F1 has released the provisional calendar for the 2020 world championship season, and as expected it comprises 22 races, the most ever in the sport's 71 years.

The season gets underway with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 15 and concludes with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit on November 29.

Thankfully, following the unease experienced in 2018 there will be no triple-headers, though there will be seven back-to-back race weekends.

The schedule sees a return to Zandvoort for the Dutch Grand Prix in May, while Hanoi will host the first Vietnam Grand Prix a few weeks earlier on April 5.

Australia, Britain and Spain have all renewed their contracts this year, as has Azerbaijan, while Mexico City will continue to host a race for the next three years under the new title of Mexico City Grand Prix.

Meanwhile, an extension to the contract with the Italian Grand Prix is in the final stages of being concluded.

The schedule will be submitted for approval at the FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting on October 4.

Date	Race	Circuit
15-Mar	Australia	Melbourne
22-Mar	Bahrain	Sakhir
05-Apr	Vietnam	Hanoi
19-Apr	China	Shanghai
03-May	Netherlands	Zandvoort
10-May	Spain	Barcelona
24-May	Monaco	Monaco
07-Jun	Azerbaijan	Baku
14-Jun	Canada	Montreal
28-Jun	France	Le Castellet
05-Jul	Austria	Spielberg
19-Jul	Great Britain	Silverstone
02-Aug	Hungary	Budapest
30-Aug	Belgium	Spa Francorchamps
06-Sep	Italy	Monza
20-Sep	Singapore	Singapore
27-Sep	Russia	Sochi
11-Oct	Japan	Suzuka
25-Oct	USA	Austin
01-Nov	Mexico	Mexico City
15-Nov	Brazil	Sao Paulo
29-Nov	Abu Dhabi	Yas Marina