[Chode]

FIA confirms 20-race calendar for 2012

The FIA has released a confirmed calendar for the 2012 season following a fax vote by members of the World Motor Sport Council. The addition of the United States round makes for a 20-race season, which will get underway in Australia on March 18. The season finale will take place in Brazil on November 25.

2012 FIA Formula One World Championship calendar:
18/03 Australia
25/03 Malaysia
15/04 China
22/04 Bahrain
13/05 Spain
27/05 Monaco
10/06 Canada
24/06 Europe
08/07 Great Britain
22/07 Germany
29/07 Hungary
02/09 Belgium
09/09 Italy
23/09 Singapore
07/10 Japan
14/10 Korea
28/10 India
04/11 Abu Dhabi
18/11 United States
25/11 Brazil

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It's great that they moved the Austin race date to November, I remember the Dallas F1 race in 1984, the heat and Nigel Mansell pushing his car across the finish line.

Goodyear recorded the highest track temperature in their 20 years of racing, 150 °F (66 °C).

Moving the date from Texas Summer to Fall will do wonders for the event!

[God luvs America]

wow- Texas in November...hope there’s drama....

[henkster]

Wow. 20 races. And aren’t the Russkies angling for a race, too? I worry that F1 will overeaching like Nascar. Like Nascar they also appear to be abandoning their roots by limiting the races in Europe. I like the idea of rotating some races but it shouln’t be limited to Europe. They should rotate all of them on an18 or 16 race schedule. Make a North American swing 3 of 4 years.