When does the F1 season start in 2022? Date and time
Your complete guide to when the F1 2022 season starts – and there's not long to go!
The 2022 Formula 1 season is approaching quickly with a bumper calendar of action set to begin in earnest with scores to settle and rivalries to renew.
Max Verstappen enters the season as the reigning champion and will be determined to put on a show in front of a grandstand audience of viewers of F1 on TV.
The Red Bull superstar's victory was shrouded in controversy following a controversial last-lap overtake on Lewis Hamilton at the end of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2021, with both drivers expected to push each other further in 2022.
All eyes will once again turn to that pair of drivers as they duel once more in 2022, but a cluster of other teams will hope to muscle in on the title battle including the likes of McLaren and Ferrari who both appear to have adapted well to the new car regulations set out for this year and beyond.
Fans around the world will be desperate for the new season to come along and we've got all the dates for your diary in the F1 calendar 2022 as we await 'lights out' for the first time this year.
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When does the F1 season start in 2022?
The F1 2022 season starts on Sunday 20th March 2022 with the Bahrain Grand Prix.
The race starts at 3pm UK time and will inevitably draw in a huge audience as the lights go out.
However, you could say the season has technically already started with testing in Barcelona in February. There's also another testing weekend in Bahrain, one week prior to the start of the new campaign.
F1 2022 calendar
You can check out our full F1 calendar 2022 here with a complete run-through of all the races.
Formula 1 had announced a 23-race calendar for 2022 but the Russian Grand Prix has been cancelled amid the invasion of Ukraine.
For now, it remains to be seen whether that gap will be filled. It does appear likely that Formula 1 will find an alternative venue for that weekend in September, with Qatar reportedly interested in taking over.
The rest of the calendar features the most iconic circuits around the world including Silverstone, Monza and a return to Zandvoort for another burst of orange in the Netherlands.
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