Sepang F1 Race To Feature Porsche, Formula Bmw As Support Races

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SEPANG F1 RACE TO FEATURE PORSCHE, FORMULA BMW AS SUPPORT RACES

The 2006 Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix, which will be held at Sepang F1 Circuit from 17th to 19th March, will also feature the opening rounds of the 2006 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia and Formula BMW Asia as the support races and additional attraction.

“Obviously, this will be huge bonus for the fans coming to the F1 race in Sepang,” says Datuk Ahmad Mustafa, General Manager of Sepang International Circuit (SIC).

“With tickets as low as RM50, fans will not only get to see the world’s biggest motor racing event, but also Asia’s top racing series and the top Asian drivers in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia as well as the future of Asia’s motorsports in Formula BMWAsia,” he added.

Students are given an even better deal with special-priced of only RM25 tickets for a three-day entry at Hillstand G where they can catch all the actions and thrills at the fast corners of Turns 4, 5, 6 and 7.

Launched at Sepang Circuit last Saturday (February 18), the 2006 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia will run in 12 rounds this year with its opening two races in Sepang, Malaysia before proceeding to Ansan (South Korea), Sentul (Indonesia), Taichung (Taiwan), Macau and featuring as a support race at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai in October.

Like the Porsche Carrera Cup, the 2006 Formula BMW Asia series, which will run in 19 rounds around Asia, will also open in Sepang with its first race of the season slotted on March 19 at 11am.

Regarded as the world’s leading entry-level class in Formula Racing, the
2006 Formula BMW Asia will also feature as a support race for the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. The new season had also included two brand new circuits in South Korea and Taiwan as well as visits Indonesia’s Sentul Circuit, Beijing’s Goldenport race track and Bira Circuit in Thailand.

Featuring up-and-coming drivers as young as 15-year olds, the first official test for the Formula BMW Asia 2006 season will be held on March
12 at Sepang Circuit. The best-known alumni of this series are Formula One drivers Ralf Schumacher, Christian Klien and Nico Rosberg, who would be battling each other in Sepang in the Formula One series representing Toyota, Red Bull and Williams respectively.

Sepang will host Round 2 of the 2006 Formula One World Championship, which will open with the Bahrain Grand Prix in Sakhir on March 12.

Tickets for the 2006 Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix can be purchased by calling TICKET HOTLINE at 03-87782222 or via internet at [email protected].
 

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