2009 FORMULA 1 CALENDAR ANNOUNCED - CANADIAN GP OUT

The 2009 Formula 1 season will start in Australia on the 29th of March. The 15th of November marks the end date when Formula 1 heads to the United Arab Emirates city of Abu Dhabi. The Canadian Grand Prix will be dropped from the schedule. TSN.ca quotes a statement from the organizers saying, "The executives of the Grand Prix of Canada have learned via the media of the omission of the Grand Prix of Canada from the F1 Championship 2009 calendar. Therefore, the organization will issue no comment until having spoken to Formula One Management and the FIA." Montreal's race was the third-most watched sports program worldwide in 2005

The remainder of the calendar is viewable below. This upcoming Sunday, come back to GoodCarBadCar.net for the Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji, streaming online live for free.

March 29: Australia

April 5: Malaysia

April 19: Bahrain

May 10: Spain

May 24: Monaco

June 7: Turkey

June 21: Great Britain

June 28: France

July 12: Germany

July 26: Hungary

August 23: Europe (Valencia, Spain)

August 30: Belgium

September 13: Italy

September 27: Singapore

October 11: Japan

October 18: China

November 1: Brazil

November 15: Abu Dhabi