F1 2019: Pre-season and launch dates

Just under one month ago the 2018 Formula 1 world championship wrapped up in Abu Dhabi but plans are already in place in preparation for the 2019 F1 season.

A 21-race calendar has been confirmed along with the 10-team, 20-driver line-up ahead of a season which will see the biggest shake-ups in F1 for almost a decade.

F1 track action officially gets underway with pre-season testing at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona on February 18, with the team launch dates to be announced in the coming weeks.

2019 F1 team launches:

Mercedes: TBC

Ferrari: February 15

Red Bull: TBC

Renault: February 12 (Season Launch)

Haas: TBC

McLaren: TBC

Racing Point F1: February 13

Sauber: TBC

Toro Rosso: TBC

Williams: TBC

2019 F1 pre-season test dates (both at Circuit de Catalunya):

Test One: February 18-21

Test Two: February 26-March 1

2019 F1 race calendar

1. Australia – March 17

2. Bahrain – March 31

3. China – April 14

4. Azerbaijan – April 28

5. Spain – May 12

6. Monaco – May 26

7. Canada – June 9

8. France – June 23

9. Austria – June 30

10. Great Britain – July 14

11. Germany – July 28

12. Hungary – August 4

13. Belgium – September 1

14. Italy – September 8

15. Singapore – September 22

16. Russia – September 29

17. Japan – October 13

18. Mexico – October 27

19. USA – November 3

20. Brazil – November 17

21. Abu Dhabi – December 1

2019 F1 driver line-up

Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton Valtteri Bottas

Ferrari: Sebastian Vettel, Charles Leclerc

Red Bull: Max Verstappen, Pierre Gasly

Renault: Nico Hulkenberg, Daniel Ricciardo

Racing Point F1: Sergio Perez, Lance Stroll

Haas: Kevin Magnussen, Romain Grosjean

McLaren: Carlos Sainz Jr, Lando Norris

Sauber: Kimi Raikkonen, Antonio Giovinazzi

Toro Rosso: Daniil Kvyat, Alexander Albon

Williams: George Russell, Robert Kubica