 2008–09 A1GP of New Zealand | |
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| Race Details | |
| Race 4 of 7 in the 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season | |
| Date | 25 January 2009 |
| Location | Taupo Motorsport Park Taupō, New Zealand |
| Weather | Clear, 24°C |
| Sprint race | |
| Qualifying | |
| Pole |  Ireland (Adam Carroll) |
| Time | 1:14.507 |
| Podium | |
| 1st | Ireland (Adam Carroll) |
| 2nd |  Switzerland (Neel Jani) |
| 3rd |  Netherlands (Robert Doornbos) |
| Fastest Lap | |
| FL | Switzerland (Neel Jani) |
| Time | 1:15.021, (Lap 10) |
| Feature race | |
| Qualifying | |
| Pole | Ireland (Adam Carroll) |
| Time | 1:14.411 |
| Podium | |
| 1st | Switzerland (Neel Jani) |
| 2nd | Ireland (Adam Carroll) |
| 3rd |  Portugal (Filipe Albuquerque) |
| Fastest Lap | |
| FL | Portugal (Filipe Albuquerque) |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
John Martin | Ashley Walsh | |
 Brazil |
Felipe Guimarães[3] | Felipe Guimarães | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
Did Not Participate | ||
 China |
Congfu Cheng[3] | Adderly Fong[3] | Ho-Pin Tung[4] |
 France |
Loïc Duval[3] | Nicolas Prost | |
 Germany |
Did Not Participate[3] | ||
 Great Britain |
Dan Clarke[5][6] | James Winslow | |
 India |
Narain Karthikeyan | Parthiva Sureshwaren | |
 Indonesia |
Satrio Hermanto | Zahir Ali | |
| Ireland |
Adam Carroll[3] | Niall Quinn | |
 Italy |
Edoardo Piscopo | ||
 Korea |
Did Not Participate[4] | ||
 Lebanon |
Daniel Morad | Daniel Morad | Jimmy Auby |
 Malaysia |
Fairuz Fauzy[7] | Aaron Lim[7] | |
 Mexico |
Salvador Duran[8] | Juan Pablo Garcia[8] | |
 Monaco |
Clivio Piccione | Hubertus Bahlsen[9] | |
| The Netherlands |
Robert Doornbos[3] | Dennis Retera | |
| New Zealand |
Chris van der Drift[3] | Chris van der Drift | Jonny Reid |
 Pakistan |
Did Not Participate[3] | ||
| Portugal |
Filipe Albuquerque[3] | António Félix da Costa[9] | |
 South Africa |
Adrian Zaugg | Cristiano Morgado[9] | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
Neel Jani | Alexandre Imperatori | |
 USA |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland |
Adam Carroll | 15 | 19:40.271 | 10 |
| 2 | Switzerland |
Neel Jani | 15 | + 1.488 | 8+1 |
| 3 | Netherlands |
Robert Doornbos | 15 | + 3.559 | 6 |
| 4 | France |
Loïc Duval | 15 | + 8.594 | 5 |
| 5 | New Zealand |
Chris van der Drift | 15 | + 11.666 | 4 |
| 6 | Portugal |
Filipe Albuquerque | 15 | + 12.665 | 3 |
| 7 | Italy |
Edoardo Piscopo | 15 | + 14.959 | 2 |
| 8 | Malaysia |
Fairuz Fauzy | 15 | + 15.797 | 1 |
| 9 | India |
Narain Karthikeyan | 15 | + 20.973 | |
| 10 | South Africa |
Adrian Zaugg | 15 | + 22.030 | |
| 11 | USA |
Marco Andretti | 15 | + 30.565 | |
| 12 | Great Britain |
Dan Clarke | 15 | + 31.005 | |
| 13 | Indonesia |
Satrio Hermanto | 15 | + 32.361 | |
| 14 | Brazil |
Felipe Guimarães | 15 | + 33.134 | |
| 15 | Mexico |
Salvador Durán | 15 | + 40.601 | |
| 16 | Monaco |
Clivio Piccione | 15 | + 49.281* | |
| 17 | China |
Congfu Cheng | 11 | Spin | |
| 18 | Lebanon |
Daniel Morad | 8 | Accident | |
| 19 | Australia |
John Martin | 5 | Suspension |
* 25 second penalty added to time, for causing an avoidable collision[14]
Feature Race
| Pos | Team | Driver | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland |
Neel Jani | 50 | 1:06'19.574 | 15 |
| 2 | Ireland |
Adam Carroll | 50 | + 1.047 | 12 |
| 3 | Portugal |
Filipe Albuquerque | 50 | + 2.379 | 10+1 |
| 4 | Australia |
John Martin | 50 | + 10.593 | 8 |
| 5 | Netherlands |
Robert Doornbos | 50 | + 14.402 | 6 |
| 6 | France |
Loïc Duval | 50 | + 17.423 | 5 |
| 7 | India |
Narain Karthikeyan | 50 | + 20.215 | 4 |
| 8 | Italy |
Edoardo Piscopo | 50 | + 23.156 | 3 |
| 9 | South Africa |
Adrian Zaugg | 50 | + 23.347 | 2 |
| 10 | Malaysia |
Fairuz Fauzy | 50 | + 26.832 | 1 |
| 11 | USA |
Marco Andretti | 50 | + 45.799* | |
| 12 | Great Britain |
Dan Clarke | 49 | + 1 lap | |
| 13 | New Zealand |
Chris van der Drift | 49 | + 1 lap | |
| 14 | China |
Congfu Cheng | 49 | + 1 lap | |
| 15 | Brazil |
Felipe Guimarães | 49 | + 1 lap* | |
| 16 | Mexico |
Salvador Durán | 43 | Retired | |
| 17 | Indonesia |
Satrio Hermanto | 42 | Spin | |
| 18 | Monaco |
Clivio Piccione | 33 | Spin | |
| 19 | Lebanon |
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. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
- ↑ "2008/09, Taupo, New Zealand, Rookies combined". autosport.com. 23 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "OFFICIAL PREVIEW: Taupo". a1gp.com. 16 January 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
- 1 2 "A1Teams Nominate Drivers for Taupo". a1.gpgrid.com. 22 January 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
- ↑ "Clarke to drive for GBR at Taupo". autosport.com. 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
- ↑ "Dan Clarke for New Zealand". a1gp.com. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
- 1 2 "Fauzy back for Malaysia". a1gp.com. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
- 1 2 "Duran Duran". a1gp.com. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
- 1 2 3 "Rookies ready for Taupo". a1gp.com. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
- ↑ "No PowerBoost qualifying for Taupo". a1gp.com. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
- ↑ "Taupo qualifying's mirror". a1gp.com. 24 January 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
- ↑ "Sprint: starting grid". a1gp.com. 24 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
- ↑ "Feature: starting grid". a1gp.com. 24 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
- ↑ "Brazil and Monaco's magnetic day". a1gp.com. 25 January 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
- ↑ "USA penalised in Feature". a1gp.com. 25 January 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
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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