Safari Rally Kenya is about to go forward unaffected regardless of the World Rally Championship’s gas provider P1 Fuels being positioned into administration.
The WRC turned the primary FIA sanctioned world championship to maneuver to 100% sustainable gas after German firm P1 Efficiency Fuels received a young to behave because the management gas provider, starting in 2022.
Final month, P1 Fuels was the topic of insolvency proceedings in Germany that positioned the corporate into administration with two of the 14 prescribed 2025 WRC rounds having been accomplished.
Based on a report on verbraucherschutzforum.berlin, on 10 February, the Charlottenburg District Court docket, Berlin ordered “far-reaching restrictions for the debtor. Thus, all disposals of the corporate’s belongings are solely permissible with the consent of the provisional insolvency administrator”.
It later added: “With the provisional insolvency administration, P1 Efficiency Fuels GmbH is now beneath strict supervision. The approaching weeks will present whether or not a restructuring might be sought or the corporate can be wound up.”
The FIA has since stepped in to make sure that P1 Fuels can be offered to rivals for subsequent week’s Safari Rally Kenya and has paid the customized charges to launch the gas that landed on the port of Mombasa.
Takamoto Katsuta, Aaron Johnston, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
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An FIA spokesperson stated in a press release: “Following the announcement of P1 Efficiency Fuels GmbH’s administration, the FIA continues to work intently with all events to make sure the availability of sustainable gas for the FIA World Rally Championship.
“The present-specification gas for Safari Rally Kenya (20-23 March 2025) is in transit and can be used on the occasion. The FIA stays in common dialogue with all events to ship one of the best answer for future occasions.”
Autosport understands that an FIA WRC gas tender course of was already beneath manner previous to P1 Fuels going into administration.
It might imply this tender is accelerated with a brand new provider being put in previous to the subsequent WRC spherical within the Canary Islands from 24-27 April.
P1 Fuels was additionally set to supply gas to the DTM this 12 months, however it’s understood this contract has now been taken up by British sustainable gas provider Coryton.
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