The revised Formula 1 calendar for 2020

LONDON (Reuters) – The 2020 Formula 1 season begins on Sunday in Austria with a revised opening calendar and ongoing uncertainty about how many races there will ultimately be.

Formula 1 has so far announced eight races in Europe without spectators, but is still hoping for a later calendar with 15 to 18 laps.

The following races have been confirmed so far:

July 5 – Austria. The Red Bull Ring in Spielberg. 71 laps of 4,318 km. Total distance: 306.452 km. Pole 2019: Charles Leclerc (Monaco) Ferrari. 2019 winner: Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull.

A rural race track in southern Styria, owned by Red Bull.

July 12 – Austria, the second race at the Red Bull Ring, is officially referred to as the Grand Prix of Styria (Styria).

July 19 – Hungary. Hungaroring outside of Budapest. 70 laps of 4,381 km. 306.670 km. Pole 2019: Verstappen. Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain) Mercedes. Tight, curvy and slow. The first race in 1986 was a breakthrough for the F1 behind the “Iron Curtain”.

August 2 – Great Britain. Silverstone. 52 laps of 5,891 km. 306.198 km. Pole 2019: Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Mercedes. Winner: Hamilton. The first World Championship Grand Prix took place here in 1950.

August 9 – Great Britain, officially named Grand Prix for its 70th anniversary. Also in Silverstone.

August 16 – Spain. Circuit de Catalunya, near Barcelona. The race consists of 66 laps of 4,655 km. Total distance: 307.104 km. Pole 2019: Bottas. Winner: Hamilton. Completely familiar to all teams from the pre-season tests. On the calendar since 1991.

August 30 – Belgium. Spa Francorchamps. 44 laps of 7,004 km. 308.052 km. Pole and winner 2019: Leclerc. The longest lap in the calendar and one of the fastest and oldest routes.

September 6 – Italy. Monza. 53 laps of 5,793 km. 307.029 km. Pole and winner 2019: Leclerc. “La Pista Magica”, Ferrari’s home circuit, dates from the 1920s, but is still the fastest in F1.

– – – – – – Races are still pending: China, Canada, Vietnam, Russia, Mexico, USA, Brazil, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi.

Some of these courses can host more than one race, others are likely to be canceled, using courses that are not included in the original calendar (Mugello in Italy and Portimao in Portugal).

Races canceled so far: Australia, Netherlands, Monaco, France, Azerbaijan, Singapore, Japan.