Formula One announced the 23-race calendar for 2022 on Friday, which will be the longest in the championship's history.

The agenda was approved by governing body International Automobile Federation's World Motor Sport Council.

"The 2022 season follows an unprecedented two years for Formula 1 in which the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a revised calendar of 17 races in 2020 and 22 races in 2021 – a huge achievement given the international nature of the sport," said F1 in a statement.

The 2022 season begins with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 20 and concludes with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on November 20, avoiding clash with the major football event, the 2022 Qatar World Cup which opens a day later.

The schedule is as follows.

Bahrain Grand Prix, March 20

Saudi Arabia Grand Prix, March 27

Australian Grand Prix, April 10

Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, April 24

Miami Grand Prix, May 8

Spanish Grand Prix, May 22

Monaco Grand Prix, May 29

Azerbaijan Grand Prix, June 12

Canadian Grand Prix, June 19

British Grand Prix, July 3

Austrian Grand Prix, July 10

French Grand Prix, July 24

Hungarian Grand Prix, July 31

Belgian Grand Prix , August 28

Dutch Grand Prix, September 4

Italian Grand Prix, September 11

Russian Grand Prix, September 25

Singaporean Gran Prix, October 2

Japanese Grand Prix, October 9

U.S. Grand Prix, October 23

Mexican Grand Prix, October 30

Brazilian Grand Prix, November 13

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, November 20

(With input from AP)