The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix season was the inaugural season for the

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series. It began on 25 September 2005, and finished on 2 April 2006 after eleven races.

Calendar

The first A1 Grand Prix season consisted of 11 rounds, all held in different countries. Each event ran over a three-day weekend, including a practice session on each of Friday and Saturday before a qualifying session on Saturday and two races on Sunday.

Calendar changes

* A race was scheduled to be held in

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at the

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over the weekend of 10–12 February 2006, but was later cancelled. * The Indonesian round had originally been scheduled to be held over 13–15 January 2006, but was postponed due to the death of Sheikh

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. The replacement date was set as 10–12 February 2006.

Entry list

25 teams, each representing a different country, signed up for the first A1 Grand Prix season. All teams used a control chassis ( Lola A1GP), engine (

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) and tyre ( Cooper Avon). The following teams competed in the 2005–06 championship:

Mid-season changes

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replaced

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after the latter was injured in a practice session. As Toccacelo is not Pakistani, he was ineligible to score points for the team. *

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was unable to participate in

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as the team did not find a replacement driver for

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Results and standings

Results summary

Championship standings

References

External links

Officials season standings and results
at ''results.a1gp.com'' {{DEFAULTSORT:2005-06 A1 Grand Prix Season