{"id":64174,"date":"2024-04-12T16:18:36","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T16:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/australia-to-host-first-race-of-2025-formula-one-season"},"modified":"2024-04-12T18:14:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T18:14:22","slug":"australia-to-host-first-race-of-2025-formula-one-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/australia-to-host-first-race-of-2025-formula-one-season","title":{"rendered":"Australia to host first race of 2025 Formula One season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The 2025 Australian Grand Prix will be the Formula One season-opener for the first time in six years instead of Bahrain after the sport&#8217;s governing body (FIA) released next year&#8217;s calendar on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-race season will start on March 16 in Melbourne and end on December 7 in Abu Dhabi as Formula One celebrates the 75th anniversary of its world championship.<\/p>\n<p>The Bahrain Grand Prix has been the opening race of the season since 2021 while the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix has been the second race on the calendar since 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Formula One did not race at Melbourne&#8217;s Albert Park Circuit in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic but will now host the opening race instead of the Middle East kingdom due to the Muslim holy month of Ramadan falling in March next year.<\/p>\n<p>The first European race will take place in Imola in May as part of a triple-header which also includes Monaco and Spain in back-to-back weekends.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re grateful to the FIA, our promoters, host city partners and the related national sporting authorities for their commitment and support in delivering this schedule and securing what promises to be another fantastic year for Formula One,\u201d FI president and CEO Stefano Domenicali said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also pay tribute to our F1 teams and drivers, the heroes of our sport and our fans around the world for continuing to follow Formula One with incredible enthusiasm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The testing schedule and sprint calendar are to be announced later.<\/p>\n<p>The current season has sprints at six Grands Prix \u2014 China, Miami, Austria, US (Austin), Brazil and Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>FORMULA ONE 2025 CALENDAR<\/p>\n<p>March 14-16: Australian Grand Prix \u2014 Melbourne;<\/p>\n<p>March 21-23: Chinese Grand Prix \u2014 Shanghai;<\/p>\n<p>April 4-6: Japanese Grand Prix \u2014 Suzuka;<\/p>\n<p>April 11-13: Bahrain Grand Prix \u2014 Sakhir;<\/p>\n<p>April 18-20: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix \u2014 Jeddah;<\/p>\n<p>May 2-4: Miami Grand Prix \u2014 Florida;<\/p>\n<p>May 16-18: Emilia Romagna \u2014 Imola;<\/p>\n<p>May 23-25: Monaco Grand Prix \u2014 Monaco;<\/p>\n<p>May 30 \u2014 June 1: Spanish Grand Prix \u2014 Barcelona;<\/p>\n<p>June 13-15: Canadian Grand Prix \u2014 Montreal;<\/p>\n<p>June 27-29: Austrian Grand Prix \u2014 Spielberg;<\/p>\n<p>July 4-6: Britigh Grand Prix \u2014 Silverstone;<\/p>\n<p>July 25-27: Belgian Grand Prix \u2014 Spa;<\/p>\n<p>August 1-3: Hungarian Grand Prix \u2014 Budapest;<\/p>\n<p>August 29-31: Dutch Grand Prix \u2014 Zandvoort;<\/p>\n<p>September 5-7: Italian Grand Prix \u2014 Monza;<\/p>\n<p>September 19-21: Azerbaijan Grand Prix \u2014 Baku;<\/p>\n<p>October 3-5: Singapore Grand Prix \u2014 Singapore;<\/p>\n<p>October 17-19: US Grand Prix \u2014 Austin;<\/p>\n<p>October 24-26: Mexican Grand Prix \u2014 Mexico City;<\/p>\n<p>November 7-9: Brazil Grand Prix \u2014 Sao Paulo;<\/p>\n<p>November 20-22: Las Vegas Grand Prix \u2014 Las Vegas;<\/p>\n<p>November 28-30: Qatar Grand Prix \u2014 Lusail; and<\/p>\n<p>December 5-7: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix \u2014 Yas Marina.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. 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