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.

2008–09 A1GP of New Zealand
Race Details
Race 4 of 7 in the 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season
Date25 January 2009
LocationTaupo Motorsport Park
Taupō, New Zealand
WeatherClear, 24°C
Sprint race
Qualifying
Pole Ireland (Adam Carroll)
Time1:14.507
Podium
1st Ireland (Adam Carroll)
2nd Switzerland (Neel Jani)
3rd Netherlands (Robert Doornbos)
Fastest Lap
FL Switzerland (Neel Jani)
Time1:15.021, (Lap 10)
Feature race
Qualifying
Pole Ireland (Adam Carroll)
Time1:14.411
Podium
1st Switzerland (Neel Jani)
2nd Ireland (Adam Carroll)
3rd Portugal (Filipe Albuquerque)
Fastest Lap
FL Portugal (Filipe Albuquerque)
Time1:14.898, (Lap 30)
Official Classifications
PDF Booklet

Pre-race

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The A1 Team Portugal’s sports director, Pedro Chaves has tested the A1GP car at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve (Portugal) for promotional purposes.[1]

Drivers

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TeamMain DriverRookie Driver[2]Reserve Driver
AustraliaJohn MartinAshley Walsh
BrazilFelipe Guimarães[3]Felipe Guimarães
CanadaDid Not Participate
ChinaCongfu Cheng[3]Adderly Fong[3]Ho-Pin Tung[4]
FranceLoïc Duval[3]Nicolas Prost
GermanyDid Not Participate[3]
Great BritainDan Clarke[5][6]James Winslow
IndiaNarain KarthikeyanParthiva Sureshwaren
IndonesiaSatrio HermantoZahir Ali
IrelandAdam Carroll[3]Niall Quinn
ItalyEdoardo Piscopo
KoreaDid Not Participate[4]
LebanonDaniel MoradDaniel MoradJimmy Auby
MalaysiaFairuz Fauzy[7]Aaron Lim[7]
MexicoSalvador Duran[8]Juan Pablo Garcia[8]
MonacoClivio PiccioneHubertus Bahlsen[9]
The NetherlandsRobert Doornbos[3]Dennis Retera
New ZealandChris van der Drift[3]Chris van der DriftJonny Reid
PakistanDid Not Participate[3]
PortugalFilipe Albuquerque[3]António Félix da Costa[9]
South AfricaAdrian ZauggCristiano Morgado[9]
SwitzerlandNeel JaniAlexandre Imperatori
USAMarco Andretti[3]J. R. Hildebrand

Qualifying

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The PowerBoost joker-style qualifying lap was not used for qualifying, with further review being made to determine its use in the following race.[10]

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.[11]

Sprint race qualifying[12]
PosTeamTimeGap
1 Ireland1:14.507
2 Netherlands1:14.772+ 0.265
3 Portugal1:14.788+ 0.281
4 Switzerland1:15.202+ 0.695
5 France1:15.360+ 0.853
6 New Zealand1:15.457+ 0.950
7 Australia1:15.504+ 0.997
8 Italy1:15.614+ 1.107
9 Malaysia1:15.710+ 1.203
10 Lebanon1:15.839+ 1.332
11 South Africa1:15.917+ 1.410
12 Mexico1:15.972+ 1.465
13 Brazil1:16.074+ 1.567
14 India1:16.146+ 1.639
15 Great Britain1:16.347+ 1.840
16 Monaco1:16.424+ 1.917
17 USA1:16.791+ 2.284
18 China1:16.885+ 2.378
19 Indonesia1:17.266+ 2.759
Feature race qualifying[13]
PosTeamTimeGap
1 Ireland1:14.411
2 Netherlands1:14.676+ 0.265
3 Portugal1:14.843+ 0.432
4 Australia1:14.976+ 0.565
5 Switzerland1:15.043+ 0.632
6 Malaysia1:15.246+ 0.835
7 France1:15.423+ 1.012
8 USA1:15.527+ 1.116
9 Lebanon1:15.587+ 1.176
10 New Zealand1:15.622+ 1.211
11 India1:15.699+ 1.288
12 Brazil1:15.812+ 1.401
13 Mexico1:15.892+ 1.481
14 Great Britain1:15.902+ 1.491
15 Italy1:15.942+ 1.531
16 South Africa1:16.164+ 1.753
17 Monaco1:16.735+ 2.324
18 Indonesia1:16.783+ 2.372
19 China1:17.184+ 2.773

Sprint Race

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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.[3]

PosTeamDriverLapsTimePoints
1 IrelandAdam Carroll1519:40.27110
2 SwitzerlandNeel Jani15+ 1.4888+1
3 NetherlandsRobert Doornbos15+ 3.5596
4 FranceLoïc Duval15+ 8.5945
5 New ZealandChris van der Drift15+ 11.6664
6 PortugalFilipe Albuquerque15+ 12.6653
7 ItalyEdoardo Piscopo15+ 14.9592
8 MalaysiaFairuz Fauzy15+ 15.7971
9 IndiaNarain Karthikeyan15+ 20.973
10 South AfricaAdrian Zaugg15+ 22.030
11 USAMarco Andretti15+ 30.565
12 Great BritainDan Clarke15+ 31.005
13 IndonesiaSatrio Hermanto15+ 32.361
14 BrazilFelipe Guimarães15+ 33.134
15 MexicoSalvador Durán15+ 40.601
16 MonacoClivio Piccione15+ 49.281*
17 ChinaCongfu Cheng11Spin
18 LebanonDaniel Morad8Accident
19 AustraliaJohn Martin5Suspension

* 25 second penalty added to time, for causing an avoidable collision[14]

Feature Race

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PosTeamDriverLapsTimePoints
1 SwitzerlandNeel Jani501:06'19.57415
2 IrelandAdam Carroll50+ 1.04712
3 PortugalFilipe Albuquerque50+ 2.37910+1
4 AustraliaJohn Martin50+ 10.5938
5 NetherlandsRobert Doornbos50+ 14.4026
6 FranceLoïc Duval50+ 17.4235
7 IndiaNarain Karthikeyan50+ 20.2154
8 ItalyEdoardo Piscopo50+ 23.1563
9 South AfricaAdrian Zaugg50+ 23.3472
10 MalaysiaFairuz Fauzy50+ 26.8321
11 USAMarco Andretti50+ 45.799*
12 Great BritainDan Clarke49+ 1 lap
13 New ZealandChris van der Drift49+ 1 lap
14 ChinaCongfu Cheng49+ 1 lap
15 BrazilFelipe Guimarães49+ 1 lap*
16 MexicoSalvador Durán43Retired
17 IndonesiaSatrio Hermanto42Spin
18 MonacoClivio Piccione33Spin
19 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[15]

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Chaves samples A1GP car". a1gp.com. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  2. ^ "2008/09, Taupo, New Zealand, Rookies combined". autosport.com. 23 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "OFFICIAL PREVIEW: Taupo". a1gp.com. 16 January 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  4. ^ a b "A1Teams Nominate Drivers for Taupo". a1.gpgrid.com. 22 January 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  5. ^ "Clarke to drive for GBR at Taupo". autosport.com. 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  6. ^ "Dan Clarke for New Zealand". a1gp.com. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  7. ^ a b "Fauzy back for Malaysia". a1gp.com. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  8. ^ a b "Duran Duran". a1gp.com. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
  9. ^ a b c "Rookies ready for Taupo". a1gp.com. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  10. ^ "No PowerBoost qualifying for Taupo". a1gp.com. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  11. ^ "Taupo qualifying's mirror". a1gp.com. 24 January 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  12. ^ "Sprint: starting grid". a1gp.com. 24 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  13. ^ "Feature: starting grid". a1gp.com. 24 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  14. ^ "Brazil and Monaco's magnetic day". a1gp.com. 25 January 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  15. ^ "USA penalised in Feature". a1gp.com. 25 January 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
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