2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, New Zealand
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Race Details | |
Race 4 of 7 in the 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season | |
Date | 25 January 2009 |
Location | Taupo Motorsport Park Taupō, New Zealand |
Weather | Clear, 24°C |
Sprint race | |
Qualifying | |
Pole | ![]() |
Time | 1:14.507 |
Podium | |
1st | ![]() |
2nd | ![]() |
3rd | ![]() |
Fastest Lap | |
FL | ![]() |
Time | 1:15.021, (Lap 10) |
Feature race | |
Qualifying | |
Pole | ![]() |
Time | 1:14.411 |
Podium | |
1st | ![]() |
2nd | ![]() |
3rd | ![]() |
Fastest Lap | |
FL | ![]() |
Time | 1:14.898, (Lap 30) |
Official Classifications | |
PDF Booklet |
The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, New Zealand was an A1 Grand Prix race held at Taupo Motorsport Park, New Zealand.
Pre-race
[edit]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
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]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]
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Sprint Race
[edit]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]
Pos | Team | Driver | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
Adam Carroll | 15 | 19:40.271 | 10 |
2 | ![]() |
Neel Jani | 15 | + 1.488 | 8+1 |
3 | ![]() |
Robert Doornbos | 15 | + 3.559 | 6 |
4 | ![]() |
Loïc Duval | 15 | + 8.594 | 5 |
5 | ![]() |
Chris van der Drift | 15 | + 11.666 | 4 |
6 | ![]() |
Filipe Albuquerque | 15 | + 12.665 | 3 |
7 | ![]() |
Edoardo Piscopo | 15 | + 14.959 | 2 |
8 | ![]() |
Fairuz Fauzy | 15 | + 15.797 | 1 |
9 | ![]() |
Narain Karthikeyan | 15 | + 20.973 | |
10 | ![]() |
Adrian Zaugg | 15 | + 22.030 | |
11 | ![]() |
Marco Andretti | 15 | + 30.565 | |
12 | ![]() |
Dan Clarke | 15 | + 31.005 | |
13 | ![]() |
Satrio Hermanto | 15 | + 32.361 | |
14 | ![]() |
Felipe Guimarães | 15 | + 33.134 | |
15 | ![]() |
Salvador Durán | 15 | + 40.601 | |
16 | ![]() |
Clivio Piccione | 15 | + 49.281* | |
17 | ![]() |
Congfu Cheng | 11 | Spin | |
18 | ![]() |
Daniel Morad | 8 | Accident | |
19 | ![]() |
John Martin | 5 | Suspension |
* 25 second penalty added to time, for causing an avoidable collision[14]
Feature Race
[edit]Pos | Team | Driver | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
Neel Jani | 50 | 1:06'19.574 | 15 |
2 | ![]() |
Adam Carroll | 50 | + 1.047 | 12 |
3 | ![]() |
Filipe Albuquerque | 50 | + 2.379 | 10+1 |
4 | ![]() |
John Martin | 50 | + 10.593 | 8 |
5 | ![]() |
Robert Doornbos | 50 | + 14.402 | 6 |
6 | ![]() |
Loïc Duval | 50 | + 17.423 | 5 |
7 | ![]() |
Narain Karthikeyan | 50 | + 20.215 | 4 |
8 | ![]() |
Edoardo Piscopo | 50 | + 23.156 | 3 |
9 | ![]() |
Adrian Zaugg | 50 | + 23.347 | 2 |
10 | ![]() |
Fairuz Fauzy | 50 | + 26.832 | 1 |
11 | ![]() |
Marco Andretti | 50 | + 45.799* | |
12 | ![]() |
Dan Clarke | 49 | + 1 lap | |
13 | ![]() |
Chris van der Drift | 49 | + 1 lap | |
14 | ![]() |
Congfu Cheng | 49 | + 1 lap | |
15 | ![]() |
Felipe Guimarães | 49 | + 1 lap* | |
16 | ![]() |
Salvador Durán | 43 | Retired | |
17 | ![]() |
Satrio Hermanto | 42 | Spin | |
18 | ![]() |
Clivio Piccione | 33 | Spin | |
19 | ![]() |
Daniel Morad | 1 | Suspension |
* 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
[edit]- It was the 36th race weekend (72 starts).
- It was the 3rd race in New Zealand, and the 3rd at Taupo Motorsport Park.
- It was the first race as main driver for
Dan Clarke.
- It was the first race weekend as rookie driver for
António Félix da Costa,
Hubertus Bahlsen,
Adderly Fong and
Cristiano Morgado.
- Records:
Portugal and Filipe Albuquerque scored their first fastest lap.
Neel Jani tied with
Alex Yoong for the most A1GP starts – 54.
Neel Jani score 8 fastest laps.
References
[edit]- ^ "Chaves samples A1GP car". a1gp.com. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
- ^ "2008/09, Taupo, New Zealand, Rookies combined". autosport.com. 23 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Clarke to drive for GBR at Taupo". autosport.com. 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
- ^ "Dan Clarke for New Zealand". a1gp.com. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
- ^ a b "Fauzy back for Malaysia". a1gp.com. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
- ^ a b "Duran Duran". a1gp.com. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
- ^ a b c "Rookies ready for Taupo". a1gp.com. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
- ^ "No PowerBoost qualifying for Taupo". a1gp.com. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
- ^ "Taupo qualifying's mirror". a1gp.com. 24 January 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
- ^ "Sprint: starting grid". a1gp.com. 24 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
- ^ "Feature: starting grid". a1gp.com. 24 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
- ^ "Brazil and Monaco's magnetic day". a1gp.com. 25 January 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
- ^ "USA penalised in Feature". a1gp.com. 25 January 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
External links
[edit]- Ireland Sprints ahead
- Sprint Race results
- Sprint Race: lap-by-lap
- Just what the doctor ordered (Feature Race article)
- Feature Race results
- Feature Race: lap-by-lap
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