CONFIRMED: F1 2020 calendar!
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The calendar for the 2020 season has been confirmed, with a record 22 races set to take place next year. The calendar features the debut of the Vietnamese Grand Prix and the long awaited return of the Dutch Grand Prix, although the German Grand Prix drops off the calendar.
The season will once again begin in Australia, on the 15th of March, with the Vietnamese Grand Prix slotting in at round three.
The Dutch race at Zandvoort is the first European race of the season, with the Azerbaijan Grand Prix set to take place slightly later.
The second half of the season is very much the same, with the exception of the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, which is no longer on the calendar.
There had been doubts over the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona as well, but a deal was reached for the race to stay on the calendar.
F1 2020 CALENDAR
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22 races
7 back-to-back race weekends
First ever race in Vietnam (5 Apr)
A return to Zandvoort (3 May)
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Chase Carey, CEO of F1, said:"It's with great pleasure that today we publish the draft 2020 calendar.
"Since we became involved in this sport in 2017, we have talked about developing new destination cities to broaden the appeal of Formula One, and at the same time, consolidating our presence in Europe, the traditional home of the sport.
"Therefore, we have Vietnam making its debut in the capital Hanoi, one of the most exciting cities in the world right now.
"And we also have the return of the historic Zandvoort circuit on the outskirts of another vibrant city, Amsterdam, for the Dutch Grand Prix."