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2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, New Zealand

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.

Drivers

TeamMain DriverRookie DriverReserve Driver
AUS AustraliaJohn MartinAshley Walsh
BRA BrazilFelipe GuimarãesFelipe Guimarães
CAN CanadaDid Not Participate
CHN ChinaCongfu ChengAdderly FongHo-Pin Tung
FRA FranceLoïc DuvalNicolas Prost
GER GermanyDid Not Participate
GBR Great BritainDan ClarkeJames Winslow
IND IndiaNarain KarthikeyanParthiva Sureshwaren
IDN IndonesiaSatrio HermantoZahir Ali
IRE IrelandAdam CarrollNiall Quinn
ITA ItalyEdoardo Piscopo
KOR KoreaDid Not Participate
LIB LebanonDaniel MoradDaniel MoradJimmy Auby
MYS Malaysiaurl=http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42801title=Fauzy back for Malaysiadate=2008-01-16publisher=a1gp.comaccessdate=2008-01-16}}Aaron Lim
MEX Mexicourl=http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42822title=Duran Durandate=2008-01-17publisher=a1gp.comaccessdate=2008-01-18}}Juan Pablo Garcia
MON MonacoClivio Piccioneurl=http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42854title=Rookies ready for Taupodate=2009-01-22publisher=a1gp.comaccessdate=2009-01-22}}
NLD The NetherlandsRobert DoornbosDennis Retera
NZL New Zealandurl=http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42803archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718115009/http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42803url-status=deadarchive-date=2018-07-18title=OFFICIAL PREVIEW: Taupodate=2008-01-16publisher=a1gp.comaccessdate=2008-01-16 }}Chris van der DriftJonny Reid
PAK PakistanDid Not Participate
POR PortugalFilipe AlbuquerqueAntónio Félix da Costa
RSA South AfricaAdrian ZauggCristiano Morgado
SUI SwitzerlandNeel JaniAlexandre Imperatori
USA USAMarco AndrettiJ. 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.

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.

Sprint race qualifyingPosTeamTimeGap12345678910111213141516171819
IRL Ireland1:14.507–
NED Netherlands1:14.772+ 0.265
POR Portugal1:14.788+ 0.281
SUI Switzerland1:15.202+ 0.695
FRA France1:15.360+ 0.853
NZL New Zealand1:15.457+ 0.950
AUS Australia1:15.504+ 0.997
ITA Italy1:15.614+ 1.107
MYS Malaysia1:15.710+ 1.203
LIB Lebanon1:15.839+ 1.332
RSA South Africa1:15.917+ 1.410
MEX Mexico1:15.972+ 1.465
BRA Brazil1:16.074+ 1.567
IND India1:16.146+ 1.639
GBR Great Britain1:16.347+ 1.840
MON Monaco1:16.424+ 1.917
USA USA1:16.791+ 2.284
CHN China1:16.885+ 2.378
IDN Indonesia1:17.266+ 2.759

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Feature race qualifyingPosTeamTimeGap12345678910111213141516171819
IRL Ireland1:14.411–
NED Netherlands1:14.676+ 0.265
POR Portugal1:14.843+ 0.432
AUS Australia1:14.976+ 0.565
SUI Switzerland1:15.043+ 0.632
MYS Malaysia1:15.246+ 0.835
FRA France1:15.423+ 1.012
USA USA1:15.527+ 1.116
LIB Lebanon1:15.587+ 1.176
NZL New Zealand1:15.622+ 1.211
IND India1:15.699+ 1.288
BRA Brazil1:15.812+ 1.401
MEX Mexico1:15.892+ 1.481
GBR Great Britain1:15.902+ 1.491
ITA Italy1:15.942+ 1.531
RSA South Africa1:16.164+ 1.753
MON Monaco1:16.735+ 2.324
IDN Indonesia1:16.783+ 2.372
CHN China1:17.184+ 2.773

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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.

PosTeamDriverLapsTimePoints12345678910111213141516171819
IRL IrelandAdam Carroll1519:40.27110
SUI SwitzerlandNeel Jani15+ 1.4888+1
NLD NetherlandsRobert Doornbos15+ 3.5596
FRA FranceLoïc Duval15+ 8.5945
NZL New ZealandChris van der Drift15+ 11.6664
POR PortugalFilipe Albuquerque15+ 12.6653
ITA ItalyEdoardo Piscopo15+ 14.9592
MYS MalaysiaFairuz Fauzy15+ 15.7971
IND IndiaNarain Karthikeyan15+ 20.973
RSA South AfricaAdrian Zaugg15+ 22.030
USA USAMarco Andretti15+ 30.565
GBR Great BritainDan Clarke15+ 31.005
IDN IndonesiaSatrio Hermanto15+ 32.361
BRA BrazilFelipe Guimarães15+ 33.134
MEX MexicoSalvador Durán15+ 40.601
MON MonacoClivio Piccione15+ 49.281*
CHN ChinaCongfu Cheng11Spin
LIB LebanonDaniel Morad8Accident
AUS AustraliaJohn Martin5Suspension
  • 25 second penalty added to time, for causing an avoidable collision

Feature Race

PosTeamDriverLapsTimePoints12345678910111213141516171819
SUI SwitzerlandNeel Jani501:06'19.57415
IRL IrelandAdam Carroll50+ 1.04712
POR PortugalFilipe Albuquerque50+ 2.37910+1
AUS AustraliaJohn Martin50+ 10.5938
NLD NetherlandsRobert Doornbos50+ 14.4026
FRA FranceLoïc Duval50+ 17.4235
IND IndiaNarain Karthikeyan50+ 20.2154
ITA ItalyEdoardo Piscopo50+ 23.1563
RSA South AfricaAdrian Zaugg50+ 23.3472
MYS MalaysiaFairuz Fauzy50+ 26.8321
USA USAMarco Andretti50+ 45.799*
GBR Great BritainDan Clarke49+ 1 lap
NZL New ZealandChris van der Drift49+ 1 lap
CHN ChinaCongfu Cheng49+ 1 lap
BRA BrazilFelipe Guimarães49+ 1 lap*
MEX MexicoSalvador Durán43Retired
IDN IndonesiaSatrio Hermanto42Spin
MON MonacoClivio Piccione33Spin
LIB LebanonDaniel Morad1Suspension
  • 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

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 UK Dan Clarke.
  • It was the first race weekend as rookie driver for POR António Félix da Costa, MON Hubertus Bahlsen, CHN Adderly Fong and RSA Cristiano Morgado.
  • Records:
    • POR Portugal and Filipe Albuquerque scored their first fastest lap.
    • SUI Neel Jani tied with MYS Alex Yoong for the most A1GP starts – 54.
    • SUI Neel Jani score 8 fastest laps.

References

References

  1. (2008-01-16). "Chaves samples A1GP car". a1gp.com.
  2. (2009-01-23). "2008/09, Taupo, New Zealand, Rookies combined". autosport.com.
  3. (2009-01-21). "Clarke to drive for GBR at Taupo". autosport.com.
  4. (2009-01-21). "Dan Clarke for New Zealand". a1gp.com.
  5. (2009-01-22). "A1Teams Nominate Drivers for Taupo". a1.gpgrid.com.
  6. (2008-01-16). "Fauzy back for Malaysia". a1gp.com.
  7. (2008-01-17). "Duran Duran". a1gp.com.
  8. (2009-01-22). "Rookies ready for Taupo". a1gp.com.
  9. (2008-01-16). "OFFICIAL PREVIEW: Taupo". a1gp.com.
  10. (2009-01-23). "No PowerBoost qualifying for Taupo". a1gp.com.
  11. (2009-01-24). "Taupo qualifying's mirror". a1gp.com.
  12. (2009-01-24). "Sprint: starting grid". a1gp.com.
  13. (2009-01-24). "Feature: starting grid". a1gp.com.
  14. (2009-01-25). "Brazil and Monaco's magnetic day". a1gp.com.
  15. (2009-01-25). "USA penalised in Feature". a1gp.com.
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