F1 calendar 2022: Key dates for car launches, pre-season testing, first Grand Prix and race schedule
The new Formula 1 season is getting closer, with the focus now on pre-season testing after the completion of the respective new car launches.
The grid will have a first crack at their new creations in Barcelona before a three-day test in Bahrain ahead of Sakhir hosting the first Grand Prix.
As many as six sprint qualifying races have also been mooted and the locations of which can be found below.
Below are all the key dates you need to know for the 2022 F1 season:
Dates are subject to change
February 9: Red Bull car launch
February 10: Aston Martin car launch
February 11: McLaren car launch
February 14: AlphaTauri car launch
February 15: Williams car launch
February 17: Ferrari car launch
February 18: Mercedes car launch
February 21: Alpine car launch
February 23-25: First pre-season test, Barcelona
February 27: Alfa Romeo car launch
March 11-13: Second pre-season test, Bahrain
March 19: Bahrain sprint qualifying
March 20: Bahrain GP
March 27: Saudi Arabia GP
April 10: Australian GP
April 23: Emilia Romagna sprint qualifying
April 24: Emilia Romagna GP
May 8: Miami GP
May 22: Spanish GP
May 29: Monaco GP
June 12: Azerbaijan GP
June 18: Canada sprint qualifying
June 19: Canadian GP
July 3: British GP
July 9: Austria sprint qualifying
July 10: Austrian GP
July 24: French GP
July 31: Hungarian GP
August 28: Belgium GP
September 3: Dutch sprint qualifying
September 4: Dutch GP
September 11: Italian GP
September 25: Russian GP
October 2: Singapore GP
October 9: Japanese GP
October 23: United States GP
October 30: Mexico GP
November 12: Brazil sprint qualifying
November 13: Brazilian GP
November 20: Abu Dhabi GP
November 24: FIA Prize-Giving Gala
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