Formula One announced a provisional 23-race calendar for the 2021 season on Tuesday, including a first ever race in Saudi Arabia. The Vietnamese Grand Prix has been dropped, meaning the date of April 25 has been left vacant for now. March 21: Australia (Melbourne) March 28: Bahrain (Sakhir) April 11: China (Shanghai) April 25: To be confirmed May 9: Spain (Barcelona)* May 23: Monaco June 6: Azerbaijan (Baku) June 13: Canada (Montreal) June 27: France (Le Castellet) July 4: Austria (Spielberg) July 18: Britain (Silverstone) August 1: Hungary (Budapest) August 29: Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps) September 5: Netherlands (Zandvoort) September 12: Italy (Monza) September 26: Russia (Sochi) October 3: Singapore October 10: Japan (Suzuka) October 24: United States (Austin) October 31: Mexico (Mexico City) November 14: Brazil (Sao Paulo)* November 28: Saudi Arabia (Jeddah) December 5: Abu Dhabi * = subject to contract afp