The World Motor Sport Council has announced the provisional calendar for the 2017 Formula 1 season.
It’s a largely unchanged schedule compared to the current campaign, with minor switches in the 21-round calendar.
The Australian Grand Prix will be a standalone race on the 26 March, with China and Bahrain swapping places to be back-to-back rounds.
The European Grand Prix at Baku on the 18 June will once again clash with the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The four-week summer break will take place after the German GP and before the Belgian GP.
Malaysia will become the first fly-away race of the second part of the 2017 season, swapping places with Singapore.
2017 provisional calendar:
March 26 – Australia
April 9 – China
April 16 – Bahrain
April 30 – Russia
May 14 – Spain
May 28 – Monaco
June 11 – Canada*
June 18 – Azerbaijan
July 2 – Austria
July 9 – UK
July 23 – Hungary
July 30 – Germany (Hockenheim)*
August 27 – Belgium
September 3 – Italy
September 17 – Malaysia
October 1 – Singapore
October 8 – Japan
October 22 – USA
November 5 – Mexico
November 12 – Brazil*
November 26 – Abu Dhabi
*Subject to confirmation
