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Formula 1 has revealed the schedule for the 2021 season, with 23 Grands Prix on the tentative schedule for next year. The season will begin in Australia in mid-March, finish in Abu Dhabi in early December, and feature the first World Championship race in Saudi Arabia.
Provisional 2021 F1 calendar
- March 21 – Australia (Melbourne)
- March 28 – Bahrain (Sakhir)
- April 11 – China (Shanghai)
- April 25 – TBC (TBC)
- May 9 – Spain (Barcelona) *
- May 23 – Monaco (Monaco)
- June 6 – Azerbaijan (Baku)
- June 13 – Canada (Montreal)
- June 27 – France (Le Castellet)
- July 4 – Austria (Spielberg)
- July 18 – UK (Silverstone)
- August 1 – Hungary (Budapest)
- August 29 – Belgium (Spa)
- September 5 – Holland (Zandvoort)
- September 12 – Italy (Monza)
- September 26 – Russia (Sochi)
- October 3 – Singapore (Singapore)
- October 10 – Japan (Suzuka)
- October 24 – United States (Austin)
- October 31 – Mexico (Mexico City)
- November 14 – Brazil (Sao Paulo) *
- November 28 – Saudi Arabia (Jeddah)
- December 5 – Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi)
*According to contract
REVEALED: The 2021 Formula 1 Calendar
The announcement follows an unprecedented year for Formula 1 in which the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a revised 2020 calendar of 17 races, as F1 became the first international sport to resume its season.
“Plans for 2021 have involved an extensive dialogue with all promoters and their local and national authorities at a time of constant fluidity related to the global pandemic,” a statement from F1 reads. “Formula 1 and the FIA put in place strong health and safety measures to allow the revised 2020 season to restart and run effectively.
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“Our hosts for 2021 are reassured by our safe return to racing this season and are confident that the plans and procedures we have in place will allow us to return to a level of normalcy for the 2021 season.
“As we said before, we hope that fans will return for the 2021 season and that the schedule will look similar to the originally planned 2020 season. We will continue to work closely with our promoters and partners and look forward to the start of the season on March 18, 2021 in Australia. “
Chase Carey, President and CEO of Formula 1, said: “We are pleased to announce the provisional Formula 1 calendar for 2021 after extensive discussions with our promoters, teams and the FIA. We are planning events for 2021 with fans providing a close to normal experience and expecting our agreements to be honored.
“We have shown that we can travel and operate our careers safely and our promoters increasingly recognize the need to move forward and manage the virus. In fact, many hosts really want to use our event as a platform to show the world that they are moving forward.
“We are delighted to see Saudi Arabia become part of the schedule and we are equally excited to return to the venues where we expected to compete in 2020. We want to thank all of our promoters and partners for their continued enthusiasm and collaboration and we look forward to giving our fans an exciting season on the track. “
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The provisional F1 calendar for 2021, along with those for the FIA Formula 2 and Formula 3 Championships, remains subject to approval by the FIA World Motor Sports Council.
