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Check out 2019 F1 calendar

March 06, 2019 12:13 IST

Valtteri Bottas

IMAGE: Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes during F1 Winter Testing in Montmelo. Photograph: Dan Istitene/Getty Images

The 2019 Formula One world championship starts on March 17 with 21 races in a season that ends later than any since 1963.

 

The following are key details (start times 1310 GMT unless stated).

MARCH 17 - AUSTRALIA

Albert Park street circuit, Melbourne.

58 laps of 5.303km, Total distance: 307.574km.

2018 pole position: Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes.

2018 winner: Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari.

Melbourne has hosted the Australian GP since 1996.

MARCH 31 - BAHRAIN

Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir.

57 laps of 5.412km, Total distance: 308.238km.

2018 pole and winner: Vettel.

Desert track 30km south-west of Manama. The race has a day-to-night format under floodlights.

APRIL 14 - CHINA

Shanghai International Circuit.

56 laps of 5.451km, Total distance: 305.066km.

2018 pole: Vettel.

Winner: Daniel Ricciardo (Australian) Red Bull.

Built in the shape of the Chinese character "shang", the circuit has hosted a race since 2004. This year's will be Formula One's 1,000th grand prix.

APRIL 28 - AZERBAIJAN

Baku City Circuit.

51 laps of 6.003km, Total distance: 306.049km.

2018 pole: Vettel.

Winner: Hamilton.

New in 2016, the race has earned a reputation for thrills against a backdrop of the historic old town and long seaside promenade.

MAY 12 - SPAIN

Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona.

66 laps of 4.655km, Total distance: 307.104km.

2018 pole and winner: Hamilton.

Venue for pre-season testing. On the calendar since 1991.

MAY 26 - MONACO

Monte Carlo.

78 laps of 3.337km, Total distance: 260.286km.

2018 pole and winner: Ricciardo.

The slowest and shortest race but also the most glamorous. -

JUNE 9 - CANADA

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal.

70 laps of 4.361km, Total distance: 305.270km.

2018 pole and winner: Vettel.

An F1 favourite since 1978, the circuit is named after the late Ferrari great and father of 1997 world champion Jacques and is on the Ile Notre Dame in the St Lawrence River.

JUNE 23 - FRANCE

Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet.

5.861km, Total distance: 309.690km.

2018 pole and winner: Hamilton.

The circuit returned last year as the first French Grand Prix since 2008, when the race was held at Magny-Cours.

JUNE 30 - AUSTRIA

Red Bull Ring, Spielberg.

71 laps of 4.318km, Total distance: 306.452km.

2018 pole: Bottas.

Winner: Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull).

A rural circuit in the southern Styria region, not far from Graz, and owned by Red Bull.

JULY 14 - BRITAIN

Silverstone.

52 laps of 5.891km, Total distance: 306.198km.

2018 pole: Hamilton.

Winner: Vettel.

A former World War Two airfield, the first world championship Grand Prix was held here in 1950. This year's race is the last under the current contract.

JULY 28 - GERMANY

Hockenheim.

67 laps of 4.574km, Total distance: 306.458km.

2018 pole: Vettel.

Winner: Hamilton.

The track was heavily modified in 2002, with a long forest stretch removed. Also out of contract after this year.

AUG 4 - HUNGARY

Hungaroring, Budapest.

70 laps of 4.381km, Total distance: 306.670km.

2018 pole and winner: Hamilton.

The first race in 1986 was a breakthrough for F1 behind the 'Iron Curtain'. The circuit is tight, twisty and slow.

SEPT 1 - BELGIUM

Spa-Francorchamps.

44 laps of 7.004km, Total distance: 308.052km.

2018 pole: Hamilton.

Winner: Vettel.

The longest lap on the calendar and one of the fastest circuits. Often wet, always thrilling.

SEPT 8 - ITALY

Monza.

53 laps of 5.793km, Total distance: 307.029km.

2018 pole: Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari.

Winner: Hamilton.

"La Pista Magica" is the temple of Italian motorsport and Ferrari. Dates back to the 1920s but still the fastest in F1.

SEPT 22 - SINGAPORE

Marina Bay street circuit.

61 laps of 5.065km, Total distance: 308.828km.

2018 pole and winner: Hamilton.

On the calendar since 2008 as the sport's first night race.

SEPT 29 - RUSSIA

Sochi street circuit.

53 laps of 5.848km, Total distance: 309.745km.

2018 pole: Bottas.

Winner: Hamilton.

The race made its debut in 2014, with the circuit looping around the park built for the Winter Olympics.

OCT 13 - JAPAN

Suzuka.

53 laps of 5.807km, Total distance: 307.471km.

2018 pole and winner: Hamilton.

A classic fast figure-of-eight circuit, owned by Honda with a funfair alongside. Always a passionate crowd.

OCT 27 - MEXICO

Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City.

71 laps of 4.304km, Total distance: 305.354km.

2018 pole: Ricciardo.

Winner: Verstappen.

Returned to the calendar in 2015. Has won the award for best Grand Prix of the season for the past four seasons but this year's could be the last with state funding set to be withdrawn.

NOV 3 - UNITED STATES

Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.

56 laps of 5.513km, Total distance: 308.405km. Race start 1910 GMT (1310 local). 2018 pole: Hamilton. Winner: Raikkonen.

Anti-clockwise layout with 20 turns.

NOV 17 - BRAZIL

Interlagos, Sao Paulo.

71 laps of 4.309km. 305.909km.

2018 pole and winner: Hamilton.

Atmospheric anti-clockwise circuit, home of the late triple champion Ayrton Senna.

DEC 1 - ABU DHABI

Yas Marina.

55 laps of 5.554km, Total distance: 305.355km.

2018 pole and winner: Hamilton.

Day-to-night anti-clockwise race under floodlights.

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