our prediction: these rounds carry more uncertainty than usual. There is no recent overtaking, tyre or Safety Car data to plan with, so it is harder to judge which drivers will score above their price. Points Per Million is likely to swing at these rounds more than at familiar tracks.

That suggests two things. First, avoid committing a big chip to Portimão or Istanbul unless the weekend gives you a clear reason. Second, value may appear after these rounds rather than before them, once there is real data and prices start reacting.

05Zandvoort out, Spa in, Barcelona off

Zandvoort was a Sprint weekend in 2026. Its removal takes one chip target off the map, but with ten Sprints elsewhere that loss is small.

The Barcelona and Spa swap matters more. Barcelona has long been a baseline track: well known, rarely chaotic, and a fair test of car pace. Spa is different. It has a long lap, a history of changeable weather and a higher chance of incidents.

Our prediction: Spa is a stronger candidate for No Negative than Barcelona would have been, and a riskier place for a 3X Boost if the forecast is unsettled. Spa is a normal weekend in 2027, not a Sprint.

06The 2027 driver market

Most of the front of the grid is settled. These line-ups have been confirmed by the teams or reported by reputable outlets:

Some details. Norris and Verstappen are both signed to the end of 2030. Hamilton is confirmed for a third year at Ferrari. Sainz has a multi-year deal at Williams, and Albon has a one-year deal to 2027.

At Haas, Rafael Câmara makes his debut on a multi-year deal, replacing Esteban Ocon, who leaves at the end of 2026.

Still rumour: Ollie Bearman is expected to stay at Haas, and the team is understood to hold an option on him, but nothing is official. Mercedes are expected to keep Russell and Antonelli, though there is no formal 2027 announcement. At Racing Bulls, neither Liam Lawson nor Arvid Lindblad has been confirmed, and Nikola Tsolov has been mentioned as a possibility.

What it means for your team

Stable front-runners mean fewer forced transfers. McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull keep their line-ups. If you start 2027 with drivers from those teams, you are unlikely to lose one to a seat swap. Price differences at the front will come from form and the rules changes, not a reset of the grid. The transfer strategy guide covers how to plan around that.

Câmara is a high-variance pick. Rookies usually start at budget prices. That can make a new driver tempting as a cheap slot, but there is no race data to judge him on. Our prediction is that Câmara will be priced in the budget tier at launch, and that his early rounds will be hard to call. Our rookie guide shows how 2026's rookies settled in.

Racing Bulls are the biggest unknown. With both seats open, we cannot say who you will be picking from. Wait for the announcements.

07Teams and technical changes

The grid stays at 11 teams. Cadillac start their second season and Audi their second under the Audi name. No new team has been announced for 2027.

Cadillac continue with Ferrari power units and gearboxes. Their own power unit is not due until 2029.

The current generation of cars carries over into 2027, with one notable change. A staged rebalance of the power unit has been agreed and ratified. The split between the engine and the electrical motor moves to 58/42 in 2027, from roughly 53/47 in 2026, then to 60/40 in 2028. Maximum engine power rises to 420 kW in 2027 and 450 kW in 2028, alongside changes to fuel flow and energy harvesting.

Our prediction: this is a tweak, not a reset. It could shuffle the order slightly between power unit suppliers, but nobody knows by how much until testing. That makes the early 2027 price list less reliable than usual. A driver priced on 2026 form may be over or under priced once the cars run.

Cadillac and Audi in year two. New teams often improve in their second season as development catches up. That is a prediction only. In 2026, Cadillac struggled to score at all, so any value pick from them should wait for evidence. Our Cadillac verdict has the 2026 context.

08The F1 Fantasy game for 2027

No changes to the official F1 Fantasy game have been announced for 2027. That covers chips, scoring, budget and transfers.

Until the official FAQs are updated, we are assuming the 2026 framework carries over. That means the weekly Boost, the six chips (3X Boost, Autopilot, No Negative, Wildcard, Limitless and Final Fix), net transfers and the $3M price floor. If any of that changes, the chip predictions in this guide change with it.

Prices will also be reset for the new season. How the game sets 2027 starting prices is unknown. The price changes guide explains how prices move once the season starts.

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