The FIA confirmed the dates for the second Extreme H World Cup from October 29 to 31, 2026, in Qiddiya City, Saudi Arabia. The official announcement did not include any other venue, so the hydrogen category repeats the single-event format with which it debuted in 2025. The series that replaced Extreme E retains the Pioneer 25 by Spark Racing Technologies as the sole prototype, the Saudi track as the exclusive venue, and mixed teams as the lineup rule.

The race weekend maintains the structure of Time Trials, Head-to-Head duels, and an eight-car final that was used in the inaugural edition. Nor has the regulation been modified that requires each car to carry one man and one woman, without distinction of categories or separate scoring — a parity principle that the FIA maintains as part of the championship's identity.

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Extreme E operated between 2021 and 2024 with multiple dates in Greenland, Sardinia, Chile, and Uruguay. The transition to hydrogen shrank that map to a single destination because the logistics of producing, storing, and handling this fuel in remote areas are much more costly and complex than electric recharging. It's not enough to transport generators; strict safety protocols and local production are required, which very few countries can guarantee today, and this logistical limitation is the main reason the calendar is not growing.

In the early years of Extreme E, names like Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, and Jenson Button were linked to teams, and brands like McLaren participated directly. Most of those projects did not continue into the hydrogen stage; corporate enthusiasm for EV racing declined from 2023 onward, and hydrogen still lacks the necessary global infrastructure to attract massive investment.

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The project is sustained by a five-year agreement signed with Qiddiya Investment Company before the 2025 debut. Alejandro Agag said at the time that there was a possibility of adding other events before the World Cup final, but that expansion did not materialize, and today there are no confirmed international partners outside of Saudi backing. The list of teams and driver pairings for 2026 is also not yet closed and will be announced in the coming months.

The FIA maintains its support for the series as a testing platform for hydrogen technology, although without multiple dates there is no room to build a performance curve, a season narrative, or cumulative pressure on competitors. Extreme H functions as a high-demand laboratory, but it does not meet the conditions of a traditional championship. Qiddiya City is advancing in parallel with the construction of the Speed Park Track, an F1-grade circuit, and the category leans on that development. Lacking new venues and with hydrogen infrastructure still in an experimental phase, the FIA Hydrogen World Cup will continue to revolve around a single weekend per year.