2026

1 December 2026, .au: Start of Summer.

14-15 November 2026, .au: Bendigo Swap Meet [www].

11 November 2026: Remembrance Day.

6-8 November 2026: Classic Motor Show, NEC, Birmingham, uk [www].

3-6 November 2026: SEMA show, Las Vegas [www].

7-11 October 2026: Zoute Grand Prix Car Week, Belgium [www].

2-3 October 2026 (Fri., Sat.): Deniliquin Ute Muster [www].

24 September - 4 October 2026: The Royal Show, Melbourne [www].

18-20 September 2026: Goodwood Revival [www].

15-20 September 2026: IAA Transportation show, Hanover [www].

2-6 September 2026, .uk: Salon Prive, Blenheim Palace [www].

1 September 2026, .au: Start of Spring.

28-30 August 2026: Silverstone Festival [www].

21-23 August 2026, .uk: British Motor Show, Farnborough [www].

21-23 August 2026, .au: National 4x4 Show Melbourne Showgrounds [www].

16 August 2026: Pebble Beach, Concours d'Elegance [www].

20-24 July 2026: Farnborough International Air Show, uk [www].

9-12 July 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed [www].

7-9 July 2026: Birdsville Big Red Bash Music Festival [www].

26-28 June 2026: Tankfest 2026, Tank Museum, Bovington, uk [www].

21 June 2026: Pikes Peak International Hill Climb [www].

13-14 June 2026, .fr: The 93nd 24 Hours of Le Mans [www].

12-14 June 2026, .au: National 4x4 Show Sydney Showgrounds [www].

9-11 June 2026, .uk: London Concours [www].

1 June 2026, .au: Start of Winter.

25 May - 6 June 2026 (Mon.-Sat.), .uk: Isle of Man TT Races [www].

24 May 2026 (Sun.): 110th Indianapolis 500 [www].

25 April 2026 (Sat.): Anzac Day.

21 - 23 April 2026, .uk: Commercial Vehicle Show NEC Birmingham [www].

6 April 2026: Easter Monday.

5 April 2026: Easter Sunday.

3 April 2026: Good Friday.

29 March 2026 (#3/24): Japanese F1 Grand Prix, Suzuka.

21-22 March 2026, .au: Clunes Book Town Festival [www] Vic..

20-22 March 2026, .uk: Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show, NEC, Birmingham [www].

15 March 2026 (#2/24): Chinese F1 Grand Prix, Shangai.

9-15 March 2026, .au: Corowa Swim In, the year of the 6x6, [www].

9 March 2026 (Mon.): Labour Day, Vic..

7-9 March 2026: Steamfest, National Steam Centre, Scoresby, Melbourne, Vic.

6-9 March 2026 (Fri-Mon): Port Fairy Folk Festival [www].

8 March 2026 (#1/24): Australian F1 Grand Prix, Melbourne.

5-8 March 2026: Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance [www].

6-7 (?) March 2026: Broad Arrows Amelia Concours Auction [www].

5-6 March 2026: Gooding's (Christie's) Amelia Island Auction [www].

1 March 2026, .au: Start of Autumn.

20-22 February 2026, .uk: Race Retro historic motorsport show, Stoneleigh Park [www].

18-20 February 2026: Third F1 pre-season test session, Bahrain international Circuit.

11-13 February 2026: Second F1 pre-season test session, Bahrain international Circuit.

6-22 February 2026: Winter Olympic Games, Milano Cortina, .it.

28 January - 1 February 2026: Retromobile, Paris [www].

29 January 2026: Gooding (Christies) Retromobile Paris Auction [www].

29 January 2026: Bonhams Les Grandes Marques du Monde a Paris [www].

28 January 2026: RM Sotheby's Paris auction [www].

26-30 January 2026: First F1 pre-season test session, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
There are rule changes for 2026-2030: cars are slightly shorter, narrower and lighter, active front and rear wings (no DRS), flat floors are back, engines (ICE) remain 1.6-litre V6 turbo-charged but down to 400kW (was 630kW), MGU-H (heat) is deleted, MGU-K (kinetic) increased to 350kW (was 120kW), 100% sustainable fuel, ~70kg (was ~100kg). It is thought that lap-times may be two seconds greater but the designers are awfully cunning.
Drivers [team] (engine) for the 2026 F1 season, 11 teams:  Pierre Gasly, Franco Colapinto [Alpine] (Mercedes); Lance Stroll, Fernando Alonso [Aston Martin] (Honda); Nico Hulkenberg, Gabriel Bortoleto [Audi] was Sauber (Audi); Sergio Perez, Valtteri Bottas [Cadillac] (Ferrari); Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton [Ferrari] (Ferrari); Esteban Ocon, Oliver Bearman [Haas] (Ferrari); Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris [McLaren] (Mercedes); Andrea Kimi Antonelli, George Russell [Mercedes] (Mercedes); Liam Lawson, Arvid Lindblad [Racing Bulls] (R.B. Ford); Max Verstappen, Isack Hadjar [Red Bull] (R.B. Ford); Alexander Albon, Carlos Sainz [Williams] (Mercedes).

26 January 2026: Australia Day.

18 January 2026: AoMC Festival of Motoring, Cruden Farm, Vic.. .au [www].

17 January 2026: End of Dakar 2026 Saudi Arabia, Yanbu to Yanbu [www].

16-25 January 2026: Arizona Car Week [www]

23 January 2026: RM Sotheby's Arizona Auction [www].

23 January 2026: Bonhams Scottsdale Auction [www].

15 February 2026 (Sun.): Victorian 4WD Show, Lardner Park, Vic., .au [www].

15 February 2026: AoMC British & European Motoring Show, Yarra Glen Racecourse, Vic., .au [www].

14-25 January 2026: Detroit Auto Show (NAIAS) [www].

January 2026, .uk: Autosport International, NEC, Birmingham seems not to be on in 2026? [www].

8-11 January 2026 (Thu-Sun): Summernats Canberra, ACT [www].

6-9 January 2026: Consumer Electronics Show (CES) (& media 5th & 6th) Las Vegas [www].

3-17 January 2026 (Sat.-Sat.): Dakar 2026, Saudi Arabia, Yanbu to Yanbu [www]. (SBS TV broadcasts highlights.)

1 January 2026: "Floodwaters to linger in north-west Queensland for weeks with heavy rain forecast ..." — [abc]. Check the [bom] and Qld [www] roads.

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