F1 2012 Winter Schedule

(c) Octane Photographic

The F1 Winter season is soon approaching, with numerous tests and car launches to come. Here i have added all the car launches and winter tests so you can keep up with everything.

Winter testing is the time to work out problems and test new components. The car's have not changed too much but click here to see all the changes for 2012.

Click "read more" to see all the current dates. They will be updated whenever something new is revealed.

Winter Testing Dates:

• 7th February 2012      Jerez Circuit
• 8th February 2012      Jerez Circuit
• 9th February 2012       Jerez Circuit
• 21st February 2012     Circuit de Catalunya Test
• 22nd February 2012    Circuit de Catalunya Test
• 23rd February 2012     Circuit de Catalunya Test
• 24th February 2012     Circuit de Catalunya Test
• 1st March 2012            Circuit de Catalunya Test 2
• 2nd March 2012          Circuit de Catalunya Test 2
• 3rd March 2012           Circuit de Catalunya Test 2
• 4th March 2012           Circuit de Catalunya Test 2

Spring Test

• 1st May 2012              Mugello Circuit
• 2nd May 2012            Mugello Circuit
• 3rd May 2012             Mugello Circuit

Car Launches - Some TBC

(c) Red Bull Racing

Red Bull Racing: The RB8 will be unveiled on the 6th February 2012. The car will be launched online the day before the first day of winter testing at the Jerez circuit.

(c) Vodafone McLaren Mercedes

Vodafone Mclaren Mercedes: The MP4-27  will be shown to the world for the first time on the 1st February 2012 at their Mclaren Technology Centre in Woking. It will be launched online on their website.

(c) Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari: The new Ferrari 2012 challenger will be revealed on the 3rd February 2012 at their Maranello base. The Ferrari challenger will be launched online on their website for the public to see. The reveal is just a few days before the first winter test at Jerez.

(c) Mercedes AMG Petronas

Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team: The W03 will not make its track debut till the 2nd test in Spain, at the Circuit de Catalunya on the 21st January 2012. It has been a big debate since the team confirmed this as to whether it will benefit or hinder the team.

(c) Lotus F1 Team

Lotus F1 Team: The new Lotus car will be launched online on the 5th February 2012, with the media reveal the following day. The online launch will be on the team's brand new website, with just 2 days before the first winter test session.

(c) Sahara Force India

Sahara Force India F1 Team: The brand new Force India will be revealed to the public on the 3rd February 2012 at Silverstone. The time is 9am for the revealing of their new car at the classic F1 circuit.

(c) Sauber F1 Team

Sauber F1 Team: The Sauber C31 will be seen at Jerez on the 6th February 2012, the day before the first test. The news has been bubbling around since Christmas when the team revealed their "Sauber C31 sledge" will be revealed to the public the day before the first day of testing.

(c) Toro Rosso

Scuderia Toro Rosso: With 2 new drivers the Toro Rosso squad will be wanting as much track time as possible for their 2 new recruits, meaning an early February reveal could be on the cards. It has been revealed by the team that the car will be ready for the first day of testing at Jerez on February 7th, with it being unvieled on the 6th February at 4:30PM.
 

(c) Williams F1 Team

Williams F1 Team: The FW34 could take Williams back up to the top, an unveiling will be before the 1st test. It has however been confirmed the Williams F1 car has passed its crash test meaning it is able to take part in winter testing. With Bruno Senna and Pastor Maldonado relatively inexperienced some consistent testing will be needed. They then confirmed they will unveil their FW34 at the Jerez test on the 7th February.

(c) Caterham F1 Team

Caterham F1 Team: The first Caterham, named CT-01, will be shown to the public on the 26th January 2012 on the cover of the February edition of the F1 Racing Magazine.

(c) HRT

HRT F1 Team: The team have revealed difficulty in attempting to make the whole winter testing programme due to complications with the relocation of the team to Spain, so its debut in Melbourne's first free practice would not be unlikely.

(c) Marussia F1 Team

Marussia F1 Team: The team have been rather quiet since signing new driver Charles Pic but an early to mid February unveiling is the most probable answer. However it was confirmed after a few weeks of silence that they will reveal their "whole new car" at the second test in Spain at the Circuit de Catalunya.




Testing is an important time for both drivers and teams. It gives the drivers an opportunity to get a feel for the car, its handling and where to improve. It gives a much better feel than any simulator can. It also lets teams work on reliability and design so their cars are as competitive as they can be for the 2012 season opener in Australia.