The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, New Zealand was an A1 Grand Prix race held at Taupo Motorsport Park, New Zealand.
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.
Drivers TeamMain DriverRookie DriverReserve Driver AustraliaJohn MartinAshley Walsh BrazilFelipe GuimarãesFelipe Guimarães CanadaDid Not Participate ChinaCongfu ChengAdderly FongHo-Pin Tung FranceLoïc DuvalNicolas Prost GermanyDid Not Participate Great BritainDan ClarkeJames Winslow IndiaNarain KarthikeyanParthiva Sureshwaren IndonesiaSatrio HermantoZahir Ali IrelandAdam CarrollNiall Quinn ItalyEdoardo Piscopo KoreaDid Not Participate LebanonDaniel MoradDaniel MoradJimmy Auby MalaysiaFairuz FauzyAaron Lim MexicoSalvador DuranJuan Pablo Garcia MonacoClivio PiccioneHubertus Bahlsen The NetherlandsRobert DoornbosDennis Retera New ZealandChris van der DriftChris van der DriftJonny Reid PakistanDid Not Participate PortugalFilipe AlbuquerqueAntónio Félix da Costa South AfricaAdrian ZauggCristiano Morgado SwitzerlandNeel JaniAlexandre Imperatori USAMarco AndrettiJ. 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.
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. Sprint race qualifyingPosTeamTimeGap1 Ireland1:14.507 –2 Netherlands1:14.772 + 0.2653 Portugal1:14.788 + 0.2814 Switzerland1:15.202 + 0.6955 France1:15.360 + 0.8536 New Zealand1:15.457 + 0.9507 Australia1:15.504 + 0.9978 Italy1:15.614 + 1.1079 Malaysia1:15.710 + 1.20310 Lebanon1:15.839 + 1.33211 South Africa1:15.917 + 1.41012 Mexico1:15.972 + 1.46513 Brazil1:16.074 + 1.56714 India1:16.146 + 1.63915 Great Britain1:16.347 + 1.84016 Monaco1:16.424 + 1.91717 USA1:16.791 + 2.28418 China1:16.885 + 2.37819 Indonesia1:17.266 + 2.759Feature race qualifyingPosTeamTimeGap1 Ireland1:14.411 –2 Netherlands1:14.676 + 0.2653 Portugal1:14.843 + 0.4324 Australia1:14.976 + 0.5655 Switzerland1:15.043 + 0.6326 Malaysia1:15.246 + 0.8357 France1:15.423 + 1.0128 USA1:15.527 + 1.1169 Lebanon1:15.587 + 1.17610 New Zealand1:15.622 + 1.21111 India1:15.699 + 1.28812 Brazil1:15.812 + 1.40113 Mexico1:15.892 + 1.48114 Great Britain1:15.902 + 1.49115 Italy1:15.942 + 1.53116 South Africa1:16.164 + 1.75317 Monaco1:16.735 + 2.32418 Indonesia1:16.783 + 2.37219 China1:17.184 + 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. PosTeamDriverLapsTimePoints1 IrelandAdam Carroll1519:40.271102 SwitzerlandNeel Jani15 + 1.4888+13 NetherlandsRobert Doornbos15 + 3.55964 FranceLoïc Duval15 + 8.59455 New ZealandChris van der Drift15 + 11.66646 PortugalFilipe Albuquerque15 + 12.66537 ItalyEdoardo Piscopo15 + 14.95928 MalaysiaFairuz Fauzy15 + 15.79719 IndiaNarain Karthikeyan15 + 20.97310 South AfricaAdrian Zaugg15 + 22.03011 USAMarco Andretti15 + 30.56512 Great BritainDan Clarke15 + 31.00513 IndonesiaSatrio Hermanto15 + 32.36114 BrazilFelipe Guimarães15 + 33.13415 MexicoSalvador Durán15 + 40.60116 MonacoClivio Piccione15 + 49.281*17 ChinaCongfu Cheng11 Spin18 LebanonDaniel Morad8 Accident19 AustraliaJohn Martin5 Suspension * 25 second penalty added to time, for causing an avoidable collision
Feature Race PosTeamDriverLapsTimePoints1 SwitzerlandNeel Jani501:06'19.574152 IrelandAdam Carroll50 + 1.047123 PortugalFilipe Albuquerque50 + 2.37910+14 AustraliaJohn Martin50 + 10.59385 NetherlandsRobert Doornbos50 + 14.40266 FranceLoïc Duval50 + 17.42357 IndiaNarain Karthikeyan50 + 20.21548 ItalyEdoardo Piscopo50 + 23.15639 South AfricaAdrian Zaugg50 + 23.347210 MalaysiaFairuz Fauzy50 + 26.832111 USAMarco Andretti50 + 45.799*12 Great BritainDan Clarke49 + 1 lap13 New ZealandChris van der Drift49 + 1 lap14 ChinaCongfu Cheng49 + 1 lap15 BrazilFelipe Guimarães49 + 1 lap*16 MexicoSalvador Durán43 Retired17 IndonesiaSatrio Hermanto42 Spin18 MonacoClivio Piccione33 Spin19 LebanonDaniel Morad1 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
Notes 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 António Félix 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
External links 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