Australia and Malaysia push back starting hour of GP

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After earlier announcing the official 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship calendar, the governing body today released the start time of each Grand Prix. Both Australia and Malaysia have pushed back the starting hour of their race to attract more European viewers.

DATE GP LAPS START TIME
29/03 Australia 58 17:00
05/04 Malaysia 56 17:00
19/04 China 56 15:00
26/04 Bahrain 57 15:00
10/05 Spain 66 14:00
24/05 Monaco 78 14:00
07/06 Turkey 58 15:00
21/06 Great Britain 60 13:00
12/07 Germany 60 14:00
26/07 Hungary 70 14:00
23/08 Europe 57 14:00
30/08 Belgium 44 14:00
13/09 Italy 53 14:00
27/09 Singapore 61 20:00
04/10 Japan 53 14:00
18/10 Brazil 71 14:00
01/11 Abu Dhabi 55 15:00

Source FIA