F2 and F3 add Zandvoort but drop Paul Ricard for 2020

Formula 2 and Formula 3 will support the revived Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort next year.

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However Formula 1’s leading support series will retain a 12-round, 24-race schedule as the French Grand Prix-supporting double-header at Paul Ricard has been dropped.

“We kept the number of events to the same amount as the previous two years as we have found the right balance between European rounds and overseas race weekends,” said Formula 2 CEO Bruno Michel.

“More tracks would have liked to have F2 race,” he added, “but as always, we want to ensure that our championship remains affordable by keeping the costs under control and thus the number of events to a total of twelve.”

As this year, the next Formula 2 season will begin in Bahrain in March and conclude at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi eight months later. The championship will return to Spa-Francorchamps, where a serious crash during last month’s feature race claimed the life of Anthoine Hubert and left Juan Manuel Correa in intensive care.

Formula 3 has also confirmed its calendar for next season. It will join Formula 2 at nine of their rounds, skipping Monaco, Baku and Yas Marina.

2020 F2 calendar

Dates	Circuit	Country
20-22 March	Bahrain International Circuit	Bahrain
1-3 May	Zandvoort	Netherlands
8-10 May	Barcelona	Spain
21-23 May	Monte-Carlo	Monaco
5-7 June	Baku	Azerbaijan
3-5 July	Red Bull Ring	Austria
17-19 July	Silverstone	Great Britain
31 July-2 August	Budapest	Hungary
28-30 August	Spa-Francorchamps	Belgium
4-6 September	Monza	Italy
25-27 September	Sochi Autodrom	Russia
27-29 November	Yas Marina	UAE

2020 F3 calendar

Dates	Circuit	Country
20-22 March	Bahrain International Circuit	Bahrain
1-3 May	Zandvoort	Netherlands
8-10 May	Barcelona	Spain
3-5 July	Spielberg	Austria
17-19 July	Silverstone	Great Britain
31 July-2 August	Budapest	Hungary
28-30 August	Spa-Francorchamps	Belgium
4-6 September	Monza	Italy
25-27 September	Sochi Autodrom	Russia

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14 comments on “F2 and F3 add Zandvoort but drop Paul Ricard for 2020”

MacLeod (@macleod)
17th September 2019, 13:14
I hope they have room for all those teams or F2 and F3 teams are placed outside of the circuit?
Pete
17th September 2019, 13:14
Lets hope F1 does the same…..
1. Niefer (@niefer)
  17th September 2019, 15:41
  +1
2. regs (@regs)
  17th September 2019, 18:16
  F1 will have both. And Paul Ricard is a fine circuit. It only needs to ditch chicane in the middle of Mistral straight.
3. Carlos Medrano (@carlosmedrano)
  17th September 2019, 18:59
  It wont be an improvement, maybe visually but not racing wise
hahostolze (@hahostolze)
17th September 2019, 13:19
Zandvoort is biting off way more than it can chew
1. erikje
  17th September 2019, 16:38
  interesting to read that even Zandvoort was informed by these press releases.
KaIIe (@kaiie)
17th September 2019, 14:03
Would be really interesting to see the financial numbers behind these decisions. Is it really cheaper for teams to go to, for example, Bahrain, or wait for two months between Russia and the final round at Abu Dhabi instead of doing one more European race?
1. regs (@regs)
  17th September 2019, 18:19
  It’s all depend on where you are.
Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
17th September 2019, 15:54
F2 cars in zandvoort! Like rockets on a kart track.
regs (@regs)
17th September 2019, 18:18
In my opinion, F2 should not be support championship and should be on its own. Should be raced on tracks where F1 is not stepping in.
1. Marcel
  17th September 2019, 19:47
  Yeah, because people spend a day on a track just to see f2 and f3… Teams, drivers and sponsors will be delighted to race in front of no public. Financially impossible!
Dutchguy (@justarandomdutchguy)
17th September 2019, 19:58
but drop Paul Ricard for 2020
and nothing of value was lost
Geroge
18th September 2019, 6:39
More affordable,
Yet they keep the trips to Bahrain and Yas Marina……..
Should simply be the euro rounds only