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Promoter Cancels Brazil IndyCar Event
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The promoter of the Verizon IndyCar Series season opener scheduled for March 8 in Brasilia, Brazil, has unexpectedly canceled the event.
INDYCAR, the governing body of the Verizon IndyCar Series, issued a statement regarding the cancellation late Thursday afternoon.
“Today’s announcement by BAND (promoter) that the March 8 INDYCAR race in Brasilia was cancelled was both unexpected and disappointing,” the statement read. “INDYCAR had received every indication that the race was already a success: Two-thirds of the seats available for the event had already been sold; a title sponsor for the event (ITAIPAVA) was announced yesterday; hospitality was sold out; and track construction was progressing and scheduled to be complete in time for the event.
“Although we have not received formal confirmation from our partners in Brazil regarding the cancellation, economically INDYCAR is protected and the paddock is protected from such action.”
The event was scheduled to be held at Autodromo Internacional Nelson Piquet and was set to be a return to Brazil for the Verizon IndyCar Series, which last raced in the South American country in 2013.
INDYCAR, the governing body of the Verizon IndyCar Series, issued a statement regarding the cancellation late Thursday afternoon.
“Today’s announcement by BAND (promoter) that the March 8 INDYCAR race in Brasilia was cancelled was both unexpected and disappointing,” the statement read. “INDYCAR had received every indication that the race was already a success: Two-thirds of the seats available for the event had already been sold; a title sponsor for the event (ITAIPAVA) was announced yesterday; hospitality was sold out; and track construction was progressing and scheduled to be complete in time for the event.
“Although we have not received formal confirmation from our partners in Brazil regarding the cancellation, economically INDYCAR is protected and the paddock is protected from such action.”
The event was scheduled to be held at Autodromo Internacional Nelson Piquet and was set to be a return to Brazil for the Verizon IndyCar Series, which last raced in the South American country in 2013.
