The Formula 1 Calendar for 2005 as approved by the World Motor
Sport Council (story). The Formula 1 Schedule has 19 races with Turkey as a new entrant
scheduled for the 21st of August just after the 3 week break. There will be 2 3-week breaks; 1 between Bahrain and San Marino (3
April - 24 April) and the other between Hungary and Turkey (31 July - 21 August). There will be 5 back to back races; the Monaco
and European races (22 & 29 May), the Canadian and United States races (12 & 19 June), the French and British races (3 &
10 July), the German and Hungarian races (24 & 31 August) and the Japanese and Chinese races (9 & 16 October).