A1 Team Switzerland was the Swiss team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. The team were the A1 Grand Prix champions for the third season, 2007-08.
Management A1 Team Switzerland is owned by Max Welti.
History In the inaugural season, Team Switzerland were "best of the rest", with a victory and ten podiums, finishing 2nd in the championship.
Team Switzerland lost their competitive edge in 2006-07, with only a single race victory, and finishing 8th in the championship.
After a spectacular 2007–08 season, Neel Jani single-handedly clinched the championship for Team Switzerland, with four victories and seven podiums.
In 2008–09, after having scored 4 wins and 3 other podium finishes, Neel Jani scored a total of 95 points for Team Switzerland. At the end of the season, the team finished second in the championship, 17 points behind the champions, Team Ireland, and just 3 points ahead of Team Portugal.
Drivers Rahel Frey and Natacha Gachnang were the two first females to drive an A1 Grand Prix car during a race weekend.
They first drove as test drivers during a test session at Silverstone.Swiss female set to be rookie choice, September 19, 2007 Natacha Gachnang drove in the rookie sessions in the 2007-08 Czech round, on October 12, 2007;Female rookie for Switzerland (October 11, 2007) and Rahel Frey in the 2007-08 Malaysian rookie sessions, on November 23, 2007.Malaysia: Rahel Frey rookie driver results.a1gp.com (November 23, 2007)
Name Seasons Rounds(Starts) Titles Wins Sprintwins Featurewins 2nd 3rd Poles FastestLaps PointsSébastien Buemi2006-076 (12 starts)31Neel Jani2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08,2008-0930 (60 starts)11055911108407This includes the 4 points scored during the 2008–09 Dutch Grand Prix, where the team scored its worst result of the 2008–09 season and the points of which were therefore later deducted.Marcel Fässler2006-071 (2 starts)0Giorgio Mondini2005-062 (4 starts)0
Complete A1 Grand Prix results (key), "spr" indicates the Sprint Race, "fea" indicates the Feature Race. Year Racingteam Chassis,Engine,Tyres Drivers12345678910111213141516171819202122 Points Rank2005–06DAMSLola,Zytek,Cooper AvonGBRGERPORAUSMYSUAERSAINAMEXUSACHN1212ndsprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeaNeel Jani9Ret253263221Ret325523Giorgio Mondini1613RetRet2006–07Max MotorsportLola,Zytek,Cooper AvonNEDCZEBEIMYSINANZLAUSRSAMEXSHAGBR508thsprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeaSébastien Buemi108810544749RetDSQNeel Jani9Ret1410854Marcel Fässler10142007–08Max MotorsportLola,Zytek,Cooper AvonNEDCZEMYSZHUNZLAUSRSAMEXSHAGBR1681stsprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeaNeel Jani53831126Ret131023131915432008–09Boer Racing ServicesFerrari,Ferrari,MichelinNEDCHNMYSNZLRSAPORGBR952ndsprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeaNeel Jani5Ret441Ret213115183
References
External links Official A1 Grand Prix website a1gp.com A1 Team Switzerland Official team website at a1gp.com