get_event_schedule

fastf1.get_event_schedule(year, *, include_testing=True, backend=None, force_ergast=False)

Create an EventSchedule object for a specific season.

Parameters:

• year (int) – Championship year

• include_testing (bool) – Include or exclude testing sessions from the event schedule.

• backend (Optional[Literal['fastf1', 'f1timing', 'ergast']]) –

  select a specific backend as data source, options:

  • 'fastf1': FastF1’s own backend, full support for 2018 to now

  • 'f1timing': uses data from the F1 live timing API, sessions for which no timing data is available are not listed (supports 2018 to now)

  • 'ergast': uses data from Ergast, no local times are available, no information about availability of f1 timing data is available (supports 1950 to now)

  When no backend is specified, 'fastf1' is used as a default and the other backends are used as a fallback in case the default is not available.

  For seasons older than 2018 'ergast' is always used.

• force_ergast (bool) – [Deprecated, use backend='ergast'] Always use data from the ergast database to create the event schedule

Return type:

EventSchedule

Added in version 2.2.