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A1 Team Switzerland

Racing team

Summary

Racing team

FieldValue
team_nameA1 Team Switzerland
flag_nameSwitzerland
countrySwitzerland
founded2005
seat_holderMax Welti
chairman-
driversNeel Jani
car_name-
first_race2005-06 Great Britain
events39 (78 starts)
championships1
sprint_wins5
main_wins5
poles10
fastest_laps8
total_points438
current_season2008-09
current_position2nd
current_points95

A1 Team Switzerland was the Swiss team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. The team were the A1 Grand Prix champions for the third season, 2007-08.

Management

A1 Team Switzerland is owned by Max Welti.

History

In the inaugural season, Team Switzerland were "best of the rest", with a victory and ten podiums, finishing 2nd in the championship.

Team Switzerland lost their competitive edge in 2006-07, with only a single race victory, and finishing 8th in the championship.

After a spectacular 2007–08 season, Neel Jani single-handedly clinched the championship for Team Switzerland, with four victories and seven podiums.

In 2008–09, after having scored 4 wins and 3 other podium finishes, Neel Jani scored a total of 95 points for Team Switzerland. At the end of the season, the team finished second in the championship, 17 points behind the champions, Team Ireland, and just 3 points ahead of Team Portugal.

Drivers

Rahel Frey and Natacha Gachnang were the two first females to drive an A1 Grand Prix car during a race weekend.

They first drove as test drivers during a test session at Silverstone. Natacha Gachnang drove in the rookie sessions in the 2007-08 Czech round, on October 12, 2007; and Rahel Frey in the 2007-08 Malaysian rookie sessions, on November 23, 2007.

NameSeasonsRounds
(Starts)TitlesWinsSprint
winsFeature
wins2nd3rdPolesFastest
LapsPoints
Sébastien Buemi2006-076 (12 starts)31
Neel Jani2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08,
2008-0930 (60 starts)110559111082008–09 Dutch Grand Prix]], where the team scored its worst result of the 2008–09 season and the points of which were therefore later deducted.
Marcel Fässler2006-071 (2 starts)0
Giorgio Mondini2005-062 (4 starts)0

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

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

YearRacing
teamChassis,
Engine,
TyresDrivers12345678910111213141516171819202122PointsRank2005–06GBR
GBRGER
GERPOR
PORAUS
AUSMYS
MYSUAE
UAERSA
RSAINA
INAMEX
MEXUSA
USACHN
CHN1212nd2006–07NED
NEDCZE
CZECHN
BEIMYS
MYSINA
INANZL
NZLAUS
AUSRSA
RSAMEX
MEXCHN
SHAGBR
GBR508th2007–08NED
NEDCZE
CZEMYS
MYSCHN
ZHUNZL
NZLAUS
AUSRSA
RSAMEX
MEXCHN
SHAGBR
GBR1681st2008–09NED
NEDCHN
CHNMYS
MYSNZL
NZLRSA
RSAPOR
PORGBR
GBR952nd
DAMSLola,
Zytek,
Cooper Avon
sprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfea
Neel Jani9Ret25326322*1*Ret325523
Giorgio Mondini1613RetRet
Max MotorsportLola,
Zytek,
Cooper Avon
sprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfea
Sébastien Buemi108810544749RetDSQ
Neel Jani9Ret1410854
Marcel Fässler1014
Max MotorsportLola,
Zytek,
Cooper Avon
sprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfea
Neel Jani5383*1**1*26Ret1310231319*1*543
Boer Racing ServicesFerrari,
Ferrari,
Michelin
sprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfea
Neel Jani5Ret44*1*Ret213115183

References

References

  1. link. (October 17, 2007)
  2. link. (October 11, 2007)
  3. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200916075536/http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=39567 Malaysia: Rahel Frey rookie driver] ''results.a1gp.com'' (November 23, 2007)
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