The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, New Zealand was an A1 Grand Prix race held at Taupo Motorsport Park, New Zealand.
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]
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]
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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.[9]
| 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 |
| 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 |
Adderly Fong and Cristiano Morgado. Alex Yoong for the most A1GP starts – 54.
