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A1 Team New Zealand

Field	Value
team_name	A1 Team New Zealand
flag_name	New Zealand
country	NZL
founded	2005
seat_holder	Colin Giltrap
chairman	Bob McMurray
drivers	Earl Bamber
car_name	Black Beauty
first_race	2005-06 Great Britain
events	33
championships	0
sprint_wins	4
main_wins	3
poles	4
fastest_laps	4
total_points	315
current_season	2008-09
current_position	3rd
current_points	18

A1 Team New Zealand was the New Zealand team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.

Management

The team was formed by and is owned by prominent Auckland businessman Colin Giltrap, well known for this car dealerships. The team is managed by Kiwi Bob McMurray who retired last year after nearly 30 years involvement with the McLaren Formula One racing team. The car is run by David Sears' organisation, Super Nova Racing, as is the A1 Team Germany car, meaning that the two teams are often thought of as one. Prior to Super Nova's involvement, the car was run by West Surrey Racing, a British organisation run by New Zealander Dick Bennetts which fields the Team RAC cars in the British Touring Car Championship.

History

[[2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season|2008–09 season]]

Drivers: Earl Bamber, Chris van der Drift

Team New Zealand shocked the A1 paddock by revealing 18-year-old Earl Bamber as their main driver for the race in Zandvoort, even after the success of Jonny Reid in previous seasons. Bamber went on to record two podium finishes at a rain-soaked Zandvoort. However, his replacement Chris van der Drift had less success in Chengdu, China, only scoring two points in the Sprint Race and just missed out on points in the Feature Race.

[[2007–08 A1 Grand Prix season|2007–08 season]]

Driver: Jonny Reid

Again, Team New Zealand challenged for the championship, but lost out at Great Britain to Switzerland. The team recorded 4 victories and 2 podiums.

[[2006–07 A1 Grand Prix season|2006–07 season]]

Drivers: Matt Halliday, Jonny Reid

Team New Zealand were championship challengers this season, but even with 3 victories and 8 podiums, lost out by 35 points to Germany.

[[2005–06 A1 Grand Prix season|2005–06 season]]

Drivers: Matt Halliday, Jonny Reid

In the inaugural season, Team New Zealand scored consistently, as well as a podium, to finish 4th in the championship.

Drivers

Halliday chases Team Mexico at Brands Hatch.

Name	Seasons	Races
(Starts)	A1GP Title	Wins	Sprint
wins	Main
wins	2nd	3rd	Poles	Fastest
Laps	Points
Earl Bamber	2008-09	1 (2)					1	1			18
Matt Halliday	2005-06, 2006-07	13 (26)						3			103
Jonny Reid	2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08	19 (38)		7	4	3	5	3	4	4	219

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

(key), "spr" indicate a Sprint Race, "fea" indicate a Main 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	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	NEDNED	CHNCHN	MYSMYS	NZLNZL	RSARSA	PORPOR	GBRGBR	36	7th
West Surrey Racing	Lola,
Zytek,
Cooper Avon		GBR spr	GBR fea	GER spr	GER fea	PRT spr	PRT fea	AUS spr	AUS fea	MYS spr	MYS fea	ARE spr	ARE fea	ZAF spr	ZAF fea	IDN spr	IDN fea	MEX spr	MEX fea	USA spr	USA fea	CHN spr	CHN fea	77	4th
Matt Halliday	3	4			14	16			6	6	15	13	6	4	8	7	Ret	8	8	12	8	4
Jonny Reid			4	4			14	8
Super Nova Racing	Lola
Zytek
Cooper Avon		NED spr	NED fea	CZE spr	CZE fea	BEI spr	BEI fea	MYS spr	MYS fea	IDN spr	IDN fea	NZ spr	NZ fea	AUS spr	AUS fea	ZAF spr	ZAF fea	MEX spr	MEX fea	SHA spr	SHA fea	GBR spr	GBR fea	93	2nd
Matt Halliday	6	11			10	9									3	3					16	8
Jonny Reid			Ret	7			3	8	1	1	3	3	2	2			16	6	2	1
Super Nova Racing	Lola
Zytek
Cooper Avon		NED spr	NED fea	CZE spr	CZE fea	MYS spr	MYS fea	ZHU spr	ZHU fea	NZ spr	NZ fea	AUS spr	AUS fea	ZAF spr	ZAF fea	MEX spr	MEX fea	SHA spr	SHA fea	GBR spr	GBR fea		127	2nd
Jonny Reid	9	7	1	1	5	8	10	2	1	4	2	9	20	10	1	12	Ret	4	8	8
Super Nova Racing	Ferrari,
Ferrari,
Michelin
spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea
Earl Bamber	2	3			3	6			8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
Chris van der Drift			7	11			5	13

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