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Max Mosley will be snubbed by the King of Jordan when he attempts his first public duty after lurid allegations about his role in a five-hour sadomasochistic orgy with five prostitutes.

Mr Mosley, the son of Sir Oswald Mosley, the British Fascist leader, defended his decision not to resign as president of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) in a newspaper interview published yesterday. He was unapologetic and claimed that he had the overwhelming support of the motorsport industry.

The Times has learnt, however, that senior officials in Jordan, where Mr Mosley is planning to travel this week, have voiced concerns about his appearance in the country.

The Times has also established that after his public snubbing by the Crown Prince of Bahrain, who told Mr Mosley not to attend the Bahrain Grand Prix three weeks ago, King Abdullah of Jordan has decided that he will not receive him officially during the visit. Mr Mosley had decided to go to Jordan instead of attending the Spanish Grand Prix, where it was feared that a chance meeting with King Juan Carlos of Spain, a keen race-goer, might create an embarrassment.

In Jordan Mr Mosley will be the guest of King Abdullah’s brother, Prince Feisal, at the inaugural Jordanian stage of the World Rally Championship. According to an official press release issued by the rally, Mr Mosley has “delighted” organisers by accepting the invitation to attend.

However The Times has learnt that senior officials in Jordan would prefer it if the visit did not go ahead, given the widespread revulsion at Mr Mosley’s conduct, which has shocked Formula One and the boardrooms of the big car manufacturers.

The officials are said to feel indebted to Mr Mosley because of the key role he played in ensuring that Jordan was given the chance to stage the rally and feel that they have no choice but to entertain him.

One observer in Amman, the Jordanian capital, said: “They wish they could do away with him coming here, but they know they have to do it because they owe him a favour. But definitely Mosley is not going to see the King [in any public forum]. If he does see him, it will not be publicised.”

The Jordanian visit is part of a concerted attempt by Mr Mosley to rehabilitate himself and justify his decision not to stand down at least until June 3 when a full meeting of the FIA’s 222 voting members will convene in Paris at an estimated cost of more than £1 million to decide his future in a secret ballot.

In his interview with The Sunday Telegraph, Mr Mosley mounted a staunch defence of his behaviour. He was highly critical of a prostitute for speaking about his “eccentric” sexual habits to the News of the World. He also attacked as a “deliberate, cold-blooded, calculated lie” the allegation that the session included Nazi role-play. He said that a prostitute who spoke about his alleged request for a Nazi theme to the session was guilty of a “betrayal of trust”.

“I think she is beneath contempt because it’s not just what she did to me, she was friends with the other four [prostitutes] . . . and she completely betrayed that trust and to behave like that is extraordinary,” he told the paper. He added: “I see it as an awful intrusion into my private life which is not justifiable by any means and which I hope will be punished.”