Formula 1 confirmed the 2020 season will begin in Austria next month and revealed details on the first eight races of a new calendar.

F1 chief executive Chase Carey outlined the first part of a revised calendar of races after working with officials, teams, and the FIA on a plan to allow the season to begin safely.

The revised F1 season is set to kick off with the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring on July 5, followed a week later by a second race at the same track.

The Hungarian Grand Prix will follow a week after that before a break. Then, there will be two back-to-back races at Silverstone, followed by the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona. The Belgian Grand Prix will follow, along with the Italian Grand Prix at Monza a week later on September 6.

All the races will be supported by Formula 2 and Formula 3.

F1 will be finalizing the details of its complete 2020 calendar, announcing an expectation of having a total of 15-18 races before completing the season in December.

"In the past weeks we have been working tirelessly with all our partners, the FIA and the teams to create a revised opening 2020 calendar allowing us to restart racing in the safest possible way," Chairman and CEO of Formula 1 Carey said.

"We are pleased to be able to set out our opening eight-race calendar today and look forward to publishing our full calendar in the coming weeks.

"I want to thank every promoter and partner for their support and ongoing commitment to Formula 1.

"While we currently expect the season to commence without fans at our races we hope that over the coming months the situation will allow us to welcome them back once it is safe to do, but we know the return of Formula 1 will be a welcome boost to sports fans around the world."

For more information, visit formula1.com.