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Circuits originally scheduled to host a Grand Prix in 2020 are marked with a black dot.

Twenty-two Grands Prix were originally scheduled for the 2020 World Championship.[1] However, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in numerous race cancellations and postponements. A rescheduled calendar consisted of seventeen Grands Prix, while thirteen races were cancelled. The length of each race is the minimum number of laps that exceeds a total distance of 305 km (189.5 mi). Under the sporting regulations, a minimum of eight races must take place for the season to be considered a championship.[2][a] For each Grand Prix, qualifying took place the day before the Grand Prix.

 
Nations that hosted a Grand Prix in 2020 are highlighted in green, with circuit locations marked with a black dot. Former host nations are shown in dark grey, and former host circuits are marked with a white dot.
Schedule of events
Round Grand Prix Circuit Race date
1 Austrian Grand Prix   Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 5 July
2 Styrian Grand Prix 12 July
3 Hungarian Grand Prix   Hungaroring, Mogyoród 19 July[b]
4 British Grand Prix   Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 2 August[c]
5 70th Anniversary Grand Prix 9 August
6 Spanish Grand Prix   Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 16 August[d]
7 Belgian Grand Prix   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 30 August
8 Italian Grand Prix   Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza 6 September
9 Tuscan Grand Prix   Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero 13 September
10 Russian Grand Prix   Sochi Autodrom, Sochi 27 September
11 Eifel Grand Prix   Nürburgring, Nürburg 11 October
12 Portuguese Grand Prix   Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão 25 October
13 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix   Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 1 November
14 Turkish Grand Prix   Intercity Istanbul Park, Tuzla 15 November
15 Bahrain Grand Prix   Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir[e] 29 November[f]
16 Sakhir Grand Prix 6 December
17 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix   Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 13 December[g]
Sources:[5][6][7][8]

The following rounds were included on the original calendar published by the World Motor Sport Council, but were cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic:

Grand Prix Circuit Original date
Australian Grand Prix   Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne 15 March
Vietnamese Grand Prix   Hanoi Street Circuit, Hanoi 5 April
Chinese Grand Prix   Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 19 April
Dutch Grand Prix   Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 3 May
Monaco Grand Prix   Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 24 May
Azerbaijan Grand Prix   Baku City Circuit, Baku 7 June
Canadian Grand Prix   Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montréal 14 June
French Grand Prix   Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 28 June
Singapore Grand Prix   Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore 20 September
Japanese Grand Prix   Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka 11 October
United States Grand Prix   Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas 25 October
Mexico City Grand Prix   Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City 1 November
Brazilian Grand Prix   Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 15 November
Sources:[9][10][11][12][13][14]

Changes from the 2019 calendar to the original 2020 calendar

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After purchasing the commercial rights to the sport from CVC Capital Partners in January 2017, Liberty Media announced plans to expand the Formula One calendar using a concept they termed "destination races" and modelled on the Singapore Grand Prix.[15] Under the "destination races" model, Grands Prix would be established in or near key tourist destinations and integrate racing, entertainment and social functions with the aim of making the sport more accessible and appealing to a wider audience.[peacock prose] Several countries and venues announced plans to bid for a Grand Prix,[16][17] with two bids being successful:

Liberty Media initially expected that the 2020 calendar would consist of twenty-one Grands Prix and that any new races would come at the expense of existing events, but later negotiated an agreement with the teams to allow up to twenty-two Grands Prix. Several further changes were made between the 2019 and 2020 calendars, with the German Grand Prix discontinued and the Mexican Grand Prix planned to be rebranded as the "Mexico City Grand Prix" before it was cancelled.[25][26]

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