FIA confirms 17-race calendar for 2007.
The FIA - the governing body for the F1 World Championship - has released the complete schedule for 2007 and following a fax vote by the WMSC, it has been confirmed that 17 events will take place next year, one less than in 2006.
Germany will host only one event, although at which venue has yet to be revealed, while Italy will also lose its second event, at Imola, which means the European and San Marino grands prix are both no more. Spa-Francorchamps, however, returns following a make-over, bringing the Belgian GP back to the calendar.
The FIA - the governing body for the F1 World Championship - has released the complete schedule for 2007 and following a fax vote by the WMSC, it has been confirmed that 17 events will take place next year, one less than in 2006.
Germany will host only one event, although at which venue has yet to be revealed, while Italy will also lose its second event, at Imola, which means the European and San Marino grands prix are both no more. Spa-Francorchamps, however, returns following a make-over, bringing the Belgian GP back to the calendar.
Australia, as expected, will returns as the season-opener, with Bahrain moving back to the third slot on the schedule - a decision that was announced at the end of July.
The rest of the calendar is pretty much unchanged, although Britain will revert to its traditional slot one week after the French GP in July, swapping places with the Canadian and USGP rounds, which moved to July this year to accommodate the football World Cup. The season will once again conclude in Brazil.
The full 2007 calendar is as follows - the 2006 one is shown below for easy comparison...
2007 Formula One World Championship Calendar:
18 MarchAustraliaAlbert Park
08 AprilMalaysiaSepang
15 April BahrainBahrain
13 MaySpainCatalunya
27 MayMonacoMonte Carlo
10 JuneCanadaCircuit Gilles Villeneuve
17 JuneUnited StatesIndianapolis
01 JulyFranceMagny Cours
08 JulyBritainSilverstone
22 JulyGermany Hockenheim/Nurburgring**
05 AugustHungaryHungaroring
26 AugustTurkeyIstanbul
09 SeptemberItalyMonza
16 SeptemberBelgiumSpa
30 SeptemberChinaShanghai
07 OctoberJapanFuji
21 OctoberBrazilInterlagos
** Please note: venues for grands prix were not announced. Those listed though are virtually certain with the exception of Germany.
2006 Formula One World Championship Calendar:
12 MarchBahrainBahrain
19 MarchMalaysiaSepang
2 AprilAustraliaAlbert Park
23 AprilSan MarinoImola
7 MayEuropeNurburgring
14 MaySpainCatalunya
28 MayMonacoMonte Carlo
11 JuneBritainSilverstone
25 JuneCanadaCircuit Gilles Villeneuve
2 JulyUnited StatesIndianapolis
16 JulyFranceMagny Cours
30 JulyGermany Hockenheim
6 AugustHungaryHungaroring
27 AugustTurkeyIstanbul
10 SeptemberItalyMonza
17 SeptemberBelgiumSpa - CANCELLED
1 OctoberChinaShanghai
8 OctoberJapanSuzuka
22 OctoberBrazilInterlagos
