FIA releases longest calendar
09/09/2010 02:52:15 AM
The FIA's World Motor Sport Council have released the longest race calendar seen in Formula 1 history for the upcoming 2011 season.
The 20-race schedule begins on March 13 with the Bahrain Grand Prix, and is bookended by the Brazil Grand Prix on November 27.
The newest race of the calendar - the India Grand Prix in Greater Noida - will take place on October 30, but the race is subject to the circuit meeting F1 standards.
There will be four pairs of back-to-back races in 2011, up from three this year. These are Malaysia-China, Spain-Monaco, Germany-Hungary and Japan-Korea.
The 2011 Calendar: Bahrain (March 13), Australia (March 27), Malaysia (April 10, China (April 17), Turkey (May 8), Spain (May 22), Monaco (May 29), Canada (June 12), Europe (June 26), Great Britain (July 10), Germany (July 24), Hungary (July 31), Belgium (August 28), Italy (September 11), Singapore (September 25), Japan (October 9), Korea (October 16), India (October 30), Abu Dhabi (November 13) and Brazil (November 27).