FIA publishes revised 2010 season F1 calendar
Date change for the Monaco Grand Prix
The Monaco Grand Prix has been moved forward one week to 16 May. The FIA has approved in principle a proposal to swap the dates of the Abu Dhabi and Brazilian grands prix, pending agreement with the promoters of both events.
The FIA is expecting confirmation from Formula One Management about the grands prix in Canada and Britain shortly.
The latest calendar is below. The final calendar will be adopted at the December meeting of the WMSC.
Revised 2010 Formula One World Championship calendar:
- 14 March – Bahrain
- 28 March – Australia
- 4 April – Malaysia
- 18 April – China
- 9 May – Spain
- 16 May – Monaco
- 30 May – Turkey
- 13 June – Canada**
- 27 June – Europe, Valencia
- 11 July – Great Britain**
- 25 July – Germany
- 1 August – Hungary
- 29 August – Belgium
- 12 September – Italy
- 26 September – Singapore
- 3 October – Japan
- 17 October – Korea*
- 31 October *** – Abu Dhabi*
- 14 November *** – Brazil
*Subject to the homologation of the circuit.
**Subject to the completion of contract negotiations with Formula One Management.
***The FIA has approved in principle a proposal to swap the dates of the Abu Dhabi and Brazil grands prix, pending agreement with the promoters of both events.
Seriously? Formula 1, I love you, but work on your scheduling. East to West. Start in Australia/Asia and move west through the season. Also, don’t forget that you have North American fans.