We know that most of you will be reading this as it gets published, which is dead on in the middle of winter, and a lot of you might be jonesing for a racing-fix. With that in mind, we provide the 2011 calendar for the F1 racing season so you can day dream about (and maybe even plan a visit to) some exotic, warm, sunny locations like Shanghai or Barcelona.
March 13: Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, SakhirMarch 27: Qantas Australian Grand Prix, MelbourneApril 10: Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix, Kuala LampurApril 17: Chinese Grand Prix, ShanghaiMay 8: Turkish Grand Prix, IstanbulMay 22: Gran Premio de Espana, BarcelonaMay 29: Grand Prix de Monaco, Monte CarloJune 12: Grand Prix du Canada, MontrealJune 26: European Grand Prix, ValenciaJuly 10: Santander British Grand Prix, United KingdomJuly 24: Grober Preis Santander von Deutschland, NurburgringJuly 31: Eni Magyar Nagydj, BudapestAugust 28: Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-FrancorchampsSeptember 11: Gran Premio Santander d’Italia, MonzaSeptember 25: Singapore Grand Prix, SingaporeOctober 9: Japanese Grand Prix, SuzakaOctober 16: Korean Grand Prix, YeongamOctober 30: Indian Grand Prix, Greater NoidaNovember 13: Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, United Arab EmiratesNovember 27: Grande Premio do Brasil, Sao Paulo
If you’re a counter you may have noticed there are 20 races this year instead of previous year’s 19. This is due to the addition of the Indian Grand Prix to the schedule (slated to run on October 30th).There are some rule changes for this year’s season and you can find those at the F1 site.