F1 2020: Pre-season testing and launch dates

The 2020 Formula 1 world championship is gaining momentum ahead of pre-season testing with all launch and livery reveal dates starting to be confirmed. 

2020 will mark F1’s longest-ever season with additional races in Vietnam and the returning Dutch Grand Prix taking the calendar up to 22 races for the first time ever. 

Esteban Ocon will return to the grid in 2020 as Daniel Ricciardo’s new teammate at Renault, while Formula 2 runner-up Nicholas Latifi will graduate to make his F1 debut with Williams. 

F1 track action officially gets underway with pre-season testing at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona on February 19, with more team launches set to be confirmed in the coming weeks. 

2020 F1 team launches:

Ferrari: February 11

Renault: February 12

Red Bull: February 12

McLaren: February 13

Alpha Tauri: February 14

Mercedes: February 14

Williams: February 17

Racing Point: February 17

Haas: February 19

Alfa Romeo: February 19

2020 Pre-season test dates (both at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya): 

Test One: February 19-21 

Test Two: February 26-28 

2020 F1 Race Calendar 

1. Australia - March 15 

2. Bahrain - March 22 

3. Vietnam - April 5 

4. China - April 19 

5. Netherlands - May 3 

6. Spain - May 10 

7. Monaco - May 24 

8. Azerbaijan - June 7 

9. Canada - June 14 

10. France - June 28 

11. Austria - July 5 

12. Great Britain - July 19 

13. Hungary - August 2 

14. Belgium - August 30 

15. Italy - September 6

16. Singapore - September 20 

17. Russia - September 27 

18. Japan - October 11 

19. United States - October 25 

20. Mexico - November 1 

21. Brazil - November 15 

22. Abu Dhabi - November 29 

2020 F1 driver line-up 

Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas

Ferrari: Sebastian Vettel, Charles Leclerc

Red Bull: Max Verstappen, Alex Albon

McLaren: Carlos Sainz, Lando Norris

Renault: Daniel Ricciardo, Esteban Ocon

Alpha Tauri: Pierre Gasly, Daniil Kvyat

Racing Point: Sergio Perez, Lance Stroll

Alfa Romeo: Kimi Raikkonen, Antonio Giovinazzi

Haas: Romain Grosjean, Kevin Magnussen

Williams: George Russell, Nicholas Latifi