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Key dates for the 2017 F1 season

At the start of a new calendar year, F1i brings you a handy guide to the key dates in the 2017 Formula One season for you to bookmark. This page will be updated with car launches when they are announced.

February

24 - Ferrari launch

27 Feb - 2 March - First pre-season test, Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona

March

7-10 - Second pre-season test, Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona

2017 race calendar

Round Race Date
1 Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne) 26 March
2 Chinese Grand Prix (Shanghai) 9 April
3 Bahrain Grand Prix (Sakhir) 16 April
4 Russian Grand Prix (Sochi) 30 April
5 Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona) 14 May
6 Monaco Grand Prix (Monte Carlo) 28 May
7 Canadian Grand Prix (Montreal) 11 June
8 Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Baku) 25 June
9 Austrian Grand Prix (Spielberg) 9 July
10 British Grand Prix (Silverstone) 16 July
11 Hungarian Grand Prix (Budapest) 30 July
12 Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps) 27 August
13 Italian Grand Prix (Monza) 3 September
14 Singapore Grand Prix (Marina Bay) 17 September
15 Malaysian Grand Prix (Sepang) 2 October
16 Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka) 9 October
17 United States Grand Prix (Austin) 22 October
18 Mexican Grand Prix (Mexico City) 29 October
19 Brazilian Grand Prix (Interlagos) 12 November
20 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Yas Marina) 26 November
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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