Formula-1 release date in India is expected to get postponed

According to the revised schedule as uploaded on the FIA’s official website the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) has planned to postpone 2011 Indian Grand Prix across the world to October 30 slot to December 11 slot, subjected to an inspection process called “homologation”.

This sudden postponement in date has been done to accommodate Bahrain. The Bahrain Grand Prix was originally scheduled for March 2011 but was rescheduled for security reasons following anti-government protests.

Rescheduling of Indian Grand Prix 2011 has brought relief to the developer Jaypee group, which has been working against a tight schedule.



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Sources in the Jaypee group say “the information about the federation’s decision had reached them still they are yet to receive an official intimation”.

5.14 km long F-1 race track in Gautam Budh Nagar district of UP is still under construction which is being built by Jaypee International Sports Ltd.


The company has named the race circuit as “Buddh International Circuit” and had released its logo recently.

Earlier, the first Indian Grand Prix was to be held in India on October 30, subject to a final inspection of the circuit by FIA experts. The race will take place in India, only after the track is cleared in the final inspection process.