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http://en.espnf1.com/fia/motorsport/story/90191.html
1. March 17 Australian GP Melbourne
2. March 24 Malaysian GP Sepang
3. April 14 Chinese GP Shanghai
4. April 21 Bahrain GP Sakhir
5. May 12 Spanish GP Circuit de Catalunya
6. May 26 Monaco GP Monte Carlo
7. June 9 Canadian GP Montreal
8. June 16 GP of America * New Jersey
9. June 30 British GP Silverstone
10. July 14 German GP Hockenheim
11. July 28 Hungarian GP Hungaroring
12. August 25 Belgian GP Spa-Francorchamps
13. September 8 Italian GP Monza
14. September 22 Singapore GP Marina Bay
15. October 6 Korean GP Yeongam
16. October 13 Japanese GP Suzuka
17. October 27 Indian GP Greater Noida
18. November 3 Abu Dhabi GP Yas Marina
19. November 17 US GP Austin
20. November 24 Brazilian GP Interlagos
The Grand Prix of America in New Jersey remains on the calendar on June 16 but is marked as to be confirmed after Bernie Ecclestone raised doubts about its contract.
Silverstone June 30th? Has it changed? My ticket conformation says July 7th.
3 GPs within a quick flight next yr. Nice.
I got a lot of buddies in NY, but i think i'd rather see Texas or Montreal cause i like those sort of tracks better.....
3 GPs within a quick flight next yr. Nice.
I got a lot of buddies in NY, but i think i'd rather see Texas or Montreal cause i like those sort of tracks better.....
i am in NY but the other side of the state...i wanna try to do Montreal next year. NY/NJ will just suck logistically
Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point. 
Silverstone June 30th? Has it changed? My ticket conformation says July 7th.
I always buy non conformist tickets. They're more fun.
But has it changed??The 2013 German Grand Prix has been moved forward one week to accommodate another European race, the FIA World Motor Sport Council confirmed today.
With a three-week gap resulting from the date change, the 21st July has now been reserved for a European-based event. The German event will now run on 7th July.
F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Tuesday that he was working on plans to resurrect the Turkish Grand Prix.
The calendar was left with 19 races after it was announced the planned New Jersey Grand Prix would be postponed until 2014.
Alongside the calendar changes, the FIA announced a number of rule tweaks including the abolition of the qualifying 'force majeure' rule, as predicted by AUTOSPORT last month.
As revealed by AUTOSPORT, the F1 Technical Working Group also agreed to postpone to 2017 the requirement for all cars to be driven exclusively under electric power in the pitlane.
For next year, DRS use during practice will be permitted only in the race-specified zones, while the team personnel curfew will be extended from six to eight hours on Thursday night.
Only two exceptions - rather than the previous four - will be permitted across the season.
The FIA also confirmed a small increase in minimum weight to compensate for an increase in tyre weight, and the introduction of more stringent front wing deflection tests.
Formula 1's bosses have tweaked next year's schedule to make space for an extra race, bringing the calendar back up to 20 grands prix.
This is expected to be a return of the Turkish Grand Prix which was dropped after 2011 for financial reasons.
Efforts have been made in recent days to agree a new deal in Istanbul.
The German Grand Prix has been moved to 7 July, freeing up its previous date of 21 July for what governing body the FIA says will be another "European event".
The FIA was not immediately available for comment.
Strictly speaking, the Turkish Grand Prix track is not in Europe - it is on the Asian side of the Bosphorus. But it is often referred to as a "European" race.
An FIA statement from the World Motorsport Council, which is meeting in the Turkish city this week, said the new race was "subject to approval by the relevant" national sporting authorities.
And there have been efforts in recent months to revive the French Grand Prix, which was last held in 2008, but it is thought that an agreement on that event is still some way off.
There has also been a report that the extra race could be at the Red Bull-owned A1-Ring in Austria, which last held a grand prix in 2003 but has been refurbished in recent years.
The addition of a 20th race means next year's calendar will contain as many grands prix as this year's record schedule.
Already mentioned in the Silly Season thread.
I hope we do see the return of the French GP. There are a lot of rumours surrounding Turkey at the moment but I find it a bit strange. A French GP makes much more sense.
ESPNF1:The organisers of the United States Grand Prix want to change the date of its 2013 race due to a clash with a football game in the city.
The Texas Longhorns - the University of Texas' American football side - has a match against Oklahoma State on Saturday November 16 with the grand prix scheduled for November 17. Matches typically attract crowds of over 100,000 to the city and Circuit of the Americas chairman Bobby Epstein is keen to avoid a clash due to the stresses it would put on the city's transport and accommodation networks.
"Circuit of the Americas has expressed our strong preference for an alternate race date in 2013," Epstein told the Austin American-Statesman. "We understand that setting a global calendar can be very challenging, involves many factors and is out of our control. We feel confident that Formula One has taken our concerns seriously and is working earnestly towards a collective solution. Ultimately, our 2013 race date may remain as it currently stands."
Alternative dates for the race appear hard to come by, with the Indian and Abu Dhabi grands prix back-to-back on October 25-27 and November 1-3, while the USGP itself is part of a back-to-back pair with the Brazilian Grand Prix.
2013 FORMULA 1 CALENDAR
17 March - Australia (Melbourne)
24 March - Malaysia (Sepang)
14 April - China (Shanghai)
21 April - Bahrain (Sakhir)
12 May - Spain (Barcelona)
26 May - Monaco
9 June - Canada (Montreal)
30 June - Britain (Silverstone)
7 July - Germany (Nurburgring/Hockenheim)
21 July - TBA
28 July - Hungary (Hungaroring)
25 August - Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps)
8 September - Italy (Monza)
22 September - Singapore (Marina Bay)
6 October - Korea (Yeongam) *
13 October - Japan (Suzuka)
27 October - India (Buddh International)
3 November - Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina)
17 November - United States (Austin)
24 November - Brazil (Interlagos)
The Turkish government has rejected the idea of providing funding to revive the country's grand prix.
Formula 1's governing body the FIA announced on Wednesday that an unidentified European race had been pencilled in for 21 July.
Turkish race organisers, who have been in negotiations with F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, said the event would depend on government funds being available.
But sports minister Suat Kilic said on Thursday that would not be the case.
"If it wants to, the private sector can bring Formula 1," Kilic was quoted as saying by the Dogan news agency.
"But there is no question of us paying the cost of the rights which have been proposed to a private company to bring Formula 1."
The Turkish race was dropped for 2012 after a disagreement over fees between Ecclestone and the local authorities.
Kilic said the government had previously assisted in bringing Formula 1 to Turkey, making a "sacrifice" in order to boost the sport.
"Our government paid $13.5m [£8.4m] a year to the organisers for five years for the rights. In exchange for that, all the income went to the organisers, so the state did not get any benefit from it," he said.
The chairman of the Turkish Automobile Sports Federation said in a statement on Thursday that the organisation was making "every effort" to re-establish the grand prix in 2013 and "in future years".
Chairman Demire Berberoglu said in a statement that an agreement had been reached between circuit operator Vural Ak and Ecclestone, but the government also had to play a part.
"Everybody knows that what is needed for its presence in the Formula 1 race calendar for 2013 and following years is a guarantee and approval of the required budget at the government level," said Berberoglu.
"This will develop according to the prime minister's decision."
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