2012 Formula One racing season schedule

The 2012 Formula One (F1) season kicks off in March 2012. The new racing season will see 20 races taking place around the world. Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing were dominant last year and they’re showing no signs of letting up. Do the likes of Jensen Button, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso have what it takes to catch up? This season also sees the return of previous F1 champion Kimi Raikkonen, who’s back in Formula One after a rallying stint. He’ll be driving for the Lotus team.

Who do you think will set the early pace in the season? I think Vettel will once again be tough to beat. Let’s see how it goes!

Formula One schedule for 2012:

MARCH 2012:

• 18 March 2012: Melbourne, Australia – Australian Grand Prix
• 25 March 2012: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix

APRIL 2012:

• 15 April 2012: Shanghai, China – Ubs Chinese Grand Prix
• 22 April 2012: Sakhir, Bahrain – Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix

MAY 2012:

• 13 May 2012: Catalunya, Spain – Gran Premio De Espana Santander
• 27 May 2012: Monte Carlo, Monaco – Grand Prix De Monaco

JUNE 2012:

• 10 June 2012: Montréal, Canada – Grand Prix Du Canada
• 24 June 2012: Valencia, Spain – Grand Prix of Europe

JULY 2012:

• 8 July 2012: Silverstone, United Kingdom – Santander British Grand Prix
• 22 July 2012: Hockenheim, Germany – Grosser Preis Santander Von Deutschland
• 29 July 2012: Budapest, Hungary – Eni Magyar Nagydij

SEPTEMBER 2012:

• 2 September 2012: Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium – Shell Belgian Grand Prix
• 9 September 2012: Monza, Italy – Gran Premio Santander D’Italia
• 23 September 2012: Singapore – Singtel Singapore Grand Prix

OCTOBER 2012:

• 7 October 2012: Suzuka, Japan – Japanese Grand Prix
• 14 October 2012: Yeongam, Korea – Korean Grand Prix
• 28 October 2012: New Delhi, India – Airtel Indian Grand Prix

NOVEMBER 2012:

• 4 November 2012: Yas Marina, Abu Dhabi – Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
• 18 November 2012: Austin, USA – United States Grand Prix
• 25 November 2012: São Paulo, Brazil – Grande Premio Do Brasil

You can watch all of the 2012 Formula One races and qualifying sessions live on SuperSport on DSTV.