The 2018 Formula 1 World Championship will start with the traditional season opening Australian Grand Prix on 25th Mar, 2017.
The 2018 season will see 21 races being held in he calender year with the season ending Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi, set to take place on 25th Nov, 2017.
The official pre-season testing will be held twice from Feb 26th – Mar 01st and Mar 06th – 09th at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. The in-season testing will take place from May 15th – 16th at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona and from Jul 31st – Aug 01st at Hungaroring in Budapest.
19 drivers have been confirmed out of 20 with the only spot vacant right now is with a seat at Williams F1. Mercedes, Force India & Williams will be using Mercedes as their engine supplier while Ferrari will provide engines for Ferrari, Sauber & Hass F1. Renault will supply engines to Mclaren & Red Bull Racing with Honda the sole supplier with Toro Rosso.
2018 F1 RACE CALENDAR:
| March 25 | Australian GP | Melbourne |
|---|---|---|
| April 8 | Bahrain GP | Sakhir |
| April 15 | Chinese GP | Shanghai |
| April 29 | Azerbaijan GP | Baku |
| May 13 | Spanish GP | Barcelona |
| May 27 | Monaco GP | Monaco |
| June 10 | Canadian GP | Montreal |
| June 24 | French GP | Le Castellet |
| July 1 | Austrian GP | Spielberg |
| July 8 | British GP | Silverstone |
| July 22 | German GP | Hockenheim |
| July 29 | Hungarian GP | Budapest |
| August 26 | Belgian GP | Spa-Francorchamps |
| September 2 | Italian GP | Monza |
| September 16 | Singapore GP | Marina Bay |
| September 30 | Russian GP | Sochi |
| October 7 | Japanese GP | Suzuka |
| October 21 | United States GP | Austin |
| October 28 | Mexican GP | Mexico City |
| November 11 | Brazilian GP | Sao Paulo |
| November 25 | Abu Dhabi GP | Yas Marina |
