Monaco brought forward by a week

Following the FIA World Council, the calendar for the 2010 F1 season has undergone some changes such as moving the date of the Monaco Grand Prix by one week. The final schedule will be published in December.

Published on 21/10/2009 à 17:21

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The proposal to change the date of the Monaco Grand Prix has been accepted by the FIA World Council. The Principality will therefore host the GP a week earlier: May 16, 2010. This then allows the teams to benefit from two weeks between the Monaco race and the Turkish Grand Prix which takes place on May 30. The teams had therefore requested a change of dates because it seemed difficult to carry the two races together.

The FIA has also approved the principle of reversing the Brazilian and Abu Dhabi GPs but is awaiting confirmation from the promoters. If an agreement is reached, the competitors will meet like this season in the United Arab Emirates for the epilogue of the season. Finally, the final timetable will be adopted in December.

The provisional 2010 calendar:

March 14: Bahrain
March 28: Australia
April 4: Malaysia
April 18: China
May 9: Spain
May 16: Monaco
May 30: Türkiye
June 13: Canada**
June 27: Europe (Valencia)
July 11: Great Britain*
July 25: Germany
August 1: Hungary
August 29: Belgium
September 12: Italy
September 26: Singapore
October 3: Japan
October 17: Korea*
October 31? : Abu Dhabi*
November 14? : Brazil

*waiting for circuit approval.
**waiting for the signing of an agreement with FOM (Formula One Management).
? The FIA has approved the principle of a change of dates between the Abu Dhabi and Brazilian Grand Prix and is awaiting agreement from the promoters of both parties.