Tambay crashed. Controversy There were questions surrounding the fitness of the former Formula One stars who ended up competing in the series. Participant Christian Danner questioned the ability of 1980 World Champion Alan Jones and former GP winner Patrick Tambay in particular, given the rapid expansion of these drivers' waistlines since retiring from racing. Jones hit back claiming the only time Danner had seen a Grand Prix podium was when he passed it on the way to the lavatory. Jones' lack of fitness at the first GP Masters event might suggest Danner's assessment had some merit. Seasons 2005 The first event, and the only event of the 2005 season, took place at Kyalami in South Africa on 13 November 2005. Nigel Mansell took pole then won after battling hard with Emerson Fittipaldi. Riccardo Patrese was third. Andrea de Cesaris finished fourth after a storming drive, where he pushed past Derek Warwick. Stefan Johansson spun out early on. Jacques Laffite retired with damaged right-front suspension after colliding with René Arnoux. As predicted, Alan Jones proved a disappointment. In practice he was up to ten seconds off the pace of Mansell, before pulling out of the race –- ostensibly due to neck injury. He was replaced by Eliseo Salazar. 2005 results Kyalami (South Africa), November 13 2006 In January 2006 GP Masters announced it would hold events in the following venues: Losail International Circuit (Qatar), April 29 Autodromo Nazionale Monza (Italy), May 5 (cancelled) Silverstone Circuit (United Kingdom), August 13 Sepang Circuit (Malaysia), October 15 (cancelled) Kyalami (South Africa), November 12 (cancelled) The race scheduled for Monza was cancelled due to noise limits. The Kyalami event would later be cancelled as well. A race at Sepang was a later addition to the calendar, but was also cancelled in the end. 2006 results Losail International Circuit (Qatar), April 29 Silverstone Circuit (United Kingdom), August 13 2007 (cancelled) Three races would be held in 2007, all cancelled due to organiser bankruptcy (see below section): Bucharest Ring (Romania), May 20 Kyalami (South Africa), September 23 Losail International Circuit (Qatar), November 17 Bankruptcy On 18 September 2007, Delta Motorsport, supplier of the GP Masters chassis, announced they were filing a petition with the British High Court to have the GP Masters Operating company placed in liquidation due to non-payment of invoices. Following a hearing on 28 November 2007, the Grand Prix Masters series was officially wound