FIA has announced their 2011 Formula One World Championship Race season Calendar. The season starts with the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix on 11-13 March and concludes with the finale Grande Prêmio Do Brasil on 25-27 November.
The 20 race season calendar is given below:
01
Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix (Sakhir)
11 - 13 Mar
02
Qantas Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne)
25 - 27 Mar
03
Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix (Kuala Lumpur)
08 - 10 Apr
04
UBS Chinese Grand Prix (Shanghai)
15 - 17 Apr
05
Turkish Grand Prix (Istanbul)
06 - 08 May
06
Gran Premio De España (Catalunya)
20 - 22 May
07
Grand Prix De Monaco (Monte Carlo)
26 - 29 May
08
Grand Prix Du Canada (Montreal)
10 - 12 Jun
09
Grand Prix of Europe (Valencia)
24 - 26 Jun
10
Santander British Grand Prix (Silverstone)
08 - 10 Jul
11
German Grand Prix (Nürburgring)
22 - 24 Jul
12
Eni Magyar Nagydíj (Budapest)
29 - 31 Jul
13
Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps)
26 - 28 Aug
14
Gran Premio Santander D'italia (Monza)
09 - 11 Sep
15
Singapore Grand Prix (Singapore)
23 - 25 Sep
16
Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka)
07 - 09 Oct
17
Korean Grand Prix (Yeongam)
14 - 16 Oct
18
Grand Prix of India (New Delhi)
28 - 30 Oct
19
Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Yas Marina)
11 - 13 Nov
20
Grande Prêmio Do Brasil (Sao Paulo)
25 - 27 Nov
The Formula One race governing body, FIA, also published the 2011 entry list with the riders and the representative team. Until now, only five teams have finalised their driver line-ups, with Sauber's Sergio Perez and William's Pastor Maldonado, the only
new names confirmed so far.
The team line-ups are as follows:
Red Bull Racing Renault
Sebastian Vettel (DEU) Mark Webber (AUS)
McLaren Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Jenson Button (GBR)
Ferrari
Fernando Alonso (ESP) Felipe Massa (BRA)
Mercedes
Michael Schumacher (DEU) Noco Rosberg (DEU)
Renault
Robert Kubica (POL) TBA (To be announced)
Williams Cosworth
Rubens Barrichello (BRA) Pastor Maldonado (VEN)
Force India Mercedes
TBA TBA
Sauber Ferrari
Kamui Kobayashi (JPN) Sergio Perez Mendoza (MEX)
STR Ferrari
TBA TBA
Lotus Renault
Jarno Trulli (ITA) Heikki Kovalaninen (FIN)
HRT Cosworth
TBA TBA
Virgin Cosworth
TBA TBA
The German racer Timo Glock's name was missing from the FIA's 2011 entry list. As prior media speculation suggested that the German could be looking for a seat with a more established team, but he insisted along with the team's official website quoted that
he will be racing for Virgin again the next season.
Timo Glock and the Brazilian rookie Luca di Grassi shared the team Virgin but it is yet to be confirmed for 2011 who shall be Glock's partner, later this month, hopefully before Christmas.
Also in other news, on 21 January 2011, Sauber shall unveil their Ferrari-powered C30 car, the day before the first pre-season at the Spanish circuit.
This C30 shall be raced around the circuit by Japan's Kamui Kobayashi, who in the 2010 season scored 32 of the 42 points for the team. Kamui shall be accompanied with the newcomer Sergio Perez, the Mexican racer who was the runner-up this year at GP2.
James Key, the former Force India technical director, guided the first Sauber as he joined the Swiss squad this season. "We're setting out sights high, and things are looking good so far," team Principal Peter Sauber said. "James Key has proven in the past
that he knows how to build fast cars. But all the changes to the technical regulations – including the ban on double diffusers, the introduction of Pirelli tires, adjustable rear wings and the option of using KERS – make this a particularly exciting challenge
this year."
All 12 teams are due to participate in the three-day Valencia test commencing 1 February, then in Jerez, at Barcelona and commencing the final pre-season test expected in Bahrain in early March.
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