2015 – Formula One’s biggest season yet

Formula One have announced a provisional calendar for 2015 which includes 21 races.

In addition to the 19 rounds of the Formula One World Championship that took place in 2014, in 2015 Formula One will return to both Mexico and South Korea.

Mexico’s inclusion in the FIA Formula One World Championship calendar for 2015 had been expected and previously announced.

The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City previously hosted F1 between 1963-1970 and 1986-1992. But has not hosted F1 at any point the preceding 22-years.

However the inclusion of South Korea has surprised many.

The Korean Grand Prix was held at the Korea International Circuit, in Yeongam between 2010-2013 but was dropped for last season due to financial issues.

Korea’s inclusion has also seen the early rounds of the Formula One World Championship re-jigged.

The Malaysian and Chinese Grand Prix had originally been scheduled to run back-to-back, however this has now been altered as so that the Chinese and Bahrain Grand Prix will run with a week gap in between.

The Korean Grand Prix has been placed in what had been a three-week window prior to the European season starting in Spain.

2015 Provisional Calendar

Round 1 – March 15th – Australian Grand Prix
Round 2 – March 29th – Malaysian Grand Prix
Round 3 – April 12th – Chinese Grand Prix
Round 4 – April 19th – Bahrain Grand Prix
Round 5 – May 3rd – Korean Grand Prix (TBC)
Round 6 – May 10th – Spanish Grand Prix
Round 7 – May 24th – Monaco Grand Prix
Round 8 – June 7th – Canadian Grand Prix
Round 9 – June 21st – Austrian Grand Prix
Round 10 – July 5th – British Grand Prix
Round 11 – July 19th – German Grand Prix
Round 12 – July 26th – Hungarian Grand Prix
Round 13 – August 23rd – Belgian Grand Prix
Round 14 – September 6th – Italian Grand Prix
Round 15 – September 20th – Singapore Grand Prix
Round 16 – September 27th – Japanese Grand Prix
Round 17 – October 11th – Russian Grand Prix
Round 18 – October 25th – USA Grand Prix
Round 19 – November 1st – Mexican Grand Prix
Round 20 – November 15th – Brazilian Grand Prix
Round 21 – November 29th – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix