diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/LiveTimingPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/LiveTimingPage.tsx
index 89a92ae..098cfe7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/LiveTimingPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/LiveTimingPage.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
-import { fetchLiveState, fetchLiveTrackOutline } from '../api'
+import { fetchLiveState } from '../api'
 import type { LivePosition, LiveStreamData } from '../types'
 import {
   loadPinnedDrivers,
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import { PinnedDrivers } from '../components/live/PinnedDrivers'
 import { RaceControlFeed } from '../components/live/RaceControlFeed'
 import { EventRail } from '../components/live/EventRail'
 import { TeamRadioTicker } from '../components/live/TeamRadioTicker'
-import { TrackMap } from '../components/live/TrackMap'
 import { TyreDegPanel } from '../components/live/TyreDegPanel'
 import { Archive, Radio } from 'lucide-react'
 
@@ -58,18 +57,6 @@ export function LiveTimingPage() {
     staleTime: 5_000,
   })
 
-  const trackOutlineQuery = useQuery({
-    queryKey: [
-      'live-track-outline',
-      snapshot?.Session?.MeetingName ?? '',
-      snapshot?.Session?.CircuitName ?? '',
-    ],
-    queryFn: () => fetchLiveTrackOutline(snapshot!.Session),
-    enabled: Boolean(snapshot?.Session?.MeetingName || snapshot?.Session?.CircuitName),
-    staleTime: Infinity,
-    retry: false,
-  })
-
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!data) return
     const nextLive = data.is_live && Boolean(data.data)
@@ -284,14 +271,6 @@ export function LiveTimingPage() {
           />
           <TrackStatusBanner status={snapshot.TrackStatus} />
           <PinnedDrivers rows={rows} history={gapHistory} pinned={pinned} onToggle={handleTogglePin} />
-          <TrackMap
-            outline={trackOutlineQuery.data}
-            positions={positions}
-            telemetry={snapshot.Telemetry}
-            drivers={snapshot.Drivers}
-            driverInfo={snapshot.DriverInfo}
-            loading={trackOutlineQuery.isLoading}
-          />
           <TyreDegPanel rows={rows} sessionType={snapshot.Session?.SessionType} pinned={pinned} />
           <div className="live-columns">
             <div className="live-tower-col">
diff --git a/frontend/src/test/LiveTimingPage.test.tsx b/frontend/src/test/LiveTimingPage.test.tsx
index f39af28..cb831e6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/test/LiveTimingPage.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/test/LiveTimingPage.test.tsx
@@ -152,4 +152,15 @@ describe('LiveTimingPage archive mode', () => {
     expect(await screen.findByTestId('live-empty')).toHaveTextContent('No live session active')
     expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: /view last session/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument()
   })
+
+  it('temporarily omits the track map while live GPS is unavailable', async () => {
+    renderPage({
+      is_live: true,
+      data: { ...archivedSnapshot, SessionStatus: 'Started' },
+    })
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText('Timing Tower')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Track Map')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(mockFetchLiveTrackOutline).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
 })