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2008–09 A1 Grand Prix Of Nations, China
The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, China was an A1 Grand Prix race, held at Chengdu Goldenport Circuit, Chengdu, People's Republic of China. All proceeds from this race were donated to the Sichuan Earthquake Relief Fund, following 2008 Sichuan earthquake, the earthquake which devastated the region in May 2008. Drivers After missing the 2008-09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Netherlands, first race due to a lack of cars, A1 Teams A1 Team Great Britain, Great Britain, A1 Team India, India and A1 Team Mexico, Mexico took part in this race. Both A1 Team Pakistan and A1 Team Germany will not make their season debut until the fourth round at 2008-09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, New Zealand, Taupo. Team Pakistan require more changes to their chassis to render it suitable for their lead driver Adam Langley-Khan, Adam Khan, while Team Germany is undergoing management restructuring. The status of A1 Team Canada was not announced, but they were removed from the race's drivers list on the A1GP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chengdu Goldenport Circuit
Chengdu Goldenport Circuit () also known as Chengdu International Circuit in English, was a permanent circuit in Shi Sheng Road, Jin Jiang, 610023 Chengdu, People's Republic of China. It held a round of Asian Touring Car Series (ATCS), Formula V6 Asia in 2007 and 2008. On August 26 2008, the circuit was confirmed to be hosting a round of the 2008-09 A1 Grand Prix season. It was the fourth different circuit in China to have hosted an A1 Grand Prix race. The track hosted the second round of the Grand Prix season on 9 November 2008, the Sprint race was won by Adam Carroll of Team Ireland and the Feature race was won by Filipe Albuquerque of Team Portugal. The fastest lap at the circuit was set by Robert Doornbos of Team The Netherlands, who managed a lap of 1:15.212. In August 2019, the venue was announced to be demolished. According to renowned F1 journalist Joe Saward, plans are for a redevelopment of the circuit to be FIA Grade 1 in order to start work towards a second Form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Langley-Khan
Adam Khan (born 24 May 1985) is a British sportsman and racing driver of Pakistani descent. Having competed in the Euro3000 series in 2008, and despite missing the first four races he narrowly missed out on the championship. His performances were spotted by the bosses at Renault F1 and he became their F1 test and demonstration driver in 2009 alongside Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet Jr. Adam Khan is a regular guest on BBC Asian Network BBC Asian Network is a British Asian radio station owned and operated by the BBC. The station's target audience is people "with an interest in British Asian lifestyles", especially British Asians between the ages of 18 and 34. The station has ... Radio. According to a reply in his comment on a Youtube video titled "The Mysterious Disappearance of Adrian Sutil", he states he is retired from racing and occasionally does trackday coaching for his friends. Racing record Career summary *(1) = Team standings. † At the Durban round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zahir Ali
Zahir Ali (born August 25, 1987 in Jakarta) is an Indonesian racing driver. He has competed in such series as the All-Japan Formula Three Championship and the German Formula Three Championship. He raced for A1 Team Indonesia at two rounds in the 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season was the fourth and final season of the A1 Grand Prix formula. Ferrari supplied the engines for all entrants and advised on aspects of the chassis, based on its championship-winning F2004. A1 Team Ireland be .... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Zahir 1987 births Living people Indonesian racing drivers A1 Team Indonesia drivers Asian Formula Renault Challenge drivers German Formula Three Championship drivers Australian Formula 3 Championship drivers Japanese Formula 3 Championship drivers Formula BMW Asia drivers Sportspeople from Jakarta A1 Grand Prix drivers Jo Zeller Racing drivers 20th-century Indonesian people 21st-century Indone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satrio Hermanto
Adil Satryaguna "Satrio" Hermanto (born June 29, 1984 in Jakarta) is an Indonesian racing driver. Career Karting He started racing in the Indonesian karting National Championship in 1994.A1 Team Indonesia drivers ''a1-teamindonesia.com'' * 1995: National Champion Category intercontinental A * 1996: 3rd Place in National Champion Category Intercontinental A * 1997: National Champion Category intercontinental A * 2005: 9th Place in Grand Finale World Rotax Max Touring Car In 1998, he became national champion in Timor (car), Timor One Make Race Division II.Formulas In 1999 he took the 2nd place in the National Formula Asia and 3rd place in the 2000 Formula Ford, Formula Ford Euro Asia Cup in Sentul International Circuit, Sentul. He tested cars in Formula ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 engineer, Dave Luff. ''a1podium.com'' The new team principal is Bagoes Hermanto. History 2008–09 season ''Driver: Satrio Hermanto, Zahir Ali''2007–08 season ''Driver: Satrio Hermant ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narain Karthikeyan
Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan (born 14 January 1977) is an Indian racing driver. He was the first Indian driver to compete in Formula One. He has previously competed in A1GP, and the Le Mans Series. He has won multiple races in A1GP, British F3, World series by Nissan, AutoGP, Formula Asia, British Formula Ford & Opel series in his single-seater career. He won the British Formula Ford Winter Series in 1994 & Formula Asia Championship in 1996. He also finished fourth overall in British F3 in 2000 & the World Nissan series in 2003. He made his Formula One debut in with the Jordan team, and was a Williams F1 test driver in and . Like several other former F1 drivers, Karthikeyan moved to stock car racing and drove the No. 60 Safe Auto Insurance Company Toyota Tundra for Wyler Racing in the 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. In 2011, he returned to F1 with the HRT team, continued with the team in 2012 and was expected to drive for them in the 2013 season as well. However ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Prost
Nicolas "Nico" Jean Prost (born 18 August 1981) is a French professional racing driver. He most recently raced in the FIA Formula E Championship before quitting the series. Also, he was a longstanding racer in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Lotus Rebellion Racing. Furthermore, He competes in the Andros Trophy and he was a reserve driver for the now defunct Lotus F1 team. He is a son of four-time Formula One world champion Alain Prost. Career Early years Born in Saint-Chamond, Loire, and despite being the oldest son of four-time Formula One World Drivers' champion Alain Prost and his wife Anne-Marie, he started his career at the late age of 22 in Formula Campus. He was born 2 days after his father had competed in the 1981 Austrian Grand Prix. Like his father, Prost was a golfer, winning tournaments when he was at Columbia University in New York. Formula Three In 2006, he joined Racing Engineering to contest in the Spanish Formula Three Championship. He won one race an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. The team was previously managed by Driot's racing team Driot Associates Motor Sport (DAMS) since the series debut, but has switched to Connor Racing for the 2008–09 season. History 2008–09 season ''Driver: Loïc Duval'' 2007–08 season ''Drivers: Jonathan Cochet, Loïc Duval, Nicolas Lapierre, Franck Montagny'' Team France remained competitive during 2007–08, with a win and six podiums leaving them in 4th position overall. 2006–07 season ''Drivers: Loïc Duval, Nicolas Lapierre, Jean Karl Vernay'' Team France fell from grace in 2006–07, however still managed to score seven podiums to finish 4th in the championship. 2005–06 season ''Drivers: Nicolas Lapierre, Alexandre Premat'' Team France were the dominant force during the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ho-Pin Tung
Ho-Pin Tung (; born December 4, 1982) is a Chinese-Dutch racing driver who races with a Chinese license. Career Born in Velp, Gelderland, Netherlands, Tung started kart racing in the Netherlands in 1997 before graduating to single-seaters. In 2001 he raced in the Dutch Formula Ford championship with Van Amersfoort Racing. After winning the 2003 Formula BMW Asia series, he was rewarded with a test drive with the Williams F1 team. In 2004, he joined the ATS Formel 3 Cup. Although he scored race wins and podium finishes, he finished 7th in his rookie year. Tung stayed in the ATS F3 Cup in 2005, finishing the series in third place, before taking the title in 2006, winning 9 races, 4 pole positions and 5 fastest laps. At the 2007 Chinese Grand Prix he was announced as a BMW Sauber test driver for the rest of the year. On 4 April 2007, BCN Competición announced that it had signed Tung as its second driver alongside Japanese driver Sakon Yamamoto for the 2007 GP2 series. Tun ... [...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] |
Felipe Guimarães
Felipe "Lopes" Guimarães (born March 22, 1991, in Anápolis, Goiás) is a Brazilian racing driver. After a childhood in karting, Guimarães transitioned to the extremely competitive Formula Three Sudamericana series at the age of 16 and finished 4th in points with two victories. 2008 took him to Europe where he competed in Euroseries 3000 where he finished 9th in points. He then competed in 11 rounds of the 2008-09 A1 Grand Prix season for A1 Team Brazil where his best finish was second place in the feature race at Kyalami. He signed on with Bryan Herta Autosport to make his Firestone Indy Lights debut at Watkins Glen International in July 2009. indycar.com, June 30, 2009 He finished on the podium in 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Fernando Patva. Technical support is provided by DS Motorsport Ltd. History 2008–09 season ''Driver: Felipe Guimarães'' 2007–08 season ''Drivers: Sérgio Jimenez, Bruno Junqueira, Alexandre Negrão'' Performances picked up during the 2007–08 season, with the team scoring a podium in Malaysia, and finishing 11th overall. 2006–07 season ''Drivers: Bruno Junqueira, Raphael Matos, Vítor Meira, Tuka Rocha'' The team suffered a bad season, scoring points in only four races and finishing 18th. 2005–06 season ''Drivers: Christian Fittipaldi, Nelson Piquet Jr.'' After taking maximum points in the opening round of the season, Team Brazil gradually lost c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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