FORMULA ONE:The Turkish Grand Prix has been definitively axed from next year's 20-race Formula One calendar, the longest in the sport's history. Failure to agree a new deal between F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone and the race organisers means Turkey's seven-year stint is over.
The season will start in Australia on March 18th, followed a week later by the Malaysian Grand Prix.
The tail end of the season sees back-to-back races in Belgium/Italy, Japan/Korea, India/Abu Dhabi and ends with the United States/Brazil on November 18th and 25th.
2012 FIA Formula One World Championship calendar: Mar 18th– Australia (Melbourne); Mar 25th– Malaysia (Sepang); Apr 15th– China (Shanghai); Apr 22nd– Bahrain (Sakhir); May 13th– Spain (Barcelona); May 27th– Monaco (Monte Carlo); Jun 10th– Canada (Montreal); Jun 24th– Europe (Valencia); Jul 8th– Britain (Silverstone); Jul 22nd– Germany (Hockenheim); Jul 29th– Hungary (Budapest); Sep 2nd– Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps); Sep 9th– Italy (Monza); Sep 23rd– Singapore; Oct 7th– Japan (Suzuka); Oct 14th– Korea (Yeongam); Oct 28th– India (Greater Noida); Nov 4th– Abu Dhabi; Nov 18th– United States (Austin); Nov 25th– Brazil (Sao Paulo)
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