2008 Formula 1 World Championship Schedule Calendar Dates - + a few sneak peek 2009 F1 Dates.

Here is the 2008 Formula 1 Schedule and dates. After a messy year filled with scandal and controversy, f1 comes back with its 2008 season. Here you'll also find 2008 F1 dates, tickets, hotels near Formula one GP circuit venues and cities as well as Grand Prix results. This year the grand prix circuits has 2 new destinations, Singapore city downtown for night racing under lights and another temporary street circuit around the harbour at Valencia Spain (the new track is called Circuito Urbano) . Many of the older f1 travel destinations remain - there'll always be a Monaco Grand Prix. Hopefully this new season will be the one to put an ounce of integrity and perhaps some family values back into this speed sport. (PS: woops, spoke too soon!) Check back here in October of 2008 for the 2009 F1 dates posting the moment I get word. Some 2009 F1 Dates are available, see bottom of this page.
Godspeed on all your travel adventures, Cvetko Ostroznik.

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2008 F1 dates / schedule / calendar

March 16, 2008 - Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix

Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
Find Albert Park / Melbourne Guide . Albert Park Hotels + Melbourne Hotels + Airport Hotels Australia (including Melbourne Tullamarine MEL)
Results: Australian GP 2008: 1: Hamilton (Mercedes McLaren) 2: Heidfeld (BMW Sauber), 3: , Rosberg (Williams)

March 23, 2008 - Malaysian Formula 1 Grand Prix

Sepang International Circuit - SIC, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sepang Guide . Kuala Lumpur Hotels
Results: Malaysian F1 GP 2008: 1: Raikkonen (Ferrari), 2: Kubica (BMW), 3: Kovolainen (Mercedes McLaren).

April 6, 2008 - Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix

Bahrain International Circuit - BIC, Sakhir, Bahrain
Bahrain Guide . Bahrain Hotels includes near Bahrain Airport BAH
Results: Bahraini GP 2008: Pole: Kubica - 1: Massa (Ferrari) 2: Raikkonen (Ferrari) 3: Kubica (BMW Sauber)

April 27, 2008 - Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix

Circuit Catalunya - CircuitCat - Montmelo near Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona Circuit Guide . Hotels near Catalunya Circuit . Find Hotels in Barcelona Spain + Airport Hotels Spain
Results: Spanish (Catalunya) GP 2008: Pole: Raikonnen - 1: Raikkonen (Ferrari) 2: Massa (Ferrari) 3: Hamilton (Mercedes McLaren)
See F1 Attendance Figures for this race .

May 11, 2008 - Turkish Formula 1 Grand Prix

Istanbul Park Autodrom Circuit, Kurtkoy, Turkey
Circuit Guide . Find Hotels in Istanbul Turkey + track is very close to SAW/LTFJ: Istanbul - Sabiha Gökçen Intl Airport. Find Airport Hotels Turkey
Results: Turkey GP 2008: Pole: Massa - 1: Massa (Ferrari) 2: Hamilton (Mercedes) 3: Raikkonen (Ferrari)

May 25, 2008 - Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix

Monaco F1 Street Circuit, Monte Carlo Monaco
Monaco Guide . Monaco Hotels find 300+ hotels within 60 miles / 100 kms of the most famous street racing track in the world

June 8, 2008 - Canadian Formula 1 Grand Prix

Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec Canada
Montreal Guide for race fans. Montreal Hotels + Airport Hotels Canada (including Montreal Trudeau Dorval and St Hubert Quebec)
Canadian GP Results: Pole: Booboo Simpleton, Race: 1: Kubica (- Maiden win for driver and BMW) 2: Heidfeld (BMW) 3: Coulthard (RedBull)

June 22, 2008 - French Formula 1 Grand Prix

Circuit Magny-Cours Nevers, France
Magny-Cours Nevers Guide for GP and WSBK visitors. Hotels near Magny Cours France + Hotels in Nevers France . Airport Hotels France including Paris Charles De Gaulle
Results: French GP 2008: 1: Massa (Ferrari) 2: Raikkonen (Ferrari) 3: Trulli (Toyota)

July 6, 2008 - British Formula 1 Grand Prix

Silverstone Circuit, Northants, near Northampton, UK
Silverstone Guide for Brit GP visitors. Hotels near Silverstone and all UK Hotels for motorsport travel + UK Airport Hotels (including London Heathrow)
Results: Brit GP 2008: Pole: Koveleinen - 1: Hamilton (Mercedes) 2: Heidfeld (BMW) 3: Barrichello (Honda) - Yay!
See F1 Attendance Figures for this race and my blog entry Happy Camping! Donington Park wins 2010 British GP

July 20, 2008 - German Formula 1 Grand Prix - Grosse Pries

Hockenheimring Circuit, Germany
Hockenheim Guide + Hotels near Hockenheim and all Germany Hotels + Germany Airport Hotels (including Frankfurt am Main FRA)
Results: German GP 2008: Pole: I forget - 1: Hamilton (Mercedes - Gifted by team orders) 2: Rosberg (Renault - Maiden Podium, Maiden anything - Gifted by shear luck) 3: Massa (Ferrari)
Looked like a lot of empty seats on the TV!

August 3, 2008 - Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix - Grosse Pries

Hungaroring Circuit, Mogyorod, near Budapest, Hungary
Hungaroring Guide + Budapest Hotels and all Hungary Hotels + Airport Hotels in Hungary

August 24, 2008 - European Formula 1 Grand Prix **

Valencia Harbourside Street Circuit, Valencia Spain
(note this race is to be held by the harbor in town. This is not the Valencia Ricardo Tormo Circuit) Find Valencia Guide + Valencia Spain Hotels and all Spain Hotels + Spain Airport Hotels

September 7, 2008 - Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix

Spa Francorchamps Circuit, Spa, Belgium
Spa Travel Guide + Spa Francorchamps Circuit Hotels and all Belgium Hotels + Belgium Airport Hotels

September 14, 2008 - Italian Formula 1 Grand Prix

Autodromo Internationale di Monza, near Milan, Italy.
Monza Milano Guide + Search Monza Hotels and all Italy Hotels + Italian Airport Hotels (including Milan Malpensa MxP and Linate LIN )

September 28, 2008 - Singapore F1 Grand Prix

Singapore Street Circuit Downtown Singapore. Race to be held under lights!
Search Singapore Hotels + proposed Singapore GP Circuit Map . + Asia Airport Hotels

October 12, 2008 - Japanese F1 Grand Prix

Fuji Circuit Near Tokyo
Search Tokyo Hotels. Note there are not many hotels available near the circuit itself but if you want try my F1 Circuit Hotels page for a link to this handful. + Japan Airport Hotels

October 19, 2008 - Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix

Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai China
Search Shanghai China Guide . Shanghai China Hotels + China Airport Hotels

November 2, 2008 - Brazilian F1 Grand Prix

Interlagos Circuit Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo Brazil
See my Interlagos / Sao Paulo Guide . Find hotels near Interlagos Circuit Sao Paulo Brazil, or find all Sao Paulo Brazil Hotels + Brazil Airport Hotels

.* = Provisional
** = subject to circuit approval

Each guide link above includes travel information including circuit address, hotels nearby, nearest major airport, distances from city and/or local airport to the track and other tips collected by either myself or submitted by firends of grand prix cities - the world's only international motorsport travel guide. KNOCK YOURSELVES OUT!
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2009 F1 Season Rumours: will there be a 2009 F1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi? If you hear first you might want first shot at (Abu Dhabi Hotels) Talk to of a return to the USA. What sort of mess will these boys make stateside this time? Will 2009 be the last British Grand Prix at Silverstone. 2010 race gifted to Donington Park say Ernie and Spanky. Albert Park will languish in the poor house for another 7 years. So don't believe them when they try to sell you a ticket saying its the last gp ever! Which might be good advice for the Brit GP Gossip above.

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Known / Pretty Certain / albeit Provisional 2009 f1 Dates

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March 29, 2009 - Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix

Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
Find Albert Park / Melbourne Guide . Albert Park Hotels + Melbourne Hotels + Airport Hotels Australia (including Melbourne Tullamarine MEL)

April 5, 2009 - Malaysian Formula 1 Grand Prix

Sepang International Circuit - SIC, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sepang Guide . Kuala Lumpur Hotels
Results: Malaysian F1 GP 2008: 1: Raikkonen (Ferrari), 2: Kubica (BMW), 3: Kovolainen (Mercedes McLaren).

April 19, 2009 - Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix

Bahrain International Circuit - BIC, Sakhir, Bahrain
Bahrain Guide . Bahrain Hotels includes near Bahrain Airport BAH

May 24, 2009 - Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix

Monaco F1 Street Circuit, Monte Carlo Monaco
Monaco Guide . Monaco Hotels find 300+ hotels within 60 miles / 100 kms of the most famous street racing track in the world

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