2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Portugal

The 2008–09 Vodafone A1GP Algarve, Portugal[1] was an A1 Grand Prix race held at Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portugal.

2008–09 A1GP of Portugal
Race Details
Race 6 of 7 in the 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season
DateApril 12, 2009
LocationAutódromo Internacional do Algarve
Portimão, Portugal
WeatherClear, 21°C
Sprint race
Qualifying
Pole Italy (Vitantonio Liuzzi)
Time1:30.875
Podium
1st Netherlands (Robert Doornbos)
2nd Ireland (Adam Carroll)
3rd Portugal (Filipe Albuquerque)
Fastest Lap
FL Ireland (Adam Carroll)
Time1:31.404, (Lap 8)
Feature race
Qualifying
Pole Netherlands (Robert Doornbos)
Time1:30.415
Podium
1st Switzerland (Neel Jani)
2nd Portugal (Filipe Albuquerque)
3rd Malaysia (Fairuz Fauzy)
Fastest Lap
FL Ireland (Adam Carroll)
Time1:31.453, (Lap 35)
Official Classifications
PDF Booklet

Drivers
Team Main Driver Rookie Driver(s)[2] Reserve Driver
Australia John Martin
Brazil Felipe Guimarães Ana Beatriz
Canada Did Not Participate
China Ho-Pin Tung
France Nicolas Prost[3] Nicolas Prost
Germany André Lotterer[4] André Lotterer
Great Britain Dan Clarke[5] Dan Clarke
India Narain Karthikeyan Parthiva Sureshwaren
Indonesia Zahir Ali[6] Zahir Ali
Ireland Adam Carroll Niall Quinn
Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi[7][8] Vitantonio Liuzzi
Korea Did Not Participate
Lebanon Daniel Morad Jimmy Auby
Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy Aaron Lim
Mexico Salvador Durán
Monaco Clivio Piccione Hubertus Bahlsen
The Netherlands Robert Doornbos Dennis Retera
New Zealand Earl Bamber[9] Earl Bamber
Pakistan Did Not Participate
Portugal Filipe Albuquerque Armando Parente
South Africa Adrian Zaugg Cristiano Morgado
Switzerland Neel Jani Alexandre Imperatori
USA Marco Andretti Robbie Pecorari

Qualifying
Sprint race qualifying
Pos Team Time Gap
1 Italy 1:30.875† –
2 Netherlands 1:31.346 + 0.471
3 Ireland 1:31.600 + 0.725
4 Lebanon 1:31.756† + 0.881
5 Portugal 1:31.777 + 0.902
6 New Zealand 1:32.006 + 1.131
7 Germany 1:32.084† + 1.209
8 South Africa 1:32.301 + 1.426
9 India 1:32.358† + 1.483
10 Monaco 1:32.420 + 1.545
11 Malaysia 1:32.929 + 2.054
12 USA 1:33.214 + 2.339
13 Great Britain 1:33.860 + 2.985
14 Brazil 1:33.985 + 3.110
15 Indonesia 1:34.005 + 3.130
16 Mexico 1:34.216 + 3.341
17 Australia 1:34.405 + 3.530
18 France 1:36.567 + 5.692
19 China 1:36.838 + 5.963
20 Switzerland no time
Feature race qualifying
Pos Team Time Gap
1 Netherlands 1:30.415† –
2 Ireland 1:30.696† + 0.281
3 Switzerland 1:30.878† + 0.463
4 South Africa 1:30.984† + 0.569
5 Brazil 1:31.023† + 0.608
6 Malaysia 1:31.025† + 0.610
7 Portugal 1:31.095† + 0.680
8 USA 1:31.459† + 1.044
9 Monaco 1:31.495† + 1.080
10 Italy 1:31.852 + 1.437
11 New Zealand 1:31.925† + 1.510
12 Australia 1:31.939† + 1.524
13 Mexico 1:32.031† + 1.616
14 Germany 1:32.269 + 1.854
15 Lebanon 1:32.352 + 1.937
16 Great Britain 1:32.400† + 1.985
17 India 1:32.504 + 2.089
18 Indonesia 1:32.573† + 2.158
19 France 1:32.941† + 2.526
20 China 1:33.237† + 2.822

† Team utilized Powerboost lap.

Sprint Race
Pos Team Driver Laps Time Points
1 Netherlands Robert Doornbos 11 19:33.501 10
2 Ireland Adam Carroll 11 + 3.635 8+1
3 Portugal Filipe Albuquerque 11 + 5.728 6
4 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi 11 + 9.087 5
5 Monaco Clivio Piccione 11 + 10.048 4
6 India Narain Karthikeyan 11 + 12.596 3
7 Brazil Felipe Guimarães 11 + 13.297 2
8 Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy 11 + 18.014 1
9 Mexico Salvador Durán 11 + 20.545
10 Australia John Martin 11 + 22.683
11 Great Britain Dan Clarke 11 + 23.080
12 USA Marco Andretti 11 + 23.154
13 France Nicolas Prost 11 + 24.175
14 Indonesia Zahir Ali 11 + 39.400
15 Switzerland Neel Jani 11 + 44.296†
16 China Ho Pin Tung 11 + 50.655
17 South Africa Adrian Zaugg 9 + 2 Laps
18 Lebanon Daniel Morad 1 Acc. Damage
19 Germany André Lotterer 0 Accident
20 New Zealand Earl Bamber 0 Spin

† Switzerland assessed penalty for pitting outside of pit-stop window.

Feature Race

The second pit-stop window was set as Laps 26–34.

Pos Team Driver Laps Time Points
1 Switzerland Neel Jani 42 1:10:45.011 15
2 Portugal Filipe Albuquerque 42 + 6.786 12
3 Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy 42 + 9.705 10
4 Mexico Salvador Durán 42 + 16.332 8
5 Ireland Adam Carroll 42 + 25.411† 6+1
6 France Nicolas Prost 42 + 27.322 5
7 Great Britain Dan Clarke 42 + 29.880 4
8 China Ho Pin Tung 42 + 34.586 3
9 Germany André Lotterer 42 + 43.970 2
10 Indonesia Zahir Ali 42 + 1:13.993 1
11 India Narain Karthikeyan 39 Brakes
12 Australia John Martin 38 (Retired)
13 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi 18 Accident
14 USA Marco Andretti 18 Accident
15 Monaco Clivio Piccione 18 Accident
16 South Africa Adrian Zaugg 15 Accident
17 New Zealand Earl Bamber 15 Accident
18 Lebanon Daniel Morad 1 Puncture
19 Brazil Felipe Guimarães Did Not Start
20 Netherlands Robert Doornbos Did Not Start

† – Ireland were given a 25-second penalty post-race for passing Australia under the safety car.

Notes

References
  1. "Vodafone to sponsor A1GP Algarve". a1gp.com. 2009-04-01. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
  2. "New Zealand set early pace". a1gp.com. 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
  3. "France stick with Prost". a1gp.com. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
  4. "Germany unveils its new driver". a1gp.com. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
  5. "Dan Clarke back for Great Britain". a1gp.com. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
  6. "Ali confirmed for Indonesia". a1gp.com. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
  7. "Italy call up Vitantonio Liuzzi". a1gp.com. 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
  8. "Liuzzi to race in A1GP". ManipeF1. 2009-04-06. Archived from the original on 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
  9. "Bamber gets New Zealand nod". a1gp.com. 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
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