The Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) published the official schedule for the championship of Fomula-1 in 2015, excluding the Korean race. The schedule includes 20 races around the world, the first of which is the Australian race, to take place in mid-March The Korean racetrack was in the initial calendar of the championship, without the knowledge of the organisers, who declared that they would not be able to host the race for the 2015 season. Chief Executive of Formula One Group, Bernie Ecclestone, included Korea in the race schedule for legal reasons, since the race organisers could have filed a suit against Formula 1 in case the racetrack was not included in the calendar, as per a contract which ends in 2016. The following is the final calendar schedule for the 2015 season: Round Grand Prix Circuit Date 1 Australian Grand Prix Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne 15 March 2 Malaysian Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur 29 March 3 Chinese Grand Prix Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 12 April 4 Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 19 April 5 Spanish Grand Prix Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona 10 May 6 Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 24 May 7 Canadian Grand Prix Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal 7 June 8 Austrian Grand Prix Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 21 June 9 British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 5 July 10 German Grand Prix 19 July 11 Hungarian Grand Prix Hungaroring, Budapest 26 July 12 Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 23 August 13 Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 6 September 14 Singapore Grand Prix Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore 20 September 15 Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 27 September 16 Russian Grand Prix Sochi Autodrom, Sochi 11 October 17 United States Grand Prix Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas 25 October 18 Mexican Grand Prix Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City 1 November 19 Brazilian Grand Prix Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 15 November 20 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 29 November
