Motor racing-Formula One calendar for 2013

The 19-race Formula One season,which starts in Melbourne on March 17.

The 19-race Formula One season,which starts in Melbourne on March 17,will have no new grands prix this year and one fewer than last season following the postponement of New Jersey8217;s debut to 2014.

The following box details each race and its key characteristics.

MARCH 17 8211; AUSTRALIA

Albert Park street circuit. 58 laps of 5.303km. Total distance 307.574km. 2012 winner: Jenson Button McLaren. Melbourne has hosted what has become one of the most popular races on the calendar since 1996.

MARCH 24 8211; MALAYSIA

Sepang circuit. 56 laps of 5.543km. Total distance 310.408km. 2012 winner: Fernando Alonso Ferrari. The hot and steamy Hermann Tilke-designed track,next to Kuala Lumpur International Airport,made its debut in 1999.

APRIL 14 8211; CHINA

Shanghai International Circuit. 56 laps of 5.451km. Total distance 305.066km. 2012 winner: Nico Rosberg Mercedes. Built on a vast,and some might say overwhelming,scale in the shape of the Chinese character 8216;shang8217;. On the calendar since 2004.

APRIL 21 8211; BAHRAIN

Bahrain International Circuit,Sakhir. 57 laps of 5.412km. Total distance 308.238km. 2012 winner: Sebastian Vettel Red Bull. Another Tilke circuit and the first in the Middle East to host a grand prix in 2004. Civil unrest on the Gulf island has cast a cloud over the race since 2011.

MAY 12 8211; SPAIN

Circuit de Catalunya,Barcelona. 66 laps of 4.655km. Total distance 307.104km. 2012 winner: Pastor Maldonado Williams. A regular test destination and once the most predictable of circuits,familiar to all teams since 1991.

MAY 26 8211; MONACO

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Monte Carlo. 78 laps of 3.340km. Total distance 260.520km. 2012 winner: Mark Webber Red Bull. The slowest and shortest race on the calendar but also the most glamorous. Steeped in history,Monaco is the one every driver wants to win.

JUNE 9 8211; CANADA

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve,Montreal. 70 laps of 4.361km. Total distance 305.270km. 2012 winner: Lewis Hamilton McLaren. A popular destination with teams and sponsors since 1978,the circuit is on the Ile Notre-Dame,an artificial island in Montreal8217;s St Lawrence River.

JUNE 30 8211; BRITAIN

Silverstone. 52 laps of 5.891km. Total distance of 306.198km. 2012 winner: Webber. The former World War Two airfield hosted the first F1 championship grand prix in 1950.

JULY 7 8211; GERMANY

Nuerburgring. 60 laps of 5.148km. Total distance of 308.623km. 2012 winner: Alonso. The original Nordschleife circuit was known as the 8216;Green Hell8217; but the current one,used since 1984,is a far more tame affair if still atmospheric.

JULY 28 8211; HUNGARY

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Hungaroring,Budapest. 70 laps of 4.381km. Total distance 306.630km. 2012 winner: Hamilton. The first race here in 1986 marked Formula One8217;s debut behind what was then the 8216;Iron Curtain8217; dividing Europe. Tight,twisty and slow.

AUGUST 25 8211; BELGIUM

Spa-Francorchamps. 44 laps of 7.004km. Total distance 308.052km. 2012 winner: Button. The longest lap on the calendar and one of the fastest circuits,Spa is a blast down memory lane. Often wet,always thrilling for drivers and fans.

SEPTEMBER 8 8211; ITALY

Monza. 53 laps of 5.793km. Total distance 306.720km. 2012 winner: Hamilton. The temple of Italian motorsport and home of Ferrari,the circuit is the fastest in Formula One. The now disused and crumbling banking dates back to 1922.

SEPTEMBER 22 8211; SINGAPORE

Marina Bay street circuit. 61 laps of 5.073km. Total distance 309.316km. 2012 winner: Vettel. Formula One8217;s first race run entirely at night,a glamorous and wildly successful fixture since its floodlit debut in 2008.

OCTOBER 6 8211; SOUTH KOREA

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Korea International Circuit,Yeongam. 55 laps of 5.615km. Total distance 308.630km. 2012 winner: Vettel. An anti-clockwise Tilke circuit,located in a shipbuilding centre 370km south-west of Seoul. Attendances have been low since the first 2010 race.

OCTOBER 13 8211; JAPAN

Suzuka. 53 laps of 5.807km. Total distance 307.471km. 2012 winner: Vettel. A classic figure of eight layout,owned by Honda and built in 1962 as a test track. Fast,flowing and one of the greatest challenges for any F1 driver.

OCTOBER 27 8211; INDIA

Buddh International Circuit,Greater Noida. 60 laps of 5.125km. Total distance 307.249km. 2012 winner: Vettel. The first race at the undulating Tilke track south of Delhi was held in 2011 and became an instant hit.

NOVEMBER 3 8211; ABU DHABI

Yas Marina. 55 laps of 5.554km. Total distance 305.355km. 2012 winner: Kimi Raikkonen Lotus. The first day-to-night race made its debut in 2009. A spectacular no-expense-spared Tilke circuit that raised the bar for opulence.

NOVEMBER 17 8211; UNITED STATES

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Circuit of the America. Austin,Texas. 56 laps of 5.513km. Total distance 308.405km. 2012 winner: Hamilton. Anti-clockwise and the first purpose-built F1 track in the United States. A massive hit on its debut last year.

NOVEMBER 24 8211; BRAZIL

Interlagos,Sao Paulo. 71 laps of 4.309km. Total distance 305.909km. 2012 winner: Button. Dilapidated but hugely atmospheric bowl of a circuit that hosted its first race in 1973. Home of the late Ayrton Senna.