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List of A1 Grand Prix records

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This article is a list of records in the A1 Grand Prix World Cup of Motorsport, since the inaugural 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix season, and is accurate up to and including the 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season.

A1 Grand Prix team records

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Championships

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Team Title 2nd 3rd
1 Switzerland Switzerland 1 2
2 France France 1
Germany Germany 1
Republic of Ireland Ireland 1
5 New Zealand New Zealand 2
6 United Kingdom Great Britain 3
7 Portugal Portugal 1

Wins

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Team Wins Sprint Feature Winning drivers
1 France France 15 8 7 Alexandre Prémat 7, Nicolas Lapierre 6, Loïc Duval 2
2 Germany Germany 11 4 7 Nico Hülkenberg 9, Michael Ammermüller 1, Christian Vietoris 1
3 Switzerland Switzerland 10 5 5 Neel Jani 10
4 New Zealand New Zealand 7 4 3 Jonny Reid 7
5 Republic of Ireland Ireland 6 3 3 Adam Carroll 6
6 United Kingdom Great Britain 5 3 2 Robbie Kerr 3, Oliver Jarvis 2
Malaysia Malaysia 5 4 1 Alex Yoong 4, Fairuz Fauzy 1
8 Netherlands Netherlands 4 3 1 Jeroen Bleekemolen 2, Robert Doornbos 1, Jos Verstappen 1
9 South Africa South Africa 3 2 1 Adrian Zaugg 3
10 Brazil Brazil 2 1 1 Nelson Piquet Jr. 2
Canada Canada 2 1 1 Sean McIntosh 1, Robert Wickens 1
India India 2 0 2 Narain Karthikeyan 2
Mexico Mexico 2 1 1 Salvador Durán 2
14 Czech Republic Czech Republic 1 0 1 Tomáš Enge 1
Italy Italy 1 0 1 Enrico Toccacelo 1
Portugal Portugal 1 0 1 Filipe Albuquerque 1
United States USA 1 0 1 Jonathan Summerton 1

Pole positions

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Team Pole positions Pole drivers
1 Switzerland Switzerland 10 Neel Jani 10
2 France France 6 Loïc Duval 2, Nicolas Lapierre 2, Alexandre Prémat 2
Republic of Ireland Ireland 6 Adam Carroll 6
4 United Kingdom Great Britain 5 Robbie Kerr 4, Danny Watts 1
Netherlands Netherlands 5 Jeroen Bleekemolen 4, Robert Doornbos 1
South Africa South Africa 5 Adrian Zaugg 5
7 Germany Germany 4 Nico Hülkenberg 3, Michael Ammermüller 1
New Zealand New Zealand 4 Jonny Reid 4
9 Malaysia Malaysia 3 Alex Yoong 2, Fairuz Fauzy 1
10 Brazil Brazil 2 Nelson Piquet Jr. 2
Canada Canada 2 Robert Wickens 2
12 India India 1 Narain Karthikeyan 1
Italy Italy 1 Vitantonio Liuzzi 1
Mexico Mexico 1 Salvador Durán 1
Monaco Monaco 1 Clivio Piccione 1

Fastest laps

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Team Fastest laps Fastest lap drivers
1 France France 11 Alexandre Prémat 5, Nicolas Lapierre 4, Loïc Duval 2
2 Republic of Ireland Ireland 9 Adam Carroll 6, Ralph Firman 3
Switzerland Switzerland 9 Neel Jani 8, Sébastien Buemi 1
4 Germany Germany 6 Nico Hülkenberg 5, Christian Vietoris 1
New Zealand New Zealand 6 Jonny Reid 6
6 Mexico Mexico 5 Salvador Durán 5
7 Brazil Brazil 4 Nelson Piquet Jr. 4
China China 4 Cheng Congfu 4
United Kingdom Great Britain 4 Oliver Jarvis 2, Robbie Kerr 2
Malaysia Malaysia 4 Alex Yoong 3, Fairuz Fauzy 1
South Africa South Africa 4 Adrian Zaugg 4
12 Netherlands Netherlands 3 Jos Verstappen 2, Robert Doornbos 1
United States USA 3 Phil Giebler 1, Charlie Kimball 1, Jonathan Summerton 1
14 Canada Canada 2 James Hinchcliffe 1, Robert Wickens 1
Portugal Portugal 2 Filipe Albuquerque 2
16 Australia Australia 1 John Martin 1
Italy Italy 1 Enrico Toccacelo 1

Points

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Team Points
1 Switzerland Switzerland 438
2 France France 404
3 United Kingdom Great Britain 343
4 New Zealand New Zealand 333
5 Netherlands Netherlands 294
6 Republic of Ireland Ireland 282
7 Germany Germany 251
8 Portugal Portugal 227
9 Malaysia Malaysia 197
10 Canada Canada 167

Teams yet to score points

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  • Both teams have yet to reappear since 2005–06.
Team Races Starts
1 Russia Russia 3 6
2 Greece Greece 2 4

Other

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Most drivers used during same weekend

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Consecutive starts without points

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Driver records

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Caps

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Driver Caps First Cap
1 Switzerland Neel Jani 60 Sprint Race, 2005–06 United Kingdom
2 Malaysia Alex Yoong 54 Feature Race, 2005–06 United Kingdom
3 Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen 47 Sprint Race, 2006–07 Netherlands
4 United Kingdom Robbie Kerr 46 Sprint Race, 2005–06 United Kingdom
5 Mexico Salvador Durán 44 Sprint Race, 2005–06 United Kingdom
South Africa Adrian Zaugg 44 Sprint Race, 2006–07 Netherlands
7 India Narain Karthikeyan 40 Sprint Race, 2006–07 New Zealand
Indonesia Ananda Mikola 40 Sprint Race, 2005–06 United Kingdom
Italy Enrico Toccacelo 40 Sprint Race, 2005–06 United Kingdom
10 Czech Republic Tomáš Enge 38 Sprint Race, 2005–06 Germany
New Zealand Jonny Reid 38 Sprint Race, 2005–06 Germany

Youngest capped drivers

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Driver Age First Race
1 India Armaan Ebrahim 16 years, 5 months and 6 days Sprint Race, 2005–06 Portugal
2 Lebanon Graham Rahal 17 years, 1 month and 22 days Sprint Race, 2005–06 United States
3 Mexico Sergio Pérez 17 years, 3 months and 20 days Sprint Race, 2006–07 China
4 Brazil Felipe Guimarães 17 years, 6 months and 13 days Sprint Race, 2008–09 Netherlands
5 Czech Republic Josef Král 17 years, 8 months and 9 days Sprint Race, 2007–08 South Africa
6 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi 17 years and 11 months Sprint Race, 2006–07 Netherlands
7 Germany Christian Vietoris 17 years, 11 months and 24 days Sprint Race, 2006–07 Mexico
8 Czech Republic Jan Charouz 18 years, 2 months and 8 days Sprint Race, 2005–06 United Kingdom
9 New Zealand Earl Bamber 18 years, 2 months and 26 days Sprint Race, 2008–09 Netherlands
10 Russia Mikhail Aleshin 18 years, 5 months and 1 day Sprint Race, 2005–06 Portugal

Oldest capped drivers

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Driver Age Last Race
1 Mexico Jorge Goeters 37 years, 9 months and 18 days Sprint Race, 2007–08 China
2 Japan Hideki Noda 36 years, 7 months and 2 days Feature Race, 2005–06 Germany
3 Italy Massimiliano Papis 36 years, 5 months and 9 days Feature Race, 2005–06 United States
4 United States Bryan Herta 35 years, 9 months and 17 days Feature Race, 2005–06 United States
5 Brazil Christian Fittipaldi 35 years, 3 months and 15 days Feature Race, 2005–06 China
6 Canada Patrick Carpentier 34 years, 7 months and 20 days Feature Race, 2005–06 China
7 Netherlands Jos Verstappen 34 years and 29 days Feature Race, 2005–06 China
8 Russia Alexey Vasilyev 33 years, 8 months and 12 days Feature Race, 2005–06 United Kingdom
9 Singapore Denis Lian 33 years and 7 months Feature Race, 2006–07 Czech Republic
10 Pakistan Nur Ali 32 years, 8 months and 17 days Feature Race, 2006–07 United Kingdom

Wins

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Driver Wins Starts Sprint Feature
1 Switzerland Neel Jani 10 60 5 5
2 Germany Nico Hülkenberg 9 20 3 6
3 France Alexandre Prémat 7 10 4 3
New Zealand Jonny Reid 7 38 4 3
5 Republic of Ireland Adam Carroll 6 32 3 3
France Nicolas Lapierre 6 23 3 3
7 Malaysia Alex Yoong 4 54 3 1
8 United Kingdom Robbie Kerr 3 46 3 0
South Africa Adrian Zaugg 3 44 2 1
10 Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen 2 47 2 0
Mexico Salvador Durán 2 44 1 1
France Loïc Duval 2 26 1 1
United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis 2 14 0 2
India Narain Karthikeyan 2 40 0 2
Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. 2 14 1 1

Pole positions

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Driver Pole positions Starts
1 Switzerland Neel Jani 10 60
2 Republic of Ireland Adam Carroll 6 32
3 South Africa Adrian Zaugg 5 44
4 Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen 4 47
United Kingdom Robbie Kerr 4 46
New Zealand Jonny Reid 4 38
7 Germany Nico Hülkenberg 3 20
8 France Loïc Duval 2 26
France Nicolas Lapierre 2 23
Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. 2 14
France Alexandre Prémat 2 10
Canada Robert Wickens 2 14
Malaysia Alex Yoong 2 54

Fastest laps

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Driver Fastest laps Starts
1 Switzerland Neel Jani 8 60
2 Republic of Ireland Adam Carroll 6 32
New Zealand Jonny Reid 6 38
4 Mexico Salvador Durán 5 44
Germany Nico Hülkenberg 5 20
France Alexandre Prémat 5 10
7 China Cheng Congfu 4 36
France Nicolas Lapierre 4 23
Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. 4 14
South Africa Adrian Zaugg 4 44

Other

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Consecutive starts

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Malaysia Alex Yoong ran consecutively 45 starts (24 races) from Feature Race, 2005–06 Malaysia to Feature Race, 2007–08 New Zealand.[3]

Different teams

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Other

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Events by Country

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Country Events Venues Tracks
1 China China 6 4 Beijing International Streetcircuit, Chengdu Goldenport Circuit, Shanghai International Circuit x3, Zhuhai International Circuit
2 United Kingdom Great Britain 4 1 Brands Hatch x4
Malaysia Malaysia 4 1 Sepang International Circuit x4
South Africa South Africa 4 2 Durban street circuit x3, Kyalami
5 Australia Australia 3 1 Eastern Creek Raceway x3
Mexico Mexico 3 2 Fundidora Park Raceway, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez x2
Netherlands Netherlands 3 1 Circuit Park Zandvoort x3
New Zealand New Zealand 3 1 Taupo Motorsport Park x3
9 Czech Republic Czech Republic 2 1 Auto Motodrom Brno x2
Indonesia Indonesia 2 1 Sentul International Circuit x2
Portugal Portugal 2 2 Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Autódromo do Estoril

Tracks with most race weekends

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Track Events Season
1 United Kingdom Brands Hatch 4 All seasons
Malaysia Sepang International Circuit 4 All seasons
3 South Africa Durban street circuit 3 2005–06 to 2007–08
Australia Eastern Creek Raceway 3 2005–06 to 2007–08
China Shanghai International Circuit 3 2005–06 to 2007–08
New Zealand Taupo Motorsport Park 3 2006–07 to 2008–09
Netherlands Zandvoort 3 2006–07 to 2008–09
8 Czech Republic Brno 2 2006–07 to 2007–08
Mexico Mexico City 2 2006–07 to 2007–08
Indonesia Sentul International Circuit 2 2005–06 to 2006–07

Fuel

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A1 Grand Prix is the first racing series to use a 30% biofuel mix.[5] An ethanol based product, Hiperflo E30, has been used since 2007–08, New Zealand.

References

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  1. ^ The Three Musketeers a1gp.com (February 21, 2008)
  2. ^ Wickens is youngest polesitter a1gp.com (February 23, 2008)
  3. ^ Fauzy replaces Yoong at Malaysia a1gp.com (January 30, 2008)
  4. ^ "Morad to switch to A1 Team Lebanon". A1GP.com. 2008-09-18. Archived from the original on 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
  5. ^ Biofuel confirmed for Taupo a1gp.com (December 18, 2007)
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