A1 Team Germany Explained

Team Name:A1 Team Germany
Flag Name:Germany
Country:Germany
Founded:2005
Seat Holder:Rolf Beisswanger
Chairman:Rolf Beisswanger
Drivers:Michael Ammermüller
André Lotterer
First Race:2005-06 Great Britain
Events:35 (70 races)
Championships:1
Main Wins:7
Sprint Wins:4
Poles:4
Fastest Laps:6
Total Points:249
Current Season:2008-09
Current Position:NC
Current Points:0

A1 Team Germany was the German team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. The team were the A1 Grand Prix champions for the second season, 2006-07. They were run by the English Super Nova Racing team until the end of 2007-08. GU-Racing took over for 2008-09,[1] but the team missed the first four rounds.

Management

Rolf Beisswanger took over the role of seat holder from Willi Weber, in preparation for 2009.

History

2005–06 season

Drivers: Timo Scheider, Sebastian Stahl, Adrian Sutil

The team had a mediocre season, finishing at a disappointing 15th place in the championship.

2006–07 season

Drivers: Nico Hülkenberg, Christian Vietoris

Team Germany clinched the A1GP title, with a dominant, and almost singlehanded performance by Nico Hülkenberg, scoring nine victories, and beating nearest rivals New Zealand by 35 points.[2]

2007–08 season

Drivers: Michael Ammermüller, Christian Vietoris

Team Germany fell from grace in 2007–08. Although the team won two races, Michael Ammermüller was excluded from two races for his overly aggressive driving style.

2008–09 season

Drivers: André Lotterer, Michael Ammermüller

Drivers

NameSeasonsRaces
(Starts)
A1GP TitleWinsSprint
wins
Main
wins
2nd3rdPolesFastest
Laps
Points
Michael Ammermüller2007-08, 2008-099 (18)11141
Nico Hülkenberg2006-0710 (20)19363233126
André Lotterer2008-091 (2)2
Timo Scheider2005-067 (14)138
Sebastian Stahl2005-061 (2)0
Adrian Sutil2005-063 (6)0
Christian Vietoris2006-07, 2007-084 (8)1111144

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

(key), "spr" indicate a Sprint Race, "fea" indicate a Main Race.

YearRacing
team
Chassis,
Engine,
Tyres
Drivers12345678910111213141516171819202122PointsRank
2005-06Super Nova RacingLola,
Zytek,
Cooper Avon
GBR sprGBR feaGER sprGER feaPRT sprPRT feaAUS sprAUS feaMYS sprMYS feaARE sprARE feaZAF sprZAF feaIDN sprIDN feaMEX sprMEX feaUSA sprUSA feaCHN sprCHN fea3815th
Timo Scheider14105101287Ret12128572
Adrian Sutil12RetRetRetRet12
Sebastian Stahl1518
2006-07Super Nova RacingLola
Zytek
Cooper Avon
NED sprNED feaCZE sprCZE feaBEI sprBEI feaMYS sprMYS feaIDN sprIDN feaNZ sprNZ feaAUS sprAUS feaZAF sprZAF feaMEX sprMEX feaSHA sprSHA feaGBR sprGBR fea1281st
Nico Hülkenberg41Ret45Ret21521111113321
Christian VietorisRet9
2007-08Super Nova RacingLola
Zytek
Cooper Avon
NED sprNED feaCZE sprCZE feaMYS sprMYS feaZHU sprZHU feaNZ sprNZ feaAUS sprAUS feaZAF sprZAF feaMEX sprMEX feaSHA sprSHA feaGBR sprGBR fea838th
Christian Vietoris697821
Michael Ammermüller16EX1447EXRetRet2061020Ret

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--2008-09-->
2008-09DAMSFerrari,
Ferrari,
Michelin
NLDCHNMYSNZLRSAPORGBR221st
sprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfea
Michael Ammermüller141111Ret
André LottererRet9

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.a1gppress.com/downloads/A1GP-Media-Guide-08-09.pdf A1GP Media Guide 08-09
  2. News: A1GP history . A1GP.com . 2007-04-15 . 2007-12-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071224140539/http://www.a1gp.com/About/A1GPhistory.aspx . 2007-12-24 .