F1 – Launch, Testing and 2018 Calendar Dates

F1 Team Launch Dates

15th February – Williams Martini Racing

19th February – Aston Martin Red Bull Racing

20th February – Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team

20th February – Renault Sport Formula One Team

22nd February – Scuderia Ferrari

22nd February – Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport

23rd February – McLaren Formula 1 Team

26th February – Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda

TBA – Force India F1 Team (Team Name TBA)

TBA – Haas F1 Team

Williams Martini Racing will be the first team to release their contender the Mercedes-powered FW41 on February 15.

Aston Martin Red Bull Racing will be launching their RB14 machine on Tuesday February 19. Traditionally the Milton-Keynes squad were one of the last teams to unveil their contender for an upcoming season in a push to be ready as late as possible in order to maximize it’s development time.

Renault and Sauber are next on the launch list, with Sauber launching their first Alfa Romeo branded livery machine online and Renault unveiling their RS18 racer on the same day.

World Champions Mercedes and runners up Ferrari will release their respective contenders on February 22 as both teams target championship glory this year.

The new Ferrari will be unveiled online while Mercedes’ F1 W09 Hybrid will break it’s cover at Silverstone in an event similar to last year with World Champion Lewis Hamilton and team-mate Valtteri Bottas giving the new contender it’s first run at the legendary circuit with the W09 being unveiled to the world online during the lunch break.

McLaren will release their new Renault-powered MCL33 on February 23 as the Woking-based squad begin their alliance with the French manufacturer in 2018 after ending their failed Honda partnership.

Toro Rosso will unveil their new Honda-powered STR13 on the opening day of pre-season testing, February 26 at Spain’s Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

F1 2018 Testing Dates

February 26-March 1 – Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

March 6-9 – Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

2018 F1 Calendar

Round 1: March 22-25 2018 – Formula 1 2018 Rolex Australian Grand Prix, Albert Park Street Circuit, Melbourne, Australia.

Round 2: April 06-08 2018 – Formula 1 2018 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain.

Round 3: April 13-15 2018 – Formula 1 2018 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China.

Round 4: April 27-29 2018 – Formula 1 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Round 5: May 11-13 2018 – Formula 1 Gran Premio De Espana 2018, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.

Round 6: May 24-27 2018, Formula 1 Grand Prix De Monaco 2018, Circuit De Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Round 7: June 08-10 2018, Formula 1 Grand Prix Du Canada 2018, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada.

Round 8: June 22-24 2018, Formula 1 Grand Prix De France 2018, Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France.

Round 9: June 29-July 01 2018, Formula 1 Grosser Preis Von Osterreich 2018, Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria.

Round 10: July 06-08 2018, Formula 1 2018 Rolex British Grand Prix, Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Great Britain.

Round 11: July 20-22 2018, Formula 1 Grosser Preis Von Deutschland 2018, Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany.

Round 12: July 27-29 2018, Formula 1 Magyar Nagydij 2018, Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary.

Round 13: July 24-26 2018, Formula 1 2018 Belgian Grand Prix, Circuit De Spa-Francorchamps, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium.

Round 14: August 31-02 September 2018, Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken D’Italia 2018, Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy.

Round 15: September 14-16 2018, Formula 1 2018 Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay Street Circuit, Marina Bay, Singapore.

Round 16: September 28-30 2018, Formula 1 2018 VTB Russian Grand Prix, Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia.

Round 17: October 05-07 2018, Formula 1 2018 Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka, Japan.

Round 18: October 19-21 2018, Formula 1 2018 Pirelli United States Grand Prix, Circuit of the Americas, Austin, United States of America.

Round 19: October 26-28 2018, Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken De Mexico 2018, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City, Mexico.

Round 20: November 09-11 2018, Formula 1 Grande Premio Heineken Do Brasil 2018, Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Round 21: November 23-25 2018, Formula 1 2018 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.