2008 FIA F1 World Championship Race Calendar

1. Australian Grand Prix ( Melbourne )14 - 16 Mar

2. Malaysian Grand Prix ( Kuala Lumpur )21 - 23 Mar

3. Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix ( Bahrain )04 - 06 Apr

4. Gran Premio de Espana Telefonica 2008 ( Catalunya )25 - 27 Apr

5. Petrol Osifi Turkish Grand Prix ( Istanbul )09 - 11 May

6. Grand Prix de Monaco 2008 ( Monte Carlo )22 - 25 May

7. Grand Prix du Canada 2008 ( Montreal )06 - 08 Jun

8. Grand Prix de France 2008 ( Magny-Cours )20 - 22 Jun

9. Santander British Grand Prix ( Silverstone )04 - 06 Jul

10. Grosser Preis von Deutschland 2008 ( Hockenheim )18 - 20 Jul

11. Magyar Nagydij 2008 ( Budapest )01 - 03 Aug

12. Grand Prix of Europe ( Valencia )22 - 24 Aug

13. Belgian Grand Prix ( Spa-Francorchamps )05 - 07 Sep

14. Gran Premio Santander d'Italia 2008 ( Monza )12 - 14 Sep

15. SingTel Singapore Grand Prix (Singapore)26 - 28 Sep

16. Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix ( Fuji Speedway )10 - 12 Oct

17. Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix ( Shanghai )17 - 19 Oct18

18. Grande Premio do Brasil 2008 ( Sao Paulo )31 Oct - 02 Nov

Formula 1 Trivia:

There are more than 1000 parts in an F1 car.

One engine is used only for two races.

During the Monaco Grand Prix, cars change gears around 3,100 times.

The oldest race winner was Italian Luigi Fagioli in 1951, aged 53 years and 22 days.