India Gets Provisional Slot as Formula One Calendar Extends to 20 Races

India will host its first Formula One race on Oct. 30 next year if a circuit under construction in the New Delhi region meets criteria.

The Federation Internationale de l’Automobile, which oversees Formula One and other car racing series, extended the schedule to 20 races to include the India race, according to a statement on its website.

The FIA said it rejected “a number of” applications by groups wishing to enter new Formula One teams in 2011 and 2012 because they didn’t meet requirements.

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