The flagship F1 card release is back for a seventh straight season. 2026 Topps Chrome Formula 1 goes on sale on October 15, 2026 on the official Topps store, with one big change: for the first time, every Hobby Box includes a Chrome Autograph.
The set marks a new era for the sport, with the grid expanded to 22 drivers and the arrival of Cadillac and Audi, alongside F2 and F3 prospects and some of the greatest legends in F1 history.
Key facts
| Release | October 15, 2026 |
| Sales method | EQL draw on the Topps store |
| Base set | 200 cards (F1, F2, F3, legends, teams) |
| Autographs | 100 subjects, 1 Chrome Autograph guaranteed per Hobby Box |
| New parallel | Full Grid Refractors numbered /22 |
| Key rookie | Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) |
Topps has not published the price or detailed box configuration on the product page.
The base set (200 cards)
The set covers the full 2026 grid, from McLaren (Norris, Piastri) to Cadillac (Pérez, Bottas), including the new Red Bull pairing of Verstappen and Hadjar and Arvid Lindblad, the only F1 rookie on the checklist. Subsets include:
- F1 Drivers and F1 Cars: all 22 drivers and their cars.
- F2 Drivers and F3 Drivers: around fifty prospects, including Colton Herta, Rafael Câmara, Freddie Slater and Théophile Naël, with plenty of 1st Logo cards.
- Grand Prix Winners and Grand Prix Driver of the Day: a look back at the 2025 race winners and fan-voted Drivers of the Day.
- F1 Award Winners, Team Duos, Team Logos and Team Principals (Toto Wolff, Frédéric Vasseur, Adrian Newey, Laurent Mekies…).
- F1 Legends: Fangio, Brabham, Stewart, Senna, Schumacher, Prost, Häkkinen, Räikkönen, Mansell, Hunt, Andretti and more.
A few checklist numbers are still listed as “TBD”, so Topps may still add names.
Refractors and parallels
Expect Refractors and a wide numbered parallel rainbow in Blue, Green, Purple, Gold and Orange, followed by Black, Red, 1/1 SuperFractors and Printing Plates.
The headline addition for 2026 is the Full Grid Refractor, numbered to 22, matching the number of drivers on the grid each race weekend.
Inserts
| Insert | Cards | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Speed Wheels | 22 | Based on the 1975 Topps Speed Wheels line, with a comic-style logo |
| Austin to Mexico City | 22 | The back-to-back American races, with folk-art backgrounds |
| Helmet Collection | 22 | Driver helmets, with image variations |
| Dancing in the Rain | 22 | Drivers in wet conditions |
| Helix | 22 | Swirling holographic Chrome treatment |
| Abu Dhabi At Night | 22 | Tribute to the Yas Marina night race |
| Suit Up | 25 | 2026 grid plus Senna, Häkkinen and Barrichello |
| Home Straight | 25 | 2026 grid plus Räikkönen, Patrese and Coulthard |
| The Grid | 19 | Drivers and cars in team-inspired colors |
| Genesis | 10 | Premium design |
| Chrome Anime | 9 | Drivers in anime style |
| Futuro | 4 | Future stars: Lindblad, Câmara, Ugochukwu… |
| Art Du Grand Prix | 5 | 2025 race posters: Japan, Emilia-Romagna, Britain, United States, Las Vegas |
Autographs
The autograph program covers 100 subjects across F1, F2, F3, team principals and legends, with more on-card F1 autographs than ever. Legends include Prost, Andretti, Jackie Stewart, Emerson Fittipaldi, Damon Hill, Mansell, Räikkönen, Villeneuve, Häkkinen, Alesi, Berger and Fisichella.
Sets to chase:
- Vuelta 1 Autographs (new): all 22 current drivers signing on a Spanish tile motif, celebrating the new Madrid Grand Prix on the 2026 calendar.
- Futuro Chrome Autographs: Lindblad, Câmara and Ugochukwu.
- Podium Triple Autographs: the three podium finishers from each of the 24 Grands Prix of 2025, from Australia to Abu Dhabi.
- The Grail: the program returns, with Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri.
The ultimate chase: Arvid Lindblad’s Debut Patch Autograph
The card of the year is the 1/1 F1 Debut Patch Autograph of Arvid Lindblad, pairing the British rookie’s signature with a patch commemorating his F1 debut.
How to buy
Sales run through EQL, a draw platform Topps uses to slow down bots: one entry per person after account verification. Sign up on the official page to be notified. The full checklist is available as a PDF.
Topps notes that the checklist reflects the intended configuration at the time of production and that contents and odds may vary.