
The 2018 Formula 1 World Championship season is shaping up with only three more race seats available on the grid and the calendar merely awaiting confirmation of a a couple of race dates.
With Toro Rosso confirming Pierre Gasly and Brendon Hartley for 2018, the only other race seats yet to be announced are two at Sauber and one at Williams.
There will be 21 grand prix weekends next year, with the Australian Grand Prix on 25 March 2018 signalling the start of the season.
The Bahrain and China race dates have yet to be ratified, as there is a chance the two dates will switch – this is subject to confirmation from the FIA.
Track action will start with two four day pre-season tests at Circuit de Catalunya, the first scheduled to start on 26 February. There will also be two in-season tests to run over the course of two days on both occasions.
2018 Teams & Drivers
Mercedes | Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas |
Ferrari | Engine | Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Raikkonen |
Red Bull | Engine | Daniel Ricciardo | Max Verstappen |
Force India | Engine | Sergio Perez | Esteban Ocon |
Williams | Engine | Lance Stroll | TBC |
Toro Rosso | Engine | Pierre Gasly | Brendon Hartley |
Haas | Engine | Romain Grosjean | Kevin Magnussen |
Renault | Engine | Nico Hulkenberg | Carlos Sainz |
McLaren | Engine | Fernando Alonso | Stoffel Vandoorne |
Sauber | Engine | Marcus Ericcson | Charles Leclerc |
2018 Grand Prix Race Dates
1 | 25 March | Australian Grand Prix | Melbourne |
2 | 8 April | Bahrain Grand Prix* | Sakhir |
3 | 15 April | Chinese Grand Prix* | Shanghai |
4 | 29 April | Azerbaijan Grand Prix | Baku |
5 | 13 May | Spanish Grand Prix | Barcelona |
6 | 27 May | Monaco Grand Prix | Monaco |
7 | 10 June | Canadian Grand Prix | Montreal |
8 | 24 June | French Grand Prix | Le Castellet |
9 | 1 July | Austrian Grand Prix | Spielberg |
10 | 8 July | British Grand Prix | Silverstone |
11 | 22 July | German Grand Prix | Hockenheim |
12 | 29 July | Hungarian Grand Prix | Budapest |
13 | 26 August | Belgian Grand Prix | Spa-Francorchamps |
14 | 2 September | Italian Grand Prix | Monza |
15 | 16 September | Singapore Grand Prix | Marina Bay |
16 | 30 September | Russian Grand Prix | Sochi |
17 | 7 October | Japanese Grand Prix | Suzuka |
18 | 21 October | United States Grand Prix | Austin |
19 | 28 October | Mexican Grand Prix | Mexico City |
20 | 11 November | Brazilian Grand Prix | Sao Paulo |
21 | 25 November | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Yas Marina |
1 | * date TBC |
2018 Provisional Test Dates
Pre-Season Testing | |
26 February – 1 March | Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona |
6-9 March | Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona |
In-Season Testing | |
15 May – 18 May | Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona |
31 July – 1 August | Hungaroring, Budapest |