A1 Team China was the
Chinese
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team of
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 ...
, 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
Team Astromega was a racing team from Belgium, headquartered in Heist-op-den-Berg and created in 1995 by Mikke Van Hool. The team competed in A1 Grand Prix and Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium.
History
Team Astromega was created in 1995 by Belgian In ...
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History
2008–09 season
''Drivers: Cheng Congfu
Cheng "Frankie" Congfu (程丛夫; pinyin: Chéng Cóng Fū; born August 15, 1984) is a Chinese racing driver.
Career
Karting
In 1996, Cheng raced in karting in China, winning the national championship in 1998 (junior division), 2000 and 2001 ...
, 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. I ...
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2007–08 season
''Driver: Cheng Congfu
Cheng "Frankie" Congfu (程丛夫; pinyin: Chéng Cóng Fū; born August 15, 1984) is a Chinese racing driver.
Career
Karting
In 1996, Cheng raced in karting in China, winning the national championship in 1998 (junior division), 2000 and 2001 ...
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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
Zhuhai (, ; Yale: ''Jyūhói''), also known as Chuhai is a prefecture-level city located on the west bank of Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, on the southeastern edge of Pearl ...
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2006–07 season
''Drivers: Cheng Congfu
Cheng "Frankie" Congfu (程丛夫; pinyin: Chéng Cóng Fū; born August 15, 1984) is a Chinese racing driver.
Career
Karting
In 1996, Cheng raced in karting in China, winning the national championship in 1998 (junior division), 2000 and 2001 ...
, 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. I ...
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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
Ma Qinghua () (born 25 December 1987 in Shanghai) is a Chinese racing driver currently competing in the World Touring Car Cup with Cyan Performance Lynk & Co.
Ma became the first Chinese driver to win an FIA World Championship race when he w ...
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Team China were uncompetitive in the inaugural season, scoring points only once and finishing in 22nd position.
Drivers
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
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), "spr" indicate a Sprint Race, "fea" indicate a Main Race.
References
External links
A1gp.com Official A1 Grand Prix Web Site
Official Team Website - A1 Team China
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China A1 team
Chinese auto racing teams
National sports teams of China
Auto racing teams established in 2005
Auto racing teams disestablished in 2009