List of articles tagged: A1 GP

A1 Team Ireland lifted the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport trophy high above Brands Hatch today after the perfect weekend for the team and its driver, Adam Carroll. They completely dominated the weekend from the time they took to the track on Friday.  Two poles, victory in the Sprint race and then another lights-to-flag win in the Feature race was the perfect end for them to the 2008/09 championship.

Switzerland’s Neel Jani claimed victory in this afternoon’s Go-GP.Org A1GP Gauteng, South Africa Feature race with a fantastic drive from fifth on the grid. The win means the Neel Jani equals the all-time win record for a driver, Nico Hulkenberg’s record of nine wins for Germany.

A1GP World Cup of Motorsport makes its first ever visit to South Africa’s motor racing circuit, Kyalami, this weekend for round five of the series. The Go-GP.Org A1GP Gauteng, South Africa will be held from 20-22 February 2009.

On Monday following the Taupo event, and at the request of Ferrari, A1 Teams Ireland and New Zealand completed some additional running to try out a version of the pressurised fuel collector at high ambient temperatures. The data collected will be validated by A1GP Technology in further factory tests to produce a modification for all team cars prior to the A1GP Gauteng event in three weeks’ time.

Feature Race A1 Team Switzerland claimed its second win of the season in this afternoon’s Feature race in A1GP Taupo, New Zealand.

The first New Year action for A1GP World Cup of Motorsport was at the Portimao Circuit in the Algarve last weekend. The series’ test team was in action with Italian F3 Champion, Mirko Bortolotti, at the wheel of the powered-by-Ferrari car.