Back in 2010, there were many unhappy engineers when it was announced that the 2011 season would stretch to a record-breaking 20 race calendar, but now – a year later and after another World Motorsports Council (WMSC) meeting, the FIA have released the provisional 2012 calendar with 21, yes 21 races in total. Madness!
Turkey is still pending, but following the meeting today, here’s how it stands for 2012 –
| Date | Grand Prix | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 11 | Bahrain | ||||
| March 18 | Australia | ||||
| April 01 | Malaysia | ||||
| April 08 | China | ||||
| April 22 | Korea | ||||
| May 06 | Turkey * | ||||
| May 20 | Spain | ||||
| May 27 | Monaco | ||||
| June 10 | Canada | ||||
| June 17 | United States | ||||
| July 01 | Valencia, Spain | ||||
| July 15 | Great Britain | ||||
| July 29 | Germany | ||||
| August 05 | Hungary | ||||
| September 02 | Belgium | ||||
| September 09 | Italy | ||||
| September 30 | Singapore | ||||
| October 14 | Japan | ||||
| October 28 | India | ||||
| November 11 | Abu Dhabi | ||||
| November 25 | Brazil |
