A1GP will race on 11 weekends next season, one more than in 2007/8. (LAT Photo)
The fourth season of A1 Grand Prix racing will take place over 11 events and 22 races, one weekend more than the previous campaign, series officials have confirmed.
There will also be at least three completely new events, with Portugal and Indonesia joining the previously announced season-opener in Italy.
The Portuguese round will take place on the 18-turn Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, currently being built in Portimao, Portugal. Construction will be finished by October, with A1GP being the circuit’s first international car racing meeting next April. Exact details on the round in Indonesia will be announced later.
A few final details have yet to released. The exact venues for events in China, South Africa and Great Britain have not been announced – Zhuhai and Shanghai are the main candidates in China, while Brands Hatch could again be the finale host in England. Also, the host country for the ninth round of the championship remains TBA.
The 2008/9 season will mark the debut of new Ferrari-powered A1GP cars.
A1GP – 2008/9 schedule:
1, 21 September 2008, A1GP Mugello, Italy
2, 05 October 2008, A1GP Zandvoort, Netherlands
3, 09 November 2008, A1GP Jakarta, Indonesia
4, 23 November 2008, A1GP Sepang, Malaysia
5, 14 December 2008, China (venue TBA)
6, 25 January 2009, A1GP Taupo, New Zealand
7, 22 February 2009, South Africa (venue TBA)
8, 15 March 2009, A1GP Mexico City, Mexico
9, 29 March 2009, TBA
10, 12 April 2009, A1GP Algarve, Portugal
11, 03 May 2009, Great Britain (venue TBA)
