At the moment the FIA is holding its World Congress in Barcelona, and has published the race calendar for 2007 and the main novelty is that Imola will not host the San Marino GP. The Italian track is one of the oldest in the championship and so Bernie Ecclestone obliged the owners to modify and revamp the circuit, but this has not been done.

The two parties have been negotiating right to the last moment but the decision could not be delayed any longer and the consequence is that the Autodromo Enzo y Dino Ferrari de Imola must wait at least one year before it is back in the World Championship. The circuit of the  N�rburgring will not be the venue for the European GP (which disappears) but will host the German GP, the venue for this GP will alternate every other year with circuit of Hockenheim. The Belgian GP rejoins the calendar after an absence of one year.

The Spanish GP will be at Montmel� again on 13th May. This will be the first race in Europe after races in the Pacific region and the GP in Bahrain, the Australian GP will open the season. And the final race, like this year, is at the circuit of Interlagos.

Calendar 2007

18th  March � Australian GP, circuit of Albert Park.
8th   April � Malaysian GP, circuit of  Sepang.
15th   April � Bahrain GP , circuit of Bahrein.
13th   May � Spanish GP, circuit of Montmel�.
27th   May � Monaco GP, circuit of M�naco.
10th   June � Canadian GP, circuit of Gilles Villeneuve.
17th  June � USA GP, circuit of Indian�polis.
1st    July � French GP, circuit of Magny Cours.
8th   July � British GP, circuit of Silverstone.
22nd   July � German GP, circuit of Hockenheim or Nurburgring.
5th   August � Hungarian GP, circuit of Hungaroring.
26th   August � Turkish GP, circuit of  Istanbul.
9th  September � Italian GP, circuit of  Monza.
16th   September � Belgian GP, circuit of Spa-Francorchamps.
30th   September � Chinese GP, circuit of Shanghai
7th  October � Japanese GP, circuit of Fuji (new)
21st   October � Brazilian GP, circuit of Interlagos.