Le Mans Series
The ACO confirms the Shanghai 1000 km for 2008
© Audi Motorsport // Audi R8 at Shanghai in 2004
After the United States and Europe the Automobile Club de l’Ouest breaks new ground with the organisation of its first race in China. After the United States and Europe the Automobile Club de l’Ouest continues its expansion with the organisation of its first race in China.
The Automobile Club de l’Ouest has taken the decision to organise a new 1000 km endurance event under the Le Mans banner. It will take place on the Shanghai International Circuit in China on 1st and 2nd November 2008.
To make it happen the ACO has called upon the combined forces of entrants faithful to the Le Mans Series in Europe and the American Le Mans Series in the USA. Furthermore, Chinese partners and sponsors are directly involved in this project, which has already obtained the backing of major international motorcar manufacturers.
The size of the marketing budget and television coverage will make it one of the blue ribbon events of the 2008 motor racing season.
The Shanghai 1000 Kms prefigures the Asian Le Mans Series, which, in 2009, will include at least two events, one in China and one in Japan.
Entrants making this trip to Asia will be richly rewarded as the winners of the LM P1, LM P2, LM GT1 and LM GT2 categories will receive an automatic invitation for the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours.
(Automobile Club de l’Ouest)
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I’m a bit confused… is this Round 6 for the LMS? Or it’s just a extra-LMS round?? I known that it is a lot of money involved in this but wasn’t it better to make more rounds in Europe creating at least a 10 rounds championship for LMS? It’s too damn few round… ALMS has 12 and with several durations (12 Hours, 3 Hours, …).
It is not round 6 of the Le Mans Series apparently. Like 5 years ago when there was a stand-alone Le Mans 1000KM event at the Bugatti track (as prologue for the LMS) it is now time for Asia to get the same kind of events.
Makes you wonder what happens in the LMS since they are still debating about a sixth round and entry forms have apparently not yet arrived at the teams (less than a month before the pre-season test).
They will most likely axe Mil Milhas Brasil from the series this year, I wasn’t too impressed with the commitment from the LMS teams last year in aforementioned event.