Portimao to host first FF1M race as AFIA announces provisional 2016 Calendar

The provisional calendar for the 2016 FF1M Season was released to teams today with Portimao taking over as host of the Portuguese Grand Prix from the Estoril circuit.

The Mexican Grand Prix is also absent, with both Mexico City and Estoril due to be included in the next FF1M Classic season instead.

The calendar features a record 19 rounds, including a returning Bahrain Grand Prix and a provisional finale in Abu Dhabi “dependant on whether circuit modifications can be made in time”.

The season will begin on 20th March in Australia with the traditional opener at Albert Park, Melbourne before moving to the Interlagos Circuit in Brazil two weeks later.

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne	15 March
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	3 April
3	European Grand Prix	Nürburgring, Nürburg	17 April
4	San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero	1 May
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Ciudad del Motor de Aragón	15 May
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	29 May
7	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	12 June
8	United States Grand Prix	Road America, Elkhart Lake	19 June
9	>Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	3rd July
10	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	10 July
11	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	24 July
12	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Budapest	7 August
13	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	28 August
14	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	4 September
15	Portuguese Grand Prix	Algarve International Circuit, Portimão	18 September
16	Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur	2 October
17	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	9 October
18	Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	30 October
19*	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	4 December