The document provides a summary of the 2014 Formula One racing season schedule, listing each of the 19 races in order and providing 3 key details about each race: the date, location, and 2013 winner. Some of the races highlighted include the season opener in Australia on March 16th, the night race in Singapore known as the "Monaco of the East", and the season finale in Abu Dhabi on November 23rd under floodlights.

1. FOLLOWING THE F-1 SERIES?
WE LINE UP ALL THE F-1
RACES OF 2014
In less than a week’s time, the
Formula One (F1) season will start
at Melbourne’s Albert Park on
Sunday, March 16.
Of course, many questions are
begging to be answered, even
before the teams actually arrive in
Australia for the first practice
sessions two days ahead of the
actual race.
For all you F1 fanatics out there,
www.autolocopinas.com gives
you when and where all the 19 F1
races will be held this year,
including a new race to be held in
Sochi close to the 2014 Winter
Olympics venues, and the return
of the Austrian Grand Prix or
Austrian GP.
(Photos by Formula One Management)

2. MARCH 16 - AUSTRALIA
Albert Park street circuit,
Melbourne. 58 laps of 5.303 km.
Total distance 307.574 km.
2013 winner: Kimi Raikkonen
(Finland), Lotus
Melbourne has hosted since 1996
what has become one of the most
popular races on the calendar.
Raikkonen also won here in 2007
with Ferrari on the way to the
driver’s title.
F1 drivers claim that this is a
challenging circuit, particularly
the Turn Three-Turn Four
sequence due to it coming after a
long straight.

3. MARCH 30 - MALAYSIA
Sepang circuit. 56 laps of 5.543
km. Total distance 310.408 km.
2013 winner: Sebastian Vettel
(Germany), Red Bull
A hot and humid venue next to
Kuala Lumpur's international
airport, with the constant risk of
tropical downpours.
The track has long wide straights
ending with tight sweeping
corners, a hallmark of F1 track
designer Hermann Tilke – the
architect of most F1 circuits in use
today.
In last year's race Vettel ignored
team orders and passed then-
teammate Mark Webber to win.

4. APRIL 6 - BAHRAIN
Sakhir circuit. 57 laps of 5.412 km.
Total distance 308.238 km.
2013 winner: Sebastian Vettel
(Germany), Red Bull
F1 teams carried out two of the
three preseason tests here so
they should be well prepared for
the right-in-the-desert track some
30 km southwest of the capital
Manama.
Highly praised for its good surface
grip due to its construction
aggregate elements, the 10th
edition of the race is now a dusk-
to-night event under floodlights.

5. APRIL 20 – CHINA
Shanghai International Circuit. 56
laps of 5.451 km. Total distance
305.066 km.
2013 winner: Fernando Alonso
(Spain) Ferrari
Built on a vast, almost
overwhelming scale in the shape
of the Chinese character “shang”
(Mandarin for “superior”) and
featuring the longest straight in
the 2014 F1 itinerary, the circuit
has hosted F1 since 2004.
Of note on this circuit is the Turn
Three-Turn Four sequence, as it is
a fast entry into a tight right
hander and makes finding the
racing line difficult.

6. MAY 11 – SPAIN
Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona.
66 laps of 4.655 km. Total distance
307.104 km.
2013 winner: Fernando Alonso
(Spain) Ferrari
On the calendar since 1991, the
circuit used to be the most
predictable of races due to teams
testing extensively, but they have
not done so this year.
A proper aerodynamic setup is
crucial to winning this circuit, as
wind direction can change
drastically at anytime.
Optimal tire grip is also key to
winning at Barcelona, which
features two turns right before
the finish line.

7. MAY 25 – MONACO
Monte Carlo street circuit. 78 laps
of 3.340 km. Total distance
260.520km.
2013 winner: Nico Rosberg
(Germany) Mercedes
The slowest and shortest race on
the calendar, with entering and
exiting certain turns being done at
50 kph in first gear.
Steeped in history, Monaco is the
one circuit every driver wants to
win, even if there is almost zero
chance of overtaking.
Hence, getting pole position
during qualifying is a must, which
is never easy, given the tight track
and steel barriers that are
unforgiving on cars’ bodywork
should one touch it at speed.

8. JUNE 8 – CANADA
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve,
Montreal. 70 laps of 4.361 km.
Total distance 305.270 km.
2013 winner: Sebastian Vettel
(Germany), Red Bull
Named after the late Ferrari great,
this circuit is on the Ile Notre
Dame island on Montreal's St.
Lawrence River, and is known for
a steady mix of fast straights and
slow corners – which is a test of
brake grip.
Montreal is also known for its last
two turns – a right-left chicane
following a heavy braking zone
that has a wall on the opposite
side – responsible for numerous
crashes in the past.

9. JUNE 22 – AUSTRIA
Spielberg (70 km west of Graz,
Austria). Number of 4.326 km laps
to be confirmed.
Last F1 race was in 2003, when it
was known as the A-1 Ring.
Ferrari was the last team to win
there with Michael Schumacher,
and Kimi Raikkonen was second
for McLaren.
F1 drivers complain that the track
is slippery, and F1 engineers claim
that the track takes its toll on
engines due to the track’s high
elevation (which reduces airflow
going to a fast-moving car).

10. JULY 6 – GREAT BRITAIN
Silverstone. 52 laps of 5.891 km.
Total distance: 306.198 km.
2013 winner: Nico Rosberg
(Germany) Mercedes
A converted WWII airfield,
Silverstone hosted the first world
championship grand prix in 1950.
Known for a good mix of corners
taken in third gear and even faster
corners taken in fifth gear, the
track still gets high marks from F1
drivers due to the flowing nature
of the layout – such as the
Maggotts-Becketts-Chapel series
of S-shaped corners taken in
fourth gear.
Last year's race was notable for a
spate of high speed tire blowouts.

11. JULY 20 – GERMANY
Hockenheimring. 67 laps of 4.574
km. Total distance 306.458 km.
The 2013 German GP was at the
Nurburgring, which alternates
with Hockenheim.
Hockenheim was heavily modified
in 2002, with the long 17-second
runs through the forest taken out
and replaced with one long
straight (known as the Parabolika)
immediately right after Turns Two,
Three and Four.
Much like Barcelona, essential to
getting a fast time at Hockenheim
is getting the correct racing line at
the compressed s-shaped last two
turns, which allows you to carry
momentum over to the front
straight.

12. JULY 27 – HUNGARY
Hungaroring, Budapest. 70 laps of
4.381 km. Total distance 306.630
km.
2013 winner: Lewis Hamilton
(United Kingdom) Mercedes
The Hungaroring competes with
Monaco for the slowest and
tightest circuit on the F1 calendar,
with Turns Two and 14 taken at
around 90 kph in second gear.
Then-Ferrari driver Felipe Massa
suffered a near-fatal head injury
at Turn Four in 2009 after being
hit by a bouncing spring shed
from compatriot (and then-Brawn
Mercedes driver) Rubens
Barrichello's car.

13. AUGUST 24 – BELGIUM
Spa-Francorchamps. 44 laps of
7.004 km. Total distance: 308.052
km.
2013 winner: Sebastian Vettel
(Germany), Red Bull
This is the longest lap on the
calendar and one of the fastest
circuits in F1. The Eau Rouge
corne is always a sight to see -
where one goes downhill, then
through an uphill left-right
chicane being launched steeply
uphill into a sweeping left-right-
left turns with a blind crest.
F1 drivers can take Eau Rouge at
300 kph, and a loss of traction can
mean severe consequences for
both car and driver.
Raikkonen has won here four
times, the late Ayrton Senna five
times, and Schumacher six times.

14. SEPTEMBER 7 – ITALY
Monza. 53 laps of 5.793 km. Total
distance 306.720 km.
2013 winner: Sebastian Vettel
(Germany), Red Bull
If Rome’s St. Peter’s Basilica is the
cathedral of Roman Catholics,
then Monza is the cathedral of
the tifosi (Scuderia Ferrari fans) –
the latter never missing an
opportunity to go en masse to the
boot-shaped track every F1
season.
In 1988, then-Ferrari drivers
Gerhard Berger and Michele
Alboreto went 1-2, days after
Scuderia Ferrari founder Enzo
Ferrari passed away, handing a
then-dominant McLaren Honda
(both then-drivers Senna and
Alain Prost crashed mid-race) its
sole loss of the 16-race 1988 F1
season.

15. SEPTEMBER 21 – SINGAPORE
Marina Bay street circuit. 61 laps
of 5.065 km. Total distance
308.828 km.
2013 winner: Sebastian Vettel
(Germany), Red Bull
On the calendar since 2008,
labeled as the Monaco of the Far
East. The only race run completely
at night, thanks to floodlights
positioned all around the track
and the grandstands that mimic
those in automaker-based
painting facilities.
F1 drivers complain of its bumpy
tarmac on Turns Five and Seven,
along with high kerbs at the Turn
10 chicane that can potentially
damage bodywork and tires,
prompting Hamilton to claim that
the latter is the worst corner in
F1.

16. OCTOBER 5 – JAPAN
Suzuka. 53 laps of 5.807 km. Total
distance 307.471 km.
2013 winner: Sebastian Vettel
(Germany), Red Bull
A classic figure-of-eight circuit,
owned by Honda with a theme
park beside it, and attracts some
of the most passionate fans
anywhere in F1.
Fast, flowing and a favorite of
drivers, Suzuka requires consistent
approach at high speed on all
corners to get a fast time. The
130R, Spoon and Degner turns
require a balanced car and
watermelon-sized cojones to
negotiate due to their tricky
apexes and the position of the
kerbs.

17. OCTOBER 12 – RUSSIA
Sochi street circuit. Details to be
confirmed. Track length 5.853 km.
A wholly new race for 2014, the
circuit loops around the park built
for the Winter Olympics.
At present 55,000 tickets are on
sale for the race, and Russian
president Vladimir Putin has
confirmed his attendance.

18. NOVEMBER 2 - UNITED
STATES
Circuit of the Americas (Austin,
Texas, USA). 56 laps of 5.513 km.
2 a.m. Manila time. Total distance
308.405 km.
2013 winner: Sebastian Vettel
(Germany), Red Bull
The first purpose-built F1 circuit in
the USA, F1 drivers give it high
marks for its near-complete
replication of certain turns on
Europe circuits, such as the fast
Maggotts-Becketts-Chapel series
of S-shaped corners. Run anti-
clockwise, Austin puts big strain
on drivers’ necks, as they are used
to the predominantly right-hand
turns of most F1 tracks.

19. NOVEMBER 9 – BRAZIL
Interlagos (Sao Paulo). 71 laps of
4.309km. Total distance
305.909km.
2013 winner: Sebastian Vettel
(Germany), Red Bull
The penultimate race of the
season, the track runs anti-
clockwise.
Interlagos is also notoriously
bumpy and chock-full of hills and
dips, but totes an atmospheric
bowl-like venue.
A strong engine and a
compromise regarding ride height
is essential for winning here.

20. NOVEMBER 23 - ABU DHABI
Yas Marina. 55 laps of 5.554 km.
Total distance 305.355 km.
2013 winner: Sebastian Vettel
(Germany), Red Bull
The last of the three consecutive
anti-clockwise circuits for the
season and the season finale, Yas
Marina is a dusk-to-night race
under floodlights.
Arguably the most opulent circuit
on the calendar, it is praised by F1
drivers due to its high level of grip
(the asphalt composition is the
same as Sakhir’s), myriad off-track
attractions (including a theme
park for all things Ferrari), a part
of the track going directly under a
bridgeway for guest viewing, and
a pit lane that goes under the
front straight by way of a brightly
lit tunnel.