The Formula 1 world championship will comprise a record 20 races next season, the FIA confirmed on Wednesday after its World Motor Sport Council ratified the 2011 calendar.
The season will again begin in Bahrain in mid-March, but will finish two weeks later than this year, on 27 November.
Brazil’s atmospheric Interlagos venue will stage the finale for the first time since 2008, swapping places with Abu Dhabi, which will become the penultimate fixture. ITV
Furthermore, the FIA revealed it will keep the F1 entry list at 12 teams for the 2011 and ‘12. The sanctioning body decided that none of the those bidding for a 13th entry next season met the necessary requirements.
The FIA said in a statement “a number of interested parties expressed their interest. It was considered that none of the candidates met the requirements to be granted an entry into the championship.” Toronto Sun
The new Indian Grand Prix has been slotted into the calendar as the third last race of the 2011 season, to be held on October 30, although FIA warned that it was subject to the circuit close to New Delhi passing inspection.
Abu Dhabi will now be the penultimate race on November 13 and the concluding Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos on November 27. AFP
The full F1 2011 calendar is as follows:
March 13 Bahrain Grand Prix (Sakhir) March 27 Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne) April 10 Malaysian Grand Prix (Sepang) April 17 Chinese Grand Prix (Shanghai) May 8 Turkish Grand Prix (Istanbul) May 22 Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona) May 29 Monaco Grand Prix (Monte Carlo) June 12 Canadian Grand Prix (Montreal) June 26 European Grand Prix (Valencia) July 10 British Grand Prix (Silverstone) July 24 German Grand Prix (Nürburgring) July 31 Hungarian Grand Prix (Hungaroring) August 28 Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps) September 11 Italian Grand Prix (Monza) September 25 Singapore Grand Prix (Marina Bay) October 9 Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka) October 16 Korean Grand Prix (Yeongam) October 30 Indian Grand Prix (New Delhi) November 13 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Yas Marina) November 27 Brazilian Grand Prix (Interlagos) Yahoo! Eurosport UK
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