All the F1 2021 dates: Pre-season testing, calendar and car launches

All the F1 2021 dates: Pre-season testing, calendar and car launches

 

 

 
Get F1 news in your inbox! By signing up to the newsletter you agree to receive emails from that may occasionally include promotional content Leave this field blank We’ve collated all of the dates you will need for your calendar in 2021 as Formula 1 prepares to begin a record-breaking season.2021 F1 pre-season testingDue to ongoing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, pre-season testing has been moved from its original date in early March and venue of Barcelona to a mid-March slot in Bahrain, two weeks before the season starts.In a move to cut costs with teams largely carrying over much of the car they used in 2020 into the new campaign, pre-season testing has been cutback to a single, three-day event.That means drivers will have just one and a half days of running to get up to speed ahead of the new season, while teams are faced with limited time to iron out any gremlins they may discover when they put their cars through their paces for the first time.2021 Formula 1 Pre-Season TestingTest 1DateBahrain (Sakhir)March 12-142021 F1 race calendarF1 is set to embark on the biggest ever calendar in the championship’s history, with a record-breaking 23-race campaign confirmed.Related ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); F1 ‘in discussions’ with potential new manufacturers – DomenicaliaccImages.createImage(); F1 Gossip: Wolff catches COVID-19 and provides Hamilton contract updateChanges have already been forced upon F1’s original schedule it released back in November, but championship bosses are confident they can pull off a second season amid a global pandemic providing the sport adopts a “flexible approach” to the fluid situation.Enhanced travel and quarantine restrictions in Australia meant the Melbourne could was no longer viable for its traditional season-opening slot in mid-March. Instead, the Australian Grand Prix has been shuffled back to November, while the Chinese Grand Prix has been postponed indefinitely.To combat this, F1 will return to Imola for the second round of the 2021 season on 18 April, while Portugal’s Algarve International Circuit is expected to step in to form a back-to-back with the Spanish Grand Prix on 2 May after Portimao hosted an F1 race for the first time in its history last year.Related ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); Maya Weug wins ‘FIA Girls on Track’ programme, earns Ferrari FDA spotaccImages.createImage(); How new, yet familiar Aston Martin plans to make F1 ‘sit up and take notice’ To accommodate an Australian GP as a standalone event in November, the newly-named Sao Paulo Grand Prix has been brought forward by one week to 7 November, creating a third triple header of the season following on from races in the United States and Mexico, while the first-ever Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will take place a week later than planned on 5 December, a week before the season finale in Abu Dhabi on 12 December.2021 Formula 1 Race CalendarRaceDateBahrain GP (Sakhir)March 28Emilia Romagna GP (Imola)April 18TBCMay 2Spanish GP (Barcelona)May 9Monaco GP (Monte Carlo)May 23Azerbaijan GP (Baku)June 6Canadian GP (Montreal)June 13French GP (Paul Ricard)June 27Austrian GP (Spielberg)July 4British GP (Silverstone)July 18Hungarian GP (Budapest)August 1Belgian GP (Spa)August 29Dutch GP (Zandvoort)September 5Italian GP (Monza)September 12Russian GP (Sochi)September 26Singapore GP (Marina Bay)October 3Japanese GP (Suzuka)October 10United States GP (Austin)October 24Mexican GP (Mexico City)October 31Sao Paulo GP (Interlagos)November 7Australian GP (Melbourne)November 21Saudi Arabian GP (Jeddah)December 5Abu Dhabi GP (Yas Marina)December 122021 F1 car launch datesAlfa Romeo was the first F1 team to formally announce the launch date for its 2021 car, with an event taking place in Warsaw on 22 February.”4The rebranded Alpine team is also set to take the covers off its A521 car at an event in February, though a specific date has not yet been confirmed.Following its transition from Racing Point, Aston Martin is set to unveil a new livery alongside its revised driver line-up featuring four-time Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll at an event prior to pre-season testing in March.2021 Formula 1 Car/Team LaunchesTeamDateAlfa RomeoFebruary 22MercedesTBCRed BullTBCMcLarenTBCAston MartinTBCAlpineTBCAlphaTauriTBCAlfa RomeoTBCHaasTBCWilliamsTBC”5 

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