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FIA approves Formula 1 2019 calendar and new rules
Formula 1’s 2019 calendar, as well as a host of technical and sporting changes to the rules, were formally approved by the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council on Friday.
Jonathan Noble
Edited: Dec 19, 2018, 3:32 PM
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F1 2019
The 2019 FIA Formula 1 World Championship starts in Melbourne on March 17 – and here you will find F1 news, photos and videos covering many topics such as: technological advancements, 2019 F1 rules, team and driver articles, in-depth analysis and expert opinion, and much more. You can also check out the 2019 F1 calendar, buy F1 event tickets and merchandise.
Following a meeting in Paris, the 21-round schedule for 2019 was unchanged from the provisional F1 schedule that had been released by F1’s owners Liberty Media back in August.
The season will start in Australia on March 17, and finish with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on December 1.
The full F1 2019 entry list is as follows…
Date Grand Prix Venue 17th March Australia Melbourne 31st March Bahrain Sakhir 14th April China Shanghai 28th April Azerbaijan Baku 12th May Spain Barcelona 26th May Monaco Monaco 9th June Canada Montreal 23rd June France Paul Ricard 30th June Austria Red Bull Ring 14th July Great Britian Silverstone 28th July Germany Hockenheim 4th August Hungary Hungaroring 1st September Belgium Spa 8th September Italy Monza 22nd September Singapore Singapore 29th September Russia Sochi 13th October Japan Suzuka 27th October Mexico Mexico City 3rd November USA Austin 17th November Brazil Interlagos 1st December Abu Dhabi Yas Marina
NEW RULES
As well as the new calendar, the WMSC approved a raft of changes to the F1 rules for 2019 – as exclusively revealed previously by Motorsport.com.
Following approval by F1’s Strategy Group and the F1 Commission, the new rules include:
- a new position for the rear view mirrors and rear wing to help with rearward visibility
- the location of on board cameras will also be changed to get a clearer view over the halo
- rear endplate lights will be added to the rear wing
- minor modifications will be made to the halo fairing to help with driver extraction
Other rule changes are:
- Drivers will now only be allowed to overtake after a safety car period once they have crossed the start-finish line. Previously they had been allowed to do so at a safety car line
- Teams will now be responsible for initial scrutineering of their cars and must declare that their cars comply with all safety related matters
- A chequered light panel will be used at the end of the race alongside the traditional flag
- For 2020, the team personnel curfew will increase from eight to nine hours
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