The FIA has announced a 21-race calendar for the 2012 Formula 1 season.
All 20 events on this year’s series are retained, with the new United States Grand Prix at Austin in Texas added in mid-June. The calendar features six pairs of back-to-back events where grands prix take place just a week apart.
There had been question marks over the future of the Turkish GP, and this event appears with an asterisk and a “subject to confirmation” note.
The Bahrain GP is returned to its position as season-opener after this season’s postponement due to the political unrest in the country.
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Date Event Venue 11/03 Bahrain Sakhir 18/03 Australia Melbourne 01/04 Malaysia Sepang 08/04 China Shanghai 22/04 Korea Yeongam 06/05 Turkey Istanbul* 20/05 Spain Barcelona 27/05 Monaco Monaco 10/06 Canada Montreal 17/06 United States Texas 01/07 Europe Valencia 15/07 Britain Silverstone 29/07 Germany Hockenheim 05/08 Hungary Budapest 02/09 Belgium Spa-Francorchamps 09/09 Italy Monza 30/09 Singapore Singapore 14/10 Japan Suzuka 28/10 India New Delhi 11/11 Abu Dhabi Yas Marina 25/11 Brazil Interlagos