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The Formula One Commission today officially ratified the 20-race 2012 schedule as originally published back in July, despite some recently rumoured concerns over a number of the planned events on next season's calendar.

The Commission confirmed that the sport would have a second attempt to run a 20-race season in 2012, after this year's calendar dropped to 19 with the cancellation of the Bahrain GP.

Next year's Bahrain race was one of three races thought to be concerning F1 chiefs, with the political issues in the country still not resolved.

Also under pressure was the Korean Grand Prix, which has recently admitted that it is seeking to renegotiate the amount they pay in race fees to Bernie Ecclestone.

Furthermore, the planned new United States GP in Austin, Texas, was reportedly under threat of being delayed until 2013 over construction concerns.

But all three races have been included on the finalised 2012 calendar, following today's F1 Commission meeting in Geneva.

	Ratified 2012 Calendar
Date	Race	Venue
18th March	Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park
25th March	Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang
8th April	Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai
22nd April	Bahrain Grand Prix	Sakhir
13th May	Spanish Grand Prix	Barcelona
27th May	Monaco Grand Prix	Monte Carlo
10th June	Canadian Grand Prix	Montreal
24th June	European Grand Prix	Valencia
8th July	British Grand Prix	Silverstone
22nd July	German Grand Prix	Hockenheim
29th July	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring
2nd September	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps
9th September	Italian Grand Prix	Monza
23rd September	Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay
7th October	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka
14th October	Korean Grand Prix	Yeongam
28th October	Indian Grand Prix	Buddh Circuit
4th November	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina
18th November	United States Grand Prix	Austin
25th November	Brazilian Grand Prix	Interlagos

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