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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] |
