F1 2020: Turkey, Bahrain and Abu Dhabi races confirmed

The complete F1 2020 calendar has finally been confirmed, with the series announcing four more races in Turkey, Bahrain and Abu Dhabi.

• Turkish GP will make its F1 return on November 15
• Bahrain to host a double-header on November 29 and December 6
• F1 2020 season concludes with the Abu Dhabi GP on December 13

Just last month, F1 had announced additional rounds Germany, Italy and Portugal. This latest announcement takes the total number of races up to 17. As a minimum of 15 races are required to guarantee full payment by the TV broadcasters, this leaves some buffer should one or two events be cancelled owing to the fluid nature of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Here’s what the full F1 2020 calendar looks like:

Updated F1 2020 Calendar
Round	Race	Venue	Date
Round 1	Formula 1 Rolex Grosser Preis von Osterreich	The Red Bull Ring, Austria	July 3-5
Round 2	Formula 1 Pirelli Grosser Preis der Steiermark	The Red Bull Ring, Austria	July 10-12
Round 3	Formula 1 Aramco Magyar Nagydij	The Hungaroring, Hungary	July 17-19
Round 4	Formula 1 Pirelli British Grand Prix	Silverstone, UK	July 31 - August 2
Round 5	Formula 1 Emirates 70th Anniversary Grand Prix	Silverstone, UK	August 7-9
Round 6	Formula 1 Aramco Gran Premio de Espana	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain	August 14-16
Round 7	Formula 1 Rolex Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium	August 28-30
Round 8	Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken d'Italia	Monza, Italy	September 4-6
Round 9	Formula 1 Gran Premio Della Toscana Ferrari 1000	Mugello, Italy	September 11-13
Round 10	Formula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom, Russia	September 25-27
Round 11	Formula 1 Aramco Grosser Preis Der Eifel	Nurburgring	October 9-11
Round 12	Formula 1 Heineken Portuguese Grand Prix	Portimao	October 23-25
Round 13	Formula 1 Emirates Gran Premio Dell’Emilia Romagna	Imola	October 31-November 1
Round 14	Formula 1 DHL Turkish Grand Prix	Istanbul Park	November 13-15
Round 15	Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix	Sakhir	November 27-29
Round 16	Formula 1 Rolex Sakhir Grand Prix	Sakhir	December 4-6
Round 17	Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina	December 11-13

Turkish GP returns to F1

The Turkish GP will kick off F1 2020’s flyaway races, with Istanbul Park hosting a Grand Prix for the first time since 2011. The race will be held on November 13-15.

This will be followed by a double-header in Bahrain on November 29 and December 6, respectively. F1 has been considering using Bahrain’s shorter outer circuit for a race this year. However, there is no confirmation on whether this faster layout will be used for the second race, which will run under the Sakhir GP moniker.

The season will finally wrap up with the Abu Dhabi GP at the Yas Marina Circuit on December 13.

Additionally, F1 has also confirmed that the 2020 Chinese GP (which was postponed earlier this year) has been cancelled altogether.

Will fans be allowed to attend F1 races this year?

So far, all the races have been held as closed events. However, organisers of the 2020 Russian GP have confirmed that the race will be open to spectators.

In line with that, F1 has announced that a number of races this year will be opened up to a limited number of fans, including hospitality. Organisers are currently working with event promoters to finalise the details and will announce the selected races in the coming weeks.

“While we want to see as many fans as possible return as soon as it is safe to do so, our priority remains the safety of the Formula 1 community and the communities we visit, and we review fan access on this basis,” a statement from the series read.