 Inaugural F1 race in S'pore will be held on 28 Sep 2008
SINGAPORE: The inaugural F1 Singapore Grand Prix will be held on 28 September 2008.
A news release from Singapore GP says this will place the Republic's event in the last four races of the 2008 Formula One season.
The Singapore race will be followed by the Chinese, Japanese and Brazilian GPs.
And subject to final safety clearances, the Singapore race will be the first to be held at night in F1 history.
The F1 World Championship calendar was approved at an extraordinary meeting of the World Motor Sport Council in Paris two days ago.
Welcoming the September date for the Singapore race, Tan Teng Lip, President of the Singapore Motor Sports Association, said: "In terms of weather, of course September would be safer.....it is also closer to our school holidays in September."
Singapore GP Private Limited is the race promoter for the Singapore F1 Grand Prix.
Tickets for the Singapore race will go on sale in mid-December.
With the Singapore race being held some six months after Malaysia's, interest in both races is expected to be high. - CNA/ir | 
