2021 F1 Grand Prix start times confirmed - including a return to races starting on the hour

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 13: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (33)

The start times for each of the confirmed races on the 2021 F1 calendar have been revealed, with Grands Prix once again starting on the hour instead of ten minutes past, as was the case last year.

The Formula 1 season will officially kick off in Bahrain on March 26 with Friday's opening free practice session beginning at 1430 local time. Both FP1 and FP2 have traditionally been 90 minutes apiece, but from this season onwards they will be reduced to 60 minutes each – the same as Saturday's FP3 session.

That one-hour reduction in practice time will force the teams to cram in more on-track action to get their cars in the set-up sweet spot for qualifying and the race.

The full list of race start times can be seen in the table below. For a complete list, with practice and qualifying times included, click here.

RACE START TIMES - 2021

GRAND PRIX	DATE	Local Time	UTC
Bahrain	March 28	1800	1500
Italy - Imola	April 18	1500	1300
TBC	May 2	TBC	TBC
Spain	May 9	1500	1300
Monaco	May 23	1500	1300
Azerbaijan	June 6	1600	1200
Canada	June 13	1400	1800
France	June 27	1500	1300
Austria	July 4	1500	1300
Great Britain	July 18	1500	1400
Hungary	August 1	1500	1300
Belgium	August 29	1500	1300
Netherlands	September 5	1500	1300
Italy - Monza	September 12	1500	1300
Russia	September 26	1500	1200
Singapore	October 3	2000	1200
Japan	October 10	1400	0500
United States	October 24	1400	1900
Mexico	October 31	1300	1900
Brazil	November 7	1400	1700
Australia	November 21	1700	0600
Saudi Arabia	December 5	1900	1600
Abu Dhabi	December 12	1700	1300