2009 Brands Hatch A1GP round

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 7 of 7 2008–09 Brands Hatch 2003.svg May 3, 2009 Brands Hatch Kent England Clear, 16°C Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Adam Carroll 1:11.615 Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Adam Carroll Flag of India.svg India Narain Karthikeyan Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Salvador Durán Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Adam Carroll 1:12.276 8 Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Adam Carroll 1:10.902 Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Adam Carroll Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Neel Jani Flag of Australia.svg Australia John Martin 1:12.698 36 http://www.forix.com/a1gp/pdf/2008/13_Brands%20Hatch,%20Great%20Britain.pdf The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Great Britain was an A1 Grand Prix race at Brands Hatch, England. It was set to be the final round of the 2008-09 A1 Grand Prix season, but became the season finale, due to the cancellation of the Mexican round due to the 2009 swine flu pandemic.http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=41574 A1GP Mexico City cancelled 2009-04-29 a1gp.com 2009-04-29 2009-05-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20090503020910/http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=41574 deadhttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=43022 A1GP makes Mexico statement 2009-04-28 a1gp.com 2009-04-28 Ultimately, it would be the last race for A1GP as bankruptcy followed later in the year. A1 Team Ireland became the fourth A1 Grand Prix champions, with a double pole position, and double victory, to take Ireland's first international motor racing championship. Title Battle With the British round now becoming the season finale, this left the championship in a three-way battle for the title.http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42275 Title to be won at Brands Hatch 2009-04-29 a1gp.com 2009-04-29 Switzerland lead going into the event with 88 points, with four points to drop; followed by Ireland with 86, and Portugal with 82. The Netherlands are currently too far behind to win the title with 66 points, as even though 27 points are on offer for maximum score, the team has to drop 6 points from their worst event. Also, even if all the teams finish equal of points, the tie-breaker rules would come into play. Currently Switzerland would win the title with four wins, to Ireland's three, and Portugal's one. Drivers TeamMain DriverRookie Driver(s)Reserve DriverAUS AustraliaJohn MartinBRA BrazilFelipe GuimarãesCAN CanadaDid Not ParticipateCHN ChinaCongfu Chenghttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=43799 Cheng returns for China at Brands 2009-04-27 a1gp.com 2009-04-28Ho-Pin TungFRA FranceNicolas ProstNicolas ProstGER GermanyMichael Ammermüllerhttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=43800 Ammermuller back for Germany 2009-04-27 a1gp.com 2009-04-28GBR Great BritainDan ClarkeAaron Steelehttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=43791 Clarke's Kent 2008-04-24 a1gp.com 2009-04-28IND IndiaNarain KarthikeyanParthiva SureshwarenIDN IndonesiaSatrio HermantoIRE IrelandAdam CarrollNiall QuinnITA ItalyVitantonio LiuzziKOR KoreaDid Not ParticipateLIB LebanonDaniel MoradJimmy AubyMYS MalaysiaAaron LimMEX MexicoSalvador DuránJuan Pablo GarciaMON MonacoClivio PiccioneHubertus BahlsenNLD The NetherlandsJeroen BleekemolenDennis ReteraNZL New ZealandEarl Bamberhttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=43811 New Zealand names Bamber again 2009-04-29 a1gp.com 2009-04-29PAK PakistanDid Not ParticipatePOR PortugalFilipe AlbuquerqueRSA South AfricaAlan van der Merwehttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=43803 South Africa's driver swap 2009-04-28 a1gp.com 2009-04-28Cristiano MorgadoSUI SwitzerlandNeel JaniAlexandre ImperatoriUSA USAJ. R. Hildebrandhttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=43792 USA names Hildebrand for Brands a1gp.com 2009-04-24 2009-04-28 Qualifying Sprint race qualifyingPosTeamTimeGap1IRL Ireland1:11.615 -2MEX Mexico1:11.653† + 0.0383NED Netherlands1:11.992 + 0.3774USA USA1:11.994† + 0.3795POR Portugal1:12.040† + 0.4256NZL New Zealand1:12.108† + 0.4937IND India1:12.109† + 0.4948SUI Switzerland1:12.212 + 0.5979INA Indonesia1:12.658† + 1.04310AUS Australia1:12.745 + 1.13011LIB Lebanon1:12.889† + 1.27412FRA France1:13.011 + 1.39613UK Great Britain1:13.019 + 1.40414MON Monaco1:13.260 + 1.64515GER Germany1:13.329 + 1.71416ITA Italy1:13.549† + 1.93417BRA Brazil1:13.584 + 1.96918MYS Malaysia1:13.686† + 2.07119RSA South Africa1:13.854 + 2.23920CHN China1:13.861 + 2.246Feature race qualifyingPosTeamTimeGap1IRL Ireland1:10.902† -2MON Monaco1:11.085† + 0.1833NED Netherlands1:11.146† + 0.2444SUI Switzerland1:11.338† + 0.4365FRA France1:11.543† + 0.6416NZL New Zealand1:11.633 + 0.7317AUS Australia1:11.930† + 1.0288CHN China1:12.180† + 1.2789POR Portugal1:12.270 + 1.36810IND India1:12.397 + 1.49511USA USA1:12.662 + 1.76012RSA South Africa1:12.730† + 1.82813MEX Mexico1:12.740 + 1.83814UK Great Britain1:12.756† + 1.85415LIB Lebanon1:12.766 + 1.86416GER Germany1:12.797† + 1.89517BRA Brazil1:13.048† + 2.14618ITA Italy1:13.131 + 2.22919INA Indonesia1:13.560 + 2.65820MYS Malaysia1:14.203 + 3.301 † Team utilized Powerboost "joker" qualifying lap. Sprint Race PosTeamDriverLapsTimePoints1IRL IrelandAdam Carroll1822:32.70410+12IND IndiaNarain Karthikeyan18 + 7.23083MEX MexicoSalvador Durán18 + 12.34064USA USAJ. R. Hildebrand18 + 12.68955POR PortugalFilipe Albuquerque18 + 13.01846NED NetherlandsJeroen Bleekemolen18 + 13.78337AUS AustraliaJohn Martin18 + 15.20828SUI SwitzerlandNeel Jani18 + 22.22019FRA FranceNicolas Prost18 + 22.94510ITA ItalyVitantonio Liuzzi18 + 27.06211GER GermanyMichael Ammermüller18 + 31.94712INA IndonesiaSatrio Hermanto18 + 33.15913UK Great BritainDan Clarke18 + 33.54114CHN ChinaCheng Congfu18 + 34.96315RSA South AfricaAlan van der Merwe18 + 40.48816MYS MalaysiaAaron Lim18 + 41.52817LIB LebanonDaniel Morad13 Spin18NZL New ZealandEarl Bamber13 Spin19MON MonacoClivio Piccione8 Fire20BRA BrazilFelipe Guimarães Did Not Start Feature Race PosTeamDriverLapsTimePoints1IRL IrelandAdam Carroll491:04:14.970152NED NetherlandsJeroen Bleekemolen49 + 10.156123SUI SwitzerlandNeel Jani49 + 13.564104MON MonacoClivio Piccione49 + 14.29385POR PortugalFilipe Albuquerque49 + 16.48466MEX MexicoSalvador Durán49 + 21.81057UK Great BritainDan Clarke49 + 23.40948AUS AustraliaJohn Martin49 + 24.4933+19ITA ItalyVitantonio Liuzzi49 + 46.004210FRA FranceNicolas Prost49 + 49.094111RSA South AfricaAlan van der Merwe49 + 1:13.90512LIB LebanonDaniel Morad49 + 1:16.25713INA IndonesiaSatrio Hermanto48 + 1 Lap14USA USAJ. R. Hildebrand48 + 1 Lap15MYS MalaysiaAaron Lim27 Spin16GER GermanyMichael Ammermüller26 Exhaust17NZL New ZealandEarl Bamber6 Spin18IND IndiaNarain Karthikeyan0 Accident19CHN ChinaCheng Congfu0 Collision20BRA BrazilFelipe Guimarães Did Not Start Notes It was the 39th race weekend (78 starts). It was the fourth race to be held in Great Britain at Brands Hatch, as well as the third time the track has hosted the season finale. It was the first race as main driver for USA 15px J. R. Hildebrand and MYS 15px Aaron Lim. It was the first race as rookie driver for GBR 15px Aaron Steele. IRL 15px Ireland scored their second double pole-position of the season, and the only double win of the season. References 2 External links 2008–09 2008–09, Portugal None Category:2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season Category:2009 in British motorsport