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2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, New Zealand

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The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, New Zealand was an A1 Grand Prix race held at Taupo Motorsport Park, New Zealand.

2008–09 A1GP of New Zealand
Race Details
Race 4 of 7 in the 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season
Date25 January 2009
LocationTaupo Motorsport Park
Taupō, New Zealand
WeatherClear, 24°C
Sprint race
Qualifying
Pole Ireland (Adam Carroll)
Time1:14.507
Podium
1st Ireland (Adam Carroll)
2nd Switzerland (Neel Jani)
3rd Netherlands (Robert Doornbos)
Fastest Lap
FL Switzerland (Neel Jani)
Time1:15.021, (Lap 10)
Feature race
Qualifying
Pole Ireland (Adam Carroll)
Time1:14.411
Podium
1st Switzerland (Neel Jani)
2nd Ireland (Adam Carroll)
3rd Portugal (Filipe Albuquerque)
Fastest Lap
FL Portugal (Filipe Albuquerque)
Time1:14.898, (Lap 30)
Official Classifications
PDF Booklet

Pre-race edit

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 edit

Team Main Driver Rookie Driver[2] Reserve Driver
  Australia John Martin Ashley Walsh
  Brazil Felipe Guimarães[3] Felipe Guimarães
  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]
  Switzerland Neel Jani Alexandre Imperatori
  USA Marco Andretti[3] J. R. Hildebrand

Qualifying edit

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]

Sprint race qualifying[12]
Pos Team Time Gap
1   Ireland 1:14.507 –
2   Netherlands 1:14.772 + 0.265
3   Portugal 1:14.788 + 0.281
4   Switzerland 1:15.202 + 0.695
5   France 1:15.360 + 0.853
6   New Zealand 1:15.457 + 0.950
7   Australia 1:15.504 + 0.997
8   Italy 1:15.614 + 1.107
9   Malaysia 1:15.710 + 1.203
10   Lebanon 1:15.839 + 1.332
11   South Africa 1:15.917 + 1.410
12   Mexico 1:15.972 + 1.465
13   Brazil 1:16.074 + 1.567
14   India 1:16.146 + 1.639
15   Great Britain 1:16.347 + 1.840
16   Monaco 1:16.424 + 1.917
17   USA 1:16.791 + 2.284
18   China 1:16.885 + 2.378
19   Indonesia 1:17.266 + 2.759
Feature race qualifying[13]
Pos Team Time Gap
1   Ireland 1:14.411 –
2   Netherlands 1:14.676 + 0.265
3   Portugal 1:14.843 + 0.432
4   Australia 1:14.976 + 0.565
5   Switzerland 1:15.043 + 0.632
6   Malaysia 1:15.246 + 0.835
7   France 1:15.423 + 1.012
8   USA 1:15.527 + 1.116
9   Lebanon 1:15.587 + 1.176
10   New Zealand 1:15.622 + 1.211
11   India 1:15.699 + 1.288
12   Brazil 1:15.812 + 1.401
13   Mexico 1:15.892 + 1.481
14   Great Britain 1:15.902 + 1.491
15   Italy 1:15.942 + 1.531
16   South Africa 1:16.164 + 1.753
17   Monaco 1:16.735 + 2.324
18   Indonesia 1:16.783 + 2.372
19   China 1:17.184 + 2.773

Sprint Race edit

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 edit

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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Chaves samples A1GP car". a1gp.com. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  2. ^ "2008/09, Taupo, New Zealand, Rookies combined". autosport.com. 23 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "OFFICIAL PREVIEW: Taupo". a1gp.com. 16 January 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  4. ^ a b "A1Teams Nominate Drivers for Taupo". a1.gpgrid.com. 22 January 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  5. ^ "Clarke to drive for GBR at Taupo". autosport.com. 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  6. ^ "Dan Clarke for New Zealand". a1gp.com. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  7. ^ a b "Fauzy back for Malaysia". a1gp.com. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  8. ^ a b "Duran Duran". a1gp.com. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
  9. ^ a b c "Rookies ready for Taupo". a1gp.com. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  10. ^ "No PowerBoost qualifying for Taupo". a1gp.com. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  11. ^ "Taupo qualifying's mirror". a1gp.com. 24 January 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  12. ^ "Sprint: starting grid". a1gp.com. 24 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  13. ^ "Feature: starting grid". a1gp.com. 24 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  14. ^ "Brazil and Monaco's magnetic day". a1gp.com. 25 January 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  15. ^ "USA penalised in Feature". a1gp.com. 25 January 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.

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