MOTORSPORT:The fifth round of the A1GP season in Indonesia has been cancelled after the street circuit at Lippo Village near Jakarta failed to meet construction deadlines.
Organisers of the event, scheduled for the weekend of February 6th-8th, have been unable to comply with requisite deadlines laid down by the FIA, meaning world motorsport’s governing body have been unable to issue a circuit licence.
A1GP chief executive Pete da Silva said: “Obviously it is extremely disappointing for all concerned and not the news any of us wanted.
“The bottom line is, for safety reasons, A1GP cannot race on a circuit that does not meet or has not received the necessary licence from the FIA, so we have no other option but to cancel all plans to bring the A1GP show to Indonesia in three weeks.”
The series resumes following its winter break with the fourth round of the season in Taupo, New Zealand, on January 23rd-25th. The next round will now be at Gauteng, South Africa, on February 20th-22nd.