THE Formula 1 season is upon us once again – and Lewis Hamilton is going for his record EIGHTH world title.
The Brit, 36, moved level with Michael Schumacher on seven world titles last year and will become the outright top dog if he collects the most points across this season’s races.
Hamilton and his fellow drivers begin the 2021 calendar schedule in March, with the season ending 23 races later in December.
The Australian Grand Prix was due to take place on the weekend of March 21, but was put back to November 21 because of coronavirus restrictions Down Under.
Turkey and China are still hoping to host races in 2021, meaning the calendar could be expanded and Saudi Arabia is awaiting official approval of its circuit as the season gets under way.
Here is how the F1 calendar unfolds in 2021 with our race by race schedule.
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F1 calendar 2021
All timings below are UK time.
๐ง๐ญ Bahrain Grand Prix
- Venue: Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir
- Friday, March 26: Practice 1 (11.30am), Practice 2 (3pm)
- Saturday, March 27: Practice 3 (12pm), Qualifying (3pm)
- Sunday, March 28: Race (4pm)
๐ฎ๐น Italian Grand Prix
- Venue: Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola
- Friday, April 16: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
- Saturday, April 17: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
- Sunday, April 18: Race (2pm)
๐ต๐น Portuguese Grand Prix
- Venue: Autodromo Internacional do Algarve
- Friday, April 30: Practice 1 (11.30am), Practice 2 (3pm)
- Saturday, May 1: Practice 3 (12pm), Qualifying (3pm)
- Sunday, May 2: Race (3pm)
๐ช๐ธ Spanish Grand Prix
- Venue: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
- Friday, May 7: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
- Saturday, May 8: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
- Sunday, May 9: Race (2pm)
๐ฒ๐จ Monaco Grand Prix
- Venue: Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo
- Thursday, May 20: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
- Saturday, May 22: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
- Sunday, May 23: Race (2pm)
๐ฆ๐ฟ Azerbaijan Grand Prix
- Venue: Baku City Circuit
- Friday, June 4: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
- Saturday, June 5: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
- Sunday, June 6: Race (1pm)
๐จ๐ฆ Canadian Grand Prix
- Venue: Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montreal
- Friday, June 11: Practice 1 (4.30pm), Practice 2 (8pm)
- Saturday, June 12: Practice 3 (4pm), Qualifying (7pm)
- Sunday, June 13: Race (7pm)
๐ซ๐ท French Grand Prix
- Venue: Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet
- Friday, June 25: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
- Saturday, June 26: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
- Sunday, June 27: Race (2pm)
๐ฆ๐น Austrian Grand Prix
- Venue: Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
- Friday, July 2: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
- Saturday, July 3: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
- Sunday, July 4: Race (2pm)
๐ฌ๐ง British Grand Prix
- Venue: Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
- Friday, July 16: Practice 1 (11.30am), Practice 2 (3pm)
- Saturday, July 17: Practice 3 (12pm), Qualifying (3pm)
- Sunday, July 18: Race (3pm)
๐ญ๐บ Hungarian Grand Prix
- Venue: Hungaroring, Budapest
- Friday, July 30: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
- Saturday, July 31: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
- Sunday, August 1: Race (2pm)
๐ง๐ช Belgian Grand Prix
- Venue: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
- Friday, August 27: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
- Saturday, August 28: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
- Sunday, August 29: Race (2pm)
๐ณ๐ฑ Dutch Grand Prix
- Venue: Zandvoort
- Friday, September 3: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
- Saturday, September 4: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
- Sunday, September 5: Race (2pm)
๐ฎ๐น Italian Grand Prix 2
- Venue: Autodromo Nazionale Monza
- Friday, September 10: Practice 1 (10.30am), Practice 2 (2pm)
- Saturday, September 11: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
- Sunday, September 12: Race (2pm)
๐ท๐บ Russian Grand Prix
- Venue: Sochi Autodrom
- Friday, September 24: Practice 1 (9.30am), Practice 2 (1pm)
- Saturday, September 25: Practice 3 (10am), Qualifying (1pm)
- Sunday, September 26: Race (1pm)
๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore Grand Prix
- Venue: Marina Bay Street Circuit
- Friday, October 1: Practice 1 (10am), Practice 2 (1.30pm)
- Saturday, October 2: Practice 3 (11am), Qualifying (2pm)
- Sunday, October 3: Race (1pm)
๐ฏ๐ต Japanese Grand Prix
- Venue: Suzuka International Racing Course, Ino, Sazuka City
- Friday, October 8: Practice 1 (3.30am), Practice 2 (7am)
- Saturday, October 9: Practice 3 (4am), Qualifying (7am)
- Sunday, October 10: Race (6am)
๐บ๐ธ United States Grand Prix
- Venue: Circuit of The Americas, Austin, Texas
- Friday, October 22: Practice 1 (5.30pm), Practice 2 (9pm)
- Saturday, October 23: Practice 3 (7pm), Qualifying (10pm)
- Sunday, October 24: Race (8pm)
๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico City Grand Prix
- Venue: Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City
- Friday, October 29: Practice 1 (5.30pm), Practice 2 (9pm)
- Saturday, October 30: Practice 3 (5pm), Qualifying (8pm)
- Sunday, October 31: Race (7pm)
๐ง๐ท Brazil Grand Prix
- Venue: Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Interlagos
- Friday, November 5: Practice 1 (2.30pm), Practice 2 (6pm)
- Saturday, November 6: Practice 3 (3pm), Qualifying (6pm)
- Sunday, November 7: Race (5pm)
๐ฆ๐บ Australian Grand Prix
- Venue: Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
- Friday, November 19: Practice 1 (1.30am), Practice 2 (5am)
- Saturday, November 20: Practice 3 (3am), Qualifying (6am)
- Sunday, November 21: Race (6am)
๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia Grand Prix
- Venue: Jeddah Street Circuit
- Friday, December 3: Practice 1 (12.30pm), Practice 2 (4pm)
- Saturday, December 4: Practice 3 (1pm), Qualifying (4pm)
- Sunday, December 5: Race (4pm)
๐ฆ๐ช Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
- Venue: Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island
- Friday, December 10: Practice 1 (9.30am), Practice 2 (1pm)
- Saturday, December 11: Practice 3 (10am), Qualifying (1pm)
- Sunday, December 12: Race (1pm)
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