IndyCar officials presented a 17-race calendar for the 2015 season on Thursday.
As previously confirmed, the campaign kicks off with a road race at the Autodromo Internacional Nelson Piquet in Brasilia on March 8, before the first domestic round at St. Petersburg three weeks later.
The other new addition, NOLA Motorsports Park, slots in as the third event on April 12.
Six oval tracks are featured, with the Indianapolis 500 slated as the first on its usual May 24 date.
Detroit is the only double-header on its return to the roster, with Houston losing its place and Toronto being reduced to one race to avoid a clash with the Pan American Games.
Next season’s finale will be staged at Sonoma Raceway, with Fontana’s Auto Club Speedway – which had held the slot for the past three years – getting a new date in June.
The 2015 season will take place over a six-month period.
2015 IndyCar calendar:
March 8 – Autodromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
March 29 – St. Petersburg
April 12 – NOLA
April 19 – Long Beach
April 26 – Barber
May 9 – Grand Prix of Indianapolis
May 24 – Indianapolis 500
May 30 – Belle Isle
May 31 – Belle Isle
June 6 – Texas
June 14 – Toronto
June 27 – Auto Club
July 12 – Milwaukee
July 18 – Iowa
August 2 – Mid-Ohio
August 23 – Pocono
Augusut 30 – Sonoma
