F1: Austin Keeps Place On 2012 F1 Calendar

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F1: Austin Keeps Place On 2012 F1 Calendar

Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, is still scheduled to host its first GP on Nov. 18...

Adam Cooper | http://www.speedtv.com | Posted December 07, 2011 Balen (BEL)

Formula One is scheduled to race for the first time in Austin, Texas, this November. (Photo: Getty Images)

Following its meeting in Delhi on Wednesday, the FIA World Motor Sport Council has confirmed that the 2012 F1 calendar is unchanged.

That in effect must mean that Circuit of the Americas has signed a deal with Bernie Ecclestone for the race to happen, given that Ecclestone said that the meeting was the deadline.

However, it remains to be seen whether the track can be built in time, given the recent stoppage at the venue, with little in the way of activity seen for several weeks.

Bahrain also appears on the calendar despite obvious doubts about the wisdom of F1 going there.

Bahrain’s Sheikh Abdulla Bin Isa Khalifa is a WMSC member after Jean Todt gave him the presidency of the CIK, the karting commission.

Here is the calendar as originally published:

03/18 Australia
03/25 Malaysia
04/15 China
04/22 Bahrain
05/13 Spain
05/27 Monaco
06/10 Canada
06/24 Europe
07/08 Great Britain
07/22 Germany
07/29 Hungary
09/02 Belgium
09/09 Italy
09/23 Singapore
10/07 Japan
10/14 Korea
10/28 India
11/4 Abu Dhabi
11/18 United States
11/25 Brazil

Adam Cooper notched up his 26th season as a racing journalist in 2010. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.