The dates for the 2020 Formula 1 race calendar and pre-season tests have been confirmed following a meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Germany.
There will be seven back-to-back grand prix weekends on the record 22-race calendar. Vietnam (5 April) and the Netherlands (3 May) are new additions and the German GP has been dropped.
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The 2020 F1 British GP will be held at Silverstone on 19 July and the F1 summer break will fall after the Hungarian GP on 2 August.
Racing resumes in Belgium on 30 August and the season will finish in Abu Dhabi on 29 November.
When is pre-season testing?
In 2020 there will be six days of pre-season testing instead of two four-day tests.
Because of an extra race in the annual schedule the test sessions at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will be held from 19-21 February and 26-28 February. There will be no in-season testing.
2020 F1 calendar
- 19-21 February: pre-season test one in Barcelona
- 26-28 February: pre-season test two in Barcelona
- 15 March: Australian GP, Melbourne
- 22 March: Bahrain GP, Sakhir
- 5 April: Vietnam GP, Hanoi
- 19 April: Chinese GP, Shanghai
- 3 May: Dutch GP, Zandvoort
- 10 May: Spanish GP, Barcelona
- 24 May: Monaco GP, Monte Carlo
- 7 June: Azerbaijan GP, Baku
- 14 June: Canadian GP, Montreal
- 28 June: French GP, Le Castellet
- 5 July: Austrian GP, Spielberg
- 19 July: British GP, Silverstone
- 2 August: Hungarian GP, Budapest
- 30 August: Belgian GP, Spa-Francorchamps
- 6 September: Italian GP, Monza
- 20 September: Singapore GP, Singapore
- 27 September: Russian GP, Sochi
- 11 October: Japanese GP, Suzuka
- 25 October: United States GP, Austin
- 1 November: Mexican GP, Mexico City
- 15 November: Brazilian GP, Sao Paolo
- 29 November: Abu Dhabi GP, Yas Marina
Zandvoort circuit image: Formula1.com
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