DTM drops Shanghai for 2011

The DTM has dropped its season finale Shanghai street race from its calendar for this year. The race was scheduled to take place on November 6 this year, but a statement from the DTM said: "The motorsport authorities didn't grant permission for the race to take place on the originally scheduled date of November 6th due to a date clash with the World Touring Car Championship in China."

Hans Werner Aufrecht, boss of series promoter ITR, added that the series plans to return to China in 2012.

"The cancellation of the Shanghai race is regrettable, but due to the given situation, it can't be changed for 2011," he said. "However, I am certain that this is not the end of our plans in Asia for the near future.

"Together with the car manufacturers and [Shanghai race promoter] the BCG, we are putting our effort into having a race in China again from 2012."