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A1 Team Netherlands

Dutch Formula One Racing Team

Field	Value
team_name	A1 Team Netherlands
flag_name	Netherlands
country	Netherlands
founded	2005
seat_holder	Jan Lammers
chairman	-
drivers	Jeroen Bleekemolen
Robert Doornbos
Jos Verstappen
Renger van der Zande
car_name	-
first_race	2005–06 Great Britain
events	39 (77 starts)
championships	0
sprint_wins	3
main_wins	1
poles	5
fastest_laps	1
total_points	294
current_season	2008-09
current_position	4th
current_points	75

Robert Doornbos Jos Verstappen Renger van der Zande A1 Team Netherlands was the Dutch team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.

Management

A1 Team Netherlands' owner was former Formula One driver and Le Mans winner Jan Lammers. The team was managed by Lammers's racing team Racing for Holland, notable for their participation in the 24 hours of Le Mans and FIA sportscars series.

History

The 2005-06 season had a difficult start for Team Netherlands. In the first two sprint races the car was hit in the first turn on both the Brands Hatch and EuroSpeedway circuits. Despite these setbacks, Jos Verstappen showed impressive overtaking action in the main races moving from the back of the grid to the seventh position. The season continued with average results, with 4th up to 19th positions as end results.

The street circuit of Durban, South Africa brought the first victory for A1 Team Netherlands as in the last turn of the main race, Jos Verstappen managed to take the lead from the Swiss car. A similar manoeuvre that failed during the sprint race forced Verstappen to start from the 16th place on the grid.

In 2006-07 Team Netherlands finished 5th in the championship, with one victory.

In 2007-08 Team Netherlands finished 7th in the championship, with 2 podiums.

For the 2008-09 season Jeroen Bleekemolen returned as a driver, alongside A1GP rookie Robert Doornbos. Both drivers alternated races, starting with Bleekemolen at Zandvoort. Team Netherlands finished 4th in the championship, with both drivers having scored one victory in a sprint race.

Drivers

Name	Seasons	Rounds
(Starts)	Titles	Wins	Sprint
wins	Feature
wins	2nd	3rd	Poles	Fastest
Laps	Points
Jeroen Bleekemolen	2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09	24 (47 starts)		2	2		2	1	4		2008–09 Malaysian Grand Prix]], where the team scored its worst result of the 2008–09 season and the points of which were therefore later deducted.
Robert Doornbos	2008-09	3 (5 starts)		1	1		1	1	1	1	31
Renger van der Zande	2006-07	2 (3 starts)									7
Jos Verstappen	2005-06	11 (22 starts)		1		1	1				69

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

(key), "spr" indicates the Sprint Race, "fea" indicates the Feature Race.(results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

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	GBR
GBR	GER
GER	POR
POR	AUS
AUS	MYS
MYS	UAE
UAE	RSA
RSA	INA
INA	MEX
MEX	USA
USA	CHN
CHN	69	7th	2006–07	NED
NED	CZE
CZE	CHN
BEI	MYS
MYS	INA
INA	NZL
NZL	AUS
AUS	RSA
RSA	MEX
MEX	CHN
SHA	GBR
GBR	57	5th	2007–08	NED
NED	CZE
CZE	MYS
MYS	CHN
ZHU	NZL
NZL	AUS
AUS	RSA
RSA	MEX
MEX	CHN
SHA	GBR
GBR	87	7th	2008–09	NED
NED	CHN
CHN	MYS
MYS	NZL
NZL	RSA
RSA	POR
POR	GBR
GBR	75	4th
Racing for Holland	Lola,
Zytek,
Cooper Avon
spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea
Jos Verstappen	Ret	7	Ret	7	4	Ret	7	4	5	16	11	9	16	1	7	6	4	2	14	Ret	Ret	17
Racing for Holland	Lola,
Zytek,
Cooper Avon
spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea
Jeroen Bleekemolen	9	4	11	9	1	Ret	7	9	13	DSQ	4	5	5	4	4	6		17			6	5
Renger van der Zande																	9		9	4
Racing for Holland	Lola,
Zytek,
Cooper Avon
spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea
Jeroen Bleekemolen	3	8	5	2	18	4	9	Ret	5	8	9	8	5	4	8	4	17	18	9	6
Racing for Holland	Ferrari,
Ferrari,
Michelin
spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea
Jeroen Bleekemolen	4	5			6	8			1	4			6	2
Robert Doornbos			2	16			3	5			1	DNS

References

(2008-09-18). "Netherlands names its drivers". a1gp.com.

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