Following a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council, the FIA has confirmed that 21 races are set to constitute the 2016 Formula One World Championship.
Along with the addition of two more events, the season start date has been pushed back by three weeks to the beginning of April. Those factors combined should make for an extremely busy schedule.
The other major changes versus 2015 are:
So quantity is definitely promised, but most fans will be hoping for quality also. That’s going to be hard to achieve if a single team rapidly establishes dominance (something which has happened far too often in recent years).
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Along with the addition of two more events, the season start date has been pushed back by three weeks to the beginning of April. Those factors combined should make for an extremely busy schedule.
The other major changes versus 2015 are:
- Russia moves from October to May.
- Austria and Britain swap places.
- Azerbaijan joins the series courtesy of the inaugural Baku European Grand Prix.
- Germany returns to the calendar.
- Hungary moves from July to August.
- Malaysia moves from March to September.
- Japan moves from September to October.
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| A new Baku street circuit will host the 2016 European Grand Prix. |
So quantity is definitely promised, but most fans will be hoping for quality also. That’s going to be hard to achieve if a single team rapidly establishes dominance (something which has happened far too often in recent years).
| 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship - Provisional Calendar | ||
|---|---|---|
| Round | Date | Event |
| 1 | 03 April | Grand Prix of Australia (Melbourne) |
| 2 | 10 April | Grand Prix of China (Shanghai) |
| 3 | 24 April | Grand Prix of Bahrain (Sakhir) |
| 4 | 01 May | Grand Prix of Russia (Sochi) |
| 5 | 15 May | Grand Prix of Spain (Barcelona) |
| 6 | 29 May | Grand Prix of Monaco (Monte Carlo) |
| 7 | 12 June | Grand Prix of Canada (Montreal) |
| 8 | 26 June | Grand Prix of Great Britain (Silverstone) |
| 9 | 03 July | Grand Prix of Austria (Spielberg) |
| 10 | 17 July | Grand Prix of Europe (Baku) |
| 11 | 31 July | Grand Prix of Germany (Hockenheim) |
| 12 | 07 August | Grand Prix of Hungary (Budapest) |
| 13 | 28 August | Grand Prix of Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps) |
| 14 | 04 September | Grand Prix of Italy (Monza) |
| 15 | 18 September | Grand Prix of Singapore (Marina Bay) |
| 16 | 25 September | Grand Prix of Malaysia (Sepang) |
| 17 | 09 October | Grand Prix of Japan (Suzuka) |
| 18 | 23 October | Grand Prix of USA (Austin) |
| 19 | 30 October | Grand Prix of Mexico (Mexico City) |
| 20 | 13 November | Grand Prix of Brazil (São Paulo) |
| 21 | 27 November | Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina) |
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