Following a fax vote by its members, the World Motor Sport Council has ratified, by unanimous decision, the revised calendar of the 2012 Formula 1 World Championship.
The calendar was been trimmed back from 21 to 20 Grands Prix.
The season will begin March 18 in Australia and finish November 25 in Brazil. The Turkish Grand Prix has been dropped. However, the Grand Prix of Bahrain returns to the calendar, and is scheduled to be held April 22.
The US Grand Prix has been moved later in the season, when temperatures should be lower.
On a final note, there are six back-to-back races: Australia and Malaysia, China and Bahrain, Germany and Hungary, Belgium and Italy, Japan and Korea and finally United States and Brazil.
The 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship calendar is confirmed as follows:
18 March AUS Australia
25 March MYS Malaysia
15 April CHN China
22 April BAH Bahrain
13 May ESP Spain
27 May MCO Monaco
10 June CAN Canada
24 June EUR Europe (Valencia)
08 July GBR Great Britain
22 July DEU Germany (Hockenheim)
29 July HUN Hungary
02 September BEL Belgium
09 September ITA Italy
23 September SGP Singapore
07 October JPN Japan
14 October KOR Korea
28 October IND India
04 November ARE Abu Dhabi
18 November USA United States
25 November BRA Brazil
Source: Auto123
