Macau Grand Prix 2026: races, drivers and tickets for the 73rd edition

The Macau Grand Prix 2026 runs on the Guia Circuit from 19 to 22 November, and for the first time, all three FIA World Cups on the programme have full grids. The FIA has confirmed a record 68 drivers from 34 countries and territories across the Formula Regional, GT and Formula 4 races.

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The 73rd edition debuts a new Grand Prix car. Maro Engel is meanwhile going for a record fifth GT Cup win, and Peter Hickman leads the motorcycle entry. Here’s what’s on, who’s racing and how to get a seat.

When is the Macau Grand Prix 2026 and what races are on?

The 73rd Macau Grand Prix runs from Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 November. Thursday and Friday are for practice and qualifying. Saturday has the Motorcycle Grand Prix at 9:10 am, the first Guia Race and the qualification race that sets the Grand Prix grid. On Sunday, the F4 and GT World Cup races come first, and the 15-lap Macau Grand Prix – FIA FR World Cup closes the weekend at 3:30 pm. Times can change, so check the official timetable in race week.

There are seven races in total. Alongside the Grand Prix are the Macau GT Cup – FIA GT World Cup; the Macau Guia Race (the final round of the Kumho FIA TCR World Tour); the Macau Formula 4 Race – FIA F4 World Cup; the 58th Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix; the Greater Bay Area GT Cup for GT4 cars; and the Macau Roadsport Challenge.

Who is racing in the Macau Grand Prix this year?

Thirteen teams are each running two cars for a capacity 26-car grid, and the field includes drivers backed by seven Formula 1 development academies. They will drive the new Tatuus T 326, a second-generation Formula Regional car making its Macao debut. It comes with a push-button overtaking boost the FIA calls Race Mode.

Pinnacle Motorsport took a one-two here last year with Théophile Naël and Mari Boya, and returns as defending team with Enzo Deligny and Hiyu Yamakoshi. Deligny finished third last year. Also on the grid are this season’s top three from the Formula Regional European Championship. Champion Emanuele Olivieri drives for R-ace GP alongside Mercedes junior Rashid Al Dhaheri. Runner-up Sebastian Wheldon, son of two-time Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon, races for MP Motorsport, and third-placed Kean Nakamura-Berta drives for Macao’s own Theodore Racing.

Four of last year’s F4 World Cup top five have moved up to the Grand Prix, including winner Jules Roussel at Van Amersfoort Racing and India’s Aryaman Bansal at Trident. McLaren junior Matteo De Palo, newly signed Ferrari academy driver Salim Hanna and Red Bull juniors Ernesto Rivera and Mattia Colnaghi add more F1 backing to the grid. Colnaghi finished fourth here last year.

The F4 World Cup now has 24 cars, up from 20, with teams running their own machinery this year. British F4 champion and McLaren junior Dries van Langendonck leads the field for Prema. Italian F4 champion Luka Sammalisto races for US Racing, the team co-founded by 1995 Macau Grand Prix winner Ralf Schumacher. Local fans can follow Macao’s Vernice Lao Si Lun at Asia Racing Team RFN and Hong Kong’s Kimi Yu Tsai Chan at Campos Racing.

Who are the big names in the GT, touring car and motorcycle races?

The FIA GT World Cup has 18 GT3 cars from a record eight manufacturers: Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, Mercedes and Porsche. Ferrari is defending the title Antonio Fuoco won for the brand last year. Mercedes-AMG skipped that race and is back with three cars. One goes to four-time Macau GT Cup winner Maro Engel, who is going for a record fifth win, and another to Hong Kong’s Adderly Fong. Former winners Raffaele Marciello and Augusto Farfus are racing for BMW, where Kelvin van der Linde makes his Macao debut. Twice DTM champion Thomas Preining drives a Porsche. Ye Yifei, who became China’s first overall Le Mans winner with Ferrari in 2025, races a Ferrari for Winhere Harmony Racing.

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The Guia Race has 30 cars, its biggest grid since 2020, and it decides the TCR World Tour. Hyundai’s Mikel Azcona and Norbert Michelisz arrive first and second in the standings. Geely Cyan Racing brings Yann Ehrlacher, Thed Björk and Ma Qing Hua. Macao’s Marcus Cheong Man Hei is in a Honda Civic Type R for MacPro Racing Team.

Peter Hickman tops the entry for the 58th Motorcycle Grand Prix. He has won it four times and returns on a BMW M 1000 RR for 8TEN Racing. Two-time defending winner Davey Todd is not on the 20-rider entry. Rob Hodson, making his seventh Macao start, and Paul Jordan are also on Hondas. The organisers say there are six Macao drivers in the Greater Bay Area GT Cup and seven in the Roadsport Challenge.

How much are Macau Grand Prix tickets and where can I buy them?

Tickets for the Macau Grand Prix 2026 went on sale on 9 October and cost 100 to 1,200 patacas (US$12 to US$149) depending on the stand and the day. Thursday and Friday seats are 100 patacas . On race days the Reservoir Stand is 400 patacas, the Grandstand 750 patacas and the Lisboa Bend Stand 1,200 patacas, the only stand with reserved seats.

As of early November, MacauTicket was showing every Saturday and Sunday ticket as sold out. Fans still looking for weekend seats can try the other official channels: Kong Seng outlets in Macao, Hong Kong and Mainland China, apps including Trip.com and Damai, and the ticket booths at the circuit. Tickets are paper only, and everyone aged two and over needs one, with a limit of 10 per person.

Away from the track, the official opening ceremony is on 14 November and the Auto Show returns to Tap Seac Square on 14 and 15 November.