2008 F1 races announced (FIA provisional calendar)

[FourWheelDrift]

As it stands, from the FIA announcement today.


Provisional 2008 calendar:

16 March Australia
23 March Malaysia
6 April Bahrain
27 April Spain
11 May Turkey
25 May Monaco
8 June Canada *
22 June France
6 July Great Britain
20 July Germany
3 August Hungary
24 August** Europe ***
7 September Italy
14 September Belgium
28 September** Singapore
12 October China
19 October Japan
2 November Brazil

• * Provisional.
• ** Subject to circuit approval.
• *** The 2008 European Grand Prix will take place in Valencia.

Edited by FourWheelDrift on Friday 27th July 14:56

[FourWheelDrift]

Gazboy said:

Re Canada, is the race moving from Montreal?

Possible financing problems, the Canadian GP has been linked closely with the US GP over the last few years and since that is off the menu next year there are concerns the Canadian GP won't get as much interest and not produce the revenue to help pay for it.

[paolow]

it rhymes up til turkey - no chance of changing it around to make the sequence roll off the tongue better?

[rougeleo]

Will give Valencia a go then

[jpf]

I thought Canada had a contract.

Still, when you consider when Monaco and the French Grand Prix falls, it certainly appears illogical to travel all the way to Canada.

How about after Brazil, so we can see how the F1 cars handle the cold?

[vetteheadracer]

At least next year one of the races won't clash with Le Mans

[Kubica]

vetteheadracer said:

At least next year one of the races won't clash with Le Mans

Where's the French GP next year???

The weekend after Le Mans

Anyone else having the same idea???

[Mannginger]

Kubica said:

vetteheadracer said:

At least next year one of the races won't clash with Le Mans

Where's the French GP next year???

The weekend after Le Mans

Anyone else having the same idea???

Magny Cours...about an hour or two from Le mans... hmm!

Phil

[Piglet]

vetteheadracer said:

At least next year one of the races won't clash with Le Mans

Although there is of course no confirmed date for LM. Historically there is usually a clash and I can see the short man wanting to try to upstage LM in France.

They'll struggle for marshals though against LM I'd imagine.

[Kubica]

Mannginger said:

Kubica said:

vetteheadracer said:

At least next year one of the races won't clash with Le Mans

Where's the French GP next year???

The weekend after Le Mans

Anyone else having the same idea???

Magny Cours...about an hour or two from Le mans... hmm!

Phil

I thought 2007 was the last year for F1 at MC?

[FourWheelDrift]

Kubica said:

I thought 2007 was the last year for F1 at MC?

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=418696

[Kubica]

FourWheelDrift said:

Kubica said:

I thought 2007 was the last year for F1 at MC?

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=418696

Thank you Darren, I must have missed that.