2016 Formula One calendar announced

Following a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council, the FIA has confirmed that 21 races are set to constitute the 2016 Formula One World Championship.

Along with the addition of two more events, the season start date has been pushed back by three weeks to the beginning of April. Those factors combined should make for an extremely busy schedule.

The other major changes versus 2015 are:
  • Russia moves from October to May.
  • Austria and Britain swap places.
  • Azerbaijan joins the series courtesy of the inaugural Baku European Grand Prix.
  • Germany returns to the calendar.
  • Hungary moves from July to August.
  • Malaysia moves from March to September.
  • Japan moves from September to October.
Baku (Azerbaijan) Circuit
A new Baku street circuit will host the 2016 European Grand Prix.

So quantity is definitely promised, but most fans will be hoping for quality also. That’s going to be hard to achieve if a single team rapidly establishes dominance (something which has happened far too often in recent years).

2016 FIA Formula One World Championship - Provisional Calendar
Round Date Event
1 03 April Grand Prix of Australia (Melbourne)
2 10 April Grand Prix of China (Shanghai)
3 24 April Grand Prix of Bahrain (Sakhir)
4 01 May Grand Prix of Russia (Sochi)
5 15 May Grand Prix of Spain (Barcelona)
6 29 May Grand Prix of Monaco (Monte Carlo)
7 12 June Grand Prix of Canada (Montreal)
8 26 June Grand Prix of Great Britain (Silverstone)
9 03 July Grand Prix of Austria (Spielberg)
10 17 July Grand Prix of Europe (Baku)
11 31 July Grand Prix of Germany (Hockenheim)
12 07 August Grand Prix of Hungary (Budapest)
13 28 August Grand Prix of Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps)
14 04 September Grand Prix of Italy (Monza)
15 18 September Grand Prix of Singapore (Marina Bay)
16 25 September Grand Prix of Malaysia (Sepang)
17 09 October Grand Prix of Japan (Suzuka)
18 23 October Grand Prix of USA (Austin)
19 30 October Grand Prix of Mexico (Mexico City)
20 13 November Grand Prix of Brazil (São Paulo)
21 27 November Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina)

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