2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Portugal explained

The 2008–09 Vodafone A1GP Algarve, Portugal^[1] was an A1 Grand Prix race held at Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portugal.

Drivers

Team	Main Driver	Rookie Driver(s)^[2]	Reserve Driver
Australia	John Martin
Brazil	Felipe Guimarães	Ana Beatriz
Canada	Did Not Participate
China	Ho-Pin Tung
France	Nicolas Prost^[3]	Nicolas Prost
Germany	André Lotterer^[4]	André Lotterer
Great Britain	Dan Clarke^[5]	Dan Clarke
India	Narain Karthikeyan	Parthiva Sureshwaren
Indonesia	Zahir Ali^[6]	Zahir Ali
Ireland	Adam Carroll	Niall Quinn
Italy	Vitantonio Liuzzi^[7] ^[8]	Vitantonio Liuzzi
Korea	Did Not Participate
Lebanon	Daniel Morad	Jimmy Auby
Malaysia	Fairuz Fauzy	Aaron Lim
Mexico	Salvador Durán
Monaco	Clivio Piccione	Hubertus Bahlsen
The Netherlands	Robert Doornbos	Dennis Retera
New Zealand	Earl Bamber^[9]	Earl Bamber
Pakistan	Did Not Participate
Portugal	Filipe Albuquerque	Armando Parente
South Africa	Adrian Zaugg	Cristiano Morgado
Switzerland	Neel Jani	Alexandre Imperatori
USA	Marco Andretti	Robbie Pecorari

Qualifying

Sprint race qualifying Pos Team Time Gap 1 Italy 1:30.875^† – 2 Netherlands 1:31.346 + 0.471 3 Ireland 1:31.600 + 0.725 4 Lebanon 1:31.756^† + 0.881 5 Portugal 1:31.777 + 0.902 6 New Zealand 1:32.006 + 1.131 7 Germany 1:32.084^† + 1.209 8 South Africa 1:32.301 + 1.426 9 India 1:32.358^† + 1.483 10 Monaco 1:32.420 + 1.545 11 Malaysia 1:32.929 + 2.054 12 USA 1:33.214 + 2.339 13 Great Britain 1:33.860 + 2.985 14 Brazil 1:33.985 + 3.110 15 Indonesia 1:34.005 + 3.130 16 Mexico 1:34.216 + 3.341 17 Australia 1:34.405 + 3.530 18 France 1:36.567 + 5.692 19 China 1:36.838 + 5.963 20 Switzerland no time

Feature race qualifying Pos Team Time Gap 1 Netherlands 1:30.415^† – 2 Ireland 1:30.696^† + 0.281 3 Switzerland 1:30.878^† + 0.463 4 South Africa 1:30.984^† + 0.569 5 Brazil 1:31.023^† + 0.608 6 Malaysia 1:31.025^† + 0.610 7 Portugal 1:31.095^† + 0.680 8 USA 1:31.459^† + 1.044 9 Monaco 1:31.495^† + 1.080 10 Italy 1:31.852 + 1.437 11 New Zealand 1:31.925^† + 1.510 12 Australia 1:31.939^† + 1.524 13 Mexico 1:32.031^† + 1.616 14 Germany 1:32.269 + 1.854 15 Lebanon 1:32.352 + 1.937 16 Great Britain 1:32.400^† + 1.985 17 India 1:32.504 + 2.089 18 Indonesia 1:32.573^† + 2.158 19 France 1:32.941^† + 2.526 20 China 1:33.237^† + 2.822

^† Team utilized Powerboost lap.

Sprint Race

Pos	Team	Driver	Laps	Time	Points
1	Netherlands	Robert Doornbos	11	19:33.501	10
2	Ireland	Adam Carroll	11	+ 3.635	8+1
3	Portugal	Filipe Albuquerque	11	+ 5.728	6
4	Italy	Vitantonio Liuzzi	11	+ 9.087	5
5	Monaco	Clivio Piccione	11	+ 10.048	4
6	India	Narain Karthikeyan	11	+ 12.596	3
7	Brazil	Felipe Guimarães	11	+ 13.297	2
8	Malaysia	Fairuz Fauzy	11	+ 18.014	1
9	Mexico	Salvador Durán	11	+ 20.545
10	Australia	John Martin	11	+ 22.683
11	Great Britain	Dan Clarke	11	+ 23.080
12	USA	Marco Andretti	11	+ 23.154
13	France	Nicolas Prost	11	+ 24.175
14	Indonesia	Zahir Ali	11	+ 39.400
15	Switzerland	Neel Jani	11	+ 44.296^†
16	China	Ho Pin Tung	11	+ 50.655
17	South Africa	Adrian Zaugg	9	+ 2 Laps
18	Lebanon	Daniel Morad	1	Acc. Damage
19	Germany	André Lotterer	0	Accident
20	New Zealand	Earl Bamber	0	Spin

^† Switzerland assessed penalty for pitting outside of pit-stop window.

Feature Race

The second pit-stop window was set as Laps 26–34.

Pos	Team	Driver	Laps	Time	Points
1	Switzerland	Neel Jani	42	1:10:45.011	15
2	Portugal	Filipe Albuquerque	42	+ 6.786	12
3	Malaysia	Fairuz Fauzy	42	+ 9.705	10
4	Mexico	Salvador Durán	42	+ 16.332	8
5	Ireland	Adam Carroll	42	+ 25.411^†	6+1
6	France	Nicolas Prost	42	+ 27.322	5
7	Great Britain	Dan Clarke	42	+ 29.880	4
8	China	Ho Pin Tung	42	+ 34.586	3
9	Germany	André Lotterer	42	+ 43.970	2
10	Indonesia	Zahir Ali	42	+ 1:13.993	1
11	India	Narain Karthikeyan	39	Brakes
12	Australia	John Martin	38	(Retired)
13	Italy	Vitantonio Liuzzi	18	Accident
14	USA	Marco Andretti	18	Accident
15	Monaco	Clivio Piccione	18	Accident
16	South Africa	Adrian Zaugg	15	Accident
17	New Zealand	Earl Bamber	15	Accident
18	Lebanon	Daniel Morad	1	Puncture
19	Brazil	Felipe Guimarães	Did Not Start
20	Netherlands	Robert Doornbos	Did Not Start

^† – Ireland were given a 25-second penalty post-race for passing Australia under the safety car.

Notes

• It was the 38th race weekend (76 starts).
• It was the 2nd race in Portugal and the first at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve.
• It was the first race as main driver for Vitantonio Liuzzi and André Lotterer.
• It was the first race weekend as rookie driver for Vitantonio Liuzzi, André Lotterer and Robbie Pecorari.
• A1 Team Italy and Vitantonio Liuzzi achieved their first pole position.
• Robert Doornbos achieved his first Sprint Race victory.
• Neel Jani's win in the Feature Race was his tenth career victory, surpassing Nico Hülkenberg's record.

External links

• Doornbos' Dutch delight
• Sprint race: lap-by-lap
• Sprint race results
• Switzerland's fun in the sun
• Feature race results

Notes and References

1. News: Vodafone to sponsor A1GP Algarve. 2009-04-01. a1gp.com. 2009-04-06.
2. News: New Zealand set early pace. 2009-04-10. a1gp.com. 2009-04-10.
3. News: France stick with Prost. 2009-04-09. a1gp.com. 2009-04-09.
4. News: Germany unveils its new driver. 2009-04-09. a1gp.com. 2009-04-10.
5. News: Dan Clarke back for Great Britain. 2009-04-09. a1gp.com. 2009-04-10.
6. News: Ali confirmed for Indonesia. 2009-04-09. a1gp.com. 2009-04-09.
7. News: Italy call up Vitantonio Liuzzi. 2009-04-06. a1gp.com. 2009-04-06.
8. News: Liuzzi to race in A1GP. 2009-04-06. ManipeF1. 2009-04-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20090409235811/http://www.manipef1.com/news/articles/9058/. 2009-04-09. dead.
9. News: Bamber gets New Zealand nod. 2009-04-06. a1gp.com. 2009-04-06.