The 2011 Pre-Season Schedule

Although many are counting down to the season-opening Bahrain GP in March, there's plenty going on in the world of F1 before we hit the desert

The 2011 launches kick off on January 28th as Ferrari take the covers off their new challenger in Italy.

The Scuderia will be closely followed by their rivals, the majority of whom will be unveiling their cars on the first day of pre-season testing.

That test starts on February 1st at Valencia in Spain and is the first of four pre-season tests.

Here are the dates for your calendar.

Launch Dates
28 Jan - Ferrari (Maranello, Italy)
31 Jan - Renault (Valencia, Spain)
31 Jan - Sauber (Valencia, Spain)
01 Feb - Mercedes GP (Valencia, Spain)
01 Feb - Red Bull (Valencia, Spain)
01 Feb - Williams (Valencia, Spain)
01 Feb - Toro Rosso (Valencia, Spain)
01 Feb - Team Lotus (Valencia, Spain)
04 Feb - McLaren (Berlin, Germany)
10 Feb - Force India (Jerez, Spain)

Testing Dates
01 Feb - Valencia, Spain
02 Feb - Valencia, Spain
03 Feb - Valencia, Spain
10 Feb - Jerez, Spain
11 Feb - Jerez, Spain
12 Feb - Jerez, Spain
13 Feb - Jerez, Spain
18 Feb - Barcelona, Spain
19 Feb - Barcelona, Spain
20 Feb - Barcelona, Spain
21 Feb - Barcelona, Spain
03 Mar - Bahrain International, Bahrain
04 Mar - Bahrain International, Bahrain
05 Mar - Bahrain International, Bahrain
06 Mar - Bahrain International, Bahrain

Source: Planet-F1