Bernie Ecclestone had warned that without reaching a new agreement with the Circuit of the Americas officials, the event would be pulled from the 2012 calendar.

"The 2012 FIA formula one world championship calendar was confirmed as previously published," said the governing body after the meeting in India.

That is also good news for Bahrain, amid reports the situation inside the island Kingdom might have endangered the race's scheduled return to the F1 calendar next April.

2012 F1 Calendar
18 March - Australia
25 March - Malaysia
15 April - China
22 April - Bahrain
13 May - Spain
27 May - Monaco
10 June - Canada
24 June - Europe (Valencia)
8 July - Great Britain
22 July - Germany
29 July - Hungary
2 September - Belgium
9 September - Italy
23 September - Singapore
7 October - Japan
14 October - South Korea
28 October - India
4 November - Abu Dhabi
18 November - United States
25 November - Brazil