2005-06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Indonesia
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The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Indonesia is a A1 Grand Prix
race, held on the weekend of February 12, 2006 at the Sentul International Circuit
.
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, the Emir of Dubai
, and the uncle of A1 Grand Prix launcher Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum
, the day before. This postponment was prompted due to the traditional forty day mourning
period. Tony Teixeira, CEO of A1 Grand Prix stated:
On the following day, A1 Grand Prix and the Indonesian race organizers agreed to run the race on February 12, changing its order in the schedule from that of seventh, to the eighth race of the eleven race season.
A1 Grand Prix
A1 Grand Prix was a 'single make' open-wheel auto racing series. It was unique in its field in that competitors solely represented their nation as opposed to themselves or a team, the usual format in most formula racing series. As such, it was often promoted as the "World Cup of Motorsport"...
race, held on the weekend of February 12, 2006 at the Sentul International Circuit
Sentul International Circuit
Sentul International Circuit is a permanent motor racing circuit located in Babakan Madang, Bogor. Away from the Toll Gate of Jakarta towards Bogor, Indonesia. Its pit facilities got easy access from the Jagorawi Toll Road. The course is actually a truncated version of the original design...
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Postponment
The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Indonesia was originally scheduled to be held on January 15, 2006. This changed on January 4, 2006 however, due to the unexpected death of Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al MaktoumMaktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum , also referred to as Sheikh Maktoum was the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and the emir of Dubai.-Biography:...
, the Emir of Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, and the uncle of A1 Grand Prix launcher Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum
Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum
His Highness Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum is a member of Dubai's ruling family. He is a second cousin once removed of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the current ruler of Dubai...
, the day before. This postponment was prompted due to the traditional forty day mourning
Mourning
Mourning is, in the simplest sense, synonymous with grief over the death of someone. The word is also used to describe a cultural complex of behaviours in which the bereaved participate or are expected to participate...
period. Tony Teixeira, CEO of A1 Grand Prix stated:
- "The entire staff, team owners and associates of the A1 Grand Prix family mourn the loss of a great visionary and benevolent ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh bin Rashid Al Maktoum. While difficult logistically, we felt it important to observe a respectable period of mourning for this beloved family member of our founder, president and chairman, Sheikh Maktoum. Condolences and sympathies are respectfully offered to all the people of Dubai."
On the following day, A1 Grand Prix and the Indonesian race organizers agreed to run the race on February 12, changing its order in the schedule from that of seventh, to the eighth race of the eleven race season.
Qualification
Qualification took place on Saturday, February 11, 2006.Pos. | Country | Driver | Time |
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1 | United Kingdom | Robbie Kerr Robbie Kerr Robert "Robbie" Kerr is a British race car driver from England.-Early career:In 2002 he became the British Formula Three Champion for Alan Docking Racing with 306 points ahead of Australian racing driver James Courtney.Following an abortive attempt at International Formula 3000 in 2003, Kerr did... |
2min 34.257secs |
2 | Early Modern France | Nicolas Lapierre Nicolas Lapierre Nicolas Lapierre is a French race car driver born in Thonon-les-Bains, France. He raced in the first three seasons of the GP2 Series.-Early career:... |
2min 34.477secs |
3 | Mexico | Salvador Durán Salvador Durán Salvador Durán Sánchez is a Mexican race car driver currently racing in the NACAR Corona Series and formerly Formula Renault 3.5 Series championship with the Interwetten.com team.... |
2min 34.554secs |
4 | Switzerland | Neel Jani Neel Jani Neel Jani is a Swiss race car driver of Indian origin. He has achieved his greatest success driving for A1 Team Switzerland in A1 Grand Prix, helping them win the 2007-2008 title and finishing runner-up in 2005-06 and 2008-09. He has been also a GP2 Series race-winner and Formula One tester... |
2min 35.065secs |
5 | Japan | Hayanari Shimoda Hayanari Shimoda Hayanari Shimoda is a Japanese race car driver, born in Tokyo.His career started in 1997 in karting, Shimoda moving up to Italian Formula Renault in 2001... |
2min 35.190secs |
6 | Malaysia | Alex Yoong Alex Yoong Alexander Charles Yoong Loong , is a Malaysian race car driver of European and Asian parentage. His mother, Joanna Bean, is from England. His father, Hanifah Yoong Yin Fah , a Malaysian Chinese, is a former racer and manager of the Shah Alam circuit between 1988 and 1998... |
2min 35.447secs |
7 | Republic of Ireland | Ralph Firman Ralph Firman Ralph David Firman Jr. is an English-born racing driver who races under Irish citizenship and an Irish-issued racing licence. Earlier in his career he raced under a British licence... |
2min 35.670secs |
8 | Canada | Sean McIntosh Sean McIntosh Sean McIntosh is a professional racer.His career started at age 8, taking part in Quarter Midget racing and Karting. He has since reached A1 Grand Prix class and is hoping to progress to Formula One... |
2min 35.685secs |
9 | South Africa | Stephen Simpson Stephen Simpson Stephen Simpson is an A1 Grand Prix and Champ Car Atlantic Championship race car driver. Stephen is a resident of Cape Town in South Africa hence his connection to A1 Team South Africa.-Biography:... |
2min 35.750secs |
10 | New Zealand | Matt Halliday Matt Halliday Matthew Halliday is a motor racing driver from New Zealand.-Formula Racing:His formula racing career has involved various single seater series in New Zealand, Australia, Europe and the United States... |
2min 35.797secs |
11 | Portugal | Alvaro Parente Álvaro Parente Álvaro Parente is a Portuguese racecar driver. Parente's father was also a race driver.-Early career:After winning the Karting European Junior Championship in 1998, Parente made his debut in auto racing in 2001 at the age of 16, driving in the Spanish F3 Championship... |
2min 35.808secs |
12 | Czech Republic | Tomáš Enge Tomáš Enge Tomáš Enge is a motor racing driver from the Czech Republic, who has competed in many classes of motorsport, including three races in Formula One.-Career:... |
2min 35.950secs |
13 | Netherlands | Jos Verstappen Jos Verstappen Johannes Franciscus "Jos" Verstappen nicknamed "Jos the Boss" is a Dutch racing driver. He is the most successful Dutch Formula One driver, and has also won races in A1 Grand Prix and Le Mans Series LMP2 races... |
2min 36.000secs |
14 | United States | Phil Giebler | 2min 36.113secs |
15 | Germany | Timo Scheider Timo Scheider Timo Scheider is a German racing driver who competes in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for Audi. He won the title in 2008 and 2009.-Karting:... |
2min 36.319secs |
16 | Italy | Max Busnelli Max Busnelli Max Busnelli is a racing car driver from Italy. He drove two races for the Italian A1 Team.-Complete A1 Grand Prix results:... |
2min 36.631secs |
17 | Indonesia | Ananda Mikola Ananda Mikola Ananda Mikola is an Indonesian racecar driver.Mikola competed in the Italian and International Formula 3000 series from 1999 through 2001 and was champion of Asian F3 in the 2005 season. He was out of racing for a couple of seasons before driving for A1 Team Indonesia in A1GP. As of the April 2... |
2min 36.805secs |
18 | Mainland China | Tengyi Jiang Tengyi Jiang Jiang Tengyi is a Chinese racing driver who drives for A1 Team China.In 1998 he took part in the Chinese KART Cup and raced to third place. In 2000, he repeated his performance in the KART Title Match . He bettered his performance in 2001 with second place. He also won the Macao Jinmei Challenge... |
2min 37.313secs |
19 | Australia | Marcus Marshall Marcus Marshall Marcus Marshall is a former Champ Car driver from Australia. Before that he raced in British Formula Three, where he was generally a running outside the top ten, but took a hard fought win in a wet race. He contested 12 races in 2005 for Derrick Walker's renamed Team Australia Racing... |
2min 37.950secs |
20 | Lebanon | Basil Shaaban Basil Shaaban Basil Shaaban is a Lebanese racing driver, and was raised primarily in Abu Dhabi. Shaaban graduated with a Bachelor degree in astrophysics from the University of California, Berkeley.-Early racing:... |
2min 38.275secs |
21 | Brazil | Christian Fittipaldi Christian Fittipaldi Christian Fittipaldi is a Brazilian racing driver who has competed in various forms of motorsport including Formula One, Champ Car and NASCAR... |
2min 38.290secs |
22 | Austria | Mathias Lauda Mathias Lauda Mathias Lauda is an Austrian race car driver. He is the son of three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda and Marlene, and also has a brother, Lukas, who is currently his manager.-Career:... |
2min 39.229secs |
23 | India | Armaan Ebrahim Armaan Ebrahim Armaan Ebrahim is a car racer from Chennai, India. He is the son of the ex-Indian F3 champion Akbar Ebrahim.-Career:Touted as the most promising racing driver in India today, Armaan Ebrahim started his career in karting and became Formula LGB Champion in 2004. He later moved to Formula BMW Asia... |
2min 40.261secs |
Sprint Race Results
The Sprint Race took place on Sunday, February 12, 2006.Pos | Team | Driver | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | France A1 Team France A1 Team France is the French team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. The team were the A1 Grand Prix champions for the inaugural season, 2005-06.- Management :A1 Team France's owner is Jean-Paul Driot... |
Nicolas Lapierre Nicolas Lapierre Nicolas Lapierre is a French race car driver born in Thonon-les-Bains, France. He raced in the first three seasons of the GP2 Series.-Early career:... |
18 | 24:03.360 | 10 |
2 | Great Britain A1 Team Great Britain A1 Team Great Britain is the British team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :A1 Team Great Britain was one of the first six seat holders in the series announced, with chairman John Surtees hosting the event... |
Robbie Kerr Robbie Kerr Robert "Robbie" Kerr is a British race car driver from England.-Early career:In 2002 he became the British Formula Three Champion for Alan Docking Racing with 306 points ahead of Australian racing driver James Courtney.Following an abortive attempt at International Formula 3000 in 2003, Kerr did... |
18 | 24:10.341 | 9 |
3 | Mexico A1 Team Mexico A1 Team Mexico is the Mexican team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :A1 Team Memek sico owners are Juan Cortina and Julio Jáuregui.... |
Salvador Durán Salvador Durán Salvador Durán Sánchez is a Mexican race car driver currently racing in the NACAR Corona Series and formerly Formula Renault 3.5 Series championship with the Interwetten.com team.... |
18 | 24:11.387 | 8 |
4 | Malaysia A1 Team Malaysia A1 Team Malaysia is the Malaysian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :A1 Team Malaysia is operated by A1 Team Sdn. Bhd... |
Alex Yoong Alex Yoong Alexander Charles Yoong Loong , is a Malaysian race car driver of European and Asian parentage. His mother, Joanna Bean, is from England. His father, Hanifah Yoong Yin Fah , a Malaysian Chinese, is a former racer and manager of the Shah Alam circuit between 1988 and 1998... |
18 | 24:14.682 | 7 |
5 | Switzerland A1 Team Switzerland A1 Team Switzerland is the Swiss team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. The team were the A1 Grand Prix champions for the third season, 2007-08.-History:... |
Neel Jani Neel Jani Neel Jani is a Swiss race car driver of Indian origin. He has achieved his greatest success driving for A1 Team Switzerland in A1 Grand Prix, helping them win the 2007-2008 title and finishing runner-up in 2005-06 and 2008-09. He has been also a GP2 Series race-winner and Formula One tester... |
18 | 24:16.220 | 6 |
6 | Ireland A1 Team Ireland A1 Team Ireland is the Irish team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. The team were the A1 Grand Prix champions for the fourth season, 2008-09.- The Team :... |
Ralph Firman Ralph Firman Ralph David Firman Jr. is an English-born racing driver who races under Irish citizenship and an Irish-issued racing licence. Earlier in his career he raced under a British licence... |
18 | 24:17.094 | 5 |
7 | The Netherlands A1 Team The Netherlands A1 Team Netherlands is the Dutch team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :A1 Team Netherlands' owner is former Formula One driver and Le Mans winner Jan Lammers... |
Jos Verstappen Jos Verstappen Johannes Franciscus "Jos" Verstappen nicknamed "Jos the Boss" is a Dutch racing driver. He is the most successful Dutch Formula One driver, and has also won races in A1 Grand Prix and Le Mans Series LMP2 races... |
18 | 24:17.864 | 4 |
8 | New Zealand A1 Team New Zealand A1 Team New Zealand is the New Zealand team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :The team was formed by and is owned by prominent Auckland businessman Colin Giltrap, well known for this car dealerships. The team is managed by Kiwi Bob McMurray who retired last year after... |
Matt Halliday Matt Halliday Matthew Halliday is a motor racing driver from New Zealand.-Formula Racing:His formula racing career has involved various single seater series in New Zealand, Australia, Europe and the United States... |
18 | 24:19.669 | 3 |
9 | Japan A1 Team Japan The A1 Team Japan was the Japanese team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. It no longer competes as the league was forced into bankruptcy.- Owners :A1 Team Japan current seat holder is unknown, held by a corporate conglomeration... |
Hayanari Shimoda Hayanari Shimoda Hayanari Shimoda is a Japanese race car driver, born in Tokyo.His career started in 1997 in karting, Shimoda moving up to Italian Formula Renault in 2001... |
18 | 24:22.074 | 2 |
10 | Czech Republic A1 Team Czech Republic A1 Team Czech Republic is the defunct Czech team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. Although no official announcement was made, the team's flag icon was removed from the A1GP website, and they do not appear in the 2008-09 season results page.... |
Tomáš Enge Tomáš Enge Tomáš Enge is a motor racing driver from the Czech Republic, who has competed in many classes of motorsport, including three races in Formula One.-Career:... |
18 | 24:26.482 | 1 |
11 | Indonesia A1 Team Indonesia A1 Team Indonesia is the Indonesian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :A1 Team Indonesia has been operating since January 2008 by Performance Racing, which provide technical and race services. Its team now is managed by Bobby Issazadhe and helped by their new race... |
Ananda Mikola Ananda Mikola Ananda Mikola is an Indonesian racecar driver.Mikola competed in the Italian and International Formula 3000 series from 1999 through 2001 and was champion of Asian F3 in the 2005 season. He was out of racing for a couple of seasons before driving for A1 Team Indonesia in A1GP. As of the April 2... |
18 | 24:26.666 | |
12 | Germany A1 Team Germany A1 Team Germany was the German team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. The team were the A1 Grand Prix champions for the second season, 2006-07. They were run by the English Super Nova Racing team until the end of 2007-08... |
Timo Scheider Timo Scheider Timo Scheider is a German racing driver who competes in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for Audi. He won the title in 2008 and 2009.-Karting:... |
18 | 24:27.761 | |
13 | Austria A1 Team Austria The A1 Team Austria is the Austrian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. It was involved only in the first A1 Grand Prix season.- Owners :A1 Team Austria seat holder is Lauda Motorsport Management.- Drivers :... |
Mathias Lauda Mathias Lauda Mathias Lauda is an Austrian race car driver. He is the son of three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda and Marlene, and also has a brother, Lukas, who is currently his manager.-Career:... |
18 | 24:32.882 | |
14 | Italy A1 Team Italy A1 Team Italy is the Italian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- 2008-09 season :Drivers: Edoardo Piscopo, Fabio Onidi... |
Max Busnelli Max Busnelli Max Busnelli is a racing car driver from Italy. He drove two races for the Italian A1 Team.-Complete A1 Grand Prix results:... |
18 | 24:35.547 | |
15 | USA A1 Team USA A1 Team USA is the American team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :Owner Rick Weidinger became interested in A1 Team USA and the A1 Grand Prix series when national franchises were being bid for the new series. Along with minority partners and friends Rusty Lewis and... |
Phil Giebler | 18 | 24:39.755 | |
16 | Australia A1 Team Australia A1 Team Australia is the Australian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :The team chairman is former-Formula One world champion Alan Jones, backed by general manager and former NASCAR driver Peter Nolan... |
Marcus Marshall Marcus Marshall Marcus Marshall is a former Champ Car driver from Australia. Before that he raced in British Formula Three, where he was generally a running outside the top ten, but took a hard fought win in a wet race. He contested 12 races in 2005 for Derrick Walker's renamed Team Australia Racing... |
18 | 24:41.317 | |
17 | Lebanon A1 Team Lebanon A1 Team Lebanon is the Lebanese team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :A1 Team Lebanon's owner is Tameem Auchi.- History :Daniel Morad became the race driver for A1 Team Lebanon for the 2008-09 season... |
Basil Shaaban Basil Shaaban Basil Shaaban is a Lebanese racing driver, and was raised primarily in Abu Dhabi. Shaaban graduated with a Bachelor degree in astrophysics from the University of California, Berkeley.-Early racing:... |
18 | 24:48.545 | |
18 | India A1 Team India A1 Team India is the Indian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :The seatholder for Team India is former Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan.... |
Armaan Ebrahim Armaan Ebrahim Armaan Ebrahim is a car racer from Chennai, India. He is the son of the ex-Indian F3 champion Akbar Ebrahim.-Career:Touted as the most promising racing driver in India today, Armaan Ebrahim started his career in karting and became Formula LGB Champion in 2004. He later moved to Formula BMW Asia... |
18 | 25:03.649 | |
19 | Portugal A1 Team Portugal A1 Team Portugal is the Portuguese team for A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :The A1 Team Portugal team owners were the well known football player, Luís Figo, and coach Carlos Queiroz... |
Alvaro Parente Álvaro Parente Álvaro Parente is a Portuguese racecar driver. Parente's father was also a race driver.-Early career:After winning the Karting European Junior Championship in 1998, Parente made his debut in auto racing in 2001 at the age of 16, driving in the Spanish F3 Championship... |
18 | 27:23.194 | |
20 | Brazil A1 Team Brazil A1 Team Brazil is the Brazilian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :The seat holder for A1 Team Brazil is the former Formula One World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi. Since 2005, Brazilian footballer Ronaldo has been the co-owner of A1 Team Brazil. The team principal is... |
Christian Fittipaldi Christian Fittipaldi Christian Fittipaldi is a Brazilian racing driver who has competed in various forms of motorsport including Formula One, Champ Car and NASCAR... |
17 | +1 Laps | |
21 | South Africa A1 Team South Africa A1 Team South Africa is the South African team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :A1 Team South Africa owner is Tokyo Sexwale. The Chief Executive Officer of the team is Dana Cooper and the technical and sporting manager is Mike Carroll... |
Stephen Simpson Stephen Simpson Stephen Simpson is an A1 Grand Prix and Champ Car Atlantic Championship race car driver. Stephen is a resident of Cape Town in South Africa hence his connection to A1 Team South Africa.-Biography:... |
15 | +2 Laps | |
22 | China A1 Team China A1 Team China is the Chinese team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.-Management:The seat holder A1 Team China is Liu Yu... |
Tengyi Jiang Tengyi Jiang Jiang Tengyi is a Chinese racing driver who drives for A1 Team China.In 1998 he took part in the Chinese KART Cup and raced to third place. In 2000, he repeated his performance in the KART Title Match . He bettered his performance in 2001 with second place. He also won the Macao Jinmei Challenge... |
5 | +13 Laps | |
23 | Canada A1 Team Canada A1 Team Canada is the Canadian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :A1 Team Canada's previous seat holder was Jay Laski... |
Sean McIntosh Sean McIntosh Sean McIntosh is a professional racer.His career started at age 8, taking part in Quarter Midget racing and Karting. He has since reached A1 Grand Prix class and is hoping to progress to Formula One... |
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Main Race Results
The Main Race took place on Sunday, February 12, 2006.Pos | Team | Driver | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | Canada A1 Team Canada A1 Team Canada is the Canadian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :A1 Team Canada's previous seat holder was Jay Laski... |
Sean McIntosh Sean McIntosh Sean McIntosh is a professional racer.His career started at age 8, taking part in Quarter Midget racing and Karting. He has since reached A1 Grand Prix class and is hoping to progress to Formula One... |
36 | 55:55.779 | 10 |
2 | Malaysia A1 Team Malaysia A1 Team Malaysia is the Malaysian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :A1 Team Malaysia is operated by A1 Team Sdn. Bhd... |
Alex Yoong Alex Yoong Alexander Charles Yoong Loong , is a Malaysian race car driver of European and Asian parentage. His mother, Joanna Bean, is from England. His father, Hanifah Yoong Yin Fah , a Malaysian Chinese, is a former racer and manager of the Shah Alam circuit between 1988 and 1998... |
36 | 55:57.710 | 9 |
3 | Australia A1 Team Australia A1 Team Australia is the Australian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :The team chairman is former-Formula One world champion Alan Jones, backed by general manager and former NASCAR driver Peter Nolan... |
Marcus Marshall Marcus Marshall Marcus Marshall is a former Champ Car driver from Australia. Before that he raced in British Formula Three, where he was generally a running outside the top ten, but took a hard fought win in a wet race. He contested 12 races in 2005 for Derrick Walker's renamed Team Australia Racing... |
36 | 56:08.396 | 8 |
4 | Brazil A1 Team Brazil A1 Team Brazil is the Brazilian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :The seat holder for A1 Team Brazil is the former Formula One World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi. Since 2005, Brazilian footballer Ronaldo has been the co-owner of A1 Team Brazil. The team principal is... |
Christian Fittipaldi Christian Fittipaldi Christian Fittipaldi is a Brazilian racing driver who has competed in various forms of motorsport including Formula One, Champ Car and NASCAR... |
36 | 56:09.779 | 7 |
5 | Switzerland A1 Team Switzerland A1 Team Switzerland is the Swiss team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. The team were the A1 Grand Prix champions for the third season, 2007-08.-History:... |
Neel Jani Neel Jani Neel Jani is a Swiss race car driver of Indian origin. He has achieved his greatest success driving for A1 Team Switzerland in A1 Grand Prix, helping them win the 2007-2008 title and finishing runner-up in 2005-06 and 2008-09. He has been also a GP2 Series race-winner and Formula One tester... |
36 | 56:12.288 | 6 |
6 | The Netherlands A1 Team The Netherlands A1 Team Netherlands is the Dutch team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :A1 Team Netherlands' owner is former Formula One driver and Le Mans winner Jan Lammers... |
Jos Verstappen Jos Verstappen Johannes Franciscus "Jos" Verstappen nicknamed "Jos the Boss" is a Dutch racing driver. He is the most successful Dutch Formula One driver, and has also won races in A1 Grand Prix and Le Mans Series LMP2 races... |
36 | 56:17.625 | 5 |
7 | New Zealand A1 Team New Zealand A1 Team New Zealand is the New Zealand team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :The team was formed by and is owned by prominent Auckland businessman Colin Giltrap, well known for this car dealerships. The team is managed by Kiwi Bob McMurray who retired last year after... |
Matt Halliday Matt Halliday Matthew Halliday is a motor racing driver from New Zealand.-Formula Racing:His formula racing career has involved various single seater series in New Zealand, Australia, Europe and the United States... |
36 | 56:17.998 | 4 |
8 | France A1 Team France A1 Team France is the French team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. The team were the A1 Grand Prix champions for the inaugural season, 2005-06.- Management :A1 Team France's owner is Jean-Paul Driot... |
Nicolas Lapierre Nicolas Lapierre Nicolas Lapierre is a French race car driver born in Thonon-les-Bains, France. He raced in the first three seasons of the GP2 Series.-Early career:... |
36 | 56:18.477 | 3 |
9 | USA A1 Team USA A1 Team USA is the American team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :Owner Rick Weidinger became interested in A1 Team USA and the A1 Grand Prix series when national franchises were being bid for the new series. Along with minority partners and friends Rusty Lewis and... |
Phil Giebler | 36 | 56:22.092 | 2 |
10 | Great Britain A1 Team Great Britain A1 Team Great Britain is the British team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :A1 Team Great Britain was one of the first six seat holders in the series announced, with chairman John Surtees hosting the event... |
Robbie Kerr Robbie Kerr Robert "Robbie" Kerr is a British race car driver from England.-Early career:In 2002 he became the British Formula Three Champion for Alan Docking Racing with 306 points ahead of Australian racing driver James Courtney.Following an abortive attempt at International Formula 3000 in 2003, Kerr did... |
36 | 56:38.748 | 1 |
11 | South Africa A1 Team South Africa A1 Team South Africa is the South African team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :A1 Team South Africa owner is Tokyo Sexwale. The Chief Executive Officer of the team is Dana Cooper and the technical and sporting manager is Mike Carroll... |
Stephen Simpson Stephen Simpson Stephen Simpson is an A1 Grand Prix and Champ Car Atlantic Championship race car driver. Stephen is a resident of Cape Town in South Africa hence his connection to A1 Team South Africa.-Biography:... |
36 | 57:10.293 | |
12 | Germany A1 Team Germany A1 Team Germany was the German team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. The team were the A1 Grand Prix champions for the second season, 2006-07. They were run by the English Super Nova Racing team until the end of 2007-08... |
Timo Scheider Timo Scheider Timo Scheider is a German racing driver who competes in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for Audi. He won the title in 2008 and 2009.-Karting:... |
36 | 57:28.763 | |
13 | Czech Republic A1 Team Czech Republic A1 Team Czech Republic is the defunct Czech team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. Although no official announcement was made, the team's flag icon was removed from the A1GP website, and they do not appear in the 2008-09 season results page.... |
Tomáš Enge Tomáš Enge Tomáš Enge is a motor racing driver from the Czech Republic, who has competed in many classes of motorsport, including three races in Formula One.-Career:... |
35 | +1 Lap | |
14 | Indonesia A1 Team Indonesia A1 Team Indonesia is the Indonesian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :A1 Team Indonesia has been operating since January 2008 by Performance Racing, which provide technical and race services. Its team now is managed by Bobby Issazadhe and helped by their new race... |
Ananda Mikola Ananda Mikola Ananda Mikola is an Indonesian racecar driver.Mikola competed in the Italian and International Formula 3000 series from 1999 through 2001 and was champion of Asian F3 in the 2005 season. He was out of racing for a couple of seasons before driving for A1 Team Indonesia in A1GP. As of the April 2... |
35 | +1 Lap | |
15 | India A1 Team India A1 Team India is the Indian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :The seatholder for Team India is former Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan.... |
Armaan Ebrahim Armaan Ebrahim Armaan Ebrahim is a car racer from Chennai, India. He is the son of the ex-Indian F3 champion Akbar Ebrahim.-Career:Touted as the most promising racing driver in India today, Armaan Ebrahim started his career in karting and became Formula LGB Champion in 2004. He later moved to Formula BMW Asia... |
35 | +1 Lap | |
16 | Italy A1 Team Italy A1 Team Italy is the Italian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- 2008-09 season :Drivers: Edoardo Piscopo, Fabio Onidi... |
Max Busnelli Max Busnelli Max Busnelli is a racing car driver from Italy. He drove two races for the Italian A1 Team.-Complete A1 Grand Prix results:... |
31 | +5 Laps | |
17 | Portugal A1 Team Portugal A1 Team Portugal is the Portuguese team for A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :The A1 Team Portugal team owners were the well known football player, Luís Figo, and coach Carlos Queiroz... |
Alvaro Parente Álvaro Parente Álvaro Parente is a Portuguese racecar driver. Parente's father was also a race driver.-Early career:After winning the Karting European Junior Championship in 1998, Parente made his debut in auto racing in 2001 at the age of 16, driving in the Spanish F3 Championship... |
31 | +5 Laps | |
18 | Austria A1 Team Austria The A1 Team Austria is the Austrian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. It was involved only in the first A1 Grand Prix season.- Owners :A1 Team Austria seat holder is Lauda Motorsport Management.- Drivers :... |
Mathias Lauda Mathias Lauda Mathias Lauda is an Austrian race car driver. He is the son of three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda and Marlene, and also has a brother, Lukas, who is currently his manager.-Career:... |
24 | +12 Laps | |
19 | Ireland A1 Team Ireland A1 Team Ireland is the Irish team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. The team were the A1 Grand Prix champions for the fourth season, 2008-09.- The Team :... |
Ralph Firman Ralph Firman Ralph David Firman Jr. is an English-born racing driver who races under Irish citizenship and an Irish-issued racing licence. Earlier in his career he raced under a British licence... |
21 | +15 Laps | |
20 | Mexico A1 Team Mexico A1 Team Mexico is the Mexican team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :A1 Team Memek sico owners are Juan Cortina and Julio Jáuregui.... |
Salvador Duran Salvador Durán Salvador Durán Sánchez is a Mexican race car driver currently racing in the NACAR Corona Series and formerly Formula Renault 3.5 Series championship with the Interwetten.com team.... |
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21 | China A1 Team China A1 Team China is the Chinese team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.-Management:The seat holder A1 Team China is Liu Yu... |
Tengyi Jiang Tengyi Jiang Jiang Tengyi is a Chinese racing driver who drives for A1 Team China.In 1998 he took part in the Chinese KART Cup and raced to third place. In 2000, he repeated his performance in the KART Title Match . He bettered his performance in 2001 with second place. He also won the Macao Jinmei Challenge... |
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22 | Lebanon A1 Team Lebanon A1 Team Lebanon is the Lebanese team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.- Management :A1 Team Lebanon's owner is Tameem Auchi.- History :Daniel Morad became the race driver for A1 Team Lebanon for the 2008-09 season... |
Basil Shaaban Basil Shaaban Basil Shaaban is a Lebanese racing driver, and was raised primarily in Abu Dhabi. Shaaban graduated with a Bachelor degree in astrophysics from the University of California, Berkeley.-Early racing:... |
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23 | Japan A1 Team Japan The A1 Team Japan was the Japanese team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. It no longer competes as the league was forced into bankruptcy.- Owners :A1 Team Japan current seat holder is unknown, held by a corporate conglomeration... |
Hayanari Shimoda Hayanari Shimoda Hayanari Shimoda is a Japanese race car driver, born in Tokyo.His career started in 1997 in karting, Shimoda moving up to Italian Formula Renault in 2001... |
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