The 2021 F1 season promises to be the most exciting title fight in years as Max Verstappen competes against seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton in the final year of the current rule cycle.
Some smart strategic decisions and equally brilliant driving resulted in Hamilton drawing his first blood in Bahrain last month, but Verstappen also drew a flawless drive in difficult wet conditions just weeks later at Imola.
Mercedes has repeatedly stated that there will be a performance deficit on Red Bull’s high-rake RB16B in 2021. The Austrian brand insists that this is a clever tactic to put pressure on it.
The two F1 teams are expected to be in a league of their own again in the Algarve and how their fight develops will give a better indication of the pecking order at the top of the field.
In the meantime, McLaren was able to threaten the top cannons for a podium place again, measured by the pace Lando Norris showed in Imola in the Mercedes-powered MCL35M. Red Bull’s sister team, AlphaTauri and Ferrari, could also score strong points in Portimao.
In 2020, Portugal returned to the F1 calendar for the first time in 24 years, and the organizers have managed to land a contract for a second Grand Prix for as many years.
At last year’s event, Hamilton took his 92nd race win, surpassing Michael Schumacher’s many years of experience with the most Grand Prix wins by a single driver.
2021 Formula 1 schedules for Portuguese Formula 1 in different time zones
|
session |
mean Greenwich Mean Time |
BST |
HONOR |
AND |
PT |
AEDT |
JST |
IS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FP1 |
10:30 |
11:30 a.m. |
12:30 |
06:30 |
03:30 |
20:30 |
7:30 p.m. |
16:00 |
|
FP2 |
14:00 |
15:00 |
16:00 |
10:00 |
07:00 |
00: 00 * |
23:00 |
7:30 p.m. |
|
FP3 |
11:00 |
12:00 |
13:00 |
07:00 |
04:00 |
21:00 |
20:00 |
16:30 |
|
qualification |
14:00 |
15:00 |
16:00 |
10:00 |
07:00 |
00: 00 * |
23:00 |
7:30 p.m. |
|
run |
14:00 |
15:00 |
16:00 |
10:00 |
07:00 |
00: 00 * |
23:00 |
7:30 p.m. |
* + 1 day
2021 schedules for the Portuguese Formula 1 meeting in Great Britain / Portugal
Friday April 30th 2021
- Free practice 1: 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. BST
- Free practice 2: 15:00 – 16:00 BST
Saturday 1st May 2021
- Free practice 3: 12:00 – 13:00 BST
- Qualification: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. BST
Sunday May 2nd 2021
2021 Formula 1 schedules for Portuguese Formula 1 in Europe
Friday April 30th 2021
- Free practice 1: 12:30 – 13:30 CEST
- Free practice 2: 16:00 – 17:00 CEST
Saturday 1st May 2021
- Free practice 3: 13:00 – 14:00 CEST
- Qualification: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CEST
Sunday May 2nd 2021
2021 schedules for the Portuguese GP Formula 1 in the USA
Friday April 30th 2021
- Free practice 1: 06:30 – 07:30 ET / 03:30 – 04:30 PT
- Free practice 2: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET / 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM PT
Saturday 1st May 2021
- Free practice 3: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. ET / 4:00 a.m. – 5:00 a.m. PT
- Qualification: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET / 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM PT
Sunday May 2nd 2021
- Race: 10:00 – 12:00 PT / 07:00 – 09:00 PT
2021 schedules for the Formula 1 Portuguese GP in Australia
Friday April 30th 2021
- Free practice 1: 20:30 – 21:30 AEST
Saturday 1st May 2021
- Free practice 2: 00:00 – 01:00 AEST
- Free practice 3: 21:00 – 22:00 AEST
Sunday May 2nd 2021
- Qualification: 00:00 – 01:00 AEST
Monday, May 3, 2021
2021 schedules for the Formula 1 Portuguese GP in Japan
Friday April 30th 2021
- Free practice 1: 7.30 p.m. – 8.30 p.m. JST
- Free practice 2: 23:00 – 00:00 JST
Saturday 1st May 2021
- Free practice 3: 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. JST
- Qualification: 23:00 – 00:00 JST
Sunday May 2nd 2021
2021 Formula 1 schedules for Portuguese Formula 1 in India
Friday April 30th 2021
- Free practice 1: 16:00 – 17:00 IS
- Free practice 2: 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. ACTUAL
Saturday 1st May 2021
- Free practice 3: 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. ACTUAL
- Qualifying: 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. IST
Sunday May 2nd 2021
Can’t find your country or region in the list? On the Formula 1 schedule page, you can find the broadcast times in your local time zone.
Pirelli tire allocation for the Portuguese Grand Prix
For Portimao, Pirelli brings the three hardest compounds from its F1 tire range – C1, C2 and C3.
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