The 2015 F1 Calendar has been reduced to 20 races from the proposed 21, following the official removal of the Korean Grand Prix.
The race featured on the first official calendar published at the end of last year, but was still subject to confirmation by the FIA and was apparently added without the knowledge of the Korean GP organisers.
The Korean GP was scheduled to take place just one week before the Spanish GP in Barcelona but there was little doubt that it would be removed.
In December 2014, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone said that the Korean GP was on the race calendar for legal reasons.
“[The organisers] would rather it not happen,” Ecclestone said last month. “We have a contract with Korea, we have to put it on the calendar. If we had not done they could have sued us. We let them off for a year on the understanding they would be back.”
The removal of the Korean GP sees the return of a three-week break between the Bahrain Grand Prix (April 19) and the Spanish Grand Prix (May 10).
Here is the updated 2015 F1 Calendar:
Malaysian GP – Sepang, March 29
Chinese GP – Shanghai, April 12
Bahrain GP – Sakhir, April 19
Spanish GP – Barcelona, May 10
Monaco GP – Monte Carlo, May 24
Canadian GP – Montreal, June 7
Austrian GP – Spielberg, June 21
British GP – Silverstone, July 5
German GP – Nurburgring, July 19
Hungarian GP – Hungaroring, July 26
Belgian GP – Spa-Francorchamps, August 23
Italian GP – Monza, September 6
Singapore GP – Marina Bay, September 20
Japanese GP – Suzuka, September 27
Russian GP – Sochi, October 11
US GP – Austin – October 25
Mexican GP – Mexico City, November 1
Brazilian GP – Interlagos, November 15
Abu Dhabi GP – Yas Marina, November 29
Korean GP Photo Credit: Caterham F1 Team
