The 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix season was the third season of A1 Grand Prix.

Calendar

The Indonesian round at Sentul was removed from the calendar. Following the farcical Beijing round the previous season, the second Chinese event was moved to Zhuhai International Circuit near Hong Kong. Two pre-season tests were held at Silverstone Circuit on 28–29 August 2007 and 18–19 September 2007.

Due to Zandvoort's noise restrictions, regular and rookie practice sessions were not held on Friday at the Dutch round.[1] Saturday morning was dedicated to practice sessions and Saturday afternoon to qualifying.

Round Event Circuit Dates
1 Netherlands A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Netherlands Circuit Park Zandvoort 28–30 September 2007
2 Czech Republic A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Czech Republic Automotodrom Brno 12–14 October 2007
3 Malaysia A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Malaysia Sepang International Circuit 23–25 November 2007
4 China A1 Grand Prix of Nations, China (Zhuhai) Zhuhai International Circuit 14–16 December 2007
5 New Zealand A1 Grand Prix of Nations, New Zealand Taupo Motorsport Park 18–20 January 2008
6 Australia A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Australia Eastern Creek Raceway 1–3 February 2008
7 South Africa A1 Grand Prix of Nations, South Africa Durban Street Circuit 22–24 February 2008
8 Mexico A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 14–16 March 2008
9 China A1 Grand Prix of Nations, China (Shanghai) Shanghai International Circuit 11–13 April 2008
10 United Kingdom A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Great Britain Brands Hatch 2–4 May 2008
Map

Entry list

All teams used same A1 Grand Prix car including Zytek-powered, Cooper Avon-shod and Lola A1GP chassis. No new teams entered the championships, whilst both Greece and Singapore did not return having failed to complete their debut seasons.

Drivers in attendance at the Durban round.
Congfu Cheng completed the season for Team China.
Entrant (Team) Driver Events
Australia A1 Team Australia
Alan Docking Racing		 Ian Dyk 1–4
John Martin 5–10
Brazil A1 Team Brazil
Argo Racing Cars		 Sérgio Jimenez 1–6
Bruno Junqueira 7–8
Alexandre Negrão 9–10
Canada A1 Team Canada
Status Grand Prix		 James Hinchcliffe 1–2, 10
Robert Wickens 3–9
China A1 Team China
Team Astromega		 Congfu Cheng All
Czech Republic A1 Team Czech Republic
Charouz Racing System		 Erik Janiš 1–3
Tomáš Enge 4–6
Josef Král 7
Filip Salaquarda 8–10
France A1 Team France
DAMS		 Loïc Duval 1, 3–7
Nicolas Lapierre 2
Jonathan Cochet 8
Franck Montagny 9–10
Germany A1 Team Germany
David Sears Motorsport		 Christian Vietoris 1–2, 5
Michael Ammermüller 3–4, 6–10
United Kingdom A1 Team Great Britain Oliver Jarvis 1, 3–4, 7–8
Robbie Kerr 2, 5–6, 9–10
India A1 Team India
Arena Motorsport		 Narain Karthikeyan 1–6, 8–10
Parthiva Sureshwaren 7
Indonesia A1 Team Indonesia
A1 Team Indonesia (1–4)
Performance Racing (5–10)		 Satrio Hermanto All
Republic of Ireland A1 Team Ireland
Status Grand Prix		 Ralph Firman, Jr. 1
Adam Carroll 2–10
Italy A1 Team Italy
Team Ghinzani		 Enrico Toccacelo 1–3
Edoardo Piscopo 4–10
Lebanon A1 Team Lebanon
Argo Racing Cars		 Australia Chris Alajajian 1, 3–6
South Africa Jimmy Auby 2, 7, 10
Khalil Beschir 8–9
Malaysia A1 Team Malaysia Alex Yoong 1–5, 8–9
Fairuz Fauzy 6–7, 10
Mexico A1 Team Mexico
Teamcraft Motorsport		 Salvador Durán 1
Michel Jourdain, Jr. 2–3
David Garza 4–8
Jorge Goeters 9
David Martínez 10
Netherlands A1 Team Netherlands
Racing for Holland		 Jeroen Bleekemolen All
New Zealand A1 Team New Zealand
David Sears Motorsport		 Jonny Reid All
Pakistan A1 Team Pakistan
Performance Racing		 Adam Khan All
Portugal A1 Team Portugal João Urbano 1–6
Filipe Albuquerque 7–10
South Africa A1 Team South Africa
DAMS		 Adrian Zaugg All
Switzerland A1 Team Switzerland
Max Motorsport		 Neel Jani All
United States A1 Team USA Buddy Rice 1–2
Jonathan Summerton 3–10

Rule changes

Sporting

  • The existing qualifying format was retained, however the first two qualifying sessions determined the grid for the sprint race whilst the second two qualifying sessions determined the grid for the feature race.[2]
  • The number of mandatory pit stops in the feature race increased from one to two.[3]
  • The time certain limit of the sprint race was increased to 29 minutes + 1 lap.[3]
  • From the Taupo round, the pit exit closed under Safety Car conditions.[4]

Technical

Results and standings

Results summary

Round Event Pole Position Fastest Lap Winner Report
1 S Netherlands Netherlands South Africa Adrian Zaugg South Africa Adrian Zaugg South Africa Adrian Zaugg Report
F South Africa Adrian Zaugg Mexico Salvador Durán United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
2 S Czech Republic Czech Republic South Africa Adrian Zaugg New Zealand Jonny Reid New Zealand Jonny Reid Report
F Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen China Congfu Cheng New Zealand Jonny Reid
3 S Malaysia Malaysia Switzerland Neel Jani Switzerland Neel Jani Switzerland Neel Jani Report
F Switzerland Neel Jani Switzerland Neel Jani Switzerland Neel Jani
4 S China China (Zhuhai) Germany Michael Ammermüller Switzerland Neel Jani Germany Michael Ammermüller Report
F Switzerland Neel Jani United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis India Narain Karthikeyan
5 S New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand Jonny Reid Germany Christian Vietoris New Zealand Jonny Reid Report
F France Loïc Duval Switzerland Neel Jani Germany Christian Vietoris
6 S Australia Australia France Loïc Duval France Loïc Duval France Loïc Duval Report
F New Zealand Jonny Reid South Africa Adrian Zaugg South Africa Adrian Zaugg
7 S South Africa South Africa Canada Robert Wickens New Zealand Jonny Reid Canada Robert Wickens Report
F Switzerland Neel Jani China Congfu Cheng Switzerland Neel Jani
8 S Mexico Mexico South Africa Adrian Zaugg China Congfu Cheng New Zealand Jonny Reid Report
F Canada Robert Wickens United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis Republic of Ireland Adam Carroll
9 S China China (Shanghai) Switzerland Neel Jani Switzerland Neel Jani Switzerland Neel Jani Report
F Switzerland Neel Jani Canada Robert Wickens United States Jonathan Summerton
10 S United Kingdom Great Britain United Kingdom Robbie Kerr China Congfu Cheng United Kingdom Robbie Kerr Report
F India Narain Karthikeyan Republic of Ireland Adam Carroll India Narain Karthikeyan

Championship standings

Points system

Points are now assigned in the same manner for both the sprint and feature races using the following format with one bonus point awarded for the fastest lap in each race.

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th FL
Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1
Championship standings
Pos Team Drivers Netherlands
NED		 Czech Republic
CZE		 Malaysia
MLY		 China
ZHU		 New Zealand
NZL		 Australia
AUS		 South Africa
RSA		 Mexico
MEX		 China
SHA		 United Kingdom
GBR		 Pts
S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F
1 Switzerland Switzerland Neel Jani 5 3 8 3 1 1 2 6 Ret 13 10 2 3 1 3 19 1 5 4 3 168
2 New Zealand New Zealand Jonny Reid 9 7 1 1 5 8 10 2 1 4 2 9 20 10 1 12 Ret 4 8 8 127
3 United Kingdom Great Britain Oliver Jarvis 7 1 6 12 6 5 2 11 2 2 126
Robbie Kerr 2 17 Ret Ret 16 3 9 9 1 2
4 France France Loïc Duval 2 5 2 2 8 7 3 3 1 Ret 11 2 118
Nicolas Lapierre 6 5
Jonathan Cochet 12 13
Franck Montagny 12 8 10 5
5 South Africa South Africa Adrian Zaugg 1 2 4 16 10 Ret Ret 3 4 7 7 1 13 7 Ret 6 7 16 7 11 96
6 Republic of Ireland Ireland Ralph Firman, Jr. 8 6 94
Adam Carroll 3 6 7 7 4 16 6 5 15 13 15 Ret 4 1 11 3 3 13
7 Netherlands Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen 3 8 5 2 18 4 9 Ret 5 8 9 8 5 4 8 4 17 18 9 6 87
8 Germany Germany Christian Vietoris 6 9 7 8 2 1 83
Michael Ammermüller 16 EX 1 4 4 7 EX Ret Ret 20 6 10 20 Ret
9 Canada Canada James Hinchcliffe 19 18 12 11 15 17 75
Robert Wickens 3 Ret 15 Ret Ret 2 3 6 1 12 7 5 2 20
10 India India Narain Karthikeyan 10 Ret 21 9 11 6 7 1 10 Ret 11 11 13 9 5 7 5 1 61
Parthiva Sureshwaren 17 Ret
11 Portugal Portugal João Urbano 11 Ret 9 18 13 Ret 19 12 8 12 12 16 59
Filipe Albuquerque 7 3 6 7 3 2 6 7
12 United States United States Buddy Rice 22 13 16 15 56
Jonathan Summerton 12 10 12 10 7 14 5 Ret 10 Ret 5 3 21 1 2 12
13 China China Congfu Cheng 17 15 10 4 Ret 5 3 9 14 Ret 14 10 4 6 17 10 10 15 21 4 55
14 Brazil Brazil Sérgio Jimenez 13 11 11 7 4 3 18 Ret 13 6 8 4 44
Bruno Junqueira Ret 9 10 8
Alexandre Negrão 14 13 16 14
15 Malaysia Malaysia Alex Yoong 16 Ret 17 14 9 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 15 4 6 25
Fairuz Fauzy 20 17 9 5 13 Ret
16 Mexico Mexico Salvador Durán 4 4 22
Michel Jourdain, Jr. 13 22 20 11
David Garza 16 11 17 9 17 18 8 Ret 16 14
Jorge Goeters 20 21
David Martínez 20 16
17 Australia Australia Ian Dyk 21 12 Ret 13 Ret 9 13 15 20
John Martin 9 Ret 6 5 6 14 Ret 21 15 14 14 Ret
18 Italy Italy Enrico Toccacelo 12 14 14 10 8 Ret 12
Edoardo Piscopo 11 Ret 12 Ret 13 14 14 8 11 Ret 8 12 17 9
19 Czech Republic Czech Republic Erik Janiš 15 10 18 12 15 15 10
Tomáš Enge 5 8 Ret 11 18 15
Josef Král 18 Ret
Filip Salaquarda Ret 16 13 11 12 15
20 Pakistan Pakistan Adam Khan 18 17 15 20 17 14 14 14 11 10 Ret 12 12 Ret Ret 18 16 17 18 Ret 1
21 Indonesia Indonesia Satrio Hermanto 20 16 19 19 19 16 17 Ret 16 Ret 21 20 16 Ret 14 11 19 19 19 10 1
22 Lebanon Lebanon Australia Chris Alajajian 14 19 14 Ret Ret 13 15 Ret 19 19 0
South Africa Jimmy Auby 20 21 19 13 22 18
Khalil Beschir 15 17 18 22
Pos Team Drivers S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F Pts
Netherlands
NED		 Czech Republic
CZE		 Malaysia
MLY		 China
ZHU		 New Zealand
NZL		 Australia
AUS		 South Africa
RSA		 Mexico
MEX		 China
SHA		 United Kingdom
GBR
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenFinished, in points
GreenRetired, in points
BlueFinished, no points
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
Not classified (NC)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate
Injured (INJ)
Excluded (EX)
Bold Pole position
* Fastest lap
spr Sprint Race
fea Feature Race

References

  1. ↑ Zandvoort: A1 Team by Team Race Preview Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine paddocktalk.com (September 28, 2007)
  2. ↑ New qualifying and points system a1gp.com (August 29, 2007)
  3. 1 2 Feature race gets second pit stop a1gp.com (August 29, 2007)
  4. ↑ Safety car pit light introduced a1gp.com (January 18, 2008)
  5. ↑ Biofuel confirmed for Taupo a1gp.com (December 18, 2007)
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