A1 Team Malaysia is the
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
n 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.
Management
A1 Team Malaysia is operated by A1 Team (
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
) Sdn. Bhd. The team was founded by Jack Cunningham, a Briton, and former Malaysian F1 driver
Alex Yoong
Alexander Charles Yoong Loong (; born 20 July 1976), is a Malaysian professional racing driver of Chinese and English parentage.
Yoong began his career in saloon cars before moving into the Proton one-make series. He later raced in single-sea ...
.
History
2008–09 season
''Driver:
Fairuz Fauzy
Muhammad Fairuz bin Mohd Fauzy (born 24 October 1982 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is a Malaysian professional race car driver.
Early career
Fairuz started competing in karting events in 1994 before making the move to British Formula Ford at ...
, Aaron Lim''
Fairuz Fauzy
Muhammad Fairuz bin Mohd Fauzy (born 24 October 1982 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is a Malaysian professional race car driver.
Early career
Fairuz started competing in karting events in 1994 before making the move to British Formula Ford at ...
raced for A1 Team Malaysia in 6 of the 7 rounds of the
2008-09 season winning the Sprint race at Zandvoort while Aaron Lim participated in all the rookie sessions and raced at Brands Hatch. The team finished 6th overall that season.
2007–08 season
''Drivers:
Fairuz Fauzy
Muhammad Fairuz bin Mohd Fauzy (born 24 October 1982 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is a Malaysian professional race car driver.
Early career
Fairuz started competing in karting events in 1994 before making the move to British Formula Ford at ...
,
Alex Yoong
Alexander Charles Yoong Loong (; born 20 July 1976), is a Malaysian professional racing driver of Chinese and English parentage.
Yoong began his career in saloon cars before moving into the Proton one-make series. He later raced in single-sea ...
''
In comparison to previous seasons, Team Malaysia struggled. They finished 15th in the championship.
2006–07 season
''Driver:
Alex Yoong
Alexander Charles Yoong Loong (; born 20 July 1976), is a Malaysian professional racing driver of Chinese and English parentage.
Yoong began his career in saloon cars before moving into the Proton one-make series. He later raced in single-sea ...
''
Team Malaysia continued with their form from the previous season, taking three wins en route to 6th in the championship.
At the Czech Republic race, A1 Team Malaysia won the Sprint Race giving them pole position for the Feature Race. Driver
Alex Yoong
Alexander Charles Yoong Loong (; born 20 July 1976), is a Malaysian professional racing driver of Chinese and English parentage.
Yoong began his career in saloon cars before moving into the Proton one-make series. He later raced in single-sea ...
went on to win the Feature Race, gaining the fastest lap in the process, meaning A1 Team Malaysia came away with maximum points.
2005–06 season
''Drivers:
Fairuz Fauzy
Muhammad Fairuz bin Mohd Fauzy (born 24 October 1982 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is a Malaysian professional race car driver.
Early career
Fairuz started competing in karting events in 1994 before making the move to British Formula Ford at ...
,
Alex Yoong
Alexander Charles Yoong Loong (; born 20 July 1976), is a Malaysian professional racing driver of Chinese and English parentage.
Yoong began his career in saloon cars before moving into the Proton one-make series. He later raced in single-sea ...
''
A1 Team Malaysia finished in 5th overall, with a win at
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...
and 2 podium places.
Drivers
Alex Yoong
Alexander Charles Yoong Loong (; born 20 July 1976), is a Malaysian professional racing driver of Chinese and English parentage.
Yoong began his career in saloon cars before moving into the Proton one-make series. He later raced in single-sea ...
while racing for the team, accumulated an A1GP series-record of 45 consecutive starts.
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
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key
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), "spr" indicate a Sprint Race, "fea" indicate a Main Race.
References
External links
A1 Team Malaysia Home Page''a1teammalaysia.com.my''
Media Partner''Pitstop.com.my''
{{national sports teams of Malaysia
A1 Grand Prix teams
Auto racing teams in Malaysia
Motorsport in Malaysia
National sports teams of Malaysia
Auto racing teams established in 2005
Auto racing teams disestablished in 2009
2005 establishments in Malaysia