RACE DEBRIEF

    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.

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    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