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List Of A1 Grand Prix Teams
The following is a list of teams which competed in the A1 Grand Prix A1 Grand Prix (A1GP) was a "single-make" open-wheel auto racing series that ran from 2005 until 2009. 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 for ... series. 29 teams participated in at least one A1 Grand Prix race. A1 team list and statistics Notes References {{A1 Grand Prix teams Teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A1 Grand Prix
A1 Grand Prix (A1GP) was a "single-make" open-wheel auto racing series that ran from 2005 until 2009. 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". The series was ratified by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), and races were held in the traditional Formula One off-season, the northern hemisphere winter. The nation-based A1GP concept was founded by Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum of Dubai, initially in 2003.A1GP History ''a1gp.com''. After a successful first season of A1GP, it was announced on 29 September 2006 that Maktoum was to sell his position as chairman and director of A1GP. The transfer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A1 Team Korea
A1 Team Korea was a South Korean motor racing team that started in two rounds of the A1 Grand Prix international racing series' final season in 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season, 2008–09. The team fielded one car, driven by Hwang Jin-woo, which ended the rainy 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Netherlands, Netherlands feature race in seventh place, its only points finish. The racing team was run by Carlin Motorsport. Jung-Yong Kim of Omnibus Investment was registered as the team's seat holder - a requirement of the race series. Complete A1 Grand Prix results (Template:A1GP results legend, key) "spr" indicates the Sprint Race, "fea" indicates the Feature Race. References {{A1 Grand Prix teams A1 Grand Prix teams, Korean A1 team Motorsport in South Korea Men's national sports teams of South Korea, A Auto racing teams established in 2008 Auto racing teams disestablished in 2009 ... [...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 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] |
A1 Team South Africa
A1 Team South Africa was the South African team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. Management A1 Team South Africa's owner was Tokyo Sexwale. The Chief Executive Officer of the team was Dana Cooper and the technical and sporting manager was Mike Carroll. For the 2006–07 season South Africa have enlisted DAMS to run their car, the outfit which ran the French and Swiss teams to 1st and 2nd places in 2005–06. History 2005–06 season ''Drivers: Tomas Scheckter, Stephen Simpson'' In the inaugural season, Team South Africa scored a podium en route to 17th place in the championship. 2006–07 season ''Drivers: Stephen Simpson, Alan van der Merwe, Adrian Zaugg'' Team South Africa had mixed fortunes in 2006–07. A victory, a podium and two high-placing results were offset by other bad results and the team finished in 14th position. 2007–08 season ''Driver: Adrian Zaugg'' Consistent scoring, two victories and two podiums brought Team South Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A1 Team Singapore
A1 Team Singapore is the A1 Grand Prix national team representing Singapore. Singapore took part in this competition for the first time in its history in October 2006. Christian Murchison, Denis Lian and Hafiz Koh were the original drivers for the team. The team was launched on 19 September 2006 by sports minister Vivian Balakrishnan, with West Surrey Racing to run the car. The future of the Singapore A1 team is in doubt for the third season, with both drivers Denis Lian and Hafiz Koh already being dropped from the team in season 2. No-show After participating in the A1 Grand Prix Race of South Africa held in Durban, the Singapore A1 Grand Prix team has not raced in all of the subsequent legs, namely the Mexican, Chinese (Shanghai) and British A1 Grand Prixs. This is due to an injury suffered by their one and only driver, Christian Murchison, in the South African leg of the season. Drivers Complete A1 Grand Prix results (key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * ... [...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 Portugal
A1 Team Portugal was the Portuguese team for A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. Management The ''A1 Team Portugal'' team owners were Luís Figo and Carlos Queiroz. The team's operations were run by CEO Luís Vicente, manager of the Fundação Luís Figo. History 2008–09 season ''Driver: Filipe Albuquerque'' Filipe Albuquerque will be the primary driver for A1 Team Portugal through to the end of the 2009–10 A1 Grand Prix season, 2009–10 season. He scored his first A1GP victory in the feature race in China. With four additional podium finishes and only two races without points (both during the same event), Albuquerque went on to finish as 3rd in the 2008–09 championship, with 92 points. 2007–08 season ''Drivers: Filipe Albuquerque, João Urbano'' After a dismal start to the season, scoring only five points in the first six races, Team Portugal came alive after Filipe Albuquerque became lead driver. The team scored three podiums, and finished 11th i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A1 Team Pakistan
A1 Team Pakistan is the Pakistani team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. Management In 2008/2009 season, the team is being run by Team Craft, bringing a high level of knowledge and expertise to A1 Team Pakistan. Previously, A1 Team Pakistan was run by Super Nova Racing and Performance Racing. In 2019, United Venture Holding acquired the team and terminate all the functions of it. History 2008–09 season ''Driver: Adam Khan'' The 2008–09 season saw wholesale changes not just at A1GP but within Team Pakistan. On September 10, 2008 Adam Khan was announced to hold the dual-role of race driver, and seat holder of A1 Team Pakistan for the 2008–09 season. replacing Arif Hussain who had successfully established A1 Team Pakistan.http://www.indiacar.net/news/n70229.htm Team Craft took over the running of the team. The team has not yet participated in the season as Adam Khan is too big for the new Ferrari built chassis. The chassis was eventually built ahea ... [...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 Netherlands
A1 Team Netherlands was the Dutch team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. Management A1 Team Netherlands' owner was former Formula One driver and Le Mans winner Jan Lammers. The team was managed by Lammers's racing team Racing for Holland, notable for their participation in the 24 hours of Le Mans and FIA sportscars series. History The 2005-06 season had a difficult start for Team Netherlands. In the first two sprint races the car was hit in the first turn on both the Brands Hatch and EuroSpeedway circuits. Despite these setbacks, Jos Verstappen showed impressive overtaking action in the main races moving from the back of the grid to the seventh position. The season continued with average results, with 4th up to 19th positions as end results. The street circuit of Durban, South Africa brought the first victory for A1 Team Netherlands as in the last turn of the main race, Jos Verstappen managed to take the lead from the Swiss car. A similar manoeuvre that f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A1 Team Monaco
A1 Team Monaco is the Monegasque team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. Management On 29 August 2008, it was announced that A1 Team Monaco would be competing in season four. The joint seat holders were Hubertus Bahlsen, and former F3 and GP2 driver Clivio Piccione - who also acted as the race driver. History 2008–09 season ''Driver: Clivio Piccione'' Clivio Piccione was both a joint seat holder and the primary race driver for the team in the 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season. Drivers 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" indicates the Sprint Race, "fea" indicates the Feature Race. References Monaco A1 team Auto racing teams in Monaco National sports teams of Monaco Auto racing team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
