A1 Team Mexico is the
Mexican
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team of
A1 Grand Prix
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, an international racing series.
Management
''A1 Team Mexico'' owners are
Juan Cortina and
Julio Jáuregui.
[Team-by-team guide to the A1 Grand Prix series]
''telegraph.co.uk'' (September 23, 2005)
The technical assistance was initially provided by
DAMS in
2005-06.
[ However, new regulations brought in for 2006-07 stated that a racing team could not work with more than two A1 Teams. As DAMS worked with A1 Team France and ]South Africa
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in 2006–07, Mexico created a bespoke race team named Teamex to replace DAMS. Listo el equipo mexicano y "Chava" para iniciar la temporada en Holanda
''atodamakina.com'' (September 28, 2006) In 2007–08, the team was run by
Team Craft, while
Escuderia del Mediterraneo took over for 2008–09.
History
2008–09 season
''Driver:
Davíd Garza Pérez
David Garza Pérez (born June 22, 1988) is a Mexican racing driver. He has raced in the A1 Grand Prix and Champ Car Atlantic series.
Career
Karting
* 2005 : 2nd in Shifter 125cc debut season
* 2004 : Mexican Rotax Jr. Champion ; Champion ...
''
2007–08 season
''Drivers:
Salvador Durán,
Davíd Garza Pérez
David Garza Pérez (born June 22, 1988) is a Mexican racing driver. He has raced in the A1 Grand Prix and Champ Car Atlantic series.
Career
Karting
* 2005 : 2nd in Shifter 125cc debut season
* 2004 : Mexican Rotax Jr. Champion ; Champion ...
,
Jorge Goeters
Jorge Goeters (born June 26, 1970) is a Mexican racecar driver.
At the present time, Goeters competes full-time in the NASCAR Mexico Series in Mexico. In the past few years he also competed at the international level on a limited basis, running ...
,
Michel Jourdain Jr.
Michel Jourdain Lascurain, better known as Michel Jourdain Jr. (born September 2, 1976), is a Mexican racecar driver, best known for winning two Champ Car races in 2003. He is the 2020 Super Copa GTM Champion.
Formula racing
Jourdain started ra ...
,
David Martínez''
Team Mexico were relatively uncompetitive in 2007–08. After scoring well in
Zandvoort
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, the team only scored again twice, en route to 16th in the championship.
2006–07 season
''Drivers:
Salvador Durán,
Juan Pablo Garcia,
David Martínez,
Sergio Pérez
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''
Again, mixed fortunes for the Mexican team. Four podiums in the early season, but no points after
Indonesia
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, left them in 10th position in the championship.
2005–06 season
''Drivers:
Luis Diaz,
Salvador Durán,
David Martínez''
Mixed fortunes came over Team Mexico in the inaugural season. A clean sweep of the
American rounds and three podiums, brought them to 10th place in the championship.
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
{{National sports teams of Mexico
Mexico A1 team
Mexican auto racing teams
National sports teams of Mexico
Auto racing teams established in 2005
Auto racing teams disestablished in 2009