2016 Formula one season kicks off in Barcelona

Teams and drivers are scheduled to take part in twenty one Grand Prix making it the longest season in sport history, starting in Australia on the 20th March, the season will end on the 27th September in Abu Dhabi.

However the season commenced with the first pre-season test that kicked off yestarday in Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona and finishing on the 25th February. Part two of the pre-season testing will take part on 1st to 4th March at the same venue.

The following twenty-one Grands Prix are scheduled to take place in 2016.

Round       Grand Prix                               Circuit                                                      Date
1      Australian Grand Prix   -   Australia Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne  -   20 March
2      Bahrain Grand Prix     -    Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir      -       3 April
3      Chinese Grand Prix    -    China Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai    -     17 April
4      Russian Grand Prix    -    Russia Sochi Autodrom, Sochi                       -             1 May
5      Spanish Grand Prix    -    Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona  -      15 May
6      Monaco Grand Prix     -   Monaco Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo              -        29 May
7      Canadian Grand Prix  -   Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal          -         12 June
8      European Grand Prix  -  Azerbaijan Baku City Circuit, Baku                 -             19 June
9      Austrian Grand Prix   -   Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg                  -                 3 July
10    British Grand Prix    -   United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone     -      10 July
11    Hungarian Grand Prix - Hungary Hungaroring, Budapest                  -              24 July
12    German Grand Prix   -  Germany Hockenheimring, Hockenheim        -             31 July
13    Belgian Grand Prix   -   Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot    -    28 August
14   Italian Grand Prix   -   Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza         -          4 September
15   Singapore Grand Prix -  Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore    -    18 September
16   Malaysian Grand Prix  -  Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur -   2 October
17   Japanese Grand Prix  -   Japan Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka  -    9 October
18   United States Grand Prix -  United States Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas  23 October
19   Mexican Grand Prix     -     Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City -  30 October
20   Brazilian Grand Prix     -     Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo       -       13 November
21  Abu Dhabi Grand Prix    -    United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi  -  27 November

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