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A1 GRAND PRIX'S OPENING CALENDAR

A1 Grand Prix has confirmed its inaugural season race calendar, featuring 24 races over 12 weekends.

The series will run outside the traditional motorsport season, kicking-off at Brands Hatch, Great Britain on 25 September, 2005.

It will involve national teams competing against each other in identical cars with no electronic driver aids.

An announcement about the South African round of the ‘World Cup of Motorsport’ is expected next week.

The calendar is as follows:

25 September 2005
Brands Hatch, Great Britain

9 October 2005
EuroSpeedway, Lausitz, Germany

23 October 2005
Circuito Estoril, Portugal

6 November 2005
Eastern Creek, Sydney, Australia

20 November 2005
Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia

11 December 2005
Dubai Autodrome, UAE

15 January 2006
Sentul Circuit, Indonesia

29 January 2006
South Africa

12 February 2006
Autodromo Internacional de Curitiba, Brazil

26 February 2006
Parque Fundidora Monterrey, Mexico

19 March 2006
Laguna Seca, California, USA

2 April 2006
Shanghai International Circuit, China