Provisional race calendar for the 2012 season... 21 races
- BAHRAIN - 11 March
- AUSTRALIA - 18 March
- MALAYSIA - 1 April
- CHINA - 8 April
- SOUTH KOREA - 22 April
- TURKEY* - 6 May
- SPAIN - 20 May
- MONACO - 27 May
- CANADA - 10 June
- UNITED STATES - 17 June
- VALENCIA, SPAIN - 1 July
- BRITAIN - 15 July
- GERMANY - 29 July
- HUNGARY - 5 August
- BELGIUM - 2 September
- ITALY - 9 September
- SINGAPORE - 30 September
- JAPAN - 14 October
- INDIA - 28 October
- ABU DHABI - 11 November
- BRAZIL - 25 November