2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, New Zealand

The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, New Zealand was an A1 Grand Prix race held at Taupo Motorsport Park, New Zealand.

2008–09 A1GP of New Zealand
Race Details
Race 4 of 7 in the 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season
Date25 January 2009
LocationTaupo Motorsport Park
Taupo, New Zealand
WeatherClear, 24°C
Sprint race
Qualifying
Pole Ireland (Adam Carroll)
Time1:14.507
Podium
1st Ireland (Adam Carroll)
2nd Switzerland (Neel Jani)
3rd Netherlands (Robert Doornbos)
Fastest Lap
FL Switzerland (Neel Jani)
Time1:15.021, (Lap 10)
Feature race
Qualifying
Pole Ireland (Adam Carroll)
Time1:14.411
Podium
1st Switzerland (Neel Jani)
2nd Ireland (Adam Carroll)
3rd Portugal (Filipe Albuquerque)
Fastest Lap
FL Portugal (Filipe Albuquerque)
Time1:14.898, (Lap 30)
Official Classifications
PDF Booklet

Pre-race

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
Team Main Driver Rookie Driver[2] Reserve Driver
Australia John Martin Ashley Walsh
Brazil Felipe Guimarães[3] Felipe Guimarães
Canada Did Not Participate
China Congfu Cheng[3] Adderly Fong[3] Ho-Pin Tung[4]
France Loïc Duval[3] Nicolas Prost
Germany Did Not Participate[3]
Great Britain Dan Clarke[5][6] James Winslow
India Narain Karthikeyan Parthiva Sureshwaren
Indonesia Satrio Hermanto Zahir Ali
Ireland Adam Carroll[3] Niall Quinn
Italy Edoardo Piscopo
Korea Did Not Participate[4]
Lebanon Daniel Morad Daniel Morad Jimmy Auby
Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy[7] Aaron Lim[7]
Mexico Salvador Duran[8] Juan Pablo Garcia[8]
Monaco Clivio Piccione Hubertus Bahlsen[9]
The Netherlands Robert Doornbos[3] Dennis Retera
New Zealand Chris van der Drift[3] Chris van der Drift Jonny Reid
Pakistan Did Not Participate[3]
Portugal Filipe Albuquerque[3] António Félix da Costa[9]
South Africa Adrian Zaugg Cristiano Morgado[9]
Switzerland Neel Jani Alexandre Imperatori
USA Marco Andretti[3] J.R. Hildebrand

Qualifying

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]

Sprint race qualifying[12]
Pos Team Time Gap
1 Ireland 1:14.507 –
2 Netherlands 1:14.772 + 0.265
3 Portugal 1:14.788 + 0.281
4 Switzerland 1:15.202 + 0.695
5 France 1:15.360 + 0.853
6 New Zealand 1:15.457 + 0.950
7 Australia 1:15.504 + 0.997
8 Italy 1:15.614 + 1.107
9 Malaysia 1:15.710 + 1.203
10 Lebanon 1:15.839 + 1.332
11 South Africa 1:15.917 + 1.410
12 Mexico 1:15.972 + 1.465
13 Brazil 1:16.074 + 1.567
14 India 1:16.146 + 1.639
15 Great Britain 1:16.347 + 1.840
16 Monaco 1:16.424 + 1.917
17 USA 1:16.791 + 2.284
18 China 1:16.885 + 2.378
19 Indonesia 1:17.266 + 2.759
Feature race qualifying[13]
Pos Team Time Gap
1 Ireland 1:14.411 –
2 Netherlands 1:14.676 + 0.265
3 Portugal 1:14.843 + 0.432
4 Australia 1:14.976 + 0.565
5 Switzerland 1:15.043 + 0.632
6 Malaysia 1:15.246 + 0.835
7 France 1:15.423 + 1.012
8 USA 1:15.527 + 1.116
9 Lebanon 1:15.587 + 1.176
10 New Zealand 1:15.622 + 1.211
11 India 1:15.699 + 1.288
12 Brazil 1:15.812 + 1.401
13 Mexico 1:15.892 + 1.481
14 Great Britain 1:15.902 + 1.491
15 Italy 1:15.942 + 1.531
16 South Africa 1:16.164 + 1.753
17 Monaco 1:16.735 + 2.324
18 Indonesia 1:16.783 + 2.372
19 China 1:17.184 + 2.773

Sprint Race

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
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
Pos Team Driver Laps Time Points
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
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References
  1. "Chaves samples A1GP car". a1gp.com. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  2. "2008/09, Taupo, New Zealand, Rookies combined". autosport.com. 23 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  3. "OFFICIAL PREVIEW: Taupo". a1gp.com. 16 January 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  4. "A1Teams Nominate Drivers for Taupo". a1.gpgrid.com. 22 January 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  5. "Clarke to drive for GBR at Taupo". autosport.com. 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  6. "Dan Clarke for New Zealand". a1gp.com. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  7. "Fauzy back for Malaysia". a1gp.com. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  8. "Duran Duran". a1gp.com. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
  9. "Rookies ready for Taupo". a1gp.com. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  10. "No PowerBoost qualifying for Taupo". a1gp.com. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  11. "Taupo qualifying's mirror". a1gp.com. 24 January 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  12. "Sprint: starting grid". a1gp.com. 24 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  13. "Feature: starting grid". a1gp.com. 24 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  14. "Brazil and Monaco's magnetic day". a1gp.com. 25 January 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
  15. "USA penalised in Feature". a1gp.com. 25 January 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
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