F1: Korea added to produce 21-race 2015 calendar - MotorSportsTalk

Several key news elements have come out of the World Motor Sport Council meeting in Doha, Qatar today for Formula One.

First up for F1 is the addition of a 21st race to the calendar, which would set a new record for the all-time longest season in F1 history.

Korea, which fell off the calendar for 2014, has been reinstalled. While the track location is still to be confirmed, it is slotted in for May 3, the week before the Spanish Grand Prix.

Here’s the 2015 calendar then, as released.

The 2015 FIA Formula One World Championship calendar is confirmed as follows:

15 March       AUS   Grand Prix of Australia
29 March       MYS   Grand Prix of Malaysia
12 April       CHN   Grand Prix of China
19 April       BHR   Grand Prix of Bahrain
3 May          KOR   Grand Prix of Korea (TBC)
10 May         ESP   Grand Prix of Spain
24 May         MCO   Grand Prix of Monaco
7 June         CAN   Grand Prix of Canada
21 June        AUT   Grand Prix of Austria
5 July         GBR   Grand Prix of Great Britain
19 July        DEU   Grand Prix of Germany
26 July        HUN   Grand Prix of Hungary
23 August      BEL   Grand Prix of Belgium
6 September    ITA   Grand Prix of Italy
20 September   SGP   Grand Prix of Singapore
27 September   JPN   Grand Prix of Japan
11 October     RUS   Grand Prix of Russia (Sochi)
25 October     USA   Grand Prix of USA (Austin)
1 November     MEX   Grand Prix of Mexico
15 November    BRA   Grand Prix of Brazil
29 November    ARE   Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi

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After hosting 10 rounds in 2022, the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series 2023 schedule will more than triple to 34 races. The 2022 season featured seven different winners in the first seven races, a female racer in Jade Avedisian as the only repeat winner and Zach Daum as the champion.

“Dirt Midget racing is a growing entity in American motorsports, and the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota is proud to drive further into the growth of the division with both a diverse and lucrative schedule for 2023,” newly appointed Series Director Tyler Bachman said in a press release. “From the kickoff at our first indoor event, to each of the new tracks we’re set to visit next year, it’s a lineup we know both our teams and fans will enjoy.”

The championship purse fund has also more than double with an increase of $42,000 to $80,000 in 2023. The champion will win $25,000. Last year, Daum pocketed $10,000.

In addition, the series will offer tow money to the top 12 in points. Six drivers attempted to qualify for all 10 races in 2022 with 89 drivers attending.

The series will begin on March 10 at Southern Illinois Center in Du Quoin, Ill. and end the same place it did in 2022 at I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City on October 15.

During the season, they will visit 21 tracks in 10 states.

Some highlights of the season include the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series pairing up with the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars in 2023 at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Mo. in April for the Outlaw Showdown and again in August for the Ironman 55 weekend, as well as the creation of a five-day Midget Speedweek.

The Midget Speedweek will immediately follow the Ironman 55 with a swing through Pennsylvania and New York.

Xtreme Outlaw Midget 2023 Schedule

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