The SBMRL schedule for 2016-17 has now been made available to the public. As has been rumored, the league has expanded the schedule from 8 to 9 races, starting a month earlier. There will be four repeat tracks from last year and 5 new ones on the docket.
The famed Belgian circuit of Spa-Francorchamps has been tipped as the season opener. A new track for the league, Spa is one of the most challenging tracks in the world. The American Grand Prix held in Austin will repeat its October slot on the schedule. The southeast Asian race moves from Singapore to Malaysia before a trip to Monaco, which moves up a month to December.
After the league’s first South American stop in Brazil, the league finishes with 4 races in Europe. The German Grand Prix moves from Hockenheim to the Nurburgring. Sochi precedes Mangy-Cours in France, with the season’s final race once again being held in Valencia.
2016-17 Schedule*
September 16: Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
October 21: Austin, USA
November 18: Sepang, Malaysia
December 16: Monte Carlo, Monaco
January 20: Interlagos, Brazil
February 17: Nurburgring, Germany
March 17: Sochi, Russia
April 21: Magny-Cours, France
May 19: Valencia, Spain
*Exact dates subject to change