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MOTORSPORTS RACING NEWS- A1GP 2007-2008 SEASONNEWS FROM THE WORLD CUP OF MOTORSPORTS- A1GP
Photos on this page courtesy of A1GP
2007-2008 SEASON END AWARDS
May 4, 2008/ Another great season of A1GP racing is now at an end and we'll have to wait for next seasons opening race at Mugello circuit in Italy on September 21, 2008.
Here is the full list of this seasons award winners:
2007/08 World Champion A1 Team Switzerland
2007/08 Second place A1 Team New Zealand
2007/08 Third place A1 Team Great Britain
Best A1GP event of 2007/08 A1GP Mexico City, Mexico
Most Improved A1 Team A1 Team Ireland
Rookie Driver of the Year Robert Wickens, A1 Team Canada
Most Spectacular Overtaking Move Robert Wickens, A1 Team Canada
A1GP.com Favourite A1 Team A1 Team Malaysia
A1 Team PR Excellence A1 Team Netherlands
Best Presented A1 Team A1 Team Ireland
Best A1GP Broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports
NEEL JANI WINS THE A1GP TITLE AND ROBERT WICKENS GETS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
THE 2007- 2008 A1GP SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
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Sunday, 30 Sep, 2007 Zandvoort, Netherlands
Sunday, 14 Oct, 2007 Brno, Czech Republic
Sunday, 25 Nov, 2007 Sepang, Malaysia
Sunday, 16 Dec, 2007 Zhuhai, China
Sunday, 20 Jan, 2008 Taupo, New Zealand
Sunday, 03 Feb, 2008 Sydney, Australia
Sunday, 24 Feb, 2008 Durban, South Africa
Sunday, 16 Mar, 2008 Mexico City, Mexico
Sunday, 13 Apr, 2008 Shanghai, China
Sunday, 04 May, 2008 Brands Hatch, Great Britain
FINAL 2008 SEASON STANDINGS AFTER MAY 4, 2008 BRANDS HATCH RACE:
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POS NATION POINTS
1 Switzerland 168
2 New Zealand 127
3 Great Britain 126
4 France 118
5 South Africa 96
6 Ireland 94
7 Netherlands 87
8 Germany 83
9 Canada 75
10 India 61
11 Portugal 59
12 USA 56
13 China 55
14 Brazil 44
15 Malaysia 25
16 Mexico 22
17 Australia 20
18 Italy 12
19 Czech Republic 10
20 Pakistan 1
21 Indonesia 1
22 Lebannon 0
A1 TEAM KOREA TO COMPETE IN 2008/09
A1GP WORLD CUP OF MOTORSPORT
Apr 14, 2008/ Korea as a nation has taken its first steps into international motor racing, joining A1GP World Cup of Motorsport in an official signing ceremony at the A1GP Shanghai, China yesterday.
Led by seat holder Joshua Kim of Omnibus Investment and supported by entertainment company Good EMG, a Korean KOSDAQ listed company, the creation of A1 Team Korea presents a significant opportunity to develop motorsport in the Asian nation. For the first time, a single-seater race car bearing the white, red and blue flag of Korea will take to the track, competing from the start of season four.
Mr Kim commented: 'Korea has the fifth biggest automobile industry in the world but as a nation, we are not familiar with motorsport so this is my main reason for joining A1GP. Korean people love sport but they do not know about motorsport. Through A1GP, motorsport will become more popular and people will know about the sport, learning through A1GP.'
Speaking at the signing ceremony, A1GP CEO for the Asian region, David Clare said: 'A1GP is going from strength to strength and the addition of A1 Team Korea is yet another example of our phenomenal growth in Asia. From the outset, A1GP has been committed to bringing new countries and fans to the sport and the involvement of Korea is further evidence of our success in this field.
'A1GP is about racing on a level playing field. Now with the introduction of a new chassis and engine from season four, as a result of our partnership with Ferrari, Korea will join the series for this new era on an equal footing, having as strong a chance as any team of being competitive next season. Joining A1GP is a huge step forward for Korean motorsport and any success they experience on the track will be a boost not only for the series but to the overall development of Korea's role in the sport.'
The country and its links with motorsport are well known to current A1GP drivers Adam Carroll, Robbie Kerr and Narain Karthikeyan and former drivers Nicolas Lapierre, Nelson Piquet and Fairuz Fauzy as they have all raced there in the international Formula 3 invitational race round the Changwon street circuit, with Karthikeyan winning the last one in 2003. However, the development of A1 Team Korea marks a significant opportunity for Korean drivers to gain exposure on the international stage.
A1GP News release Apr 14, 2008/ It's good to see a great racing series get bigger. Now we can only hope for an expansion race in Canada.
BRANDS HATCH, GREAT BRITAIN, May 4 2008
Brands Hatch, Great Britain - A1 Team India secured its second win of the season when Narain Karthikeyan took victory in the Brands Hatch season finale Feature race this afternoon while GBR's Robbie Kerr notched up another home race podium after a beautiful drive, just losing out to India during the second round of pit stops. Neel Jani of Switzerland made 4th in the sprint race to secure the Season Championship Title and got 3rd in the feature race.
"This is the greatest moment of my career," said an emotional Jani. "I can't put it into words at this moment. A1GP has been getting tougher every season and this year we got the title. After the first race, winning the title with fourth place felt a little empty but after the podium it feels fantastic. I was a little bit worried by still being sixth after the first pit stop but we had a great second stop and great pace afterwards. Brands Hatch gave us a fantastic atmosphere and a great place to win the title."
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NEEL JANI WINS THE 2007/08 A1GP WORLD CUP OF MOTORSPORT TITLE.
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22 NATIONS GEAR UP FOR TITLE DECIDER AT BRANDS HATCH
Brands Hatch, Great Britain - As the remarkable third season of A1GP comes to an end, just two teams - Switzerland and New Zealand - are in contention for the prestigious title honours, as the World Cup of Motorsport heads to the legendary Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit in Kent for the final round next weekend (2-4 May).
In fact, for the first time in A1GP history all 22 championship positions are still to be decided, with 32 points up for grabs at the season finale. Current title leader Switzerland, runner up in season one, just needs Neel Jani to finish seventh in one of the races - or secure a combination of results to score four points - to win the championship while New Zealand, runner up in season two and currently trailing the Swiss team by 29 points, needs Jonny Reid to win at least one of the races and hope that Switzerland fails to collect any points.
Behind the leading duo, home nation Great Britain and season one champion France are battling for third, although GBR could still mathematically clinch the second-place spot. Behind them fifth-place South Africa is under threat from Germany, who won the 2006/07 title, and Ireland who are currently level with the Germans on 83 points.
Great Britain's Robbie Kerr holds the lap record around Brands Hatch and has already made A1GP history, becoming the first driver ever to win a race on home soil when he took victory in the Brands Hatch Sprint race in 2007. Twenty-eight-year-old Kerr is determined to better that performance this year:
"I cannot wait to return to Brands Hatch and race in front of the home crowd once again. My main focus is to go one better than last year and win both races. Obviously we cannot control our competitors so what happens with the Championship happens, but we'll certainly make sure our chances are good by going out there and targeting the front row in qualifying and then winning races from there."
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CANADIAN JAMES HINCHCLIFFE (May 3, 2008, Fawkham England)
GERMAN MICHAEL AMMERMULLER (May 3, 2008, Fawkham England)
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FEATURE RACE RESULTS- May 4, 2008, A1GP Brands Hatch, Great Britain (round 10 of 10)
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POS DRIVER TEAM LAPS TIME GAP
1 Narain KARTHIKEYAN INDIA 48 1:07:24.691 -
2 Robbie KERR GREAT BRITAIN 48 1:07:25.769 +1.078
3 Neel JANI SWITZERLAND 48 1:07:33.416 +8.725
4 Congfu CHENG CHINA 48 1:07:33.823 +9.132
5 Franck MONTAGNY FRANCE 48 1:07:37.651 +12.96
6 Jeroen BLEEKEMOLEN NETHERLANDS 48 1:07:40.229 +15.538
7 Filipe ALBUQUERQUE PORTUGAL 48 1:07:40.405 +15.714
8 Jonny REID NEW ZEALAND 48 1:07:44.553 +19.862
9 Edoardo PISCOPO ITALY 48 1:07:51.044 +26.353
10 Satrio HERMANTO INDONESIA 48 1:08:13.959 +49.268
11 Adrian ZAUGG SOUTH AFRICA 48 1:08:14.352 +49.661
12 Jonathan SUMMERTON USA 48 1:08:14.723 +50.032
13 Adam CARROLL IRELAND 48 1:08:14.938 +50.247
14 Xandi NEGRAO BRAZIL 48 1:08:25.353 +1:00.662
15 Filip SALAQUARDA CZECH REPUBLIC 47 1:06:53.173 1 Lap
16 David MARTINEZ MEXICO 47 1:07:47.078 1 Lap
17 James HINCHCLIFFE CANADA 47 1:07:49.512 1 Lap
18 Khalil BESCHIR LEBANON 46 1:08:06.465 2 Laps
19 Michael AMMERMUELLER GERMANY 39 0:55:55.117 9 Laps
20 Fairuz FAUZY MALAYSIA 39 0:56:22.619 9 Laps
21 Adam KHAN PAKISTAN 2 0:02:52.129 46 Laps
22 John MARTIN AUSTRALIA 2 0:02:52.788 46 Laps
SHANGHAI CHINA, Apr 13 2008
The drivers of the A1GP will visit the 4.6 km Shanghai International Circuit, Jiading District, Shanghai. The A1GP has visited the ultra-modern Shanghai International Circuit for the past two seasons, and it has provided four different winners, Malaysia, the Czech Republic, Great Britain and New Zealand. This should again be an exciting race.
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Apr 13, 2008/ A1 Team USA's Jonathan Summerton took his and his team's first ever A1GP race when he won this afternoon's Feature race at China's Shanghai International Circuit. Congratulations. Robert Wickens after getting podium with a 3rd place finish in yesterdays Sprint race comes in 20th in the Feature race.
Jonathan Summerton for team USA and Robert Wickens for Team Canada in Shanghai, China Apr 13, 2008
FEATURE RACE RESULTS- Apr 13, 2008, A1GP Shanghai, China (round 9 of 10)
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POS A1 TEAM DRIVER LAPS TIME GAP
1 USA Jonathan Summerton 38 1:02'25.206
2 Portugal Filipe Albuquerque 38 1:02'34.935 9.729
3 Ireland Adam Carroll 38 1:02'40.509 15.303
4 New Zealand Jonny Reid 38 1:02'44.739 19.533
5 Switzerland Neel Jani 38 1:02'51.399 26.193
6 Malaysia Alex Yoong 38 1:02'59.616 34.410
7 India Narain Karthikeyan 38 1:03'01.173 35.967
8 France Franck Montagny 38 1:03'03.419 38.213
9 Great Britain Robbie Kerr 38 1:03'04.486 39.280
10 Germany Michael Ammermueller 38 1:03'05.096 39.890
11 Czech Republic Filip Salaquarda 38 1:03'12.774 47.568
12 Italy Edoardo Piscopo 38 1:03'15.554 50.348
13 Brazil Alexandre Negrao 38 1:03'16.174 50.968
14 Australia John Martin 38 1:03'17.830 52.624
15 China Cheng Cong Fu 38 1:03'18.446 53.240
16 South Africa Adrian Zaugg 38 1:03'20.835 55.629
17 Pakistan Adam Khan 38 1:03'30.558 1'05.352
18 Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen 38 1:03'39.596 1'14.390
19 Indonesia Satrio Hermanto 38 1:03'45.458 1'20.252
20 Canada Robert Wickens 38 1:03'46.209 1'21.003
21 Mexico Jorge Goeters 37 1:02'57.200 1 lap
22 Lebanon Jimmy Auby 37 1:03'42.359 1 lap
Driver Entry List
A1GP Shanghai, China
RD 9: Apr 13, 2008
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A1 TEAM DRIVER 1 DRIVER 2
Australia John Martin Nathan Antunes*
Brazil Xandi Negrao Felipe Guimaraes*
Canada Robert Wickens Daniel Morad*
China Congfu Cheng
Czech Republic Filip Salaquarda*
France Franck Montagny Nicolas Prost*
Germany Michael Ammermueller
Great Britain Robbie Kerr Duncan Tappy*
India Narain Karthikeyan Parthiva Sureshwaren*
Indonesia Satrio Hermanto*
Ireland Adam Carroll Niall Quinn*
Italy Edoardo Piscopo Davide Rigon*
Lebanon Khalil Beschir Jimmy Auby*
Malaysia Alex Yoong Aaron Lim*
Mexico Jorge Goeters
Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen Arie Luyendyk Jr*
New Zealand Jonny Reid
Pakistan Adam Khan
Portugal Filipe Albuquerque*
South Africa Adrian Zaugg Wesleigh Orr*
Switzerland Neel Jani Alexandre Imperatori*
USA Jonathan Summerton
Drivers marked with a star will be participating in the first official practice session on Friday 11 April 2008, reserved for rookie drivers and developing nations only.
MEXICO Mar 16 2008
Driver Entry List
A1GP Mexico City, Mexico
RD 8: Mar 16 2008
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A1 Team Driver 1 Driver 2
Australia John Martin Nathan Antunes*
Brazil Bruno Junqueira Felipe Guimaraes*
Canada Robert Wickens Daniel Morad*
China Congfu Cheng
Czech Republic Filip Salaquarda*
France Jonathan Cochet Nicolas Prost*
Germany Michael Ammermüller
Great Britain Oliver Jarvis Duncan Tappy*
India Narain Karthikeyan Parthiva Sureshwaren*
Indonesia Satrio Hermanto*
Ireland Adam Carroll Niall Quinn*
Italy Edoardo Piscopo Davide Rigon*
Lebanon Khalil Beschir Jimmy Auby*
Malaysia Alex Yoong Aaron Lim*
Mexico David Garza David Martinez*
Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen Arie Luyendyk Jr*
New Zealand Jonny Reid
Pakistan Adam Khan*
Portugal Filipe Albuquerque Bruno Serra*
South Africa Adrian Zaugg Wesleigh Orr*
Switzerland Neel Jani Rahel Frey*
USA Jonathan Summerton
Drivers marked with a * will be participating in the first official practice session on Friday 14 March 2008, reserved for rookie drivers and developing nations only.
FEATURE RACE RESULTS- Mar 16, 2008 A1GP Durban, Mexico City, Mexico (round 8 of 10)
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POS DRIVER A1 TEAM LAPS TIME GAP
1 Ireland Adam Carroll 47 1:07'47.858
2 Great Britain Oliver Jarvis 47 1:07'51.213 3.355
3 USA Jonathan Summerton 47 1:07'51.962 4.104
4 Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen 47 1:08'01.511 13.653
5 Canada Robert Wickens 47 1:08'03.033 15.175
6 South Africa Adrian Zaugg 47 1:08'04.053 16.195
7 Portugal Filipe Albuquerque 47 1:08'04.400 16.542
8 Brazil Bruno Junqueira 47 1:08'05.111 17.253
9 India Narain Karthikeyan 47 1:08'14.362 26.504
10 China Cheng Cong Fu 47 1:08'18.529 30.671
11 Indonesia Satrio Hermanto 47 1:08'23.394 35.536
12 New Zealand Jonny Reid 47 1:08'23.909 36.051
13 France Jonathan Cochet 47 1:08'27.322 39.464
14 Mexico David Garza 47 1:08'36.940 49.082
15 Malaysia Alex Yoong 47 1:08'41.718 53.860
16 Czech Republic Filip Salaquarda 47 1:08'54.011 1'06.153
17 Lebanon Jimmy Auby 47 1:09'12.629 1'24.771
18 Pakistan Adam Khan 46 1:06'50.978 1 lap
19 Switzerland Neel Jani 46 1:06'51.461 1 lap
20 Germany Michael Ammermuller46 1:07'57.774 1 lap
21 Australia John Martin 46 1:08'12.210 1 lap
22 Italy Edoardo Piscopo 2 3'02.870 45 laps
Robert Wickens for Team Canada in Mexico City Mar 16, 2008
SOUTH AFRICA Feb 24 2008
Driver Entry List
A1GP Durban, South Africa
RD 7: 24 Feb 2008
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AUS: John Martin
BRA: Bruno Junqueira / Alexandre 'Xandi' Negrao
CAN: Robert Wickens / Daniel Morad
CHN: Cheng Cong Fu (Frankie)
CZE: Josef Kral
FRA: Loic Duval / Jonathan Cochet / Nicolas Prost
GER: Michael Ammermueller
GBR: Oliver Jarvis
IND: Narain Karthikeyan/Parthiba Sureshwaren
INA: Satrio Hermanto
IRL: Adam Carroll/Niall Quinn
ITA: Edoardo Piscopo
LEB: Khalil Beschir
MAL: Fairuz Fauzy
MEX: David Garza Perez
NED: Jeroen Bleekemolen/Arie Luyendyk
NZL: Jonny Reid
PAK: Adam Langley'Khan
POR: Filipe Albuquerque
RSA: Adrian Zaugg /Wesleigh Orr
SUI: Neel Jani / Marcel Fassler
USA: Jonathan Summerton
FEATURE RACE RESULTS- Feb 24, 2008 A1GP Durban, South Africa (round 7 of 10)
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POS DRIVER A1 TEAM LAPS TIME GAP
1 Neel JANI SWITZERLAND 41 01:55.330 -
2 Loic DUVAL FRANCE 41 01:56.381 +1.051
3 Filipe ALBUQUERQUE PORTUGAL 41 01:57.264 +1.934
4 Jeroen BLEEKEMOLEN NETHERLANDS 41 01:58.708 +3.378
5 Fairuz FAUZY MALAYSIA 41 01:59.879 +4.549
6 Congfu CHENG CHINA 41 02:00.314 +4.984
7 Adrian ZAUGG SOUTH AFRICA 41 02:00.970 +5.640
8 Edoardo PISCOPO ITALY 41 02:01.892 +6.56
9 Bruno JUNQUEIRA BRAZIL 41 02:14.854 +19.524
10 Jonny REID NEW ZEALAND 41 02:15.550 +20.220
11 Oliver JARVIS GREAT BRITAIN 40 03:20.739 1 Lap
12 Robert WICKENS CANADA 39 58:16.230 2 Laps
13 Khalil BESCHIR LEBANON 39 01:55.694 2 Laps
14 John MARTIN AUSTRALIA 39 02:33.307 2 Laps
15 Adam CARROLL IRELAND 35 02:32.070 6 Laps
16 Josef KRAL CZECH REPUBLIC 33 02:03.530 8 Laps
17 Parthiva SURESHWAREN INDIA 29 47:19.860 12 Laps
18 Jonathan SUMMERTON USA 25 41:11.057 16 Laps
19 David GARZA MEXICO 18 31:50.475 23 Laps
20 Michael AMMERMUELLER GERMANY 3 06:09.229 38 Laps
21 Satrio HERMANTO INDONESIA 3 06:13.039 38 Laps
22 Adam KHAN PAKISTAN 3 06:14.096 38 Laps
Robert Wickens and Daniel Morad for Team Canada in South Africa
AUSTRALIA Feb 3 2008
Driver Entry List
A1GP Eastern Creek (Sydney), Australia
RD 6: 3 Feb 2008
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AUS: John Martin
BRA: Sergio Jimenez/Clemente Faria Jr
CAN: Robert Wickens
CHN: Cheng Cong Fu (Frankie)
CZE: Tomas Enge/Jarek Janis
FRA: Loic Duval
GER: Michael Ammermueller/Michael Klein
GBR: Robbie Kerr/James Winslow
IND: Narain Karthikeyan/Parthiba Sureshwaren
INA: Satrio Hermanto
IRL: Adam Carroll/Niall Quinn
ITA: Edoardo Piscopo
LEB: Chris Alajajian
MAL: Fairuz Fauzy
MEX: David Garza Perez
NED: Jeroen Bleekemolen/Arie Luyendyk
NZL: Jonny Reid/Earl Bamber
PAK: Adam Langley'Khan
POR: Joao Urbano
RSA: Adrian Zaugg /Wesleigh Orr
SUI: Neel Jani /Tom Dillmann
USA: Jonathan Summerton
Canada's Robert Wickens was moved to 21st place at the Feb 3rd, Australia Race due to a blue flag infraction during qualifying. New Zealand's Jonny Reid got the pole position.
Robert Wickens ended up finishing 6th in the race, and leaving Canada 10th overall in the 2008 A1GP standings.
Adrian Zaugg from South Africa won the Sydney Australia race.
FEATURE RACE RESULTS- 3 Feb, 2008 A1GP SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
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POS DRIVER A1 TEAM LAPS TIME GAP
1 Adrian ZAUGG SOUTH AFRICA 42 1:12:00.930 -
2 Neel JANI SWITZERLAND 42 1:12:20.490 +19.560
3 Robbie KERR GREAT BRITAIN 42 1:12:26.124 +25.194
4 Sergio JIMENEZ BRAZIL 42 1:12:43.700 +42.770
5 John MARTIN AUSTRALIA 42 1:13:09.577 +1:08.647
6 Robert WICKENS CANADA 42 1:13:11.251 +1:10.321
7 Michael AMMERMÜLLER GERMANY 42 1:13:17.229 +1:16.299
8 Jeroen BLEEKEMOLEN NETHERLANDS 42 1:13:18.085 +1:17.155
9 Jonny REID NEW ZEALAND 42 1:13:23.377 +1:22.447
10 Congfu CHENG CHINA 42 1:13:34.843 +1:33.913
11 Narain KARTHIKEYAN INDIA 42 1:13:36.344 +1:35.414
12 Adam KHAN PAKISTAN 42 1:13:40.426 +1:39.496
13 Adam CARROLL IRELAND 41 1:12:15.720 1 Lap
14 Edoardo PISCOPO ITALY 41 1:12:18.089 1 Lap
15 Tomas ENGE CZECH REPUBLIC 41 1:12:48.379 1 Lap
16 Joao URBANO PORTUGAL 41 1:12:48.520 1 Lap
17 Fairuz FAUZY MALAYSIA 41 1:13:07.685 1 Lap
18 David GARZA MEXICO 41 1:13:08.663 1 Lap
19 Chris ALAJAJIAN LEBANON 40 1:12:41.811 2 Laps
20 Satrio HERMANTO INDONESIA 39 1:12:32.846 3 Laps
21 Loic DUVAL FRANCE 31 0:54:11.592 11 Laps
22 Jonathan SUMMERTON USA 20 0:35:12.546 22 Laps
NEW ZEALAND Jan 20 2008
CANADIAN DRIVER ROBERT WICKENS IN NEW ZEALAND
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