Pirelli F1 announces schedule of 18-inch tyre testing in preparation of the 2022 season

Subham Jindal | 02/03/2021
Pirelli F1 announces full schedule of 18-inch tyre car testing in preparation of the 2022 season

Pirelli F1 has announced their full schedule of the new 18-inch tyre car testing in preparation of the 2022 season, with Williams the only team not participating.

Pirelli F1 have finalized a seven-month long schedule for the testing of their 18-inch tyres. The feedback from the nine teams participating would help them in preparing the rubber for the 2022 season.

Ferrari led from the front, doing the first round of testing in Jerez – former home of Spanish Grand Prix – with Charles Leclerc and newbie Carlos Sainz. The tests were carried out with the slick and wet tyres, spread over three days.

Ferrari will do two more days, one each in Bahrain and Hungary. Like Ferrari, Mercedes and Alpine will do the testing across five days. Williams, meanwhile, are not going to be a part of the exercise at all.

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Pirelli F1 18-inch tyre testing schedule

Circuit Date Tyre Team/s
Jerez 22nd February Slick Ferrari
Jerez 23rd February Wet Ferrari
Jerez 24th February Wet Ferrari
Bahrain International Circuit 30th March Slick Ferrari
Bahrain International Circuit 31st March Slick Alpine
Bahrain International Circuit 1st April Slick Alpine
Imola 20th April Slick Mercedes
Imola 21st April Slick Mercedes
Circuit de Catalunya 11th May Slick Red Bull, Alfa Romeo, Alpine
Circuit de Catalunya 12th May Slick Red Bull, Alfa Romeo
Paul Ricard 25th May Wet Mercedes
Paul Ricard 26th May Wet Mercedes
Red Bull Ring 6th July Slick AlphaTauri
Red Bull Ring 7th July Slick AlphaTauri
Silverstone 20th July Slick Aston Martin, Haas, Red Bull
Silverstone 21st July Slick Aston Martin, Haas
Hungaroring 3rd August Slick McLaren, Mercedes
Hungaroring 4th August Slick McLaren, Ferrari
Magny-Cours 15th September Wet Alpine
Magny-Cours 16th September Wet Alpine
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