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updated 1:07 p.m. ET July 27, 2007

PARIS - Indianapolis was dropped from the Formula One calendar for 2008, with Singapore and Valencia, Spain, added to the racing schedule. This will be the first time in eight years there will be no F1 event in the United States.

The 18-race season will start in Australia on March 16 and finish in Brazil on Nov. 2, world motor sport’s governing body said Thursday.

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

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The Canadian GP on June 8 is listed as provisional because of its financial link to the United States GP. Montreal has traditionally held its race after Indianapolis.

The full F1 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; June 22: Magny-Cours, France; July 6: Silverstone, England; July 20: Nuerburg, 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; and Nov. 2: Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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