The series will deliver 12 weekends of action outside the traditional motorsport season, kicking-off at Brands Hatch in the UK on September 25, 2005.
Other venues include Germany, Portugal, Australia, Malaysia, the UAE, South Africa, Mexico, the US and China, subject to formal approval by the sport’s governing body, the FIA.
A1 Grand Prix will bring together national teams - representing 80 per cent of the world's population - to compete in like-for-like cars designed to create a level playing field.
Announcing the first season's calendar, A1 Grand Prix founder, president and chairman Sheikh Maktoum said: “To have 25 cars, each proudly presenting their national sponsors, competing at circuits in both developed and developing markets, will be a remarkable spectacle.”
The dates are as follows:
25 September, 2005 Brands Hatch, United Kingdom
9B October, 2005 Eurospeedway GP, Germany
23 October, 2005 Estoril, Portugal
6B November, 2005 Eastern Creek, Australia
20 November, 2005 Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia
11 December, 2005 Dubai Autodrome, United Arab Emirates
15 January, 2006 TBC, Indonesia/Singapore
29 January, 2006 Durban (Street race)/Cape Town, South Africa
12 February, 2006 Parque Fundidora Monterrey, Mexico
26 February, 2006 San Antonio, Texas (Street race), USA
12 March, 2006 Laguna Seca, California, USA
26 March, 2006 Beijing GoldenportB TBC, China
The new calendar should be confirmed by July 31, 2005.
