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2008-2009 A1GP Season..........

Post by mlittle » Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:11 am

Here is the 2008-2009 A1Grand Prix Schedule.....................

Rd. 1} 3-5 October 2008, Zandvoort, Netherlands
Rd. 2} 7-9 November 2008, Chengdu, China
Rd. 3} 21-23 November 2008, Sepang, Malaysia
Rd. 4} 23-25 January 2009, Taupo, New Zealand
Rd. 5} 6-8 February 2009, Jakarta, Indonesia(street circuit)
Rd. 6} 20-22 February 2009, Kyalami, South Africa
Rd. 7} 13-15 March 2009, Mexico City, Mexico
Rd. 8} 27-29 March 2009, event location tba
Rd. 9} 10-12 April 2009, Algarve, Portugal
Rd. 10} 1-3 May 2009, Brands Hatch, England
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Post by mlittle » Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:44 am

Zandvoort Practice Session #1 top-5...................
(from SA, 4 October 2008)


1. Jeroen Bleekemolen Netherlands 1:26.892
2. Adam Carroll Ireland 1:28.483 1.591 1.591
3. Earl Bamber New Zealand 1:29.884 1.401 2.992
4. Fairuz Fauzy Malaysia 1:31.440 1.556 4.548
5. John Martin Australia 1:32.162 0.722 5.270
note....from left-right: driver, country, fastest time, gap to next position, gap to 1st
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Post by mlittle » Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:45 am

Zandvoort Practice Session #2 top-5
(from SA, 4 October 2008)


1. Jeroen Bleekemolen Netherlands 1:25.387
2. Neel Jani Switzerland 1:25.995 0.608 0.608
3. Adam Carroll Ireland 1:26.532 0.537 1.145
4. Charlie Kimball USA 1:26.598 0.066 1.211
5. Fairuz Fauzy Malaysia 1:26.840 0.242 1.453
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Post by mlittle » Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:01 am

Zandvoort Starting Grid.............


~~SPRINT RACE
1. Netherlands 1:24.213
2. New Zealand 1:24.529 0.316 0.316
3. Ireland 1:24.551 0.022 0.338
4. Malaysia 1:24.720 0.169 0.507
5. Monaco 1:25.118 0.398 0.905
6. Switzerland 1:25.524 0.406 1.311
7. South Africa 1:25.928 0.404 1.715
8. Italy 1:25.982 0.054 1.769
9. USA 1:26.039 0.057 1.826
10. Lebanon 1:26.061 0.022 1.848
11. France 1:26.433 0.372 2.220
12. Australia 1:26.560 0.127 2.347
13. Portugal 1:31.582 5.022 7.369
14. Indonesia 1:31.781 0.199 7.568
15. Korea 1:33.020 1.239 8.807
from L-R: country, time, gap from next position, gap to 1st
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Post by mlittle » Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:08 am

Sprint Race Results(top-10)........................

1. Fairuz Fauzy Malaysia 10 19:44.533
2. Earl Bamber New Zealand 10 19:48.007 3.474 3.474
3. Loic Duval France 10 19:50.803 2.796 6.270
4. Jeroen Bleekemolen Netherlands 10 19:57.966 7.163 13.433
5. Neel Jani Switzerland 10 20:01.429 3.463 16.896
6. Adrian Zaugg South Africa 10 20:05.458 4.029 20.925
7. Fabio Onidi Italy 10 20:06.747 1.289 22.214
8. Charlie Kimball USA 10 20:08.683 1.936 24.150
9. Filipe Albuquerque Portugal 10 20:13.960 5.277 29.427
10. Daniel Morad Lebanon 10 20:23.462 9.502 38.929

Quoting from the A1GP Website..............
A1 Team Malaysia has won the first race of the 2008/09 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport season at Circuit Park Zandvoort in The Netherlands. In a rain-soaked Sprint race, Fairuz Fauzy came from fourth on the grid to take the team's first victory in 27 races. After initially taking the lead from The Netherlands, Earl Bamber put in a great drive on his race debut for A1 Team New Zealand to take second place with Loic Duval storming through from 11th on the grid to take the final podium position for A1 Team France. Pole-sitter Jeroen Bleekemolen struggled in the extremely tricky conditions finishing fourth as the red flag came out to end the race, with positions classified after 10 laps.
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Post by mlittle » Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:14 am

~~FEATURE RACE


1. Malaysia no time
2. New Zealand no time
3. France no time
4. Netherlands no time
5. Switzerland no time
6. South Africa no time
7. Italy no time
8. USA no time
9. Portugal no time
10. Lebanon no time
11. Australia no time
12. China no time
13. Brazil no time
14. Indonesia no time
15. Ireland no time
16. Monaco no time
17. Korea no time
note.....feature grid set by finish from sprint race[explanation below....]
........the reason for this change in qualifying for the Zandvoort round was that with the late rush to get a couple of teams their racecars for this round, only two sessions were held instead of three and the sprint race results were used to set the feature grid rather than the standard rule, which is to have two qualifying sessions(one for the sprint race and one for the feature race) :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Post by mlittle » Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:20 am

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~~ France wins rain-soaked feature race at Zandvoort............

A1 Team France has claimed the first Feature race victory of the season in extremely wet conditions at Circuit Park Zandvoort in The Netherlands. From third on the grid Loic Duval put in a mature drive, taking the lead before the first round of pit stops and holding on until the end despite two safety car periods curtailing his advantage. Sprint race winner Fairuz Fauzy finished second for Malaysia, losing time in the first pit stop due to a problem with the left-rear wheel. Earl Bamber put in an outstanding performance this weekend on his race debut for A1 Team New Zealand claiming third, his second podium finish of the day........

Top-10 from Zandvoort...............
1. Loic Duval France 36 1:11:58.723
2. Fairuz Fauzy Malaysia 36 1:12:01.011 2.288 2.288
3. Earl Bamber New Zealand 36 1:12:01.432 0.421 2.709
4. John Martin Australia 36 1:12:05.052 3.620 6.329
5. Jeroen Bleekemolen Netherlands 36 1:12:06.996 1.944 8.273
6. Clivio Piccione Monaco 34 1:12:03.356 2 laps
7. Jin Woo Hwang Korea 33 1:12:28.432 3 laps
8. Daniel Morad Lebanon 32 1:03:15.216 4 laps
9. Ho-Pin Tung China 31 1:03:14.803 5 laps
10. Charlie Kimball USA 30 59:04.806 6 laps
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Post by mlittle » Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:03 am

Current A1GP Standings.................


1. Malaysia, 22 pts(1 win)
2. France, 22 pts(1 win)
3. New Zealand, 18 pts
4. Netherlands, 11 pts
5. Australia, 8 pts
6. Monaco, 5 pts
7. Switzerland, 4 pts
8. Korea, 4 pts
9. South Africa, 3 pts
10. USA, 3 pts
11. Lebanon, 3 pts
12. Italy, 2 pts
13. China, 2 pts
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Marco Andretti to race Team USA A1GP car in China........

Post by mlittle » Sat Nov 01, 2008 8:45 am

~~Press release from Andretti-Green Racing(courtesy of TrackSide Online)...................



~~Marco Andretti to Drive U.S. Entry in A1GP Event at China

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Oct. 31, 2008) - Andretti Green announced today that third-generation driver Marco Andretti will drive the A1GP World Cup of Motorsports U.S. entry at Chengdu, China, on Nov. 9.

Andretti will be making his first start in the A1GP car in the second race for Andretti Green's A1GP World Cup of Motorsports effort. This will be the third different race car that Andretti has piloted during the 2008 calendar year. In addition to his 18 starts and seventh-place finish in the IndyCar Series championship, Andretti made three starts in the American Le Mans Series at Sebring, Lime Rock Park and Road Atlanta.

Andretti's third season in the IndyCar Series concluded with six top-five and eight top-10 finishes. He led 330 laps in 18 races, more laps led than in his previous two seasons combined. He also reached another career milestone on May 31 by recording his first open-wheel racing pole position at The Milwaukee Mile. The pole position was the 118th pole in Andretti family open-wheel history.

Andretti continued to make a name for himself at "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" by finishing third at the 2008 Indianapolis 500. In three career starts at the famed track, Andretti has a second-place result (2006) and a third-place finish (2008).

In the opening race of the season, Andretti Green A1 driver Charlie Kimball finished 10th in the feature race and eighth in the sprint race. The A1GP event in China is the second of 10 races on the Season Four schedule.

For more information on the A1GP World Cup of Motorsports, please visit www.a1gp.com .

----Marco Andretti, Andretti-Green Racing/A1GP Team USA,
Getting to race in China is something I'm really looking forward to. Although the A1GP program is new to Andretti Green, I thought that the crew did a great job with the first race. They had to put in a lot of effort just to get on track and they were able to get the car up to speed rather quickly. I know there is a possibility that the weather could add another element to the race and that should only make the race more challenging for the drivers and more entertaining for the fans.
----Michael Andretti, Co-Owner/Andretti-Green Racing & Team Principle, A1GP Team USA,
I was very impressed with the efforts of the A1GP organizers and am sure the event at China will be more of the same. We're pleased that Marco is getting the chance to drive a different car than what he is used to. The team has worked hard to make this a successful venture from the very start and I expect Marco to be quick and learn a lot driving the A1GP car.
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Post by mlittle » Sat Nov 08, 2008 3:48 am

Chengdu Practice Session 1a(rookie session 1) top-5
1} Great Britain, 1:17.934 sec
2} India, 1:17.966 sec
3} Switzerland, 1:18.292 sec
4} Brazil, 1:18.625 sec
5} France, 1:18.802 sec

Chengdu Practice Session 1b(rookie session 2) top-5
1} India, 1:16.710 sec
2} France, 1:16.722 sec
3} Switzerland, 1:7.262 sec
4} Brazil, 1:17.310 sec
5} New Zealand, 1:17.460 sec

Chengdu Practice Session 2 top-5
1} Switzerland, 1:16.349 sec
2} France, 1:16.446 sec
3} India, 1:16.474 sec
4} South Africa, 1:16.557 sec
5} Netherlands, 1:16.558 sec
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Post by mlittle » Sun Nov 09, 2008 12:50 pm

Chengdu Practice Session 3 top-5...........
1} Netherlands, 1:15.999 sec
2} Ireland, 1:16.008 sec
3} Great Britain, 1:16.044 sec
4} Switzerland, 1:16.091 sec
5} Portugal, 1:16.102 sec
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Ireland, Great Britain top A1GP Sprint, Feature races.......

Post by mlittle » Sun Nov 09, 2008 12:56 pm

(Quoting from the A1GP website..........)


~~Adam Carroll charged to A1 Team Ireland's first ever A1GP pole position for tomorrow's Sprint race in Chengdu, China. Also hitting the headlines was A1GP new boy Danny Watts, who delighted A1 Team Great Britain by going quickest in qualifying for the Feature race. The British driver posted the fastest lap of the weekend so far, a 1m 15.325s, making him the quickest A1GP driver around the circuit, which is new to the calendar.

In the first qualifying segment Australia was first on track to get a banker lap because half the grid opted to wait for the final few minutes of the ten-minute session to record their times. With the dusty track making it difficult to judge how hard to push, many of the teams came out on track late in the hope of getting a clear run.

Switzerland’s Neel Jani went out early in the first session and clocked a time of 1:15.683s – the quickest of the weekend at that point and good enough for an eventual third place on the grid. Robert Doornbos, on his debut for A1 Team Netherlands, jumped to the top of the timesheets as the seconds ticked away but his time wasn’t enough to hold off the late charge from Ireland.

As the chequered flag came out Italy’s Edoardo Piscopo went into the gravel due to a broken front wishbone, and caused a lengthy delay. Eventually time ran out due to a logistical problem when trying to recover the car from the gravel trap in turn ten, so the second Sprint race qualifying segment was cancelled. Carroll’s time of 1m 15.423s was therefore good enough to give the Irish squad its first ever A1GP pole position.

A1 Team Netherlands will start alongside Ireland on the front row of the grid, with reigning champions Switzerland third.

As qualifying segment three for the Feature race got underway, Indonesia was first to emerge before Marco Andretti, on his first weekend in the US car, provisionally went quickest with a time of 1m 16.557s. Brazil was next to head the grid, but in the final minutes Switzerland, Netherlands, Great Britain and Ireland were all gunning for the top-spot.

Watts put in a fantastic lap of 1m 15.325s as the time ran out. Switzerland provisionally moved into second before being pushed down by a flying Adam Carroll, whose time was only 0.031s slower than Great Britain. Filipe Albuquerque had a great final run to boost Portugal up to third, just 0.075s from Watts.

The drivers were geared up for a thrilling session as they prepared to take to the track for the final qualifying segment of the day but France’s Nicolas Prost, on an extremely quick lap, went off into the gravel, bringing out the red flag. After a short delay the session restarted, but none of the top three improved their times and, with no-one else going quicker, the top four remained the same. Malaysia made a big improvement from 14th in the Sprint qualifying posting a 1m 15.963s, putting it sixth, behind South Africa, for the Feature.

A1 Team China had a disappointing start to the weekend and is 18th for tomorrow’s Sprint race after only setting a time on old tyres due to the cancellation of qualifying two. Ho-Pin Tung then made mistakes on both his runs in Feature race qualifying, leaving him 17th on the grid.

After a close-fought session, Watts held onto pole position on Team GBR’s first outing of the season......“I think it was nine days ago I found out that I was actually coming here,” said Watts, “so to be sitting here now, in pole position for the Feature race is really amazing. I think the credit’s got to go to the team. They’ve had four hours sleep in the last two nights, working through the night just getting the car prepared and ready for practice yesterday. It’s been an amazing few days. It’s a new car for the team to get used to. A new driver in the car for Team GBR and luckily the whole package has come together really nicely.”

A delighted Carroll said: "It feels great to get Ireland's first ever pole position and to make it a double front row start is even better. It's quite a bumpy circuit so it's very important to put together a really clean lap. We were quick in final practice but we didn't focus too much on lap times from there because we knew we would be quite a lot faster in qualifying with the new rubber. The times are so close and the drivers are of such quality that it feels great to be at the front. The new Powered by Ferrari car is extremely quick with huge levels of downforce and it has really suited the team and my driving so far."
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Post by mlittle » Sun Nov 09, 2008 1:20 pm

Chengdu Starting Grid, Sprint Race..............
1. Adam Carroll Ireland 1:15.423
2. Robert Doornbos Netherlands 1:15.492 0.069 0.069
3. Neel Jani Switzerland 1:15.683 0.191 0.260
4. Danny Watts Great Britain 1:15.799 0.116 0.376
5. Filipe Albuquerque Portugal 1:16.124 0.325 0.701
6. Nicolas Prost France 1:16.164 0.040 0.741
7. Adrian Zaugg South Africa 1:16.268 0.104 0.845
8. Chris Van Der Drift New Zealand 1:16.505 0.237 1.082
9. Narain Karthikeyan India 1:16.553 0.048 1.130
10. Clivio Piccione Monaco 1:16.794 0.241 1.371
11. John Martin Australia 1:17.054 0.260 1.631
12. Felipe Guimaraes Brazil 1:17.131 0.077 1.708
13. Daniel Morad Lebanon 1:17.143 0.012 1.720
14. Fairuz Fauzy Malaysia 1:17.171 0.028 1.748
15. Edoardo Piscopo Italy 1:17.288 0.117 1.865
16. Marco Andretti USA 1:17.437 0.149 2.014
17. David Garza Mexico 1:18.025 0.588 2.602
18. Ho-pin Tung China 1:18.126 0.101 2.703
19. Satrio Hermanto Indonesia 1:19.479 1.353 4.056
20. Jin-woo Hwang Korea 1:20.102 0.623 4.679
from L-R: driver name, country, qual. time, gap to next position, gap to 1st
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Chengdu Starting Grid, Feature Race..............
1. Great Britain 1:15.325
2. Ireland 1:15.356 0.031 0.031
3. Portugal 1:15.400 0.044 0.075
4. Switzerland 1:15.621 0.221 0.296
5. South Africa 1:15.947 0.326 0.622
6. Malaysia 1:15.963 0.016 0.638
7. Monaco 1:16.016 0.053 0.691
8. Netherlands 1:16.124 0.108 0.799
9. Australia 1:16.289 0.165 0.964
10. Brazil 1:16.403 0.114 1.078
11. USA 1:16.557 0.154 1.232
12. France 1:16.604 0.047 1.279
13. Lebanon 1:16.702 0.098 1.377
14. Mexico 1:16.985 0.283 1.660
15. New Zealand 1:17.176 0.191 1.851
16. India 1:17.218 0.042 1.893
17. China 1:17.299 0.081 1.974
18. Indonesia 1:17.759 0.460 2.434
19. Italy 1:17.845 0.086 2.520
20. Korea 1:18.875 1.030 3.550
--note 1.....driver lineups unchanged from Sprint Race
--note 2......L/R, country-qual. time-gap to next position-gap to 1st
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Ireland dominates Chengdu Sprint Race.........

Post by mlittle » Mon Nov 10, 2008 3:20 am

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Quoting from Speedtv.com.............
Ireland took their first victory of A1GP's Powered by Ferrari era courtesy of a perfect race from Adam Carroll in the Sprint Race at Chengdu. Carroll started from pole and saw off an early challenge from the Netherlands before slowly building his advantage to eventually claim victory with a margin of 2.371 seconds. "I just tried to keep my head down and not make any mistakes," Carroll said. "But it's going to be a pretty long race this afternoon."
Results from Chengdu(Sprint Race).................
1) Adam Carroll Ireland 22:58.470
2) Robert Doornbos Netherlands + 2.037
3) Danny Watts Great Britain + 14.361
4) Neel Jani Switzerland + 14.619
5) Adrian Zaugg South Africa + 20.108
6) F.Albuquerque Portugal + 20)475
7) C.van der Drift New Zealand + 27.224
8] Nicolas Prost France + 27.923
9) Clivio Piccione Monaco + 30.378
10) N.Karthikeyan India + 32.268
11) John Martin Australia + 33.198
12) Daniel Morad Lebanon + 34.293
13) Fairuz Fauzy Malaysia + 34.655
14) Edoardo Piscopo Italy + 36.541
15) Marco Andretti USA + 38.102
16) David Garza Mexico + 42.511
17) Ho-Pin Tung China + 49.611
18] Satrio Hermanto Indonesia +1:04.128
19) Jin-Woo Hwang Korea +1:06.171
20) Felipe Guimarães Brazil + 4 Laps
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