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| J.R. Hildebrand Puts A1 Team USA 4th on Brands Hatch Sprint Race Grid A1 Team USA driver J.R. Hildebrand turned a best-lap time of 1 minute, 11.994 seconds to secure the fourth starting position for tomorrow\'s A1GP World Cup of Motorsport Sprint race at Brands Hatch. Hildebrand then qualified 11th for tomorrow\'s Feature event, which is the final series outing of the 2008-09 A1 season. Ireland swept both pole positions f ... (more) |
| Promising Day for A1 Team USA Cut Short by Incident in Portugal Feature The Vodafone A1GP Algarve ended early for A1 Team USA driver Marco Andretti after being spun on lap 19. Andretti\'s car was not able to be restarted and A1 Team USA was forced to retire from the day\'s Feature race. Prior to the incident, the 22-year old Andretti was challenging A1 Team Italy for third place after starting eighth in the Feature event.&n ... (more) |
| A1 Team USA Qualifies 8th for A1GP Feature Race in Algarve, Portugal A1 Team USA driver Marco Andretti turned a best-lap time of 1 minute, 31.459 seconds to secure the eighth starting position for tomorrow\'s A1GP World Cup of Motorsport Feature race in Algarve, Portugal. The 22-year old Andretti will start 12th in the Sprint race, which will be run prior to the Feature. Italy (Sprint) and The Netherlands (Feature) split ... (more) |
 A1GP and Filipe Albuquerque Get Among the Action at Rally PortugalA1GP World Cup of Motorsport and A1 Team Portugal’s Filipe Albuquerque made a guest appearance at the opening special stage of the Vodafone Rally of Portugal today, the fourth round of the 2009 World Rally Championship. (more) |
 A1GP Mexico City Confirmed as Season FinaleA1GP World Cup of Motorsport has been given FIA approval to hold A1GP Mexico City, Mexico on the weekend of the 22-24 May 2009, thus making this the eighth and final round of Season Four. (more) |
| A1GP and Filipe Albuquerque to make Special Appearance at WRC Rally of Portugal A1GP World Cup of Motorsport and ACP today announced that Filipe Albuquerque will be making a special appearance at the special stages of the WRC Rally of Portugal. Fans will be able to get their first glimpse of the A1GP car at a demonstration at the Algarve stadium on Wednesday 1 April following the completion of the days WRC stages. Albuquerque will th ... (more) |
| A1GP News Round Up With A1GP World Cup of Motorsport now back in Europe teams are looking forward to the next event, A1GP Algarve, Portugal, 10 – 12 April 2009.A1GP is heading to Portugal for only the second time in its history and for the first time to the brand new Autódromo Internacional do Algarvecircuit. With several teams, including A1 Teams Switzerland, I ... (more) |
 Malaysia responds to Ireland criticismA1 Team Malaysia was surprised and disappointed to read the comments of Adam Carroll and A1 Team Ireland management after Sunday\'s A1GP, Kyalami, South Africa. Both the driver and Team Principal of one of Malaysia’s rival nations in the A1GP World Cup ... (more) |
 Lone point salvaged from difficult weekend in South AfricaA1 Team Malaysia salvaged a lone World Cup of Motorsport point for taking the fastest lap at the Kyalami circuit in South Africa today, in the fifth round of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport. (more) |
| Switzerland Take Feature Race Victory in South Africa Switzerland’s Neel Jani claimed victory in this afternoon’s Go-GP.Org A1GP Gauteng, South Africa Feature race with what his Seat Holder, Max Welti, would most likely call a ‘gorgeous’ drive from fifth on the grid. The win means Neel Jani equals the all-time win record for a driver, Nico Hulkenberg’s record of nine wins for Ger ... (more) |
| A1 Team USA Scores Eighth-Place Finish in South Africa Feature A1 Team USA driver Marco Andretti rallied from a 17th place finish in Sunday\'s morning\'s Sprint race to finish eighth in the Go-GP.Org A1GP Gauteng, South Africa Feature race. Andretti was able to capitalize on the misfortune of several teams during the eventful opening laps of the Feature and was then able to find some welcome speed in the back half ... (more) |
| A1 Team USA Qualifies 13th for A1GP Feature Race in South Africa A1 Team USA driver Marco Andretti turned a best-lap time of 1 minute, 29.487 seconds to grab the 13th starting position for tomorrow\'s A1GP World Cup of Motorsport Feature race in Gauteng, South Africa. The 21-year old Andretti will start 17th in the Sprint race, which will be run prior to the Feature. The Netherlands (Sprint) and Monaco (Feature) spli ... (more) |
 A1 Team Malaysia off to South AfricaA1 Team Malaysia is heading off to South Africa this week, preparing to take part in the fifth round of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport. Fairuz Fauzy and Aaron Lim are both keen to have their first taste of this historic track which is new to the series cal ... (more) |
| A1GP Title Fight Continues in South Africa A1GP World Cup of Motorsport makes its first ever visit to South Africa’s most famous motor racing circuit, Kyalami, this weekend for round five of the series, Go-GP.Org A1GP Gauteng, South Africa on 20 - 22 February 2009. The Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit is located in Gauteng province, just north of Johannesburg and has a rich history of internationa ... (more) |
 Team prepares for new A1GP venueA1 Team Malaysia driver, Fairuz Fauzy, will be representing his nation in the next round of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, which is set to debut in Gauteng province in South Africa in two weeks time. (more) |
 A1 Team Malaysia reflects on TaupoA1 Team Malaysia currently stands seventh in the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport as the series heads to the midpoint of the season. With six top ten finishes from eight races it has been the best start to a season that the team has had so far. (more) |
| A1GP News Round Up On Monday (26 January) following the Taupo event, and at the request of Ferrari, A1 Teams Ireland and New Zealand completed some additional running to try out a version of the pressurised fuel collector at high ambient temperatures. The data collected will be validated by A1GP Technology in further factory tests to produce a modification for all team cars ... (more) |
 Fifth place for Chris van der Drift In A1GP TaupoA promising Sprint Race but disastrous Feature Race was the net result of a challenging weekend of racing for A1 Team New Zealand’s home race, at the Taupo Motorsport Park. (more) |
 Aaron Lim takes it to the extremeA1 Team Malaysia rookie driver, Aaron Lim, savoured some of the unique extreme outdoor adventures that New Zealand has to offer when he visited the country for the recent round of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport. (more) |
| Andretti Scores 12th in Sprint Race, 11th in Feature for A1 Team USA in Taupo A1 Team USA driver Marco Andretti drove from 17th to 12th in the Sprint race and was then credited with 11th in the Feature after a penalty dropped him from his original finishing position of eighth. Andretti was penalized for crossing the pit blend line after leaving from his second stop and was hit with a 25-second penalty. A1 Teams Italy, Malaysia an ... (more) |
| Ireland Dominate Taupo Qualifying A1 Team Ireland’s Adam Carroll dominated qualifying to put the Celtic Tiger on pole position for both of tomorrow’s races in Taupo, New Zealand. Carroll initially took control of Sprint race qualifying, posting a time of 1 minute 15. (more) |
 Top ten starts in Taupo for A1 Team MalaysiaA strong qualifying session from A1 Team Malaysia and Fairuz Fauzy puts the team in the top ten for both the Sprint and Feature races tomorrow in Taupo, New Zealand. This fourth round of the 2008/09 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport will see the yellow car of Mal ... (more) |
 A single point for Malaysia; seventh in standingsIt was another championship point for Malaysia in the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport event at Taupo, New Zealand today with Fairuz Fauzy racing to an eighth place finish in the Sprint race and 11th place finish in the Feature race. (more) |
| Switzerland Claims Feature Race Victory in New Zealand A1 Team Switzerland claimed its second win of the season in this afternoon’s Feature race in A1GP Taupo, New Zealand. Neel Jani finished ahead of Ireland’s Adam Carroll and Portugal’s Filipe Albuquerque with Ireland retaining its position at the top of the A1GP championship standing. Ireland had a clean getaway from pole position but the ... (more) |
| Switzerland Dominate Friday Practice in New Zealand Round four of the 2008/09 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport season got underway at New Zealand’s Taupo Motorsport Park today with reigning champion A1 Team Switzerland setting the early pace. Alexandre Imperatori started the day as the quickest rookie, while main driver Neel Jani ended the day quickest overall. Swiss rookie Imperatori set the pace this m ... (more) |
| A1 Team USA Qual Report - Taupo A1 Team USA driver Marco Andretti rebounded to grab the eighth starting position for tomorrow\'s A1GP World Cup of Motorsport Feature race after qualifying 17th for the Sprint. Andretti also qualified eighth for the Feature at the last A1GP event in Sepang, Malaysia, where he went on to record a podium finish. Ireland, which entered this weekend\'s ... (more) |
 Malaysia keeping its cool in the warmth of TaupoA1 Team Malaysia was out on track for the first day of practice at the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, New Zealand, today. Clear blue skies and bright sunshine greeted the grid of nations competing this weekend in Taupo. (more) |
 A1 Team Malaysia set to take on TaupoA1 Team Malaysia returns to the track this weekend as the new year of racing in A1GP kicks off at the Taupo Circuit in New Zealand. The fourth round of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport will see Fairuz Fauzy leading his nation once again with Aaron Lim taking ... (more) |
 Fans go racing with A1 Team MalaysiaA1 Team Malaysia is bringing its fans even closer to the team with the launch of its new simulator. The replica carbon fibre chassis, liveried with the team’s identity, will be reaching out to fans all around Malaysia through programmes with the team&r ... (more) |
| Lippo Village Street Circuit Fails Construction Deadline A1GP World Cup of Motorsport has been forced to accept round five of its 2008/09 season, which was due to take place on 6-8 February 2009 at Lippo Village, Indonesia, can no longer go ahead. This follows notification this morning from the FIA that certain aspects of the track construction project, undertaken by the local promoter and organisers of the even ... (more) |
| A1GP Heads to Taupo A1GP World Cup of Motorsport prepares to hit the track for the first races of 2009 when the series descends on New Zealand this week for its third visit to the Taupo Motorsport Park. For the A1GP Taupo event, the series will break with tradition and the Sprint race will have a standing and not a rolling start. The decision was taken on safety grounds, as ... (more) |
| Mexico City Date Change A1GP World Cup of Motorsport has asked for FIA approval to move round seven of Season Four, A1GP Mexico City, back a week to 20-22 March to avoid a clash with a Radiohead concert held at the circuit. Pete da Silva, CEO for A1GP, commented, “It is unfortunate we have had to move back A1GP Mexico City by one week, but this is necessary because of a cl ... (more) |
| A1GP News Round Up The first New Year action for A1GP World Cup of Motorsport was at the highly acclaimed Portimao Circuit in the Algarve last weekend. The series’ test team was in action with Italian F3 Champion, Mirko Bortolotti, at the wheel of the Powered by Ferrari car for the very first time. The circuit received rave reviews after several Formula One teams test ... (more) |
| A1GP News Round Up With Christmas fast-approaching, the world of A1GP is as busy as ever with plenty of action continuing off the track.It has been an eventful weekend for current A1GP World Cup of Motorsport Champion, A1 Team Switzerland. On Friday 5 December, seat holder Max Welti and driver Neel Jani attended a ceremony in Bern as the team was presented with a special award ... (more) |
 Top Ten opening day for Malaysia at home eventA1 Team Malaysia completed the first day of practice for the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, Malaysia, with the tenth fastest time of the day. In the morning rookie practice, Aaron Lim clocked a fantastic fourth quickest lap and Fairuz Fauzy recorded the tenth ... (more) |
| Great Britain Top Friday Practice In Malaysia Round three of A1GP World Cup of Motorsport got underway at the Sepang International Circuit this morning with France’s Nicolas Prost starting the day as the quickest rookie and Great Britain’s Danny Watts ending the day quickest overall in Malaysia. A1 Team France got off to a flying start in the rookie session with Nicolas Prost topping the ... (more) |
 Drivers take a different ride at Kuala GandahThe A1 Team Malaysia drivers will take a ride in a high speed race car this weekend at the Sepang circuit, but today the pace was slower with rides on elephants for Fairuz Fauzy and Aaron Lim. (more) |
| A1 Team Mex Arrived to Malaysia And Is Ready For Its Second Race Weekend of the Season A1 Grand Prix World Cup of Motorsport is getting ready for its third event of the 2008/09 season, which will take place on 21 - 23 November at Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit. The race track is located in Selangor, 60 km south of Kuala Lumpur. (more) |
 The heat is on in MalaysiaA1 Team Malaysia is preparing to battle its A1GP World Cup of Motorsport rivals this weekend on home turf with the third round of the Series taking place at the Sepang circuit close to Kuala Lumpur. (more) |
| A1 Team Malaysia Completes Shelter Outreach Project Ahead of round three of A1GP World Cup of Motorsport in Sepang, Malaysia this weekend, the local team members put down their spanners, turned off their laptops and picked up paintbrushes for the A1 Team Malaysia Outreach programme, the team’s social responsibility arm. A1 Team Malaysia assisted Shelter last weekend (15-16 November) with repai ... (more) |
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