List of A1 Grand Prix records explained

This article is a list of records in the A1 Grand Prix World Cup of Motorsport, since the inaugural 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix season, and is accurate up to and including the 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season.

A1 Grand Prix team records

See also: List of A1 Grand Prix teams.

Championships

TeamTitle2nd3rd
1 Switzerland12
2 France1
Germany1
Ireland1
5 New Zealand2
6 Great Britain3
7 Portugal1

Wins

TeamWinsSprintFeatureWinning drivers
1 France1587Alexandre Prémat 7, Nicolas Lapierre 6, Loïc Duval 2
2 Germany1147Nico Hülkenberg 9, Michael Ammermüller 1, Christian Vietoris 1
3 Switzerland1055Neel Jani 10
4 New Zealand743Jonny Reid 7
5 Ireland633Adam Carroll 6
6 Great Britain532Robbie Kerr 3, Oliver Jarvis 2
Malaysia541Alex Yoong 4, Fairuz Fauzy 1
8 Netherlands431Jeroen Bleekemolen 2, Robert Doornbos 1, Jos Verstappen 1
9 South Africa321Adrian Zaugg 3
10 Brazil211Nelson Piquet Jr. 2
Canada211Sean McIntosh 1, Robert Wickens 1
India202Narain Karthikeyan 2
Mexico211Salvador Durán 2
14 Czech Republic101Tomáš Enge 1
Italy101Enrico Toccacelo 1
Portugal101Filipe Albuquerque 1
USA101Jonathan Summerton 1

Pole positions

TeamPole positionsPole drivers
1 Switzerland10Neel Jani 10
2 France6Loïc Duval 2, Nicolas Lapierre 2, Alexandre Prémat 2
Ireland6Adam Carroll 6
4 Great Britain5Robbie Kerr 4, Danny Watts 1
Netherlands5Jeroen Bleekemolen 4, Robert Doornbos 1
South Africa5Adrian Zaugg 5
7 Germany4Nico Hülkenberg 3, Michael Ammermüller 1
New Zealand4Jonny Reid 4
9 Malaysia3Alex Yoong 2, Fairuz Fauzy 1
10 Brazil2Nelson Piquet Jr. 2
Canada2Robert Wickens 2
12 India1Narain Karthikeyan 1
Italy1Vitantonio Liuzzi 1
Mexico1Salvador Durán 1
Monaco1Clivio Piccione 1

Fastest laps

TeamFastest lapsFastest lap drivers
1 France11Alexandre Prémat 5, Nicolas Lapierre 4, Loïc Duval 2
2 Ireland9Adam Carroll 6, Ralph Firman 3
Switzerland9Neel Jani 8, Sébastien Buemi 1
4 Germany6Nico Hülkenberg 5, Christian Vietoris 1
New Zealand6Jonny Reid 6
6 Mexico5Salvador Durán 5
7 Brazil4Nelson Piquet Jr. 4
China4Cheng Congfu 4
Great Britain4Oliver Jarvis 2, Robbie Kerr 2
Malaysia4Alex Yoong 3, Fairuz Fauzy 1
South Africa4Adrian Zaugg 4
12 Netherlands3Jos Verstappen 2, Robert Doornbos 1
USA3Phil Giebler 1, Charlie Kimball 1, Jonathan Summerton 1
14 Canada2James Hinchcliffe 1, Robert Wickens 1
Portugal2Filipe Albuquerque 2
16 Australia1John Martin 1
Italy1Enrico Toccacelo 1

Points

TeamPoints
1 Switzerland438
2 France404
3 Great Britain343
4 New Zealand333
5 Netherlands294
6 Ireland282
7 Germany251
8 Portugal227
9 Malaysia197
10 Canada167

Teams yet to score points

TeamRacesStarts
1 Russia36
2 Greece24

Other

Most drivers used during same weekend

Consecutive starts without points

Driver records

See also: List of A1 Grand Prix drivers.

Caps

DriverCapsFirst Cap
1 Neel Jani60Sprint Race, 2005–06
2 Alex Yoong54Feature Race, 2005–06
3 Jeroen Bleekemolen47
4 Robbie Kerr46Sprint Race, 2005–06
5 Salvador Durán44Sprint Race, 2005–06
Adrian Zaugg44
7 Narain Karthikeyan40Sprint Race, 2006–07
Ananda Mikola40Sprint Race, 2005–06
Enrico Toccacelo40Sprint Race, 2005–06
10 Tomáš Enge38
Jonny Reid38

Youngest capped drivers

DriverAgeFirst Race
1 Armaan Ebrahim16 years, 5 months and 6 days
2 Graham Rahal17 years, 1 month and 22 daysSprint Race, 2005–06
3 Sergio Pérez17 years, 3 months and 20 daysSprint Race, 2006–07
4 Felipe Guimarães17 years, 6 months and 13 days
5 Josef Král17 years, 8 months and 9 days
6 Sébastien Buemi17 years and 11 months
7 Christian Vietoris17 years, 11 months and 24 daysSprint Race, 2006–07
8 Jan Charouz18 years, 2 months and 8 daysSprint Race, 2005–06
9 Earl Bamber18 years, 2 months and 26 days
10 Mikhail Aleshin18 years, 5 months and 1 day

Oldest capped drivers

DriverAgeLast Race
1 Jorge Goeters37 years, 9 months and 18 daysSprint Race, 2007–08
2 Hideki Noda36 years, 7 months and 2 days
3 Massimiliano Papis36 years, 5 months and 9 daysFeature Race, 2005–06
4 Bryan Herta35 years, 9 months and 17 daysFeature Race, 2005–06
5 Christian Fittipaldi35 years, 3 months and 15 daysFeature Race, 2005–06
6 Patrick Carpentier34 years, 7 months and 20 daysFeature Race, 2005–06
7 Jos Verstappen34 years and 29 daysFeature Race, 2005–06
8 Alexey Vasilyev33 years, 8 months and 12 days
9 Denis Lian33 years and 7 monthsFeature Race, 2006–07
10 Nur Ali32 years, 8 months and 17 days

Wins

DriverWinsStartsSprintFeature
1 Neel Jani106055
2 Nico Hülkenberg92036
3 Alexandre Prémat71043
Jonny Reid73843
5 Adam Carroll63233
Nicolas Lapierre62333
7 Alex Yoong45431
8 Robbie Kerr34630
Adrian Zaugg34421
10 Jeroen Bleekemolen24720
Salvador Durán24411
Loïc Duval22611
Oliver Jarvis21402
Narain Karthikeyan24002
Nelson Piquet Jr.21411

Pole positions

DriverPole positionsStarts
1 Neel Jani1060
2 Adam Carroll632
3 Adrian Zaugg544
4 Jeroen Bleekemolen447
Robbie Kerr446
Jonny Reid438
7 Nico Hülkenberg320
8 Loïc Duval226
Nicolas Lapierre223
Nelson Piquet Jr.214
Alexandre Prémat210
Robert Wickens214
Alex Yoong254

Fastest laps

DriverFastest lapsStarts
1 Neel Jani860
2 Adam Carroll632
Jonny Reid638
4 Salvador Durán544
Nico Hülkenberg520
Alexandre Prémat510
7 Cheng Congfu436
Nicolas Lapierre423
Nelson Piquet Jr.414
Adrian Zaugg444

Other

Consecutive starts

Alex Yoong ran consecutively 45 starts (24 races) from Feature Race, 2005–06 to Feature Race, 2007–08 .[3]

Different teams

Other

See also: List of A1 Grand Prix circuits.

See also: List of A1 Grand Prix' seasons.

Events by Country

CountryEventsVenuesTracks
1 China64Beijing International Streetcircuit, Chengdu Goldenport Circuit, Shanghai International Circuit x3, Zhuhai International Circuit
2 Great Britain41Brands Hatch x4
Malaysia41Sepang International Circuit x4
South Africa42Durban street circuit x3, Kyalami
5 Australia31Eastern Creek Raceway x3
Mexico32Fundidora Park Raceway, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez x2
Netherlands31Circuit Park Zandvoort x3
New Zealand31Taupo Motorsport Park x3
9 Czech Republic21Auto Motodrom Brno x2
Indonesia21Sentul International Circuit x2
Portugal22Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Autódromo do Estoril

Tracks with most race weekends

TrackEventsSeason
1 Brands Hatch4All seasons
Sepang International Circuit4All seasons
3 Durban street circuit32005–06 to 2007–08
Eastern Creek Raceway32005–06 to 2007–08
Shanghai International Circuit32005–06 to 2007–08
Taupo Motorsport Park32006–07 to 2008–09
Zandvoort32006–07 to 2008–09
8 Brno22006–07 to 2007–08
Mexico City22006–07 to 2007–08
Sentul International Circuit22005–06 to 2006–07

Fuel

A1 Grand Prix is the first racing series to use a 30% biofuel mix.[5] An ethanol based product, Hiperflo E30, has been used since 2007–08, New Zealand.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=40355 The Three Musketeers
  2. http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=40419 Wickens is youngest polesitter
  3. http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=40166 Fauzy replaces Yoong at Malaysia
  4. News: Morad to switch to A1 Team Lebanon . A1GP.com . 2008-09-18 . 2008-09-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080919051343/http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42050 . 2008-09-19 .
  5. http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=39922 Biofuel confirmed for Taupo

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