TheCOVID-19 pandemic in 2020 reduced the number of Grands Prix held in a season, so Formula One returned to the Imola circuit in2020, where it has remained on the calendar since then. In2023, the event was cancelled due toflooding affecting the Emilia-Romagna region. The Grand Prix was discontinued after the2025 race, being replaced by theMadring in2026.
TheCOVID-19 pandemic in 2020 led to disruption of the originally scheduled race calendar, with a number of races cancelled. The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was added to the revised calendar intended as a "one-off" race, as one of several new or returning Grands Prix, in order to make up for the loss of other races. The event used a one-off, two-day weekend format, with one practice session, on Saturday, rather than the usual three.[2][3]Mercedes'sValtteri Bottas qualified on pole, with teammateLewis Hamilton winning the race.[4]
Despite originally being intended to be held as a one-off event in 2020, due to the ongoing nature of theCOVID-19 pandemic the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix returned in 2021 on 18 April, replacing the postponedChinese Grand Prix as the second round of the2021 season.[5][6] Lewis Hamilton took pole with Max Verstappen winning a dramatic, rain affected race.[7]
The event appeared on the2022 calendar for a third consecutive edition, and hosted one of the three sprint formats during the season for the first time.[8] In early 2022, the organisers announced that a contract had been signed to continue organising the Grand Prix until 2025.[9] The Grand Prix awardedMax Verstappen with his secondgrand chelem as he won the race for the second straight year.
In June 2025, it was announced that Formula One would not race at Imola for2026 and onwards, thereby discontinuing the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. It was replaced by theMadring, a street circuit in Madrid.[15][16]