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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

Credit: PlanetF1.com (www.planetf1.com)