FORMULA ONE 2009: THREE WEEKS COUNTDOWN (PART 2)

In part one, we talked about the new team line up for this year's Formula One season. The season will starts with 10 teams with 20 drivers. There is not much of changes beside the absence of Honda Racing Team which is now known as BrawnGP following acquisition of the former Honda team by Ross Brawn. For part two, we will look at the year's full schedule with 17 races in the spat of 7 months.

Here is the schedule finalized by FIA on 28 February 2009.

ING AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (AUSTRALIAN GP)
Venue: Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Victoria
Date: 29 March
Time: 5 PM (local)

PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX (MALAYSIAN GP)
Venue: Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur
Date: 5 April
Time: 5 PM (local)

SINOPEC CHINESE GRAND PRIX (CHINESE GP)
Venue: Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai
Date: 19 April
Time: 3 PM (local)

GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX (BAHRAIN GP)
Venue: Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Manama
Date: 26 April
Time: 3 PM (local)

GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA TELEFONICA (SPANISH GP)
Venue: Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona
Date: 10 May
Time: 2 PM (local)

GRAND PRIX DE MONACO (MONACO GP)
Venue: Circuit de Monaco, Monte carlo
Date: 24 May
Time: 2 PM (local)

ING TURKISH GRAND PRIX (TURKISH GP)
Venue: Istanbul Park, Istanbul
Date: 7 June
Time: 3 PM (local)

SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX (BRITISH GP)
Venue: Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
Date: 21 June
Time: 1 PM (local)

GROBER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND (GERMAN GP)
Venue: Nurburgring, Nurburg
Date: 12 July
Time: 2 PM (local)

ING MAGYAR NAGYDIJ (HUNGARIAN GP)
Venue: Hungaroring, Budapest
Date: 26 July
Time: 2 PM (local)

TELEFONICA GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE (EUROPEAN GP)
Venue: Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia
Date: 23 August
Time: 2 PM (local)

ING BELGIAN GRAND PRIX (BELGIAN GP)
Venue: Circuit de Spa-Franchorchamps, Spa
Date: 30 August
Time: 2 PM (local)

GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA (ITALIAN GP)
Venue: Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza
Date: 13 September
Time: 2 PM (local)

SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX (SINGAPORE GP)
Venue: Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore
Date: 27 September
Time: 8 PM (local)

FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (JAPANESE GP)
Venue: Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka
Date: 4 October
Time: 2 PM (local)

GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL (BRAZILIAN GP)
Venue: Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo
Date: 18 October
Time: 2 PM (local)

ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX (ABU DHABI GP)
Venue: Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi
Date: 1 November
Time: 3 PM (local)