2016 F1 Calendar: Will There Be 21 Races on the Schedule or Will Some Disappear?

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Published: October 6, 2015

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On September 30, the FIA announced a new provisional schedule for the 2016 Formula One season. The new draft features several modifications from the previous version, released in July, but still contains 21 races—a controversial number, as it would represent the longest F1 season ever.

Teams and drivers have expressed concerns in the past about expanding the schedule beyond 20 races. In 2013, for example, Sebastian Vettel told Reuters' Alan Baldwin:

Twenty is enough races. Maybe for us it's possible to have another one here or there but especially for the teams, in terms of logistics and for team staff, I think it's already a big effort. Very little time, very few weekends to spend at home with their families, with their kids. I think you mustn't forget about that.

But just because a race is included on a provisional calendar doesn't mean it will actually take place.

The Korean Grand Prix appeared on a 2015 draft schedule last year before dropping off when the final calendar was released. And the German Grand Prix, which has taken place almost every year since the beginning of the F1 World Championship in 1950, was scrapped after neither the Nurburgring, nor Hockenheim could reach a deal with series boss Bernie Ecclestone to host it.

In September 2013, the provisional 2014 calendar showed 22 races, including Korea, Mexico and the Grand Prix of America in New Jersey. None of those races made it onto the final calendar, which ultimately featured 19 grands prix.

So, will any of the races from the provisional 2016 calendar suffer a similar fate to Korea and New Jersey?



For most of the races, we can say with 99 percent certainty that they will be on the final calendar. But there are a couple that do have question marks beside them—at least for now.

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