The World Rally Championship’s official gas provider P1 Fuels has gone into administration, resulting in FIA intervention to safe satisfactory gas provide for Safari Rally Kenya in two weeks’ time.
P1 Efficiency Fuels GmbH, the only real provider of gas to the WRC by way of successful a sustainable fuels tender that started in 2022, was positioned into provisional insolvency administration on February 10 by Charlottenburg District Courtroom. Restructuring agency Greenberg Traurig has been appointed as its administrator.
Monetary issues for P1 led to its gas provide for the Safari being held within the Port of Mombasa on account of unpaid customs charges. Subsequently, the FIA paid these excellent charges to launch the required gas for spherical three of the WRC season.
An FIA spokesperson stated: “The FIA is conscious of the announcement concerning P1 Fuels and is working with all related events to evaluate the scenario. An replace will probably be supplied sooner or later.”
P1 Fuels has already misplaced its management provide of gas within the German DTM collection and its assist classes, GT Masters and GT4 Germany, the place it additionally provided an artificial, fossil-free gas product. ADAC, the collection organizer, has switched its provide to British firm Coryton.
Aramco, the Saudi Arabian nationwide state oil firm, has been linked to doubtlessly changing P1 Fuels because the management provider from Rally Islas Canarias onwards.
DirtFish has reached out to P1 Fuels for a response.
