The 2020 F1 calendar has been revealed, featuring a record 22 races for the season.
The schedule adds two new rounds in Vietnam and the Netherlands, while only Germany’s event at Hockenheim has been dropped. With that change the championship reaches an all-time high number of races.
The season begins in Melbourne on March 15 and immediately moves to Bahrain the following weekend. Within the opening months the two new events make their debuts: Vietnam and the Netherlands.
Formula 1 will visit Hanoi for the Vietnam Grand Prix on April 5. The championship then returns to Zandvoort for the Dutch Grand Prix on May 3, marking the circuit’s first F1 race in 35 years. That weekend kicks off the European portion of the season before the field heads to Spain a week later, with the Circuit de Catalunya having secured a short, one-year extension to remain on the calendar.
The Azerbaijan and Canadian Grands Prix are scheduled on consecutive weekends, creating one of the most logistically demanding back-to-back stints of the year. As in the past season, other consecutive weekend pairs include Spa and Monza, Singapore and Sochi, and Austin and Mexico City.
Italy’s round is listed as “subject to contract.” The calendar also requires formal approval from the World Motor Sport Council, since the Sporting Regulations currently limit the season to a maximum of 21 races and must be amended to allow 22.
2020 F1 calendar
| Round | Race | Date | Forum |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australian Grand Prix | Mar 13-15 | Forum |
| 2 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Mar 20-22 | Forum |
| 3 | Vietnamese Grand Prix | Apr 3-5 | Forum |
| 4 | Chinese Grand Prix | Apr 17-19 | Forum |
| 5 | Dutch Grand Prix | May 1-3 | Forum |
| 6 | Spanish Grand Prix | May 8-10 | Forum |
| 7 | Monaco Grand Prix | May 21-24 | Forum |
| 8 | Azerbaijani Grand Prix | Jun 5-7 | Forum |
| 9 | Canadian Grand Prix | Jun 12-14 | Forum |
| 10 | French Grand Prix | Jun 26-28 | Forum |
| 11 | Austrian Grand Prix | Jul 3-5 | Forum |
| 12 | British Grand Prix | Jul 17-19 | Forum |
| 13 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Jul 31-Aug 2 | Forum |
| 14 | Belgian Grand Prix | Aug 28-30 | Forum |
| 15 | Italian Grand Prix | Sep 4-6 | Forum |
| 16 | Singapore Grand Prix | Sep 18-20 | Forum |
| 17 | Russian Grand Prix | Sep 25-27 | Forum |
| 18 | Japanese Grand Prix | Oct 9-11 | Forum |
| 19 | Mexican Grand Prix | Oct 23-25 | Forum |
| 20 | United States Grand Prix | Oct 30-Nov 1 | Forum |
| 21 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Nov 13-15 | Forum |
| 22 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Nov 27-29 | Forum |
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