A provisional calendar for the 2012 FIM MotoGP World Championship has been released today, and the schedule is as follows:
Date, Grand Prix - Circuit
15 April, Qatar* - Doha/Losail
29 April, Spain (STC) - Jerez de la Frontera
6 May, Portugal (STC) - Estoril
20 May, France - Le Mans
3 June, Catalunya - Catalunya
17 June, Great Britain - Silverstone
30 June, Netherlands** - Assen
8 July, Germany (STC) - TBC
15 July, Italy - Mugello
29 July, United States*** - Laguna Seca
19 August, Indianapolis - Indianapolis
26 August, Czech Rep. - Brno
16 September, San Marino & Riviera di Rimini - Misano
30 September, Aragon - Motorland
14 October, Japan - Motegi
21 October, Malaysia - Sepang
28 October, Australia - Phillip Island
11 November, Valencia - Ricardo Tormo – Valencia
* Evening Race
** Saturday Race
*** Only MotoGP class
STC (Subject to the contract)
TBC (To be confirmed)
I visited the Austin F1 track site this morning, and was pleasantly surprised at the progress that has been made in the past couple of weeks. With the required permits apparently now in-place, a significant amount of work has been done on clearing and grading the site.
The following photos show progress to date. Please feel free to use the images, with accreditation to Ian Weightman. If you need high resolution or additional images please contact me through this blog or via Twitter @F1_AustinTX.
Sign at Entrance to Austin's F1 Racetrack on FM 812
Works Entrance to Austin's F1 Racetrack
Site for Austin's F1 Track Being Cleared
Some of the Heavy Equipment Being Used to Clear and Grade the Track Site
Markers for Layout and Grading on Cleared Site
Work Also Underway on Inclined Sections of Site