FIA reveal provisional calendar for 2017 F1 championships

The motor-racing governing body FIA declared Wednesday here after a World Motor Sport Council meeting that the 2017 Formula One season will remain at 21 races.

The provisional calendar will start on March 26 for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne while the final race on November 26 in Abu Dhabi.

Australia's race is set to happen one week later than its traditional timeframe in the third week of March, while the Chinese Grand Prix is set to replace the Bahrain Grand Prix as the second race of the season.

The Bahrain night race follows the first two races before a trip to Russia for the fourth round.

Other changes in this provisional calendar sees the Malaysian Grand Prix move ahead of the Singapore race as the 15th round of the season.

The confirmed calendar should be announced later at the next meeting of the World Council in Vienna on November 30.

Following is the provisional 2017 F1 calendar:

1. Australian Grand Prix - 24-26 March

2. Chinese Grand Prix - 7-9 April

3. Bahrain Grand Prix - 14-16 April

4. Russian Grand Prix - 28-30 April

5. Spanish Grand Prix - 12-14 May

6. Monaco Grand Prix - 26-28 May

7. Canadian Grand Prix - 9-11 June (subject to confirmation)

8. European Grand Prix - 16-18 June

9. Austrian Grand Prix - 30 June-2 July

10. British Grand Prix - 7-9 July

11. Hungarian Grand Prix - 21-23 July

12. German Grand Prix - 28-30 July (subject to confirmation)

13. Belgian Grand Prix - 25-27 August

14. Italian Grand Prix - 1-3 September

15. Malaysian Grand Prix - 15-17 September

16. Singapore Grand Prix - 29 September-1 October

17. Japanese Grand Prix - 6-8 October

18. United States Grand Prix - 20-22 October

19. Mexican Grand Prix - 3-5 November

20. Brazilian Grand Prix - 10-12 November (subject to confirmation)

21. Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - 24-26 November

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