2007-2008 A1 Grand Prix............

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 1:19 am

A1GP Eastern Creek Sprint/Feature Starting Grids............

****SPRINT RACE GRID****
1st} France(L. Duval).....................................1:18.149 sec
2nd} Switzerland(N. Jani)...............................1:18.218 sec
3rd} South Africa(A. Zaugg)............................1:18.243 sec
4th} New Zealand(J. Reid)...............................1:18.368 sec
5th} China(C. Congfu)....................................1:18.370 sec
6th} United States(J. Summerton)....................1:18.464 sec
7th} Germany(M. Ammermuller)......................1:18.632 sec
8th} Great Britain(R. Kerr)...............................1:18.649 sec
9th} Australia(J. Martin)...................................1:18.690 sec
10th} Netherlands(J. Bleekemolen)...................1:18.804 sec
11th} Brazil(S. Jimenez)..................................1:18.811 sec
12th} Ireland(A. Carroll)..................................1:18.929 sec
13th} India(N. Karthikeyan).............................1:19.004 sec
14th} Czech Republic(T. Enge).........................1:19.099 sec
15th} Canada(R. Wickens)...............................1:19.197 sec
16th} Malaysia(F. Fauzy)..................................1:19.384 sec
17th} Portugal(J. Urbano)................................1:19.492 sec
18th} Pakistan(A. Khan)..................................1:19.623 sec
19th} Mexico(D. Garza)...................................1:19.785 sec
20th} Italy(E. Piscopo)....................................1:19.975 sec
21st} Indonesia(S. Hermanto)..........................1:20.154 sec
22nd} Lebanon(C. Alajajian).............................no posted time

****FEATURE RACE GRID****
1st} New Zealand(J. Reid)................................1:18.578 sec
2nd} Switzerland(N. Jani).................................1:18.590 sec
3rd} Great Britain(R. Kerr)...............................1:18.720 sec
4th} China(C. Congfu).....................................1:18.825 sec
5th} France(L. Duval).......................................1:18.829 sec
6th} South Africa(A. Zaugg)..............................1:18.922 sec
7th} United States(J. Summerton).....................1:18.976 sec
8th} Czech Republic(T. Enge)............................1:19.232 sec
9th} Brazil(S. Jimenez).....................................1:19.235 sec
10th} Malaysia(F. Fauzy)...................................1:19.252 sec
11th} Netherlands(J. Bleekemolen)....................1:19.487 sec
12th} Germany(M. Ammermuller)......................1:19.516 sec
13th} Mexico(D. Garza)....................................1:19.529 sec
14th} Australia(J. Martin)..................................1:19.611 sec
15th} Ireland(A. Carroll)...................................1:19.706 sec
16th} Portugal(J. Urbano)..................................1:19.733 sec
17th} Pakistan(A. Khan)....................................1:19.852 sec
18th} India(N. Karthkieyan)...............................1:19.878 sec
19th} Italy(E. Piscopo).......................................1:20.051 sec
20th} Indonesia(S. Hermanto)............................1:20.133 sec
21st} Canada(R. Wickens).................................no posted time
22nd} Lebanon(C. Alajajian)..............................no posted time

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:09 am

In what had been announced as his final A1GP race, France's Loic Duval won a spirited sprint race at the Eastern Creek circuit in Australia earlier today in conditions dominated by rain...........rounding out the podium were Canada's Robert Wickens(in 3rd) and New Zealand's Jonny Reid(runner-up)....afterwards, Duval commented on what the win meant to him and to Team France:

Loic Duval, driver--Team France:

It feels great. We've been running behind for a long time so it's really good for us to win this race and the team did a great job. It was perfect and we needed it. It was important for us to win a race and this may be my last race in A1GP so I'm happy to leave the series with a victory. It was really hard in the rain but because of our pace in the dry I had a really good gap so we were not really worried about the other guys. We were trying to stay on track and not take any risks.

Top-10 from the Sprint Race..........................
1st} France......................................................14 laps
2nd} New Zealand............................................-9.198 sec
3rd} Canada....................................................-11.016 sec
4th} Germany..................................................-11.929 sec
5th} United States............................................-12.604 sec
6th} Australia..................................................-14.210 sec
7th} South Africa.............................................-14.523sec
8th} Brazil.......................................................-30.263 sec
9th} Netherlands..............................................-33.471 sec
10th} Switzerland.............................................-33.806 sec
Fastest Lap.........................France, 1:19.350(lap 2)

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:16 am

With the next round of the 2007-2008 A1GP season just 'round the corner in Durban, what better way for South Africa to return for its' home race than with a win? Well.....that's what they did, winning the Feature race which involved IMO a dumb move by France's Loic Duval, who attempted a dive-bomb pass on Jonathan Summerton in the "We the People" Team USA car during the feature race, only to end up knocking Summerton out..........

..........(at least Duval got a drive-through for his troubles.........

)

Top-10 from the Feature Race......................................
1st} South Africa...................................42 laps
2nd} Switzerland..................................-19.560 sec
3rd} Great Britain.................................-25.194 sec
4th} Brazil...........................................-42.707 sec
5th} Australia.......................................-1:08.647 sec
6th} Canada........................................-1:10.361 sec
7th} Germany......................................-1:16.299 sec
8th} Netherlands..................................-1:17.155 sec
9th} New Zealand................................-1:22.447 sec
10th} China.........................................-1:33.913 sec
Fastest Lap............................South Africa, 1:39.034 sec(lap 34)

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:38 am

Team NZ had to start from pit row following drive shaft problems. A very good drive, on a wet track

Southernman · Post by **Southernman** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 4:32 pm

Julian Mayo wrote:Team NZ had to start from pit row following drive shaft problems. A very good drive, on a wet track

It was a good come back from Reid starting at the back after stalling his car. Reid has admited that the stall was his fault but he wasn't happy that the marshals didn't push start him so he could start at the front of the grid.

The best drive of the day goes to the Canadian driver in the sprint race.

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 1:50 pm

A1GP Standings following Eastern Creek..........................

t-1st}[1]New Zealand..............................................96 pts(3 wins)
t-1st}[2]France.......................................................96 pts(1 win)
3rd} Switzerland.....................................................93 pts(2 wins)
4th} South Africa....................................................79 pts(2 wins)
5th} Germany........................................................77 pts(2 wins)
6th} Great Britain...................................................58 pts(1 win)
7th} Netherlands....................................................55 pts
8th} Ireland...........................................................50 pts
9th} Brazil.............................................................38 pts
10th} Canada.........................................................37 pts
11th} China............................................................29 pts
12th} India.............................................................28 pts(1 win)
13th} Mexico...........................................................19 pts
14th} Australia........................................................15 pts
15th} United States..................................................12 pts
16th} Czech Republic...............................................10 pts
17th} Portugal..........................................................5 pts
18th} Italy...............................................................4 pts
19th} Malaysia.........................................................2 pts
20th} Pakistan..........................................................1 pt

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:46 pm

A1GP Durban Practice Session #1 top-5....................
1st} Germany.....................................1:19.390 sec
2nd} Switzerland.................................1:20.705 sec
3rd} Australia......................................1:20.885 sec
4th} Malaysia......................................1:21.144 sec
5th} South Africa.................................1:21.254 sec

A1GP Durban Practice Session #2 top-5....................
1st} Netherlands..................................1:18.738 sec
2nd} Germany.....................................1:19.051 sec
3rd} Great Britain.................................1:19.207 sec
4th} Switzerland...................................1:19.303 sec
5th} United States.................................1:19.525 sec

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:31 am

A1GP Durban Practice Session #3 top-5............................
1st} Switzerland......................................1:18.292 sec
2nd} Germany........................................1:18.430 sec
3rd} France.............................................1:18.495 sec
4th} Great Britain.....................................1:18.539 sec
5th} Netherlands......................................1:18.679 sec

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:04 am

A1GP Starting Grid--Durban, South Africa

****SPRINT RACE GRID****
1st} Canada(R. Wickens).............................1:18.150 sec
2nd} Brazil(B. Junquiera).............................1:18.168 sec
3rd} New Zealand(J. Reid)............................1:18.229 sec
4th} Great Britain(O. Jarvis)..........................1:18.410 sec
5th} Switzerland(N. Jani)...............................1:18.470 sec
6th} Germany(M. Ammermuller)....................1:18.650 sec
7th} Netherlands(J. Bleekemolen)..................1:18.717 sec
8th} Malaysia(F. Fauzy).................................1:19.091 sec
9th} India(N. Karthikeyan)............................1:19.213 sec
10th} Portugal(F. Albuquerque)......................1:19.224 sec
11th} China(C. Congfu).................................1:19.261 sec
12th} Australia(J. Martin)...............................1:19.423 sec
13th} Mexico(D. Garza).................................1:19.812 sec
14th} United States(J. Summerton)................1:19.815 sec
15th} Pakistan(A. Khan)................................1:20.204 sec
16th} Italy(E. Piscopo)..................................1:20.294 sec
17th} France(L. Duval)..................................1:21.310 sec
18th} Czech Republic(J. Kral)........................1:21.919 sec
19th} Lebanon(K. Beschir)............................1:22.050 sec
20th} Indonesia(S. Hermanto).......................1:23.808 sec
21st} South Africa(A. Zaugg).........................no posted time
22nd} Ireland(A. Carroll)...............................no posted time

****FEATURE RACE GRID****
1st} Switzerland(N. Jani)................................1:17.688 sec
2nd} Canada(R. Wickens)..............................1:17.810 sec
3rd} New Zealand(J. Reid)..............................1:17.880 sec
4th} Great Britain(O. Jarvis)............................1:17.916 sec
5th} Brazil(B. Junquiera).................................1:17.951 sec
6th} Netherlands(J. Bleekemolen)....................1:18.002 sec
7th} Germany(M. Ammermuller)......................1:18.044 sec
8th} France(L. Duval).....................................1:18.101 sec
9th} Portugal(F. Albuquerque).........................1:18.257 sec
10th} Australia(J. Martin)................................1:18.716 sec
11th} China(C. Congfu)..................................1:18.780 sec
12th} Malaysia(F. Fauzy).................................1:18.813 sec
13th} Ireland(A. Carroll).................................1:18.824 sec
14th} Pakistan(A. Khan)..................................1:18.917 sec
15th} South Africa(A. Zaugg)...........................1:18.925 sec
16th} United States(J. Summerton)...................1:18.927 sec
17th} India(N. Karthikeyan).............................1:18.932 sec
18th} Italy(E. Piscopo)....................................1:18.958 sec
19th} Mexico(D. Garza)..................................1:19.858 sec
20th} Czech Republic(J. Kral)..........................1:20.369 sec
21st} Lebanon(K. Beschir)...............................1:21.124 sec
22nd} Indonesia(S. Hermanto).........................1:21.408 sec

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:16 am

Canada's Robert Wickens drove a near-flawless race, leading A1 Team Canada to its' first-ever A1GP victory on the tight street circuit of Durban; joining him on the podium were Great Britain(O. Jarvis) and Switzerland(N. Jani).....................

Sprint Race top-10..............................
1st} Canada...................................................11 laps
2nd} Great Britain...........................................-0.990 sec
3rd} Switzerland.............................................-1.742 sec
4th} China.....................................................-2.248 sec
5th} Netherlands............................................-3.477 sec
6th} Australia.................................................-5.377 sec
7th} Portugal.................................................-6.499 sec
8th} Mexico...................................................-8.343 sec
9th} Malaysia.................................................-8.931 sec
10th} United States........................................-10.270 sec
***Fastest Lap......................New Zealand, 1:18.629 sec(lap 2 of 11)
note.........Germany originally finished 6th but was excluded by race officials for avoidable contact during the race

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:53 am

In a feature race marked by a couple of crashes and the resulting festivals of carbon fibre, former ChampCar driver Neel Jani, who was under the weather all weekend long, drove to the victory, followed by France and Portugal..................here are the top-10 from Durban.............

1st} Switzerland........................................41 laps
2nd} France..............................................-1.051 sec
3rd} Portugal............................................-1.934 sec
4th} Netherlands.......................................-3.378 sec
5th} Malaysia............................................-4.549 sec
6th} China................................................-4.948 sec
7th} South Africa.......................................-5.640 sec
8th} Italy..................................................-6.562 sec
9th} Brazil................................................-19.524 sec
10th} New Zealand....................................-20.220 sec

<T-K> · Post by **<T-K>** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 2:58 am

mlittle wrote:In a feature race marked by a couple of crashes

It was carnage

Some basic errors...

I think Zaugg needs a bit of a wake up call...he is starting to take too many chances because he is getting too comfortable in that seat....there is no-one there to challenge him for the seat....he is a decent driver granted, but I have driven with him in karts before and to be honest he was nothing to write home about...

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:00 am

Mexico City Practice Session #1 top-5.................
1} Italy.............................................1:22.810 sec
2} Ireland.........................................1:23.103 sec
3} South Africa..................................1:23.106 sec
4} France..........................................1:23.168 sec
5} Mexico..........................................1:23.486 sec

Mexico City Practice Session #2 top-5...................
1} Great Britain.................................1:21.431 sec
2} Switzerland...................................1:21.482 sec
3} Ireland.........................................1:21.808 sec
4} Netherlands..................................1:21.876 sec
5} South Africa..................................1:21.883 sec

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:30 pm

Mexico City Practice Session #3 top-5.........................
1} Italy.............................................1:21.685 sec
2} France..........................................1:21.738 sec
3} Switzerland...................................1:21.758 sec
4} Ireland.........................................1:21.841 sec
5} China...........................................1:21.873 sec

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:03 pm

A1GP Mexico City Starting Grid.......................................

****SPRINT RACE****
1} South Africa(A. Zaugg).................................1:20.315 sec
2} New Zealand(J. Reid)....................................1:20.397 sec
3} United States(J. Summerton).........................1:20.426 sec
4} Switzerland(N. Jani)......................................1:20.518 sec
5} Great Britain(O. Jarvis).................................1:20.556 sec
6} Canada(R. Wickens).....................................1:20.621 sec
7} Ireland(A. Carroll)........................................1:20.769 sec
8} Brazil(B. Junquiera)......................................1:20.842 sec
9} Portugal(F. Albuquerque)...............................1:20.940 sec
10} Italy(E. Piscopo).........................................1:20.961 sec
11} Netherlands(J. Bleekemolen).......................1:21.005 sec
12} China(C. Congfu).......................................1:21.028 sec
13} Germany(M. Ammermuller).........................1:21.054 sec
14} Malaysia(A. Yoong).....................................1:21.099 sec
15} Pakistan(A. Khan).......................................1:21.176 sec
16} France(J. Cochet).......................................1:21.417 sec
17} Australia(J. Martin).....................................1:21.789 sec
18} India(N. Karthikeyan).................................1:21.799 sec
19} Lebanon(J. Auby).......................................1:22.024 sec
20} Indonesia(S. Hermanto).............................1:22.044 sec
21} Mexico(D. Garza).......................................1:22.370 sec
22} Czech Republic(F. Salaquarda)....................1:22.373 sec

****FEATURE RACE****
1} Canada(R. Wickens)....................................1:20.278 sec
2} Switzerland(N. Jani).....................................1:20.320 sec
3} Germany(M. Ammermuller)..........................1:20.646 sec
4} Great Britain(O. Jarvis)................................1:20.705 sec
5} Ireland(A. Carroll).......................................1:20.708 sec
6} New Zealand(J. Reid)...................................1:20.743 sec
7} United States(J. Summerton)........................1:20.783 sec
8} Portugal(F. Albuquerque)..............................1:20.825 sec
9} China(C. Congfu).........................................1:20.859 sec
10} South Africa(A. Zaugg)...............................1:20.870 sec
11} Malaysia(A. Yoong).....................................1:20.939 sec
12} Italy(E. Piscopo).........................................1:20.953 sec
13} Netherlands(J. Bleekemolen).......................1:21.263 sec
14} France(J. Cochet).......................................1:21.310 sec
15} Australia(J. Martin).....................................1:21.358 sec
16} Lebanon(J. Auby).......................................1:21.441 sec
17} Pakistan(A. Khan)......................................1:21.484 sec
18} Brazil(B. Junquiera)....................................1:21.675 sec
19} Indonesia(S. Hermanto)..............................1:21.788 sec
20} India(N. Karthikeyan).................................1:21.909 sec
21} Czech Republic(F. Salaquarda)....................1:22.333 sec
22} Mexico(D. Garza).......................................1:22.371 sec

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