2008 Brands Hatch A1GP round

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 10 of 10 2007-08 Brands Hatch 2003.svg May 4, 2008 Brands Hatch Kent United Kingdom Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Robbie Kerr 1'14.424 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Robbie Kerr Flag of the United States.svg USA Jonathan Summerton Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Adam Carroll Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Cong Fu Cheng 1'16.184 14 Flag of India.svg India Narain Karthikeyan 1'14.682 Flag of India.svg India Narain Karthikeyan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Robbie Kerr Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Neel Jani Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Adam Carroll 1'15.997 44 http://www.forix.com/a1gp/pdf/2007/10_Brands%20Hatch,%20Great%20Britain.pdf The 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Great Britain was an A1 Grand Prix race, held on May 4, 2008, at Brands Hatch, Kent, United Kingdom. It was the tenth and last meeting in the 2007-08 A1 Grand Prix season. With their results in the Sprint race, Switzerland was crowned as the 2007-08 A1 Grand Prix champion. Pre-race Switzerland only needed to score 3 points more than New Zealand to become champions. Third position was also contested, as Great Britain had the possibility of taking the place away from France. Qualifying At Great Britain's home track, Robbie Kerr qualified in pole position for the Sprint race, and on the front row for the Feature race. India earned their first pole position in A1GP, by qualifying on pole for the Feature race.India grabs first ever pole a1gp.com (May 03, 2008) New Zealand, the only team that mathematically could still beat Switzerland for the title, only qualified in 10th and 17th positions. Sprint race qualifyingPosTeamTimeGap1GBR Great Britain1'14.424 -2USA USA1'14.426 +0.0023SUI Switzerland1'14.772 +0.3484IRE Ireland1'14.935 +0.5115IND India1'15.040 +0.6166POR Portugal1'15.077 +0.6537RSA South Africa1'15.142 +0.7188FRA France1'15.216 +0.7929GER Germany1'15.306 +0.88210NZL New Zealand1'15.312 +0.88811NLD Netherlands1'15.338 +0.91412AUS Australia1'15.344 +0.92013CZE Czech Republic1'15.357 +0.93314MYS Malaysia1'15.439 +1.01515CAN Canada1'15.470 +1.04616CHN China1'15.954 +1.53017ITA Italy1'16.049 +1.62518PAK Pakistan1'16.086 +1.66219BRA Brazil1'16.117 +1.69320LIB Lebanon1'17.394 +2.97021MEX Mexico1'17.403 +2.97922IDN Indonesia1'17.553 +3.129Feature race qualifyingPosTeamTimeGap1IND India1'14.682 -2GBR Great Britain1'14.909 +0.2273SUI Switzerland1'14.957 +0.2754IRE Ireland1'15.020 +0.3385GER Germany1'15.042 +0.3606FRA France1'15.266 +0.5847RSA South Africa1'15.284 +0.6028CHN China1'15.313 +0.6319USA USA1'15.398 +0.71610NLD Netherlands1'15.620 +0.93811POR Portugal1'15.627 +0.94512MYS Malaysia1'15.664 +0.98213CAN Canada1'15.667 +0.98514BRA Brazil1'15.671 +0.98915CZE Czech Republic1'15.690 +1.00816ITA Italy1'15.827 +1.14517NZL New Zealand1'16.003 +1.32118PAK Pakistan1'16.063 +1.38119AUS Australia1'16.175 +1.49320IDN Indonesia1'16.876 +2.19421LIB Lebanon1'16.942 +2.26022MEX Mexico1'17.062 +2.380 Sprint race After the start Great Britain took the lead ahead of USA, Ireland, Switzerland, India, Portugal, South Africa and New Zealand.Sprint race: lap-by-lap a1gp.com (May 04, 2008) On Lap 4, Robbie Kerr set the fastest lap. China attacked Australia for 14th, and India pressured Switzerland for 4th place, but the positions remained the same during the race. On Lap 12, Cong Fu Cheng (China) slowed and fell from 15th to 21st. But some laps later, Cheng took fastest lap. Adam Carroll (Ireland) and Jonathan Summerton (USA) fought for 2nd position, whilst Great Britain won the Sprint race at their home track.. In finishing 4th, Neel Jani and Switzerland took the 2007-08 title.Switzerland takes 2007/08 title a1gp.com (May 04, 2008) PosTeamDriverLapsTimePoints1GBR Great BritainRobbie Kerr1519'19.143152USA USAJonathan Summerton15 +1.126123IRE IrelandAdam Carroll15 +2.186104SUI SwitzerlandNeel Jani15 +4.12585IND IndiaNarain Karthikeyan15 +4.46766POR PortugalFilipe Albuquerque15 +5.39757RSA South AfricaAdrian Zaugg15 +6.11448NZL New ZealandJonny Reid15 +8.38539NLD NetherlandsJeroen Bleekemolen15 +9.825210FRA FranceFranck Montagny15 +10.878111GER GermanyMichael Ammermüller15 +11.20312CZE Czech RepublicFilip Salaquarda15 +11.99513MYS MalaysiaFairuz Fauzy15 +14.35414AUS AustraliaJohn Martin15 +15.84615CAN CanadaJames Hinchcliffe15 +17.31716BRA BrazilAlexandre Negrão15 +18.10717ITA ItalyEdoardo Piscopo15 +18.60118PAK PakistanAdam Langley-Khan15 +23.88719IDN IndonesiaSatrio Hermanto15 +29.95420MEX MexicoDavid Martínez15 +30.32221CHN ChinaCong Fu Cheng15 +31.521 +122LIB LebanonKhalil Beschir15 +36.238 Feature race It was 19 °C for the Feature race.Feature race: lap-by-lap a1gp.com (May 04, 2008) Mandatory pit stops were to take place between laps 8 and 16, and the second window was between laps 32 and 40. Switzerland already took the title, but New Zealand, France and Great Britain were all in contention for the 2nd and 3rd places overall. India grabbed the lead off the start, ahead of Great Britain and Ireland. On Lap 2, Pakistan and Australia collided and hit the barriers. The Safety car was deployed. Alexandre Negrão (Brazil) had to pit to change the car's nose, following an off-track excursion on the first lap. The Safety car pulled in on Lap 8. Next lap, Jeroen Bleekemolen (Netherlands) passed Adrian Zaugg (South Africa) for eighth. India has a slow pit stop, and Great Britain exit the pits ahead of them. Adam Carroll (Ireland) was closing and pushing Narain Karthikeyan (India). Canada received a drive-through penalty on Lap 13 and another on Lap 17. After the first set of mandatory pit stops, Great Britain leads India, Ireland, Germany, Portugal, France, Switzerland, China, Netherlands and USA. On Lap 17, Ireland pulled alongside India to pass into Westfield and both cars touch. Ireland's front wing was damaged by contact with the left-rear wheel of India's car. After the wing flew off a lap later, Ireland suffered a puncture. After pitting, Ireland fell out of the points. On Lap 21, Canada received a third drive-through penalty. On Lap 23, Ireland set the fastest lap. The window for the second set of mandatory pit stops opened on Lap 32 and India, Great Britain and Germany all pit. India takes the lead back after a slow stop from Great Britain. On Lap 38, Germany is out in the gravel and Malaysia retires to the pits with engine problems. On Lap 44, Filipe Albuquerque (Portugal) passes Jonny Reid (New Zealand) for seventh. India wins its second Feature race of the season. Great Britain is second ahead of Switzerland, China, France, Netherlands, Portugal, New Zealand, Italy and Indonesia who score their first points of the season. With their second place, Great Britain took third place in the overall standings from France. PosTeamDriverLapsTimePoints1IND IndiaNarain Karthikeyan481:07'24.691152GBR Great BritainRobbie Kerr48 +1.078123SUI SwitzerlandNeel Jani48 +8.725104CHN ChinaCong Fu Cheng48 +9.13285FRA FranceFranck Montagny48 +12.96066NLD NetherlandsJeroen Bleekemolen48 +15.53857POR PortugalFilipe Albuquerque48 +15.71448NZL New ZealandJonny Reid48 +19.86239ITA ItalyEdoardo Piscopo48 +26.353210IDN IndonesiaSatrio Hermanto48 +49.268111RSA South AfricaAdrian Zaugg48 +49.66112USA USAJonathan Summerton48 +50.03213IRE IrelandAdam Carroll48 +50.247 +114BRA BrazilAlexandre Negrão48 +1'00.66215CZE Czech RepublicFilip Salaquarda47 +1 lap16MEX MexicoJorge Goeters47 +1 lap17CAN CanadaJames Hinchcliffe47 +1 lap18LIB LebanonKhalil Beschir46 +2 lapsDNFGER GermanyMichael Ammermüller39 Spun offDNFMYS MalaysiaFairuz Fauzy39 EngineDNFPAK PakistanAdam Langley-Khan2 ColisionDNFAUS AustraliaJohn Martin2 Colision After race On Monday 5 May, the A1GP's Gala Awards were celebrated at the Hilton Park Lane in London, at the end of its 2007-08 season.A1GP's Gala AwardsAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes a1gp.com (May 05, 2008) The awards presented at the event were: Best event for Mexico City, Mexico, Most improved team for A1 Team Ireland, Rookie driver of the year for Robert Wickens (Canada), Most spectacular overtaking move for Robert Wickens (Canada), A1GP.com favourite team for A1 Team Malaysia, A1 team PR excellence for A1 Team Netherlands, Best presented team for A1 Team Ireland, Best broadcaster for ESPN Star Sports. Notes The Switzerland team ran with the message:the A1 Team Switzerland car carried the message: Jo Siffert, 40th Anniversary, Brands Hatch which commemorated his 1968 British Grand Prix victory at Brands Hatch. It was the 32nd race weekend (64 starts). It was the 3rd race weekend in Brands Hatch and the 3rd in the United Kingdom. It was the first race weekend as Rookie driver for Frankie ProvenzanoNew Zealand starts strongly a1gp.com (May 02, 2008) (Italy). Records: India and Narain Karthikeyan earned their first pole position. Lebanon have participated in 32 rounds (64 starts) without scoring a single point. Neel Jani scored 307 points. References 2 External links Great Britain aces Sprint at home Sprint race: lap-by-lap Sprint race result India wins dramatic season finale Feature race: lap-by-lap Feature race result 2007-08 2007-08, Shanghai, China 2008-09, Netherlands A1 Grand Prix Of Nations, Great Britain, 2007-08 A1 Grand Prix Of Nations, Great Britain, 2007-08