2022 Formula 1 calendar announced; China and Qatar not included

LONDON – The FIA announced its upcoming 23-race 2022 Formula 1 World championship calendar, as well as its "supporting" 14-round 2022 Formula 2, Formula 3 and W Series championships. Two new races added to the 2022 calendar are Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and Miami Grand Prix. The 2022 season will be started from Bahrain (March 20) and ends at Abu Dhabi (November 20)

Here are the provisional 2022 F1 calendar as follows:

Date	Grand Prix	Venue
20 March	Bahrain	Sakhir
27 March	Saudi Arabia	Jeddah
10 April	Australia	Melbourne
24 April	Emilia Romagna	Imola*
8 May	Miami	Miami**
22 May	Spain	Barcelona*
29 May	Monaco	Monaco
12 June	Azerbaijan	Baku
19 June	Canada	Montreal
3 July	United Kingdom	Silverstone
10 July	Austria	Spielberg
24 July	France	Le Castellet
31 July	Hungary	Budapest
28 August	Belgium	Spa
4 September	Netherlands	Zandvoort
11 September	Italy	Monza
25 September	Russia	Sochi
2 October	Singapore	Singapore*
9 October	Japan	Suzuka
23 October	USA	Austin*
30 October	Mexico	Mexico City
13 November	Brazil	Sao Paulo
20 November	Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi

* subject to contract
** subject to FIA circuit homologation

- China and Qatar not included

The Chinese GP and Qatar GP will be not included in the 2022 calendar. The Chinese GP remained canceled due to COVID-19 outbreak; while Qatar GP will not be featured in 2022 due to the country's (Qatar) preparation for FIFA World Cup. Qatar GP will also present in the 2021 calendar, and it will be returned in 2023 onwards.

Source

- https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.formula-1-announces-23-race-calendar-for-2022.2HcIP34fK3Zznx7YZfWL6P.html

- https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.23-grands-prix-a-new-venue-and-the-return-of-some-classics-5-key-takeaways.2YwWlY8Z8FmOqnarKmUdCp.html