BREAKING: Formula 1 unveils eight-race European schedule

The 2020 Formula 1 season will start in Austria on 5 July, opening a streak of eight European races to start the campaign. An F1 statement said that the championship would begin across three consecutive weekends, starting with back-to-back races in Austria.

After the first break of the calendar, the 2020 season will reconvene for consecutive races at Silverstone on 2 and 9 August, before heading to Belgium and Italy to round-off the opening eight events of 2020.

Plans for the rest of the season are yet to be announced amid scheduling difficulties imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. However, F1 bosses have insisted that 15-18 races are expected to be completed before the season is concluded in December.

The campaign is likely to be concluded with races in Bahrain on 6 December and Abu Dhabi on 13 December.

Events in Russia, the United States, Mexico, Brazil and Azerbaijan are unlikely to take place due to COVID-19.

F1 2020 Calendar: Races 1-8

3-5 July Austrian Grand Prix (Red Bull Ring)

10-12 July Steiermark Grand Prix (Red Bull Ring)

17-19 July Hungarian Grand Prix (Hungaroring)

31 July- 2 August British Grand Prix (Silverstone)

7-9 August 70th Anniversary Grand Prix (Silverstone)

14-16 August Spanish Grand Prix (Circuit de Barcelona)

28-30 August Belgian Grand Prix (Spa)

4-6 September Italian Grand Prix (Monza)