Formula 1 2016 schedule: Leaked calendar of 21 races across 34 weeks, 7 sets of races back to back
“It would appear that the proposed 2016 calendar has been leaked,” it said, before noting that, “This calendar has not yet been approved.”
Here it is in full, as published by Autosport:
LEAKED: THE PROPOSED 2016 F1 CALENDARApril 3 — Australia (Albert Park)April 10 — China (Shanghai)April 24 — Bahrain (Sakhir)May 1 — Russia (Sochi)May 15 — Spain (Barcelona)May 29 — Monaco (Monte Carlo)June 12 — Canada (Montreal)June 26 — Britain (Silverstone)July 3 — Austria (Red Bull Ring)July 17 — Europe (Baku)July 31 — Germany (Hockenheim)August 7 — Hungary (Hungaroring)August 28 — Belgium (Spa)September 4 — Italy (Monza)September 18 — Singapore (Marina Bay)September 25 — Malaysia (Sepang)October 9 — Japan (Suzuka)October 23 — USA (Austin)October 30 — Mexico (Mexico City)November 13 — Brazil (Interlagos)November 27 — Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina)
KEY CHANGES
● The season has its latest start since 1988, with the Australian GP scheduled almost a month later than in 2015.
● China moves up to the second round and is paired with the Australian round, the Shanghai race falling just one week after Albert Park.
● Russia moves from the tail of the calendar to become the fourth round.
● Malaysia goes the other way, fitting between Singapore and Japan as part of a south-east Asian swing of three races in four weeks.
● The BritishGP effectively switches dates with the Austrian GP, the two rounds now set to be held back-to-back at the end of June/start of July.
● Azerbaijan’s maiden grand prix will be held in mid-July, the Baku street race getting the title of the ‘European Grand Prix’.
● Germany returns to the calendar near its traditional July date while Hungarymoves into August, pushing F1’s tradition three-week summer break back one week.
● The Italian Grand Prix also appears on the proposed calendar, but authorities are yet to sign a contract to continue the race’s existence beyond the 2016 season.
● The compressed calendar ensures there will be an F1 race at least every fortnight — other than the summer break — with seven pairs of races held back-to-back on consecutive weekends.
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