The Grand Prix in Emilia-Romagna in Imola is the second stop of the Formula 1 season in 2021. Here you can find the most important information about the upcoming racing weekend in Italy.
Formula 1, GP in Emilia-Romagna: date, date, schedule
After the season opener in Bahrain, the Formula 1 World Championship will continue in Imola (Italy). The GP in Emilia-Romagna starts after a three-week break on Friday, April 16, with the two free practice sessions on the “Autodrome Enzo e Dino Ferrari” track. On Sunday, April 18th, the pilots will fight for the championship points.
The GP in Emilia-Romagna serves as a replacement for the Grand Prix in China, which was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Vietnam Grand Prix had to be canceled this year due to the corona.
Despite the failures, the drivers are facing the longest Formula 1 season of all time with a total of 23 races.
Formula 1: The racing calendar at a glance
| date | Time (CET) | Grand Prix | route | winner |
| 28th March | 17 o’clock | Bahrain | Bahrain International Circuit (Sakir) | Lewis Hamilton |
| 18. April | 15 Uhr | Emilia Romagna | Autodrome Enzo and Dino Ferrari (Imola) | |
| 2. May | 16 Uhr | Portugal | Algarve International Autodrome (Portimao) | |
| May 9 | 15 o’clock | Spain | Circuit de Bracelona-Catalunya (Barcelona) | |
| 23. May | 15 Uhr | monaco | Monaco Circuit (Monte-Carlo) | |
| June 6 | 14 o’clock | Azerbaijan | Baku City Circuit (Baku) | |
| June 13 | 8 p.m. | Canada | Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve (Montreal) | |
| June 27 | 15 o’clock | France | Paul Ricard Circuit (Le Castellet) | |
| July 4th | 3pm | Austria | Red Bull Ring (Spielberg) | |
| July 18th | 4 p.m. | Great Britain | Silverstone Circuit (Silverstone) | |
| August 1st | 3pm | Hungary | Hungaroring (Budapest) | |
| August 29 | 15 o’clock | Belgium | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Spa) | |
| 5th September | 3pm | Netherlands | Circuit Park Zandvoort (Zandvoort) | |
| 12. September | 15 Uhr | Italien | Monza National Circuit (Monza) | |
| September 26th | 14 o’clock | Russia | Sochi Autodrome (Sochi) | |
| October 3 | 14 o’clock | Singapore | Marina Bay Street Circuit (Singapore) | |
| October 10th | 7 o’clock | Japan | Suzuka Inernational Racing Course (Suzuka) | |
| October 24th | 21 o’clock | USA | Circuit of The Americans (Austin) | |
| October 31 | 8 p.m. | Mexico | Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez (Mexico City) | |
| November 7th | 6 p.m. | Brazil | Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace (Sao Paulo) | |
| November 21st | 7 p.m. | Australia | Albert Park Circuit (Melbourne) | |
| December 5th | 17 o’clock | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah Street Circuit (Jeddah) | |
| 12th of December | 14 o’clock | Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina Circuit (Abu Dhabi) |
Formula 1, GP in Emilia-Romagna: broadcast on TV and live stream
Motorsport fans will have a few opportunities to see the Grand Prix in Emilia-Romagna live and in full length. As the owner of the broadcasting rights, Sky broadcasts every race weekend on the newly launched Sky Sport F1 channel. As a result, the Imola race can of course also be seen on the pay-TV broadcaster.
If you want to follow the events (free practice sessions, qualifying, races) in the live stream from Sky , you can do so with a SkyGo subscription or SkyTicket .
Four of the 23 races can also be seen on free TV. RTL , the long-standing home of Formula 1, takes over four GPs. This enables an agreement between Sky and RTL . The Grand Prix in Emilia-Romagna is one of the four selected races that RTL is also showing.
The private broadcaster also offers a live stream on TVNow. For 4.95 euros per month you can subscribe to TVNow and thus watch the race weekend.
In Austria, two providers are also responsible for broadcasting the season – namely ORF and ServusTV . With the exception of the Grand Prix in Austria, only one station broadcasts per race weekend. The ORF is responsible for the GP in Emilia-Romagna.
GP in Emilia-Romagna in the live ticker
At SPOX you can follow the entire race weekend in the live ticker. Spectacular overtaking maneuvers, pit stops, fastest lap times – you won’t miss a thing with us.
Click here for the live ticker: 1. Free practice
Click here for the live ticker: 2. Free practice
Click here for the live ticker: 3. Free practice
Click here for the live ticker: Qualifying
Click here for the live ticker: Race
Formula 1: All teams and drivers at a glance
| team | Driver 1 | Driver 2 |
| Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas |
| Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Sergio Perez |
| McLaren | Daniel Ricciardo | Lando Norris |
| Aston Martin | Sebastian Vettel | Lance Stroll |
| Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Esteban Ocon |
| Ferrari | Charles Leclerc | Carlos Sainz |
| AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda |
| Alfa Romeo | Kimi Raikkonen | Antonio Giovinazzi |
| Haas | Mick Schumacher | Nikita Mazepin |
| Williams | George Russell | Nicholas Latifi |
