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Singapore, Valencia on F-1 calendar

PARIS: Singapore and Valencia are the new additions to the Formula One calendar for 2008.

World motor sport’s governing body — FIA — added an extra Grand Prix for a total of 18 races, with the only race in the United States — in Indianapolis — off the list for the first time in eight years.

Valencia, Spain, will host the European Grand Prix on a street circuit on August 24, subject to approval. Singapore will also stage a street race on September 28 — possibly at night — subject to circuit approval.

The full F-1 season: March 16: Melbourne, Australia; March 23: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; April 6: Bahrain, United Arab Emirates; April 27: Barcelona, Spain; May 11: Istanbul, Turkey; May 25: Monte Carlo, Monaco; June 8: Montreal, Canada; June 22: Magny-Cours, France; July 6: Silverstone, England; July 20: Nurburgring, Germany; Aug. 3: Budapest, Hungary; Aug. 24: Valencia, Spain; Sept. 7: Monza, Italy; Sept. 14: Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium; Sept. 28: Singapore; Oct. 12: Shanghai, China; Oct. 19: Fuji, Japan; Nov. 2: Sao Paulo, Brazil. — AP