Dubai Autodrome race dates for 2011/2012 motorsport season

7 September 2011

Busy 2011/2012 calendar for UAE national racing

The start of the 2011/2012 UAE national racing season is fast approaching and Dubai Autodrome is bracing for a busy motorsport.

The first race of the new season gets underway on Friday, 23 September with the round one of the DAMC Karting Championship at the Kartdrome where the country’s top karters will be in action in a variety of classes, including: Cadets, Max Juniors and Max Seniors while top leisure karters will be competing in the SWS Master Cup or the SWS Star Cup on the same evening.

Less than a week later the circuit will host the DAMC UAE National racing media day which will provide a curtain raiser for the season. Teams and drivers will be out to meet and impress the media ahead of the start of their racing year.

On the weekend of 7/8 October there will be a double header with the first DAMC National Race Day on the main circuit featuring races for Total UAE Touring Cars, UAE Sportbikes, Radical Cup and the inaugural FG1000 series.

Meanwhile on Friday (7 October) across the boulevard, at the Kartdrome, will be the Motorcity 24 Hours, round 3 of the 2011 Motorcity Endurance Challenge starting in the afternoon ensuring an action packed weekend.

The DAMC (Dubai Autodrome Motorsport Club) will, as in the past year, run three UAE National Race Days at Yas Marina Circuit during the course of the season.

The Dunlop 24 Hours of Dubai will kick start the international motorsport season on the weekend of 12 to 14 January 2012 and is Dubai Autodrome’s only major international event of the season.

All in all Dubai Autodrome and the Kartdrome will host 16 race weekends with the final race taking place on 20 April 2012 at the venue. The provisional calendar is:

More information on: www.dubaiautodrome.com

Image credits: www.dubaiautodrome.com

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