The pre-season testing schedule for the 2020 season has been confirmed, with six days of on-track action to take place instead of eight.
As GPToday.net reported in August, testing will remain at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, which will host the Spanish Grand Prix in May.
The first test for the 2020 cars will begin on February 19th and end on February 21st, before the cars return to the circuit once more on the 26th to the 28th.
In-season testing has also been dropped from the schedule altogether, with the 2019 in-season tests held at Bahrain and Spain following each of the Grand Prix weekends.
2020 F1 pre-season testing schedule
Date | Test | Location |
---|---|---|
Date 19-21 February |
Test Pre-season test one |
Location Barcelona |
Date 26-28 February |
Test Pre-season test two |
Location Barcelona |
Formula 1's provisional 2020 calendar was announced in August, which is ste to feature 22 races for the very first time.
New additions to the schedule are Vietnam and The Netherlands, while the German Grand Prix has been dropped.
Provisional 2020 F1 race calendar
Date | Grand Prix | Venue |
---|---|---|
Date 15 March |
Grand Prix Australia |
Venue Melbourne |
Date 22 March |
Grand Prix Bahrain |
Venue Sakhir |
Date 5 April |
Grand Prix Vietnam |
Venue Hanoi |
Date 19 April |
Grand Prix China |
Venue Shanghai |
Date 3 May |
Grand Prix Netherlands |
Venue Zandvoort |
Date 10 May |
Grand Prix Spain |
Venue Barcelona |
Date 24 May |
Grand Prix Monaco |
Venue Monaco |
Date 7 June |
Grand Prix Azerbaijan |
Venue Baku |
Date 14 June |
Grand Prix Canada |
Venue Montreal |
Date 28 June |
Grand Prix France |
Venue Le Castellet |
Date 5 July |
Grand Prix Austria |
Venue Spielberg |
Date 19 July |
Grand Prix Great Britain |
Venue Silverstone |
Date 2 August |
Grand Prix Hungary |
Venue Budapest |
Date 30 August |
Grand Prix Belgium |
Venue Spa |
Date 6 September |
Grand Prix Italy |
Venue Monza |
Date 20 September |
Grand Prix Singapore |
Venue Singapore |
Date 27 September |
Grand Prix Russia |
Venue Sochi |
Date 11 October |
Grand Prix Japan |
Venue Suzuka |
Date 25 October |
Grand Prix United States |
Venue Austin |
Date 1 November |
Grand Prix Mexico City |
Venue Mexico City |
Date 15 November |
Grand Prix Brazil |
Venue Sao Paulo |
Date 29 November |
Grand Prix Abu Dhabi |
Venue Abu Dhabi |
ajpennypacker
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I don't understand this move. Why was this done? To save on costs? I would imagine that it's more expensive to get the design wrong, or have correlation issues in-season, than to spent money upfront to get it all correct.