2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, New Zealand
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 2008–09 A1GP of New Zealand |
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| Race Details | |
| Race 4 of 7 in the 2008–09 A1GP season. | |
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| Date | January 25, 2009 |
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| Location | Taupo Motorsport Park Taupo, New Zealand |
| Weather | |
| Sprint race | |
| Qualifying | |
| Pole |  Ireland (Adam Carroll) |
| Time | 1:14.507 |
| Podium | |
| 1st | Ireland (Adam Carroll) |
| 2nd |  Switzerland (Neel Jani) |
| 3rd |  Netherlands (Robert Doornbos) |
| Fastest Lap | |
| FL | Switzerland (Neel Jani) |
| Time | 1:15.021, (Lap 10) |
| Feature race | |
| Qualifying | |
| Pole | Ireland (Adam Carroll) |
| Time | 1:14.411 |
| Podium | |
| 1st | Switzerland (Neel Jani) |
| 2nd | Ireland (Adam Carroll) |
| 3rd |  Portugal (Filipe Albuquerque) |
| Fastest Lap | |
| FL | Portugal (Filipe Albuquerque) |
| 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.
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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 |  Ireland |
Adam Carroll | 15 | 19:40.271 | 10 |
| 2 |  Switzerland |
Neel Jani | 15 | + 1.488 | 8+1 |
| 3 |  Netherlands |
Robert Doornbos | 15 | + 3.559 | 6 |
| 4 |  France |
Loïc Duval | 15 | + 8.594 | 5 |
| 5 |  New Zealand |
Chris van der Drift | 15 | + 11.666 | 4 |
| 6 |  Portugal |
Filipe Albuquerque | 15 | + 12.665 | 3 |
| 7 |  Italy |
Edoardo Piscopo | 15 | + 14.959 | 2 |
| 8 |  Malaysia |
Fairuz Fauzy | 15 | + 15.797 | 1 |
| 9 |  India |
Narain Karthikeyan | 15 | + 20.973 | |
| 10 |  South Africa |
Adrian Zaugg | 15 | + 22.030 | |
| 11 |  USA |
Marco Andretti | 15 | + 30.565 | |
| 12 |  Great Britain |
Dan Clarke | 15 | + 31.005 | |
| 13 |  Indonesia |
Satrio Hermanto | 15 | + 32.361 | |
| 14 |  Brazil |
Felipe Guimarães | 15 | + 33.134 | |
| 15 |  Mexico |
Salvador Durán | 15 | + 40.601 | |
| 16 |  Monaco |
Clivio Piccione | 15 | + 49.281* | |
| 17 |  China |
Congfu Cheng | 11 | Spin | |
| 18 |  Lebanon |
Daniel Morad | 8 | Accident | |
| 19 |  Australia |
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 | Switzerland |
Neel Jani | 50 | 1:06'19.574 | 15 |
| 2 | Ireland |
Adam Carroll | 50 | + 1.047 | 12 |
| 3 | Portugal |
Filipe Albuquerque | 50 | + 2.379 | 10+1 |
| 4 | Australia |
John Martin | 50 | + 10.593 | 8 |
| 5 | Netherlands |
Robert Doornbos | 50 | + 14.402 | 6 |
| 6 | France |
Loïc Duval | 50 | + 17.423 | 5 |
| 7 | India |
Narain Karthikeyan | 50 | + 20.215 | 4 |
| 8 | Italy |
Edoardo Piscopo | 50 | + 23.156 | 3 |
| 9 | South Africa |
Adrian Zaugg | 50 | + 23.347 | 2 |
| 10 | Malaysia |
Fairuz Fauzy | 50 | + 26.832 | 1 |
| 11 | USA |
Marco Andretti | 50 | + 45.799* | |
| 12 | Great Britain |
Dan Clarke | 49 | + 1 lap | |
| 13 | New Zealand |
Chris van der Drift | 49 | + 1 lap | |
| 14 | China |
Congfu Cheng | 49 | + 1 lap | |
| 15 | Brazil |
Felipe Guimarães | 49 | + 1 lap* | |
| 16 | Mexico |
Salvador Durán | 43 | Retired | |
| 17 | Indonesia |
Satrio Hermanto | 42 | Spin | |
| 18 | Monaco |
Clivio Piccione | 33 | Spin | |
| 19 | Lebanon |
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
Antonio Felix 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. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- ^ "2008/09, Taupo, New Zealand, Rookies combined". autosport.com. 2009-01-23. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "OFFICIAL PREVIEW: Taupo". a1gp.com. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- ^ a b "A1Teams Nominate Drivers for Taupo". a1.gpgrid.com. 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- ^ "Clarke to drive for GBR at Taupo". autosport.com. 2009-01-21. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ "Dan Clarke for New Zealand". a1gp.com. 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ a b "Fauzy back for Malaysia". a1gp.com. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- ^ a b "Duran Duran". a1gp.com. 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
- ^ a b c "Rookies ready for Taupo". a1gp.com. 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- ^ "No PowerBoost qualifying for Taupo". a1gp.com. 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
- ^ "Taupo qualifying's mirror". a1gp.com. 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
- ^ "Sprint: starting grid". a1gp.com. 2009-01-24. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ^ "Feature: starting grid". a1gp.com. 2009-01-24. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ^ "Brazil and Monaco's magnetic day". a1gp.com. 2009-01-25. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ^ "USA penalised in Feature". a1gp.com. 2009-01-25. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
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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