F1 2025 schedule: Australia revealed as new venue for first race as new calendar announced [Video]

Australia will host the opening race of the Formula 1 season next year as the 2025 schedule was announced on Friday – with no new races once again on the calendar.

Albert Park in Melbourne, which last hosted the first race in 2019 after Covid paid put to the 2020 opener, will stage the first race of the season on Sunday 16 March – two weeks later than this year’s start date.

Bahrain has hosted the first race of the season since 2021, following on from pre-season testing at the same track in Lusail, but has moved to April due to Ramadan.

Saudi has also moved to April, with China and Japan being shifted forward a month to races two and three respectively.

The 2025 British Grand Prix takes place on 4-6 July at Silverstone.

For the second year running, …