THE 2021 Formula 1 season is two races in with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen set for a season-long scrap for the title and the two favourites rev up in Portugal THIS weekend.
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.
๐ F1 2021 calendar: practice times, dates and racetrack info
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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 has replaced Canada as the Grand Prix destination on June 13, due to concerns over Covid-19 restrictions in the North American country.
And in April the world governing body approved sprint races in the British, Brazilian and Italian Grand Prix as a replacement for qualifying.
Here is how the F1 calendar unfolds in 2021 with our race by race schedule.
F1 calendar 2021
All timings below are UK time.
๐ง๐ญ Bahrain Grand Prix
๐ Grand Prix Result: 1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Max Verstappen 3. Valtteri Bottas
- 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 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
๐ Grand Prix Result: 1. Max Verstappen 2. Lewis Hamilton 3. Lando Norris
- 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 – NEXT
- 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 – cancelled
๐น๐ท Turkish Grand Prix
- Venue: Istanbul Park
- Friday, June 11: Practice 1 (TBC), Practice 2 (TBC)
- Saturday, June 12: Practice 3 (TBC), Qualifying (TBC)
- Sunday, June 13: Race (TBC)
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
*Inaugural sprint race replaces classic qualifying.
- Venue: Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
- Friday, July 16: Practice 1 (11.30am), Practice 2 (3pm)
- Saturday, July 17: Practice 3 (12pm), SPRINT RACE (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), SPRINT RACE (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), SPRINT RACE (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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