2008 A1GP

[Kevin Ascher]

I think that being the son of former F1 world champion Alain Prost gives more pressure then Duval's good result in Zandvoort

Yep :bananamario:

 

[Valentijn Scholten]

Friday practice results:

POS
A1 TEAM
DRIVER
TIME

1
SWITZERLAND
Neel JANI
01:16.349

2
FRANCE
Nicolas PROST
01:16.446

3
INDIA
Narain KARTHIKEYAN
01:16.474

4
SOUTH AFRICA
Adrian ZAUGG
01:16.557

5
NETHERLANDS
Robert DOORNBOS
01:16.558

6
GREAT BRITAIN
Danny WATTS
01:16.601

7
PORTUGAL
Filipe ALBUQUERQUE
01:17.059

8
USA
Marco ANDRETTI
01:17.183

9
IRELAND
Adam CARROLL
01:17.183

10
MALAYSIA
Fairuz FAUZY
01:17.200

11
BRAZIL
Felipe GUIMARAES
01:17.234

12
AUSTRALIA
John MARTIN
01:17.323

13
LEBANON
Daniel MORAD
01:17.469

14
NEW ZEALAND
Chris VAN DER DRIFT
01:17.683

15
ITALY
Edoardo PISCOPO
01:18.136

16
MONACO
Clivio PICCIONE
01:18.233

17
CHINA
Ho Pin TUNG
01:18.668

18
INDONESIA
Satrio HERMANTO
01:19.031

19
KOREA
Jin Woo HWANG
01:20.541

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Only 14th Push it harder Chris

 

[Derek Tatters]

Well I'm happy, Danny Watts and Adam Carroll have a pole each for Sundays races. I'm a big fan of both.

Then again I love this series and enjoy seeing the nations with little motorsport history taking part too

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Same here, that is why i love A1GP, the nationsfactor is a hit!! Would love to see some more high aces as drivers though.. Top is good but thats just a small margin..

 

[Ingemar Petersson]

Watch the race this morning ,good one only problem i think is that they have races in some very poor tracks and that there are no Team Sweden

 

[Wido Rossen]

A1GP 2009 - Round 3: Sepang, Malaysia

Third race is on the 21st of November

Location: Selangor, 60km (37 miles) south of Kuala Lumpur
Track length: 5.54 km / 3.44 miles

No. turns: 15

Direction: Clockwise

Lap record: 1m 49.221s, set by A1 Team Switzerland (Neel Jani), November 2007

 

[Ryan Callan]

Well I'm happy, Danny Watts and Adam Carroll have a pole each for Sundays races. I'm a big fan of both.

Then again I love this series and enjoy seeing the nations with little motorsport history taking part too

I've been a big fan of Carroll too, ever since he kicked ass in the Scholarship class of Britisih F3.

 

[Ryan Callan]

Wow - the A1 GP cars are 15 seconds a lap slower than the F1 around here. It's them big straights and fast corners.

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Great racing in the A1GP, but can somebody push the ban button on that South Korean fellow He is even worse then Zelenov was in WTCC!! Blocking the topdrivers while you are a lap down is a no go, and should have been punished with a drive-tru!

A1GP still needs to work on the organisation side of things, like our dutch commentator said. Fully agree on that, but this has big potential once all problems are solved. The cars are fabulous!

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Totall different cars

 

[Valentijn Scholten]

A shame our RD stalled the engine, He could have fought for podium/win.

 

[Ingemar Petersson]

Totaly agree with you , not a drive thru black flagg !!!!

Great racing in the A1GP, but can somebody push the ban button on that South Korean fellow He is even worse then Zelenov was in WTCC!! Blocking the topdrivers while you are a lap down is a no go, and should have been punished with a drive-tru!

A1GP still needs to work on the organisation side of things, like our dutch commentator said. Fully agree on that, but this has big potential once all problems are solved. The cars are fabulous!

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

A shame our RD stalled the engine, He could have fought for podium/win.

Yeah Robert was nicely up to speed it seems!! So bad he stalled on the grid Big let down

 

[Derek Tatters]

Shame for Doornbos. Well done Carroll, and Watts was 2 great results for a A1GP rookie. I would like to see Denis Retera get a race in the Netherlands car. I've seen him race over here a few times in FF1600 and think he has a lot of talent.

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

A1GP to race in Surfers Paradise

A1GP World Cup of Motorsport will be racing on one of the most exciting street circuits in the world when it returns to Australia for Season Five.

The series has signed a five-year deal with the organisers of the street circuit in Surfers Paradise and will go there in 2009 for its first race.

Read more at A1GP.com

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Indonesia circuit revealed

Organisers of A1GP Lippo Village, Indonesia have unveiled the circuit design that will be used for the sixth round of this season next February.
The 3.2km street course runs clockwise around the streets of Lippo Village, near the capital city Jakarta. It comprises of 12 turns and was designed by famous track designer Herman Tilke, from the renowned Tilke Gmbh.

Read more at A1GP.com

 

[Nils Wijk]

Aah so no more Sentul this year.

 

[Warren Dawes]

Also see my post here:
http://forum.racedepartment.com/australian-v8-supercars/8915-v8s-indy-series-surfers-paradise.html

There is another link to a release in the V8 Supercar site.

I think this is a great move for Aussie motorsports, far better than the Indy car farce. This will raise the profile of the A1 GP in Australia (it doesn't get much support till now) and by racing the same event as the V8's, the crowds will be huge. Not to mention, the QLD Government will throw lots of $'s at it too (they certainly poured heaps into the Indy cars).

 

[Cam Wedgwood]

This is brilliant news! One of the most exciting categories in motorsport on a local (it is all relative!) track. Great move A1!