This completes the 20-race calendar with the Indian GP scheduled to be the 18th GP of the 2011 season, post that, the Championship will head off to Abu Dhabi and end unusually late at Brazil on 27 November 2011, marking the longest race calendar in the history of Formula One Championships.
The Jaypee Group Circuit is subject to inspection, similar to the inaugural Korean GP happening this season, but with almost 12 months time for complete development and testing.
Unfortunately for fans expecting a 13th Formula One team, the FIA has just confirmed on 8 September that there will not be more than a dozen teams in the next season.
2011 FIA Formula One World Championship Race Calendar
11-13 Mar: Bahrain (Sakhir)
24-27 Mar: Australia (Melbourne)
08-10 Apr: Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)
15-17 Apr: China (Shanghai)
06-08 May: Turkey (Istanbul)
20-22 May: Spain (Catalunya)
26-29 May: Monaco (Monte Carlo)
10-12 Jun: Canada (Montreal)
24-26 Jun: Europe (Valencia)
08-10 Jul: Great Britain (Silverstone)
22-24 Jul: Germany (Nürburgring)
29-31 Jul: Hungary (Budapest)
26-28 Aug: Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps)
09-11 Sep: Italy(Monza)
23-25 Sep: Singapore
07-09 Oct: Japan(Suzuka)
14-16 Oct: Korea(Yeongam)
28-30 Oct: India(Delhi)
11-13 Nov: Abu Dhabi(Yas Marina Circuit)
25-27 Nov: Brazil(Sao Paulo)
Formula One comes to India next year
Paris: India will host its first ever Formula One Grand Prix on October 30 next year, the governing body of the game FIA announced, ending the country's long wait to become a part of the F1 calendar.
India will stage the 18th Grand Prix on the 20-race calender, released by the FIA after a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council here.
However, the Indian GP is subject to FIA homologation. India's F1 race will be held at Jaypee Group Circuit, which is under construction now in Greater Noida, about 50 kilometres from the national capital New Delhi.
In October, 2007, the FIA signed a Rs 1600 crore contract with JPSK Sports Private Limited to organise an F1 race in India. The estimated cost to develop the 5.15 km circuit is about USD 215 million with a seating capacity of 150,000.
The construction work is expected to be complete by June 2011. The 2011 season will begin with Bahrain Grand Prix on March 13 and conclude on November 27 in Brazil.
The FIA decided to continue the championship with 12 teams till the 2012 season, saying they could not find a team.
"A number of interested parties expressed their interest. It was considered that none of the candidates met the requirements to be granted an entry into the Championship. Consequently, the allocation of the 13th team will not be granted," a statement on FIA website said.
Source: PTI
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