The all-new Madrid Grand Prix is facing a legal challenge on two fronts as efforts ramp up ahead of its inaugural event next year.

The High Court of Justice of Madrid has accepted an appeal from Mas Madrid against plans to build the Madring circuit around the IFEMA exhibition centre in the Spanish Capital.

Court accepts legal challenge against Madrid GP

Announced in January 2024, organisers in Madrid have secured a 10-year deal with Formula 1 to host an event from next year.

That will see the Madring join the calendar as Round 16 of the F1 2026 schedule, the final European leg of the 24-event calendar announced by the sport’s commercial rights holder.

Its position on the calendar is subject to circuit homologation, a standard qualifier for any new event, but one that appears to have a

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