The 2021 F1 season is scheduled to start from March 28. According to the latest calendar on the F1 website, the tournament will have 23 rounds which will go on till December 12. The F1 2021 is the first ever season to have as many as 23 races. The first race will be held in Bahrain. This year, extra efforts have been made by the authorities to ensure that the event is bigger and better despite all the restrictions that have been imposed across the world against the COVID-19 pandemic.
A change has also been mentioned on the website, through which F1 enthusiasts have been informed that Chinese Grand Prix will not take place on its planned date. This is because of the travel restrictions in the country. The venue for the race scheduled on May 2 will also be announced later.
Here is a look at the complete schedule of all the 23 rounds of 2021 F1 season, date wise:
• 28 March – Bahrain (Sakhir)
• 18 April – Italy (Imola)
• 2 May – TBC
• 9 May – Spain (Barcelona)
• 23 May – Monaco (Monaco)
• 6 June – Azerbaijan (Baku)
• 13 June – Canada (Montreal)
• 27 June – France (Le Castellet)
• 4 July – Austria (Spielberg)
• 18 July – United Kingdom (Silverstone)
• 1 August – Hungary (Budapest)
• 29 August – Belgium (Spa)
• 5 September – Netherlands (Zandvoort)
• 12 September – Italy (Monza)
• 26 September – Russia (Sochi)
• 3 October – Singapore (Singapore)
• 10 October – Japan (Suzuka)
• 24 October – USA (Austin)
• 31 October – Mexico (Mexico City)
• 7 November – Brazil (Sao Paulo)
• 21 November – Australia (Melbourne)
• 5 December – Saudi Arabia (Jeddah)
• 12 December – Abu Dhabi (Yas Island)
For the unversed, in 2020 the Formula 1 was the first international sport to start after the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. This year too, the team will make sure that they are able to take care of everything during the event.