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Key dates for the 2016 F1 season

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At the start of a new calendar year, F1i brings you a handy guide to the key dates in the 2016 Formula One season for you to bookmark. This page will be updated with car launches when they are announced.

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January

25-26 - Pirelli wet tyre test, Paul Ricard

February

17 - Red Bull livery launch

19 - Ferrari launch

21 - McLaren launch

22 - Williams launch, Haas launch, Manor launch, Force India launch

22-25 - First pre-season test, Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona

29 - Toro Rosso livery launch

March

1-4 - Second pre-season test, Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona

2016 race calendar

Round Race Date
1 Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne) 20 March
2 Bahrain Grand Prix (Sakhir) 3 April
3 Chinese Grand Prix (Shanghai) 17 April
4 Russian Grand Prix (Sochi) 1 May
5 Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona) 15 May
6 Monaco Grand Prix (Monte Carlo) 29 May
7 Canadian Grand Prix (Montreal) 12 June
8 European Grand Prix (Baku) 19 June
9 Austrian Grand Prix (Spielberg) 3 July
10 British Grand Prix (Silverstone) 10 July
11 Hungarian Grand Prix (Budapest) 24 July
12 German Grand Prix (Hockenheim) 31 July
13 Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps) 28 August
14 Italian Grand Prix (Monza) 4 September
15 Singapore Grand Prix (Marina Bay) 18 September
16 Malaysian Grand Prix (Sepang) 2 October
17 Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka) 9 October
18 United States Grand Prix* (Austin) 23 October
19 Mexican Grand Prix (Mexico City) 30 October
20 Brazilian Grand Prix (Interlagos) 13 November
21 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Yas Marina) 27 November

*Subject to agreement with the promoter and the ASN

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.

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