Formula One racing’s governing body, the FIA, has published a revised calendar for the 2014 world championship following a meeting of its World Motor Sport Council in Paris.

The season will kick off in Australia on 16 March  and conclude in Abu Dhabi on 23 November. The two new races – in Austria and Russia – will be held on June 22 and October 12 respectively.

The Brazilian Grand Prix in São Paulo, that had been scheduled to close the season on 30 November, will now take place on 9 November and be the second last of the season.