F1 2020 CALENDAR RELEASED

F1 2020 calendar released – Photo: LAT

There will be a record 22 races in the 2020 Formula 1 season that kicks off with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 15 and ends in Abu Dhabi on November 29.

By DAN KNUTSON

The provisional calendar, released as the F1 teams regrouped in Belgium after their summer break, includes the inaugural Grand Prix of Vietnam.

“It’s with great pleasure that today we publish the draft 2020 calendar,” Chase Carey, chairman and CEO of Formula 1, said. “It’s the year in which the series that is the pinnacle of motorsport celebrates its seventieth anniversary with, for the first time, a 22-race calendar. It is significant for our sport and confirms our long-term strategy.

Since we became involved in this sport in 2017, we have talked about developing new destination cities to broaden the appeal of Formula 1 and at the same time, consolidating our presence in Europe, the traditional home of the sport.

Therefore, we have Vietnam making its debut in the capital Hanoi, one of the most exciting cities in the world right now with such a rich history and an incredible future ahead of it. And we also have the return of the historic Zandvoort circuit, on the outskirts of another vibrant city, Amsterdam, for the Dutch Grand Prix.

In addition, we have extended our agreement with Silverstone, home to the British Grand Prix, which in 1950 hosted the first of the 1009 events held to date and we are in negotiations with the Monza circuit which has hosted more Grands Prix (68) than any other track. We are also pleased that, this year, we have renewed the agreements

FORMULA 1 PROVISIONAL 2020 CALENDAR

15 March – Australia – Melbourne
22 March – Bahrain – Sakhir
5 April – Vietnam – Hanoi
19 – April China – Shanghai
3 May – Netherlands – Zandvoort
10 May – Spain – Barcelona
24 May – Monaco – Monaco
7 June – Azerbaijan – Baku
14 June – Canada – Montreal
28 June – France – Le Castellet
5 July – Austria – Spielberg
19 July – Great Britain – Silverstone
2 August – Hungary – Budapest
30 August – Belgium – Spa
6 September – Italy – Monza**
20 September – Singapore – Singapore
27 September – Russia – Sochi
11 October – Japan – Suzuka
25 October – United States – Austin
1 November – Mexico – Mexico City
15 November – Brazil – Sao Paulo
29 November – Abu Dhabi – Abu Dhabi

**Subject to contract

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