Formula 1's first grand prix of the season will be held on Saturday, not Sunday. The race in Bahrain will be the first of 24 scheduled events in the season.
The first race of the year will take place in Abu Dhabi on March 25. The second race will be in Bahrain on March 26. The third and final race is in Bahrain, on March 28. The final race will take places on March 31 in Bahrain. It is the first time in the history of the sport that the final race has been held on a Saturday.