F1 confirms race start times for 2020 world championship rounds

Published on 10 Jan 2020 16:11

By: Fergal Walsh

Formula 1 has announced the start times for all of the sessions throughout the 2020 season, which kicks off in March at Albert Park, Melbourne.

Two new events have been added to the roster this year, with Vietnam hosting its first ever championship round as the second event of the year.

The race will get underway at 14:10 local time on Sunday, April 5th, which means an early start for European viewers (7:10 GMT, 8:10 CET).

The Dutch Grand Prix returns after a 35-year absence from the F1 calendar and takes place two rounds after Vietnam.

The race at Zandvoort will start at 15:10 local time (14:10 GMT). The US Grand Prix will start one hour later than in 2019.

2020 F1 session start times

GRAND PRIX	FP1/FP2/FP3	QUALIFYING	RACE
Australia	12:00/16:00/14:00	17:00	16:10
Bahrain	14:00/18:00/15:00	18:00	18:10
Vietnam	11:00/15:00/12:00	15:00	14:10
China	11:00/15:00/12:00	15:00	14:10
Netherlands	11:00/15:00/12:00	15:00	15:10
Spain	11:00/15:00/12:00	15:00	15:10
Monaco*	11:00/15:00/12:00	15:00	15:10
Azerbaijan	13:00/17:00/14:00	17:00	16:10
Canada	11:00/15:00/11:00	14:00	14:10
France	11:00/15:00/12:00	15:00	15:10
Austria	11:00/15:00/12:00	15:00	15:10
Great Britain	11:00/15:00/12:00	15:00	15:10
Hungary	11:00/15:00/12:00	15:00	15:10
Belgium	11:00/15:00/12:00	15:00	15:10
Italy	11:00/15:00/12:00	15:00	15:10
Singapore	16:30/2030/18:00	21:00	20:10
Russia	11:00/15:00/12:00	15:00	14:10
Japan	11:00/15:00/12:00	15:00	13:10
United States	11:00/15:00/13:00	16:00	14:10
Mexico	11:00/15:00/10:00	13:00	13:10
Brazil	11:00/15:00/12:00	15:00	14:10
Abu Dhabi	13:00/17:00/14:00	17:00	17:10

*FP1 and FP2 are held on Thursday in Monaco.

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