2012 Formula One calendar: Full details of the 20 races
All 20 races will be exclusively live on Sky Sports. An asterisk will indicate which grands prix are being shown live on the BBC. All times are UK.
Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne)
Date: March 16-18
Circuit Name: Albert Park
Number of Laps: 58
Lap Record: 1:24.125 – M Schumacher (2004)
Qualifying: 06:00
Race: 06:00
Malaysia Grand Prix (Kuala Lumpar)
Date: March 23-25
Circuit Name: Sepang International Circuit
Number of Laps: 56
Lap Record: 1:34.223 – JP Montoya (2004)
Qualifying: 08:00
Race: 09:00
Champagne moment: Vettel won last year's Malaysian Grand Prix
Chinese Grand Prix (Shanghai)*
Date: April 13-15
Circuit Name: Shanghai International Circuit
Number of Laps: 56
Lap Record: 1:32.238 – M Schumacher (2004)
Qualifying: 07:00
Race: 08:00
Bahrain Grand Prix (Sakhir)
Date: 20-22 April
Circuit Name: Bahrain International Circuit
Number of Laps: 56
Lap Record: 1:30.252 – M Schumacher (2004)
Qualifying: 12:00
Race: 13:00
Spanish Grand Prix (Catalunya)*
Date: 11-13 May
Circuit Name: Circuit de Catalunya
Number of Laps: 66
Lap Record: 1:21.670 – K Raikkonen (2008)
Qualifying: 12:00
Race: 13:00
Jewel in the crown: The famous principality tops the list of must-win races for any grand prix driver
Monaco Grand Prix (Monte Carlo)*
Date: 24-27 May
Circuit Name: Circuit de Monaco
Number of Laps: 78
Lap Record: 1:14.439 – M Schumacher (2004)
Qualifying: 12:00
Race: 13:00
Canadian Grand Prix (Montreal)
Date: 8-10 June
Circuit Name: Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve
Number of Laps: 70
Lap Record: 1:13.622 – R Barrichello (2004)
Qualifying: 18:00
Race: 19:00
European Grand Prix (Valencia)*
Date: 22-24 June
Circuit Name: Valencia Street Circuit
Number of Laps: 57
Lap Record: 1:38.683 – T Glock (2009)
Qualifying: 13:00
Race: 13:00
Centre stage: Silverstone will play host to the 2012 British Grand Prix
British Grand Prix (Silverstone)*
Date: 6-8 July
Number of Laps: 52
Lap Record: 1:30.874 – F Alonso (2010)
Qualifying: 12:00
Race: 13:00
German Grand Prix (Hockenheim)
Date: 20-22 July
Circuit Name: Hockenheimring
Number of Laps: 67
Lap Record: 1:13.780 – K Raikkonen (2004)
Qualifying: 12:00
Race: 13:00
Hungarian Grand Prix (Budapest)
Date: 27-29 July
Circuit Name: Hungaroring
Number of Laps: 70
Lap Record: 1:19.071 – M Schumacher (2004)
Qualifying: 13:00
Race: 13:00
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Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps)*
Date: 31 August-2 September
Circuit Name: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Number of Laps: 44
Lap Record: 1:45.108 – K Raikkonen (2004)
Qualifying: 12:00
Race: 13:00
Italian Grand Prix (Monza)
Date: 7-9 September
Circuit Name: Autodromo di Monza
Number of Laps: 53
Lap Record: 1:21.046 – R Barrichello (2004)
Qualifying: 12:00
Race: 13:00
Singapore Grand Prix (Singapore)*
Date: 21-23 September
Circuit Name: Marina Bay Street Circuit
Number of Laps: 61
Lap Record: 1:45.599 – K Raikkonen (2008)
Qualifying: 13:00
Race: 13:00
Thumbs up: Vettel celebrates his Monza victory in 2011
Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka)
Date: 5-7 October
Number of Laps: 53
Lap Record: 1:31.540 – K. Raikkonen (2005)
Qualifying: 07:00
Race: 08:00
Korean Grand Prix (Yeongam)*
Date: 12-14 October
Circuit Name: Korea International Circuit
Number of Laps: 55
Lap Record: 1:39.605 – S Vettel (2011)
Qualifying: 07:00
Race: 08:00
Indian Grand Prix (Buddh)
Date: 26-28 October
Circuit Name: Buddh International Circuit
Number of Laps: 60
Lap Record: 1:27.249 – S Vettel (2011)
Qualifying: 09:30
Race: 09:30
On the Button: The McLaren man larking around ahead of last year's race
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Yas Marina)*
Date: 2-4 November
Number of Laps: 55
Lap Record: 1:40.279 – S Vettel (2009)
Qualifying: 13:00
Race: 13:00
United States Grand Prix (Austin)
Date: 16-18 November
Circuit Name: Circuit of The Americas
Number of Laps: 56
Lap Record: N/A
Qualifying: 19:00
Race: 19:00
Brazilian Grand Prix (Sao Paulo)*
Date: 23-25 November
Circuit Name: Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace
Number of Laps: 71
Lap Record: 1:11.473 – JP Montoya (2004)
Qualifying: 16:00
Race: 16:00