P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Australia hosts 2025 F1 opener as 24-race calendar revealed
The start of the 2025 Formula 1 season will be on March 16 at Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit, due to Ramadan taking place from March 1 to 30, ruling out the Middle Eastern events as season openers. After Australia, the F1 calendar will move to China on March 23, with a two-week break before the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka on April 6. Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will host back-to-back races in mid-April, followed by the Miami Grand Prix on May 4. The European season will begin in May with races in Monaco and Spain, followed by events in Canada, Austria, Britain, Belgium, and Hungary before the summer break. The season resumes with the Dutch Grand Prix on August 31, concluding with triple headers in the USA, Mexico, and Brazil, and finishing in Las Vegas, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi on December 7 to close out the season.
