The 2017 campaign is upon us and the look of pre-season and beyond is starting to take shape. Sweeping regulation changes for this season promise to produce faster, more aggressive-looking cars for the new campaign, and we should get the first glimpse of them when the unveilings begin ahead of the eight days of winter testing in Barcelona.
Here is every F1 date you need for you diary this season. This article will be updated in the weeks leading up to the opening winter test.
Confirmed car launches
February 20 - Sauber
February 21 - Renault, London
February 22 - Force India, Silverstone
February 23 - Mercedes, Silverstone
February 24 - Ferrari, Fiorano; McLaren, Woking
February 26 - Toro Rosso, Barcelona; Red Bull; Haas
Winter testing
First test: February 27-March 2 - Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Second test: March 7-10 - Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
2017 line-ups
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas
Red Bull
Daniel Ricciardo, Max Verstappen
Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen
Force India
Sergio Perez, Esteban Ocon
Williams
Lance Stroll, Felipe Massa
McLaren
Fernando Alonso, Stoffel Vandoorne
Toro Rosso
Carlos Sainz, Daniil Kvyat
Haas
Romain Grosjean, Kevin Magnussen
Renault
Nico Hulkenberg, Jolyon Palmer
Sauber
Marcus Ericsson, Pascal Wehrlein
2017 calendar
The 2017 calendar is already one race shorter than it was when released provisionally last year after the German Grand Prix failed to reach a viable commercial deal.
That leaves the calendar for the new season as follows:
• March 26, Melbourne, Australia
• April 9, Shanghai, China
• April 16, Sakhir, Bahrain
• April 30, Sochi, Russia
• May 14, Barcelona, Spain
• May 28, Monte Carlo, Monaco
• June 11, Montreal, Canada
• June 25, Baku, Azerbaijan
• July 9, Spielberg, Austria
• July 16, Silverstone, Great Britain
• July 30, Budapest, Hungary
• August 27, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
• September 3, Monza, Italy
• September 17, Marina Bay, Singapore
• October 1, Sepang, Malaysia
• October 8, Suzuka, Japan
• October 22, Austin, USA
• October 29, Mexico City, Mexico
• November 12, Sao Paulo, Brazil*
• November 26, Abu Dhabi, UAE
*Subject to confirmation
In-season tests
Two two-day in-season tests are permitted under the regulations and are the only occasions the 2017 cars are allowed to run on circuits outside of race weekends. The conditions of the tests mean they have to take place after a race weekend and at least two of the four days must be completed by a driver with less than two grands prix of experience. This year, the tests are taking place on the following dates:
April 18-19, Sakhir, Bahrain
August 1-2, Hungaroring, Hungary
The only other circumstance in which a 2017 car will be allowed to test is if a team decided to change driver midway through the season and the incoming driver has less than two grands prix of experience