2009 Taupo A1GP round

July 2019 July 2019 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 4 of 7 2008–09 Taupo Motorsports Park.svg 25 January 2009 Taupo Motorsport Park Taupō New Zealand Clear, 24°C Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Adam Carroll 1:14.507 Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Adam Carroll Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Neel Jani Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Robert Doornbos Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Neel Jani 1:15.021 10 Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Adam Carroll 1:14.411 Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Neel Jani Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Adam Carroll Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Filipe Albuquerque Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Filipe Albuquerque 1:14.898 30 http://www.forix.com/a1gp/pdf/2008/07_Taupo,%20New%20Zealand.pdf The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, New Zealand was an A1 Grand Prix race held at Taupo Motorsport Park, New Zealand. Pre-race The A1 Team Portugal’s sports director, Pedro Chaves has tested the A1GP car at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve (Portugal) for promotional purposes.http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42802 Chaves samples A1GP car 2008-01-16 a1gp.com 2008-01-16 Drivers TeamMain DriverRookie Driverhttp://www.forix.com/a1gp/gp.php?l=0&d=201&r=20082107&c=25 2008/09, Taupo, New Zealand, Rookies combined 2009-01-23 autosport.com 2009-01-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20090201174210/http://forix.com/a1gp/gp.php?l=0&d=201&r=20082107&c=25 1 February 2009 deadReserve DriverAUS AustraliaJohn MartinAshley WalshBRA BrazilFelipe GuimarãesFelipe GuimarãesCAN CanadaDid Not Participate CHN ChinaCongfu ChengAdderly FongHo-Pin TungFRA FranceLoïc DuvalNicolas ProstGER GermanyDid Not ParticipateGBR Great BritainDan Clarkehttp://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72926 Clarke to drive for GBR at Taupo 2009-01-21 autosport.com 2009-01-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20090125212449/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72926 25 January 2009 livehttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42842 Dan Clarke for New Zealand 2009-01-21 a1gp.com 2009-01-21James WinslowIND IndiaNarain KarthikeyanParthiva SureshwarenIDN IndonesiaSatrio HermantoZahir AliIRE IrelandAdam CarrollNiall QuinnITA ItalyEdoardo PiscopoKOR KoreaDid Not Participatehttp://a1.gpgrid.com/2009/01/22/a1teams-nominate-drivers-for-taupo A1Teams Nominate Drivers for Taupo 2009-01-22 a1.gpgrid.com 2009-01-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20110711120701/http://a1.gpgrid.com/2009/01/22/a1teams-nominate-drivers-for-taupo/ 2011-07-11 deadLIB LebanonDaniel MoradDaniel MoradJimmy AubyMYS MalaysiaFairuz Fauzyhttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42801 Fauzy back for Malaysia 2008-01-16 a1gp.com 2008-01-16Aaron LimMEX MexicoSalvador Duranhttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42822 Duran Duran 2008-01-17 a1gp.com 2008-01-18Juan Pablo GarciaMON MonacoClivio PiccioneHubertus Bahlsenhttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42854 Rookies ready for Taupo 2009-01-22 a1gp.com 2009-01-22NLD The NetherlandsRobert DoornbosDennis ReteraNZL New ZealandChris van der Drifthttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42803 https://web.archive.org/web/20180718115009/http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42803 dead 2018-07-18 OFFICIAL PREVIEW: Taupo 2008-01-16 a1gp.com 2008-01-16 Chris van der DriftJonny ReidPAK PakistanDid Not ParticipatePOR PortugalFilipe AlbuquerqueAntónio Félix da CostaRSA South AfricaAdrian ZauggCristiano MorgadoSUI SwitzerlandNeel JaniAlexandre ImperatoriUSA USAMarco AndrettiJ. 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Hildebrand Qualifying The PowerBoost joker-style qualifying lap was not used for qualifying, with further review being made to determine its use in the following race.http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42873 No PowerBoost qualifying for Taupo 2009-01-23 a1gp.com 2009-01-24 It is the first time in A1GP history that the front row for both the Sprint and the Feature race has been the same since the introduction of the double qualifying sessions.http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42933 Taupo qualifying's mirror 2009-01-24 a1gp.com 2009-01-24 Sprint race qualifyinghttp://www.forix.com/a1gp/gp.php?l=0&d=201&r=20082107&c=3 Sprint: starting grid 2009-01-24 a1gp.com 2009-01-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20090201174723/http://forix.com/a1gp/gp.php?l=0&d=201&r=20082107&c=3 1 February 2009 deadPosTeamTimeGap1IRL Ireland1:14.507 –2NED Netherlands1:14.772 + 0.2653POR Portugal1:14.788 + 0.2814SUI Switzerland1:15.202 + 0.6955FRA France1:15.360 + 0.8536NZL New Zealand1:15.457 + 0.9507AUS Australia1:15.504 + 0.9978ITA Italy1:15.614 + 1.1079MYS Malaysia1:15.710 + 1.20310LIB Lebanon1:15.839 + 1.33211RSA South Africa1:15.917 + 1.41012MEX Mexico1:15.972 + 1.46513BRA Brazil1:16.074 + 1.56714IND India1:16.146 + 1.63915GBR Great Britain1:16.347 + 1.84016MON Monaco1:16.424 + 1.91717USA USA1:16.791 + 2.28418CHN China1:16.885 + 2.37819IDN Indonesia1:17.266 + 2.759Feature race qualifyinghttp://www.forix.com/a1gp/gp.php?l=0&d=201&r=20082108&c=3 Feature: starting grid 2009-01-24 a1gp.com 2009-01-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20090201174236/http://forix.com/a1gp/gp.php?l=0&d=201&r=20082108&c=3 1 February 2009 deadPosTeamTimeGap1IRL Ireland1:14.411 –2NED Netherlands1:14.676 + 0.2653POR Portugal1:14.843 + 0.4324AUS Australia1:14.976 + 0.5655SUI Switzerland1:15.043 + 0.6326MYS Malaysia1:15.246 + 0.8357FRA France1:15.423 + 1.0128USA USA1:15.527 + 1.1169LIB Lebanon1:15.587 + 1.17610NZL New Zealand1:15.622 + 1.21111IND India1:15.699 + 1.28812BRA Brazil1:15.812 + 1.40113MEX Mexico1:15.892 + 1.48114GBR Great Britain1:15.902 + 1.49115ITA Italy1:15.942 + 1.53116RSA South Africa1:16.164 + 1.75317MON Monaco1:16.735 + 2.32418IDN Indonesia1:16.783 + 2.37219CHN China1:17.184 + 2.773 Sprint Race For safety concerns, regarding the "S" bend near the end of the lap, the Sprint Race featured a standing start, rather than the traditional rolling start. PosTeamDriverLapsTimePoints1IRL IrelandAdam Carroll1519:40.271102SUI SwitzerlandNeel Jani15 + 1.4888+13NLD NetherlandsRobert Doornbos15 + 3.55964FRA FranceLoïc Duval15 + 8.59455NZL New ZealandChris van der Drift15 + 11.66646POR PortugalFilipe Albuquerque15 + 12.66537ITA ItalyEdoardo Piscopo15 + 14.95928MYS MalaysiaFairuz Fauzy15 + 15.79719IND IndiaNarain Karthikeyan15 + 20.97310RSA South AfricaAdrian Zaugg15 + 22.03011USA USAMarco Andretti15 + 30.56512GBR Great BritainDan Clarke15 + 31.00513IDN IndonesiaSatrio Hermanto15 + 32.36114BRA BrazilFelipe Guimarães15 + 33.13415MEX MexicoSalvador Durán15 + 40.60116MON MonacoClivio Piccione15 + 49.281*17CHN ChinaCongfu Cheng11 Spin18LIB LebanonDaniel Morad8 Accident19AUS AustraliaJohn Martin5 Suspension * 25 second penalty added to time, for causing an avoidable collisionhttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42990 Brazil and Monaco's magnetic day 2009-01-25 a1gp.com 2009-01-25 Feature Race PosTeamDriverLapsTimePoints1SUI SwitzerlandNeel Jani501:06'19.574152IRL IrelandAdam Carroll50 + 1.047123POR PortugalFilipe Albuquerque50 + 2.37910+14AUS AustraliaJohn Martin50 + 10.59385NLD NetherlandsRobert Doornbos50 + 14.40266FRA FranceLoïc Duval50 + 17.42357IND IndiaNarain Karthikeyan50 + 20.21548ITA ItalyEdoardo Piscopo50 + 23.15639RSA South AfricaAdrian Zaugg50 + 23.347210MYS MalaysiaFairuz Fauzy50 + 26.832111USA USAMarco Andretti50 + 45.799*12GBR Great BritainDan Clarke49 + 1 lap13NZL New ZealandChris van der Drift49 + 1 lap14CHN ChinaCongfu Cheng49 + 1 lap15BRA BrazilFelipe Guimarães49 + 1 lap*16MEX MexicoSalvador Durán43 Retired17IDN IndonesiaSatrio Hermanto42 Spin18MON MonacoClivio Piccione33 Spin19LIB LebanonDaniel Morad1 Suspension * 25 second penalty added to time – USA for passing the white line at the end of the pit lane, Brazil for causing an avoidable collisionhttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42992 USA penalised in Feature 2009-01-25 a1gp.com 2009-01-25 Notes It was the 36th race weekend (72 starts). It was the 3rd race in New Zealand, and the 3rd at Taupo Motorsport Park. It was the first race as main driver for UK 15px Dan Clarke. It was the first race weekend as rookie driver for POR 15px António Félix da Costa, MON 15px Hubertus Bahlsen, CHN 15px Adderly Fong and RSA 15px Cristiano Morgado. Records: POR 15px Portugal and Filipe Albuquerque scored their first fastest lap. SUI 15px Neel Jani tied with MYS 15px Alex Yoong for the most A1GP starts – 54. SUI 15px Neel Jani score 8 fastest laps. References External links Ireland Sprints ahead Sprint Race results Sprint Race: lap-by-lap Just what the doctor ordered (Feature Race article) Feature Race results Feature Race: lap-by-lap 2008–09 2008–09, Malaysia 2008–09, South Africa A1 Grand Prix Of Nations, New Zealand, 2008-09 A1 Grand Prix Of Nations, New Zealand, 2008-09 Category:Taupō Category:Auto races in New Zealand Category:January 2009 sports events in New Zealand