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2005–06 A1 Grand Prix Of Nations, Australia
The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Australia was an A1 Grand Prix race held on the weekend of 6 November 2005 at the Eastern Creek Raceway in Sydney, Australia. Approximately 51,000 fans attended the event over the three days. Report Practice The fourth round of the 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix season was held in Australia, and the field was again reduced to 24 nations following the withdrawal of A1 Team Indonesia due to driver Ananda Mikola's commitments to his Formula 3 Championship. Within 10 minutes of the start of the first practice session, the lap record at Eastern Creek Raceway was broken by A1 Team Brazil driver Nelson Piquet Jr. Piquet set a time of 1'19.266 on his fourth lap of the day, breaking the previous record by more than 3 seconds. This time would end the session at the top of the sheets, but by that time another 13 teams had beaten the previous record, which was set in a Formula Holden. It rained heavily midway through the session, leaving Mexic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Creek Circuit
Sydney Motorsport Park (known until May 2012 as Eastern Creek International Raceway) is a motorsport circuit located on Brabham Drive, Eastern Creek (40-kilometres west of the Sydney CBD), New South Wales, Australia, adjacent to the Western Sydney International Dragway. It was built and is owned by the New South Wales Government and is operated by the Australian Racing Drivers Club. The circuit is one of only two permanent tracks in Australia with an FIA Grade 2 license and is licensed for both cars and motorcycles. History The development of circuit was approved in 1989 and construction began soon after. However, construction was delayed by poor weather and debates over land ownership. A test race open to Superbikes was held in July 1990 and the circuit was officially opened by then-New South Wales Minister for Sport Bob Rowland-Smith on 10 November 1990 with the running of the Nissan Sydney 500 endurance race for Group A touring cars. In 1991, the consortium formed to fund t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Formula Holden
Formula Holden was an Australian open wheel racing category introduced in 1989. History Known during its development as Formula Australia, it was initially for chassis constructed from aluminium only, running a 3.8-litre Buick V6 engine as it was then utilised in the new versions of the Holden Commodore (VN). Many of the engines used in the category were built by Perkins Engineering, who normally built Group A Holden Commodores and V8 race engines for privateer touring car teams, as well as company owner, multiple Bathurst 1000 winner and ex-Formula One driver Larry Perkins. Early in 1990, Perkins was reported as saying that his Formula Holden engines were putting out approximately . To make the V6 engines suitable for racing (in the Commodore road cars the engines developed ), a number of specialised parts were supplied by original series sponsor ACL (Automotive Components Limited). Second-hand Formula 3000 chassis were targeted immediately as a cheap source of cars in ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Montermini
Andrea Montermini (born 30 May 1964) is an Italian racing driver. Career Montermini raced in Formula 3 in 1989, taking second place in the Monaco GP support race and 4th in the Italian F3 Championship. He then moved up to Formula 3000, racing for three seasons before finally taking second place in the 1992 season, winning three rounds while driving for the Il Barone Rampante team. He participated in 29 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 29 May 1994 for Simtek, replacing Roland Ratzenberger, who had been killed during qualifying for the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. Montermini himself crashed heavily in practice for the 1994 Spanish Grand Prix, breaking his left heel and his right foot. He returned to Formula One the next season, with the Pacific Grand Prix team, and drove for Forti in 1996 alongside countryman Luca Badoer until the team folded. For the 1997 season Montermini was signed as test driver for the MasterCard Lola team, but it folded after one race. He scored no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A1 Team Italy
A1 Team Italy is the Italian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. Management ''A1 Team Italy'' owner is Piercarlo Ghinzani. History 2008–09 season ''Drivers: Edoardo Piscopo, Fabio Onidi'' For the 2008–09 season, Edoardo Piscopo will be returning to drive for the team, and will be joined by Fabio Onidi, a Euroseries 3000 racer. The traditional dark blue livery of the car has also been changed to a red, white and green livery. 2007–08 season ''Drivers: Edoardo Piscopo, Enrico Toccacelo'' Team Italy scored on just five occasions, finishing 18th in the championship with 12 points. 2006–07 season ''Drivers: Alessandro Pier Guidi, Enrico Toccacelo'' The season was moderately successful for the team, with three podiums and a victory, scoring 52 points, and finishing 7th in the championship. 2005–06 season ''Drivers: Massimiliano Busnelli, Max Papis Massimiliano "Max" Papis (born 3 October 1969) is an Italian professional motorsp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. The car was unveiled to the public in September 2005, displaying a distinctive blue, red and white livery to reflect the colours of the flag of the United Kingdom, rather than Britain's traditional racing green colour. British financier Tony Clements was the national seat holder, and ran the corporate arm of the team until Round 5 of Season 4. Former Formula One and 500cc Motorcycle World Champion John Surtees was the team principal for the first 2 seasons of A1GP, working with the organisational structure, technical development, recruitment and race operations for the team. He quit his role before season 3 and was replaced by Katie Clements. The Arden International racing organisation was responsible for race operations of the team for the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Herta
Bryan John Herta (born May 23, 1970) is an American former race car driver. He currently runs his own team, Bryan Herta Autosport in the NTT IndyCar Series. His team won the 2011 Indianapolis 500 with driver Dan Wheldon and the 2016 Indianapolis 500 with driver Alexander Rossi. He is the father of IndyCar Series driver Colton Herta. Racing career CART/Champ Cars/IndyCars Herta enjoyed considerable success in the lower formulae, winning the Barber Formula Ford and Barber Saab Pro Series, and dominating the 1993 Indy Lights championship with Tasman Motorsports. He graduated to IndyCar racing in 1994 with team owner A. J. Foyt, where he had several promising races before suffering a season-ending injury at Toronto. In 1995, Herta was hired to drive for Chip Ganassi Racing. Despite a pole at Phoenix, the association was unsuccessful, with Herta managing only a 20th place in the series standings while his teammate Jimmy Vasser finished 8th. Even so, Herta landed a top ride with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A1 Team USA
A1 Team USA was 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 Bill Dean, Weidinger finalized the franchise acquisition in July 2005. The engineering side of the team was originally run by British squads David Price Racing, and then West Surrey Racing. For 2008–2009 the team was run by IndyCar Series team Andretti Green Racing and Andretti Green's IndyCar drivers, primarily Marco Andretti drove the majority of races. History 2008–09 season ''Driver: Marco Andretti, Charlie Kimball, J. R. Hildebrand'' 2008-09 marked the first season in which Andretti Green Racing ran Team USA. Following the Zandvoort race, it was announced that Marco Andretti and Danica Patrick would race for Team USA at some point during the season. 2007–08 season ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A1 Team India
A1 Team India was the Indian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. Management The seatholder for Team India was former Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan. Argo racing Cars Ltd. were the Technical Servicer Provider for A1 Team India in Season 4. The UK based team was founded by David Sears and was best known for competing in GP2, and many other single-seater championships. David Sears’ experience lay not only in single-seaters, but in almost all other forms of motorsport. He is considered one of the most widely experienced team principals in recent decades. Gordon Flynn was the team manager, and Greg Wheeler was the team's race engineer. Yohann Setna had been involved with A1 Team India since the first season and stood as Sporting Director this year. History The inaugural A1 Team India car was presented to the public in July 2005. The team did not take part in the full first season, with their last race in Indonesia. They failed to score any points ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A1 Team Russia
The A1 Team Russia is the defunct Russian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. Complete A1 Grand Prix results (key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm * Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock * Key (map ...), "spr" indicate a sprint race, "fea" indicate a main race. References External links A1gp.com Official A1 Grand Prix Web Site {{National sports teams of Russia Russia A1 team [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A1 Team China
A1 Team China was the Chinese team of A1 Grand Prix, a now defunct international racing series. Management The seat holder ''A1 Team China'' is Liu Yu (刘煜). Werner Gillis is the team principal, and technical support is provided by Team Astromega. History 2008–09 season ''Drivers: Cheng Congfu, Ho-Pin Tung'' 2007–08 season ''Driver: Cheng Congfu'' A mixed bag of results for the team, culminated in 13th position, including a podium at one of the team's home races in Zhuhai. 2006–07 season ''Drivers: Cheng Congfu, Ho-Pin Tung'' Fortunes changed for Team China, as the mix of Cheng and Tung managed to lift the team to 15th position, as well as scoring a podium. 2005–06 season ''Drivers: Tengyi Jiang, Qinghua Ma'' Team China were uncompetitive in the inaugural season, scoring points only once and finishing in 22nd position. Drivers Complete A1 Grand Prix results (key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 nearly 30 years involvement with the McLaren Formula One racing team. The car is run by David Sears' organisation, Super Nova Racing, as is the A1 Team Germany car, meaning that the two teams are often thought of as one. Prior to Super Nova's involvement, the car was run by West Surrey Racing, a British organisation run by New Zealander Dick Bennetts which fields the Team RAC cars in the British Touring Car Championship. History 2008–09 season ''Drivers: Earl Bamber, Chris van der Drift'' Team New Zealand shocked the A1 paddock by revealing 18-year-old Earl Bamber as their main driver for the race in Zandvoort, even after the success of Jonny Reid in previous seasons. Bamber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Management A1 Team Switzerland is owned by Max Welti. History In the inaugural season, Team Switzerland were "best of the rest", with a victory and ten podiums, finishing 2nd in the championship. Team Switzerland lost their competitive edge in 2006-07, with only a single race victory, and finishing 8th in the championship. After a spectacular 2007–08 season, Neel Jani single-handedly clinched the championship for Team Switzerland, with four victories and seven podiums. In 2008–09, after having scored 4 wins and 3 other podium finishes, Neel Jani scored a total of 95 points for Team Switzerland. At the end of the season, the team finished second in the championship, 17 points behind the champions, Team Ireland, and just 3 points ahead of Team Portugal. Drivers Rahel Frey and Natacha Gachnang were the two firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
