A1 Team France is the

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team of

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, an international racing series. The team were the A1 Grand Prix champions for the inaugural season, 2005-06.

Management

A1 Team France's owner is

Jean-Paul Driot Jean-Paul Driot (7 October 1950 – 3 August 2019) was a French motorsport personality, co-founder of the DAMS team with the former driver of Formula One René Arnoux. Career In 1988, Jean-Paul Driot founded with René Arnoux the DAMS team, eng ...

. The team was previously managed by Driot's racing team Driot Associates Motor Sport (

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) since the series debut, but has switched to Connor Racing for the 2008–09 season.A1GP Media Guide 08-09
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History

2008–09 season

''Driver: Loïc Duval''

2007–08 season

''Drivers:

Jonathan Cochet Jonathan Cochet (born 4 January 1977 in Alençon, France) is a French racing driver. He won the Championnat de France Formule Renault in 1997. He was a test driver for Prost Grand Prix in 2001, and he was also a test driver with the Renault For ...

, Loïc Duval,

Nicolas Lapierre Nicolas Lapierre (born 2 April 1984) is a French professional racing driver. He raced with Toyota and with Alpine Racing in the past seasons of the FIA World Endurance Championship. He is a two-time winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring, with over ...

Franck Montagny Franck Montagny (born 5 January 1978) is a retired French professional racing driver. He briefly raced for the Super Aguri Formula One team in 2006. Early career Born in Feurs, Loire, Montagny started racing karts there in 1988, winning the cade ...

'' Team France remained competitive during 2007–08, with a win and six podiums leaving them in 4th position overall.

2006–07 season

''Drivers: Loïc Duval,

Jean Karl Vernay Jean-Karl "J. K." Vernay (born 31 October 1987) is a French professional racing driver. He was 2010 Indy Lights and 2017 TCR International Series champion. He has won races at the World Touring Car Cup, where he finished fifth in 2018 and won the ...

'' Team France fell from grace in 2006–07, however still managed to score seven podiums to finish 4th in the championship.

2005–06 season

''Drivers:

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'' Team France were the dominant force during the inaugural season, winning thirteen of the 22 rounds, and becoming runaway champions.

Drivers

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

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

References

External links

A1gp.com Official A1 Grand Prix Web SiteOfficial Team website - A1 Team FranceOfficial Team website - DAMS
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