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2015 F1 season set for kick-off: Check out the calendar

March 05, 2015 15:29 IST
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Formula One's 2015 season, comprising 20 races, kicks-off in Australia on March 15.

Mexico returns to the calendar after a 23-year absence, with a race scheduled for November 2 (0003 IST) in Mexico City.

The races in Australia, Malaysia, China, Japan and Russia have been brought forward an hour as part of recommendations made after Jules Bianchi's crash in fading light in Suzuka last October.

China is the third race of the season on April 12, taking the slot initially assigned to Bahrain on a previous draft calendar, which has been pushed back to April 19.

The expanded calendar means the 2015 season will finish a week later than last year, with the Abu Dhabi finale taking place on the final weekend in November.

Importantly, the double points, introduced as an experiment last year, have been scrapped for the final round in Abu Dhabi.

Check out the F1 calendar for 2015:

Date Race Time
March 15 Australian Grand Prix 1030 IST
March 29 Malaysia Grand Prix 1230 IST
April 12 Chinese Grand Prix 1130 IST
April 19 Bahrain Grand Prix 2030 IST
May 10 Spanish Grand Prix 1730 IST
May 24 Monaco Grand Prix 1730 IST
June 7 Canadian Grand Prix 2330 IST
June 21 Austrian Grand Prix 1730 IST
July 5 British Grand Prix 1730 IST
July 19 German Grand Prix 1730 IST
July 26 Hungarian Grand Prix 1730 IST
August 23 Belgian Grand Prix 1730 IST
September 6 Italian Grand Prix 1730 IST
September 20 Singapore Grand Prix 1730 IST
September 27 Japanese Grand Prix 1030 IST
October 11 Russian Grand Prix 1530 IST
October 26 United States Grand Prix 0030 IST
November 2 Mexican Grand Prix 0030 IST
November 15 Brazilian Grand Prix 2130 IST
November 29 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 1830 IST

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