F1 2021 calendar: Date, start time, TV channel for each Formula 1 race

It’s the light on the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship.

After the coronavirus shortened the 2020 racing schedule, F1 racing is furiously back, with a record-breaking 23 race list in 2021 – a drastic increase from the 17-race sprint that took place in 2020 Sakhir hosts the 2021 season debut, with the Bahraini Grand Prix opening the season.

Imola will make a return to the calendar in 2021 in the second round, less than a year after five drivers failed to finish due to a series of technical failures and an accident that put the riders to the difference. The slate also sees runners jumping across the pond again to compete in two races in North America this year, with each 2020 race taking place in Europe or Asia.

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The 2020 F1 season has been one to remember: Lewis Hamilton reached his seventh world championship, George Russell got behind the wheel of a Mercedes in a glimpse into the future, Romain Grosjean miraculously survived a horrific accident and Pierre Gasly was the first Frenchman to win a grand prize in almost a quarter of a century.

Here’s what you need to know about the 2021 F1 calendar.

(All Eastern hours.)

Formula 1 calendar 2021

In total, there are 23 races scheduled in the 2021 F1 season, with the Portuguese Grand Prix one of the last races added, slipping on record in the first week of March. The originally scheduled Vietnam Grand Prix was withdrawn after the arrest of Nguyen Duc Chung, while the Chinese Grand Prix was ultimately struck from the list.

The Canadian GP was also called off due to lingering coronavirus issues, with the Styrian Grand Prix replacing it. The Singapore GP quickly followed suit, the race being called off for the second year in a row. The FIA ​​replaced the race with the Turkish Grand Prix, which was re-added to the program for October 3.

All races will be broadcast on the US side on the ESPN family of networks, with the United States Grand Prix and the Mexico City Grand Prix both airing on ABC.

Please note: On-time start times do not include the broadcast start time, which is typically five minutes before the start of the race. The timetables do not include the usual ESPN broadcasts before the race.

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Here is the latest schedule: