If all goes according to plan Formula One will race in China for the first time in 2004 at a yet-to-be-built circuit in Shanghai. The track is not scheduled to be completed until March 2004 so they are not leaving themselves much of a cushion should there be any delays.
Once completed the new Shanghai track will have to be approved by FIA’s World Motor Sports Council before the event will be allowed to proceed. An earlier attempt at running a Chinese Grand Prix at Zhuhai in 1998 was cancelled because the track did not meet F1′s strict safety standards.