FIA F3 announces 2020 calendar, adding races in Bahrain and the Netherlands
The FIA Formula 3 Championship has announced its calendar for 2020, adding an extra round for the category’s second season.
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The series will visit Bahrain and the Netherlands for the first time, dropping the French Grand Prix from its calendar.
The championship will commence in Bahrain alongside the FIA Formula 2 Championship, but will finish in Russia to leave room for competitors to contest the FIA Formula 3 World Cup in Macau at the end of the year.
All nine races will support the Formula One World Championship.
FIA Formula 3 CEO Bruno Michel said: “I’m very pleased to confirm that our 2020 calendar will comprise nine rounds. That’s one more event than this season. All events will occur alongside F1 Grand Prix, with two new venues, one flyaway and one European. It will be interesting to see the F3 cars racing at the Bahrain International Circuit and at Zandvoort alongside F1 and F2.”
FIA Single-Seater Commission President, Stefano Domenicali, said: “The 2020 FIA Formula 3 calendar is an exciting prospect for the many young talents looking to progress up the FIA single-seater pyramid. I am looking forward to seeing how they tackle a new challenge in Bahrain, whilst many will be returning to the fantastic Zandvoort circuit in the Netherlands having raced there in more junior categories. With an additional event giving increased track time and all races supporting Formula 1, there’s no better step up into international single-seater competition.”
2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship Calendar
20-22 March - Sakhir, Bahrain
01-03 May - Zandvoort, Netherlands
08-10 May - Barcelona, Spain
03-05 July - Spielberg, Austria
17-19 July - Silverstone, Great Britain
31 July-02 August - Budapest, Hungary
28-30 August - Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
04-06 September - Monza, Italy
25-27 September - Sochi, Russia
