A1 Team India was the Indian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.[1][2]

A1 Team India
India
Founded2005
Seat holder(s)Narain Karthikeyan
Team principalDavid Sears
Race driver(s)Armaan Ebrahim
Narain Karthikeyan
Car nickname-
First race2005–06 Great Britain
Rounds entered35 (69 starts)
Championships0
Sprint race victories0
Feature race victories2
Pole positions1
Fastest laps0
Total points93
2008–09 position12th (19 pts)
A1 Grand Prix, Kyalami - India

Management

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The seatholder for Team India was former Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan.[3]

Argo racing Cars Ltd. were the Technical Servicer Provider for A1 Team India in Season 4. The UK based team was founded by David Sears and was best known for competing in GP2, and many other single-seater championships. David Sears’ experience lay not only in single-seaters, but in almost all other forms of motorsport. He is considered one of the most widely experienced team principals in recent decades.

Gordon Flynn was the team manager, and Greg Wheeler was the team's race engineer.

Yohann Setna had been involved with A1 Team India since the first season and stood as Sporting Director this year.

History

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The inaugural A1 Team India car was presented to the public in July 2005. The team did not take part in the full first season, with their last race in Indonesia. They failed to score any points.

In 2006-07, the team only scored points on three occasions, scoring 13 points total. The 2007–08 season was a much greater success than the previous two seasons. Narain Karthikeyan scored 61 points for the team, as well as two victories.

Despite missing the opening race of the 2008–09 season due to lack of available cars, Team India managed to score a podium in the final Sprint race of the season, en route to scoring 19 points.

Drivers

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Name Seasons Rounds
(Starts)
Titles Wins Sprint
wins
Feature
wins
2nd 3rd Poles Fastest
Laps
Points
Karun Chandhok 2005–06 2 (3 starts) 0
Armaan Ebrahim 2005–06, 2006–07 11 (22 starts) 0
Narain Karthikeyan 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 20 (40 starts) 2 2 1 1 93
Parthiva Sureshwaren 2006–07, 2007–08 2 (4 starts) 0

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

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(key), "spr" indicates the Sprint Race, "fea" indicates the Feature Race.

Year Racing
team
Chassis,
Engine,
Tyres
Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Points Rank
2005–06 Akbar Ebrahim Lola,
Zytek,
Cooper Avon
 
GBR
 
GER
 
POR
 
AUS
 
MYS
 
UAE
 
RSA
 
INA
 
MEX
 
USA
 
CHN
0 24th
spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea
Karun Chandhok 15 DNS 16 Ret
Armaan Ebrahim 17 13 17 13 11 EX 20 14 14 Ret 18 15
2006–07 Arena Motorsport Lola
Zytek
Cooper Avon
 
NED
 
CZE
 
BEI
 
MYS
 
INA
 
NZL
 
AUS
 
RSA
 
MEX
 
SHA
 
GBR
13 16th
spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea
Armaan Ebrahim Ret Ret 17 18 18 11 16 19 18 Ret
Narain Karthikeyan 10 7 15 9 11 18 7 17 7 4
Parthiva Sureshwaren 18 16
2007–08 Arena Motorsport Lola
Zytek
Cooper Avon
 
NED
 
CZE
 
MYS
 
ZHU
 
NZL
 
AUS
 
RSA
 
MEX
 
SHA
 
GBR
61 10th
spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea
Narain Karthikeyan 10 Ret 21 9 11 6 7 1 10 Ret 11 11 13 9 5 7 5 1
Parthiva Sureshwaren 17 Ret
2008–09 Argo Racing Cars Ferrari,
Ferrari,
Michelin
 
NED
 
CHN
 
MYS
 
NZL
 
RSA
 
POR
 
GBR
19 12th
spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea
Narain Karthikeyan 10 10 Ret Ret 9 7 6 12 6 11 2 Ret

References

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  1. ^ "A1 Team India". Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. ^ "A1 Team India pushed to back of grid". Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Karthikeyan to drive for A1 Team India". Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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