When is the next Formula 1 race? F1 schedule, date, start time for 2021 Mexican Grand Prix

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Just five races remain in the 2021 Formula 1 world championship.

Max Verstappen is looking to hold off Lewis Hamilton, and he's doing so with the slimmest of margins entering the next F1 race on the schedule, with just a 10 point lead. 

That margin is razor thin considering Verstappen's task of facing off against one of the greatest drivers of all-time in Hamilton. The schedule favors Hamilton, too, who has wins in all of the tracks except the debuting two races (Qatar, Saudi Arabia) over the final five races of the year.

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Formula 1 is entering the championship laps of the championship in 2021. 

Here's when they'll go racing next:

Is there a Formula 1 race today?

  • Next F1 race: Mexico City Grand Prix
  • Date: Sunday, Nov. 7
  • Lights out: 2 p.m. ET

After a two-week break, F1 returns on Sunday, Nov. 7 with the Mexico City Grand Prix.

The race is the second and final one scheduled to take place in North America, with the Canadian GP originally scheduled, but eventually getting canceled. 

Verstappen took home the checkered flag in the United States GP, with Hamilton finished 1.3 seconds in back of the Red Bull racer.

Formula 1 schedule 2021

Formula 1 returns in 2021 with a zaftig 22-race schedule, starting with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 28 and concluding with the customary Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Dec. 12. 

The Portuguese Grand Prix returns for its second-consecutive running after a 22-year absence. Also making its debut this year is the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix taking place on the Jeddah Street Circuit, scheduled for December.

The Australian Grand Prix, originally scheduled for Nov. 21, has been axed. Several options are on the table to take its place.

The Singapore GP was nixed in early June, with the Turkish Grand Prix taking its place the same weekend.

All times Eastern.

Date Race Course Start time TV channel Winner
March 28 Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain International Circuit 11 a.m. ESPN2 Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
April 18 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari 9 a.m. TBD Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
May 2 Portuguese Grand Prix Algarve International Circuit 10 a.m. ESPN Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
May 9 Spanish Grand Prix Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 9 a.m. ESPN Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
May 23 Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco 9 a.m. ESPN2 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
June 6 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Baku City Circuit 8 a.m. ESPN Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
June 20 French Grand Prix Circuit Paul Ricard 9 a.m. ESPN2 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
June 27 Styrian Grand Prix Red Bull Ring 9 a.m. ESPN Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
July 4 Austrian Grand Prix Red Bull Ring 9 a.m. ESPN Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
July 18 British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit 10 a.m. ESPN Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
Aug. 1 Hungarian Grand Prix Hungaroring 9 a.m. ESPN Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
Aug. 29 Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 9 a.m. ESPN2 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Sept. 5 Dutch Grand Prix Circuit Zandvoort 9 a.m. ESPN2 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Sept. 12 Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 9 a.m. ESPN2 Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren)
Sept. 26 Russian Grand Prix Sochi Autodrom 8 a.m. ESPN2 Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
Oct. 10 Turkish Grand Prix Istanbul Park Circuit 8 a.m. ESPN2 Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)
Oct. 24 United States Grand Prix Circuit of the Americas 3 p.m. ABC Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Oct. 31 Mexico City Grand Prix Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez 2 p.m. ABC TBD
Nov. 7 Brazilian Grand Prix Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace Noon ESPN2 TBD
Nov. 20 Qatar Grand Prix Losail Circuit TBD TBD TBD
Dec. 5 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Jeddah Street Circuit 11 p.m. ESPN2 TBD
Dec. 12 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Yas Marina Circuit 8 a.m. ESPN2 TBD
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