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F1 2021: Driver line-up, launch and test dates

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F1 2021: Driver line-up, launch and test dates

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The 2021 Formula 1 season is drawing near, with just a month until the cars hit the track for the first time at pre-season testing.

That test, which will last just three days, will be held in Bahrain on March 12-14 (Friday-Sunday). Testing had previously been scheduled to take place at the traditional venue of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, but because of the pandemic it has been relocated to Bahrain.

The Middle Eastern island will also play host to the opening race of the season after the Australian Grand Prix was postponed to later in the season.

But before that, we’ve got the traditional launch season which sees the teams pull the covers off of their “new” cars. This year is a little different in that the cars will largely look identical to those of 2020. The FIA ruled last year that in order to save costs, teams must carryover much of their car to 2021, although there are still some changes you can look out for.

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Of course we’ll see livery tweaks and new sponsors, and that’ll be the most visual change, but there are some technical tweaks such as a diagonal cut in the floor, as well as changes to the brake ducts and rear-diffuser. Teams can also tweak their aerodynamics.

So there’s limited car changes, but plenty of other changes! Practice sessions have been cut to 60 minutes. Racing Point is now Aston Martin and Renault becomes Alpine. Fernando Alonso returns, Daniel Ricciardo moves to McLaren, Carlos Sainz to Ferrari and there’s new rookies on the grid too!

Here are the key dates and confirmed grid for the 2021 Formula 1 season.

2021 Formula 1 Launch Dates

TeamCarDate
McLarenMCL35MFebruary 15
AlphaTauriAT02February 19
Alfa RomeoC41February 22
Red BullRB16BFebruary 23
FerrariTeam LaunchFebruary 26 (Team)
MercedesW12March 2
AlpineA521March 2
Aston MartinAMR21March 3
HaasVF-21March 4 (Livery)
WilliamsFW43BMarch 5
FerrariSF21March 10 (Car)

2021 Driver Line-up

TeamEngineDriversDriver No.Nationality
MercedesMercedesLewis Hamilton
George Russell
44
63
British
British
Red BullRed BullMax Verstappen
Sergio Perez
33
11
Dutch
Mexican
FerrariFerrariCharles Leclerc
Carlos Sainz
16
55
Monegasque
Spanish
McLarenMercedesDaniel Ricciardo
Lando Norris
3
4
Australian
British
AlpineRenaultFernando Alonso
Esteban Ocon
14
31
Spanish
French
Aston MartinMercedesSebastian Vettel
Lance Stroll
5
18
German
Canadian
Alpha TauriRed BullPierre Gasly
Yuki Tsunoda
10
22
French
Japanese
WilliamsMercedesNicholas Latifi
Alexander Albon
6
23
Canadian
Thai
Alfa RomeoFerrariValtteri Bottas
Guanyu Zhou
77
24
Finnish
Chinese
HaasFerrariMick Schumacher
Kevin Magnussen
47
20
German
Danish

2021 Formula 1 Calendar

#EventLocationDate
-Pre-Season TestBahrain12-14 March
1Bahrain GPSakhir28 March
2Emilia Romagna GPImola18 April
3Portuguese GPPortugal2 May
4Spanish GPBarcelona9 May
5Monaco GPMonte Carlo23 May
6Azerbaijan GPBaku6 June
7French GPPaul Ricard20 June
8Styrian GPSpielberg27 June
9Austrian GPSpielberg4 July
10British GPSilverstone18 July
11Hungarian GPBudapest1 August
12Belgian GPSpa-Francorchamps29 August
13Dutch GPZandvoort5 September
14Italian GPMonza12 September
15Russian GPSochi26 September
16Turkish GPIstanbul10 October
17United States GPAustin24 October
18Mexican GPMexico City7 November
19Brazilian GPSao Paulo14 November
20Qatar GPLosail21 November
21Saudi Arabia GPJeddah5 December
22Abu Dhabi GPYas Marina12 December
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