Champions Nico Rosberg and Mercedes will be without a home Grand Prix in the 2017 Formula 1 World Championship after the German Grand Prix has been officially dropped from the calendar.
The 20-race schedule will see Rosberg start his title defense at the traditional season opener in Melbourne, Australia, on March 26.
Other than the loss of the German Grand Prix, the schedule remains largely unchanged from earlier versions of the schedule, although there is still an asterisk over the Brazilian Grand Prix as organizers struggle to finance the race.
Formula 1 will return to the U.S. on Oct. 22 for round 18 of the championship, the sixth Grand Prix to run on the Circuit of the Americas, before the season closes with the day-night Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Nov. 26.
2017 Formula 1 World Championship Calendar
March 26, Australia, Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
April 9, China, Shanghai International Circuit
April 16, Bahrain, Bahrain International Circuit
April 30, Russia, Sochi Autodrom
May 14, Spain, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
May 28, Monaco, Circuit de Monaco
June 11, Canada, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
June 25, Europe, Baku City Circuit
July 9, Austria, Red Bull Ring
July 16, Great Britain, Silverstone Circuit
July 30, Hungary, Hungaroring
Aug. 27, Belgium, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Sept. 3, Italy, Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Sept. 17, Singapore, Marina Bay Street Circuit
Oct. 1, Malaysia, Sepang International Circuit
Oct. 8, Japan, Suzuka International Race Course
Oct. 22, USA, Circuit of the Americas
Oct. 29, Mexico, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
*Nov. 12, Brazil, Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace
Nov. 26, Abu Dhabi, Yas Marina Circuit
*To be confirmed
