The A1 Team Japan was the

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ese 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 ...

, an international racing series. It no longer competes as the league was forced into bankruptcy.

Owners

''A1 Team Japan'' current seat holder is unknown, held by a corporate conglomeration. The team was managed by

Carlin Motorsport Carlin, formerly Carlin Motorsport, is a motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. It currently competes in five championships: FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship, F4 British Championship, BRDC British Formula 3 and E ...

Drivers

The main driver for the

ese team was

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, with

Hideki Noda is a Japanese professional racing driver. He participated in three Formula One Grands Prix, débuting in the 1994 European Grand Prix, but did not score any championship points. He replaced Yannick Dalmas in the Larrousse car for the last thre ...

as a test/second driver.

Hayanari Shimoda Hayanari Shimoda (下田隼成; Shimoda Hayanari) (born July 16, 1984) is a Japanese race car driver, born in Tokyo. His career started in 1997 in karting, Shimoda moving up to Italian Formula Renault in 2001. Happy to travel the world to furthe ...

is the team's third driver.

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

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), "spr" indicate a Sprint Race, "fea" indicate a Main Race.

External links

A1gp.com Official A1 Grand Prix Web Site
{{A1 Grand Prix teams Japan A1 team National sports teams of Japan Japanese auto racing teams Auto racing teams established in 2005 Auto racing teams disestablished in 2006