It was announced in the Shanghai Daily on March 23, 2007 that, due to lack of funding, no further A1 Grand Prix races were scheduled to be held in Beijing.

[citation needed] The FIA expressed safety concerns about the dual carriageway on this track before the event, so it was feared that it could have led to a "last minute" cancellation decision.

[1] The tight hairpin at the end of the dual carriageway and also the backstraight was a 180 degree left turn.

They tried to negotiate safely by running wide but were still stopping at the mid corner, therefore the sessions were red flagged.

During qualifying, manhole covers on the roads were coming undone due to the racing cars' high downforce and low ride height.