The FIA has announced a 21-race calendar for the 2012 Formula 1 season.

All 20 events on this year's series are retained, with the new United States Grand Prix at Austin in Texas added in mid-June. The calendar features six pairs of back-to-back events where grands prix take place just a week apart.

There had been question marks over the future of the Turkish GP, and this event appears with an asterisk and a "subject to confirmation" note.

The Bahrain GP is returned to its position as season opener after this season's postponement due to the political unrest in the country.

Date   Event          Venue

03/11  Bahrain        Sakhir
03/18  Australia      Melbourne
04/01  Malaysia       Sepang
04/08  China          Shanghai
04/22  Korea          Yeongam
05/06  Turkey         Istanbul
05/20  Spain          Barcelona
05/27  Monaco         Monaco 
06/10  Canada         Montreal
06/17  United States  Austin, Texas
07/01  Europe         Valencia
07/15  Britain        Silverstone
07/29  Germany        Hockenheim
08/05  Hungary        Budapest
09/02  Belgium        Spa-Francorchamps
09/09  Italy          Monza
09/30  Singapore      Singapore
10/14  Japan          Suzuka
10/28  India          New Delhi
11/11  Abu Dhabi      Yas Marina
11/25  Brazil         Interlagos