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2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Portugal

The 2008–09 Vodafone A1GP Algarve, Portugal was an A1 Grand Prix race held at Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portugal.

Drivers

TeamMain DriverRookie Driver(s)Reserve Driver
AUS AustraliaJohn Martin
BRA BrazilFelipe GuimarãesAna Beatriz
CAN CanadaDid Not Participate
CHN ChinaHo-Pin Tung
FRA FranceNicolas ProstNicolas Prost
GER GermanyAndré LottererAndré Lotterer
GBR Great BritainDan ClarkeDan Clarke
IND IndiaNarain KarthikeyanParthiva Sureshwaren
IDN IndonesiaZahir AliZahir Ali
IRE IrelandAdam CarrollNiall Quinn
ITA ItalyVitantonio LiuzziVitantonio Liuzzi
KOR KoreaDid Not Participate
LIB LebanonDaniel MoradJimmy Auby
MYS MalaysiaFairuz FauzyAaron Lim
MEX MexicoSalvador Durán
MON MonacoClivio PiccioneHubertus Bahlsen
NLD The NetherlandsRobert DoornbosDennis Retera
NZL New ZealandEarl BamberEarl Bamber
PAK PakistanDid Not Participate
POR PortugalFilipe AlbuquerqueArmando Parente
RSA South AfricaAdrian ZauggCristiano Morgado
SUI SwitzerlandNeel JaniAlexandre Imperatori
USA USAMarco AndrettiRobbie Pecorari

Qualifying

Sprint race qualifyingPosTeamTimeGap1234567891011121314151617181920
ITA Italy1:30.875†–
NED Netherlands1:31.346+ 0.471
IRL Ireland1:31.600+ 0.725
LIB Lebanon1:31.756†+ 0.881
POR Portugal1:31.777+ 0.902
NZL New Zealand1:32.006+ 1.131
GER Germany1:32.084†+ 1.209
RSA South Africa1:32.301+ 1.426
IND India1:32.358†+ 1.483
MON Monaco1:32.420+ 1.545
MYS Malaysia1:32.929+ 2.054
USA USA1:33.214+ 2.339
UK Great Britain1:33.860+ 2.985
BRA Brazil1:33.985+ 3.110
IDN Indonesia1:34.005+ 3.130
MEX Mexico1:34.216+ 3.341
AUS Australia1:34.405+ 3.530
FRA France1:36.567+ 5.692
CHN China1:36.838+ 5.963
SUI Switzerlandno time

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Feature race qualifyingPosTeamTimeGap1234567891011121314151617181920
NED Netherlands1:30.415†–
IRL Ireland1:30.696†+ 0.281
SUI Switzerland1:30.878†+ 0.463
RSA South Africa1:30.984†+ 0.569
BRA Brazil1:31.023†+ 0.608
MYS Malaysia1:31.025†+ 0.610
POR Portugal1:31.095†+ 0.680
USA USA1:31.459†+ 1.044
MON Monaco1:31.495†+ 1.080
ITA Italy1:31.852+ 1.437
NZL New Zealand1:31.925†+ 1.510
AUS Australia1:31.939†+ 1.524
MEX Mexico1:32.031†+ 1.616
GER Germany1:32.269+ 1.854
LIB Lebanon1:32.352+ 1.937
GBR Great Britain1:32.400†+ 1.985
IND India1:32.504+ 2.089
IDN Indonesia1:32.573†+ 2.158
FRA France1:32.941†+ 2.526
CHN China1:33.237†+ 2.822

|} † Team utilized Powerboost lap.

Sprint Race

PosTeamDriverLapsTimePoints1234567891011121314151617181920
NED NetherlandsRobert Doornbos1119:33.50110
IRL IrelandAdam Carroll11+ 3.6358+1
POR PortugalFilipe Albuquerque11+ 5.7286
ITA ItalyVitantonio Liuzzi11+ 9.0875
MON MonacoClivio Piccione11+ 10.0484
IND IndiaNarain Karthikeyan11+ 12.5963
BRA BrazilFelipe Guimarães11+ 13.2972
MYS MalaysiaFairuz Fauzy11+ 18.0141
MEX MexicoSalvador Durán11+ 20.545
AUS AustraliaJohn Martin11+ 22.683
UK Great BritainDan Clarke11+ 23.080
USA USAMarco Andretti11+ 23.154
FRA FranceNicolas Prost11+ 24.175
IDN IndonesiaZahir Ali11+ 39.400
SUI SwitzerlandNeel Jani11+ 44.296†
CHN ChinaHo Pin Tung11+ 50.655
RSA South AfricaAdrian Zaugg9+ 2 Laps
LIB LebanonDaniel Morad1Acc. Damage
GER GermanyAndré Lotterer0Accident
NZL New ZealandEarl Bamber0Spin

† Switzerland assessed penalty for pitting outside of pit-stop window.

Feature Race

The second pit-stop window was set as Laps 26–34.

PosTeamDriverLapsTimePoints1234567891011121314151617181920
SUI SwitzerlandNeel Jani421:10:45.01115
POR PortugalFilipe Albuquerque42+ 6.78612
MYS MalaysiaFairuz Fauzy42+ 9.70510
MEX MexicoSalvador Durán42+ 16.3328
IRL IrelandAdam Carroll42+ 25.411†6+1
FRA FranceNicolas Prost42+ 27.3225
UK Great BritainDan Clarke42+ 29.8804
CHN ChinaHo Pin Tung42+ 34.5863
GER GermanyAndré Lotterer42+ 43.9702
IDN IndonesiaZahir Ali42+ 1:13.9931
IND IndiaNarain Karthikeyan39Brakes
AUS AustraliaJohn Martin38(Retired)
ITA ItalyVitantonio Liuzzi18Accident
USA USAMarco Andretti18Accident
MON MonacoClivio Piccione18Accident
RSA South AfricaAdrian Zaugg15Accident
NZL New ZealandEarl Bamber15Accident
LIB LebanonDaniel Morad1Puncture
BRA BrazilFelipe GuimarãesDid Not Start
NED NetherlandsRobert DoornbosDid Not Start

† – Ireland were given a 25-second penalty post-race for passing Australia under the safety car.

Notes

  • It was the 38th race weekend (76 starts).
  • It was the 2nd race in Portugal and the first at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve.
  • It was the first race as main driver for ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi and GER André Lotterer.
  • It was the first race weekend as rookie driver for ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi, GER André Lotterer and USA Robbie Pecorari.
  • A1 Team Italy and ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi achieved their first pole position.
  • NED Robert Doornbos achieved his first Sprint Race victory.
  • SUI Neel Jani's win in the Feature Race was his tenth career victory, surpassing Nico Hülkenberg's record.

References

References

  1. (2009-04-01). "Vodafone to sponsor A1GP Algarve". a1gp.com.
  2. (2009-04-10). "New Zealand set early pace". a1gp.com.
  3. (2009-04-09). "France stick with Prost". a1gp.com.
  4. (2009-04-09). "Germany unveils its new driver". a1gp.com.
  5. (2009-04-09). "Dan Clarke back for Great Britain". a1gp.com.
  6. (2009-04-09). "Ali confirmed for Indonesia". a1gp.com.
  7. (2009-04-06). "Italy call up Vitantonio Liuzzi". a1gp.com.
  8. (2009-04-06). "Liuzzi to race in A1GP". ManipeF1.
  9. (2009-04-06). "Bamber gets New Zealand nod". a1gp.com.
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