The IZOD IndyCar Series will not be replacing the abandoned China street race and will instead remain at 15 races for the 2012 season, organisers have announced.
IndyCar's historic first race in China on the streets of Qingdao planned for August has been cancelled, leaving the series scrambling to find a replacement.
A deal with IndyCar title sponsors IZOD saves Penske's three-car line-up of Castroneves, Briescoe and Power for 2011, as the team hint at a return to the Indy 500 for Sam Hornish Jr.