2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, New Zealand
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Race Details | |
Race 4 of 7 in the 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season | |
Date | January 25, 2009 |
Location |
Taupo Motorsport Park Taupo, New Zealand |
Weather | Clear, 24°C |
Sprint race | |
Qualifying | |
Pole |
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Time | 1:14.507 |
Podium | |
1st |
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2nd |
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3rd |
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Fastest Lap | |
FL |
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Time | 1:15.021, (Lap 10) |
Feature race | |
Qualifying | |
Pole |
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Time | 1:14.411 |
Podium | |
1st |
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2nd |
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3rd |
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Fastest Lap | |
FL |
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Time | 1:14.898, (Lap 30) |
Official Classifications | |
PDF Booklet |
The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, New Zealand was an A1 Grand Prix race held at Taupo Motorsport Park, New Zealand.
Pre-race
The A1 Team Portugal’s sports director, Pedro Chaves has tested the A1GP car at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve (Portugal) for promotional purposes.[1]
Drivers
Team | Main Driver | Rookie Driver[2] | Reserve Driver |
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John Martin | Ashley Walsh | ||
Felipe Guimarães[3] | Felipe Guimarães | ||
Did Not Participate | |||
Congfu Cheng[3] | Adderly Fong[3] | Ho-Pin Tung[4] | |
Loïc Duval[3] | Nicolas Prost | ||
Did Not Participate[3] | |||
Dan Clarke[5][6] | James Winslow | ||
Narain Karthikeyan | Parthiva Sureshwaren | ||
Satrio Hermanto | Zahir Ali | ||
Adam Carroll[3] | Niall Quinn | ||
Edoardo Piscopo | |||
Did Not Participate[4] | |||
Daniel Morad | Daniel Morad | Jimmy Auby | |
Fairuz Fauzy[7] | Aaron Lim[7] | ||
Salvador Duran[8] | Juan Pablo Garcia[8] | ||
Clivio Piccione | Hubertus Bahlsen[9] | ||
Robert Doornbos[3] | Dennis Retera | ||
Chris van der Drift[3] | Chris van der Drift | Jonny Reid | |
Did Not Participate[3] | |||
Filipe Albuquerque[3] | António Félix da Costa[9] | ||
Adrian Zaugg | Cristiano Morgado[9] | ||
Neel Jani | Alexandre Imperatori | ||
Marco Andretti[3] | J.R. Hildebrand |
Qualifying
The PowerBoost joker-style qualifying lap was not used for qualifying, with further review being made to determine its use in the following race.[10]
It is the first time in A1GP history that the front row for both the Sprint and the Feature race has been the same since the introduction of the double qualifying sessions.[11]
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Sprint Race
For safety concerns, regarding the "S" bend near the end of the lap, the Sprint Race featured a standing start, rather than the traditional rolling start.[3]
Pos | Team | Driver | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | Adam Carroll | 15 | 19:40.271 | 10 | |
2 | Neel Jani | 15 | + 1.488 | 8+1 | |
3 | Robert Doornbos | 15 | + 3.559 | 6 | |
4 | Loïc Duval | 15 | + 8.594 | 5 | |
5 | Chris van der Drift | 15 | + 11.666 | 4 | |
6 | Filipe Albuquerque | 15 | + 12.665 | 3 | |
7 | Edoardo Piscopo | 15 | + 14.959 | 2 | |
8 | Fairuz Fauzy | 15 | + 15.797 | 1 | |
9 | Narain Karthikeyan | 15 | + 20.973 | ||
10 | Adrian Zaugg | 15 | + 22.030 | ||
11 | Marco Andretti | 15 | + 30.565 | ||
12 | Dan Clarke | 15 | + 31.005 | ||
13 | Satrio Hermanto | 15 | + 32.361 | ||
14 | Felipe Guimarães | 15 | + 33.134 | ||
15 | Salvador Durán | 15 | + 40.601 | ||
16 | Clivio Piccione | 15 | + 49.281* | ||
17 | Congfu Cheng | 11 | Spin | ||
18 | Daniel Morad | 8 | Accident | ||
19 | John Martin | 5 | Suspension |
* 25 second penalty added to time, for causing an avoidable collision[14]
Feature Race
Pos | Team | Driver | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | Neel Jani | 50 | 1:06'19.574 | 15 | |
2 | Adam Carroll | 50 | + 1.047 | 12 | |
3 | Filipe Albuquerque | 50 | + 2.379 | 10+1 | |
4 | John Martin | 50 | + 10.593 | 8 | |
5 | Robert Doornbos | 50 | + 14.402 | 6 | |
6 | Loïc Duval | 50 | + 17.423 | 5 | |
7 | Narain Karthikeyan | 50 | + 20.215 | 4 | |
8 | Edoardo Piscopo | 50 | + 23.156 | 3 | |
9 | Adrian Zaugg | 50 | + 23.347 | 2 | |
10 | Fairuz Fauzy | 50 | + 26.832 | 1 | |
11 | Marco Andretti | 50 | + 45.799* | ||
12 | Dan Clarke | 49 | + 1 lap | ||
13 | Chris van der Drift | 49 | + 1 lap | ||
14 | Congfu Cheng | 49 | + 1 lap | ||
15 | Felipe Guimarães | 49 | + 1 lap* | ||
16 | Salvador Durán | 43 | Retired | ||
17 | Satrio Hermanto | 42 | Spin | ||
18 | Clivio Piccione | 33 | Spin | ||
19 | Daniel Morad | 1 | Suspension |
* 25 second penalty added to time – USA for passing the white line at the end of the pit lane, Brazil for causing an avoidable collision[15]
Notes
- It was the 36th race weekend (72 starts).
- It was the 3rd race in New Zealand, and the 3rd at Taupo Motorsport Park.
- It was the first race as main driver for
Dan Clarke. - It was the first race weekend as rookie driver for
António Félix da Costa, Hubertus Bahlsen, Adderly Fong and Cristiano Morgado. - Records:
Portugal and Filipe Albuquerque scored their first fastest lap. Neel Jani tied with Alex Yoong for the most A1GP starts – 54. Neel Jani score 8 fastest laps.
References
- ↑ "Chaves samples A1GP car". a1gp.com. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- ↑ "2008/09, Taupo, New Zealand, Rookies combined". autosport.com. 2009-01-23. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "OFFICIAL PREVIEW: Taupo". a1gp.com. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- 1 2 "A1Teams Nominate Drivers for Taupo". a1.gpgrid.com. 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- ↑ "Clarke to drive for GBR at Taupo". autosport.com. 2009-01-21. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ↑ "Dan Clarke for New Zealand". a1gp.com. 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- 1 2 "Fauzy back for Malaysia". a1gp.com. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- 1 2 "Duran Duran". a1gp.com. 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- 1 2 3 "Rookies ready for Taupo". a1gp.com. 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- ↑ "No PowerBoost qualifying for Taupo". a1gp.com. 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
- ↑ "Taupo qualifying's mirror". a1gp.com. 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
- ↑ "Sprint: starting grid". a1gp.com. 2009-01-24. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ↑ "Feature: starting grid". a1gp.com. 2009-01-24. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ↑ "Brazil and Monaco's magnetic day". a1gp.com. 2009-01-25. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ↑ "USA penalised in Feature". a1gp.com. 2009-01-25. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
External links
- Ireland Sprints ahead
- Sprint Race results
- Sprint Race: lap-by-lap
- Just what the doctor ordered (Feature Race article)
- Feature Race results
- Feature Race: lap-by-lap
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