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FORMULA ONE: FIA unveils final 2001 Formula One schedule

6 October 2000

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

INDIANAPOLIS-- The second annual SAP United States Grand Prix will take place on Sept. 30, 2001, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, according to the final 2001 Formula One World Championship schedule released by the FIA.

The 17-race season starts March 3 in Australia and ends with races in Indianapolis on Sept. 30 and Japan on Oct. 14.

A three-week summer break has been built into the schedule between the races in Germany on July 29 and Hungary on Aug. 19, and all testing is banned during this time.

In other changes, the British Grand Prix has been returned to its traditional mid-July date, and the Austrian Grand Prix will take place in mid-May. The Malaysian Grand Prix will move from the last race of the season to the second race of the year.

2001 FIA Formula One World Championship

Date	        Race	                        Site

March 4	        Grand Prix of Australia 	Melbourne
March 18	Grand Prix of Malaysia  	Kuala Lumpur
April 1	        Grand Prix of Brazil    	Sao Paulo
April 15	Grand Prix of San Marino	Imola, Italy
April 29	Grand Prix of Spain     	Barcelona
May 13	        Grand Prix of Austria   	Spielberg
May 27  	Grand Prix of Monaco    	Monaco
June 10 	Grand Prix of Canada    	Montreal
June 24 	Grand Prix of Europe    	Nurburg, Germany
July 1  	Grand Prix of France    	Magny-Cours
July 15 	Grand Prix of Great Britain	Silverstone
July 29 	Grand Prix of Germany   	Hockenheim
Aug. 19 	Grand Prix of Hungary   	Budapest
Sept. 2 	Grand Prix of Belgium   	Spa-Francorchamps
Sept. 16	Grand Prix of Italy     	Monza
Sept. 30	SAP United States Grand Prix	Indianapolis
Oct. 14 	Grand Prix of Japan     	Suzuka

Text Provided By Paul Kelly

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