F1 reveals 2020 schedule with record number of races

Matthew Scott
Thursday 29 August 2019 11:04 - Updated: 11:14

Formula 1 has confirmed a 22-race schedule for the 2020 season, subject to confirmation from the FIA.

New races in Hanoi and Zandvoort will arrive in the first five races of the season, with Vietnam slotting between Bahrain and China and Netherlands coming before Spain as the first European race of the year.

Azerbaijan has moved to a later slot in the calendar between Monaco and Canada.

The calendar has been swollen to a record 22 races after the new events were added and races in Britain, Spain and Mexico were saved, with Italy expected to follow suit at Monza next week.

F1 CEO Chase Carey said: "It's the year in which the series that is the pinnacle of motorsport celebrates its seventieth anniversary with, for the first time, a 22-race calendar.

"It is significant for our sport and confirms our long-term strategy.

"The season with a record 22 grands prix has received unanimous support from the FIA and all the teams and clearly demonstrates the confidence that exists in the future of our sport."

The German Grand Prix is the only race from the last two seasons not to return to the schedule in 2020. Hockenheim's organisers have previously suggested that Mick Schumacher's promotion to F1 might be required to see a race return to the country.

Formula 1 2020 calendar in full

15 March: Australia
22 March: Bahrain
5 April: Vietnam
19 April: China
3 May: Netherlands
10 May: Spain
24 May: Monaco
7 June: Azerbaijan
14 June: Canada
28 June: France
5 July: Austria
19 July: Great Britain
2 August: Hungary
30 August: Belgium
6 September: Italy
20 September: Singapore
27 September: Russia
11 October: Japan
25 Ocotober: USA
1 November: Mexico
15 November: Brazil
29 November: Abu Dhabi