The Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) published the official schedule for the championship of Fomula-1 in 2015, excluding the
Korean race. The schedule includes 20 races around the world, the first of which is the Australian race, to take place in mid-March
The Korean racetrack was in the initial calendar of the championship, without the knowledge of the organisers, who declared that they would not be able to host the race for the 2015 season.
Chief Executive of Formula One Group, Bernie Ecclestone, included Korea in the race schedule for legal reasons, since the race organisers could have filed a suit against Formula 1 in case the racetrack was not included in the calendar, as per a contract which ends in 2016.
The following is the final calendar schedule for the 2015 season:
Round | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | |
1 | Australian Grand Prix | Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne | 15 March | |
2 | Malaysian Grand Prix | Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur | 29 March | |
3 | Chinese Grand Prix | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai | 12 April | |
4 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir | 19 April | |
5 | Spanish Grand Prix | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona | 10 May | |
6 | Monaco Grand Prix | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo | 24 May | |
7 | Canadian Grand Prix | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal | 7 June | |
8 | Austrian Grand Prix | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 21 June | |
9 | British Grand Prix | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone | 5 July | |
10 | German Grand Prix | 19 July | ||
11 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Hungaroring, Budapest | 26 July | |
12 | Belgian Grand Prix | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot | 23 August | |
13 | Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza | 6 September | |
14 | Singapore Grand Prix | Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore | 20 September | |
15 | Japanese Grand Prix | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka | 27 September | |
16 | Russian Grand Prix | Sochi Autodrom, Sochi | 11 October | |
17 | United States Grand Prix | Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas | 25 October | |
18 | Mexican Grand Prix | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City | 1 November | |
19 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo | 15 November | |
20 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi | 29 November | |
