2009–10 A1 Grand Prix season

Auto-racing series season 2009–10 A1 Grand Prix of Nations 2008–09 none The 2009–10 A1 Grand Prix season would have been the fifth and last season of the A1 Grand Prix series. However, due to the series' financial insolvency, none of the originally scheduled races ever took place.http://www.gpupdate.net/en/a1gp-news/225585/season-5-unlikely-to-take-place/ Season 5 unlikely to take place 4 January 2010 29 January 2011 a1.gpupdate.net GPUpdatehttp://blog.go-dove.com/2010/02/exciting-motor-racing-opportunity.html Exciting Motor Racing Opportunity – A1 Grand Prix 2010-02-10 2010-02-22 go-dove.com GoIndustry DoveBid News 2010-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100214200154/http://blog.go-dove.com/2010/02/exciting-motor-racing-opportunity.html dead It would have been the first season of a three-year deal with IMG Sports Media to handle all worldwide media rights for the series.http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42453 2009/10 schedule announced A1 Grand Prix 2009-09-21 2009-09-21 2019-09-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20190908200441/http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42453 dead Following doubts that the season would go ahead due to financial constraints and reports that engine suppliers Ferrari would pull out over non-payments, chairman of A1 Grand Prix Tony Teixeira, announced that the series had secured its long-term future, following a financial restructuring.http://www.britsonpole.com/a1gp-series-sends-out-mixed-messages-about-the-future-post15232 Brits on Pole Onlineability 2009-09-26 2010-07-09 LJ Hutchins Series sends out mixed messages about the future Doubts were reinforced by the high-profile cancellation of the season's scheduled opening round in Australia for October 25.http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=44498 A1GP statement 2009-10-17 2009-10-17 a1gp.com (A1 Grand Prix) https://web.archive.org/web/20091019062807/http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=44498 19 October 2009 dead Mival Al V8 Supercars to replace scrapped event as A1GP cars fail to show https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/v8-supercars-to-replace-scrapped-event-as-a1gp-cars-fail-to-show/news-story/40687a23eb43c3a1f6cf5e87e1adbb21 couriermail.com.au 2009-10-17 2009-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20091020083300/http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0%2C23739%2C26222254-10389%2C00.html 20 October 2009 live With the Malaysian and Chinese rounds cancelled, the season was reduced to having only rounds occurring in 2010. The circuit meant to stage the Dutch event, then pre-empted likely cancellation by scheduling a different event for that date. By May 2010, none of the remaining scheduled races had taken place, confirming the end of A1GP. Teams Prior to the official list of teams originally supposed to compete in Australia being revealed, it was rumoured that the entry list would contain 20 teams, including a brand new team and a revival of an older team.http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2009/10/07/145315_gold-coast-supergp.html Tyres 'on way' as A1GP seeks court reprieve goldcoast.com.au 2009-10-07 2009-10-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20091010103046/http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2009/10/07/145315_gold-coast-supergp.html 10 October 2009 live An official teams list for the Australian round was released on Tuesday 13 October.http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=44091 Gold Coast entry list announced 2009-10-12 2009-10-14 (a1gp.com) A1 Grand Prix https://web.archive.org/web/20091018062418/http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=44091&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 18 October 2009 live The provisional list showed 19 teams, with Canada, Korea, Lebanon and Malaysia not returning. Several drivers had provisionally signed up for their respective nations including John Martin,http://www.gpupdate.net/en/a1gp-news/220229/martin-targets-home-win-in-surfers-paradise/ Martin targets home win in Surfers Paradise GPUpdate.net GPUpdate 25 September 2009 29 January 2011 Felipe Guimarães,http://esporte.ig.com.br/grandepremio/outrascategorias/a1gp/2009/10/17/fittipaldi+revela+que+etapa+brasileira+da+a1+gp+ainda+nao+esta+confirmada+8859907.html https://archive.today/20120312045400/http://esporte.ig.com.br/grandepremio/outrascategorias/a1gp/2009/10/17/fittipaldi+revela+que+etapa+brasileira+da+a1+gp+ainda+nao+esta+confirmada+8859907.html dead 2012-03-12 Fittipaldi fala que A1GP tem "gás", mas não confirma etapa no Brasil Portuguese 2009-10-17 2010-07-09 Evelyn Guimarães Esporte Internet Group Zahir Ali,http://www.detiksport.com/read/2009/10/15/165108/1222230/598/indonesia-tetap-andalkan-satrio-zahir Indonesia Tetap Andalkan Satrio & Zahir Reky Herling Kalumata Detiksport Detikcom 2009-10-15 2010-07-09 Indonesian https://web.archive.org/web/20091017222209/http://www.detiksport.com/read/2009/10/15/165108/1222230/598/indonesia-tetap-andalkan-satrio-zahir 2009-10-17 dead Satrio Hermanto, Fairuz Fauzy, Aaron Lim, Luis Díaz, Salvador Durán, Robert Doornboshttp://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/autosport/5073650/__Doornbos_opent_voor_Nederland__.html Doornbos opent voor Nederland 2009-10-15 2010-07-09 De Telegraaf Telegraaf Media Groep Dutch and Jeroen Bleekemolen.http://sport.fok.nl/nieuws/354356/1/1/50/indycar-doornbos-niet-weg-bij-hvm.html Doornbos niet weg bij HVM 2009-10-17 2010-07-09 Foksport True Dutch Off-season testing A one-day test for all teams was to have been held at Queensland Raceway on October 19, the week before the opening round at Surfers Paradise.http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=44480 https://web.archive.org/web/20180313214140/http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=44480 dead 2018-03-13 2009/10 testing plans announced 2009-09-07 A1 Grand Prix 2009-09-08 However, as the cars were not due to arrive in Australia until Monday, the test session was cancelled.https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/a1gp-cars-will-arrive-on-time/news-story/bc350a04089321d2fe979bd38c191bf7 A1GP cars 'will arrive on time' Edmistone Leanne 2009-10-16 news.com.au 2009-10-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20091017084024/http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0%2C23739%2C26217510-3102%2C00.html 17 October 2009 live Season calendar Prior to official announcement It was announced on 25 June 2009 that the 2009–10 season would feature at least ten events, following FIA approval of the season's calendar.http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=44450 2009/10 calendar approved by FIA 2009-06-25 A1 Grand Prix 2009-06-25 Ten dates had been submitted, however there was also room for the addition of one or two extra dates to the calendar. A race at Surfers Paradise, Australia, titled the Nikon SuperGP,http://www.crash.net/a1gp/news/152028/1/nikon_snaps_up_supergp.html crash.net Crash Media Group 2009-09-07 2010-07-09 Nikon snaps up SuperGP was confirmed for the weekend of 22–25 October 2009.http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42473 A1GP to race in Surfers Paradise A1 Grand Prix 2008-11-11 2008-11-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20081113175727/http://www.a1gp.com/%28S%28gvabxq55fhtwck2p3455qdi2%29%29/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42473 13 November 2008 live Surfers Paradise lands five-year deal http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72069 2008-11-11 Autosport 11 November 2008 It was to be held at the Gold Coast, since the city lost its Indy 300 claim after having issues involving money and a change of date which saw them fail to renew their agreement with the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. CART and IndyCar had been a major event, as had the V8 Supercars, on the Gold Coast for 18 years making it unknown whether or not the local public would have readily accepted the series change, as in recent years, the V8 Supercars had become the main draw."The End of Indy" https://web.archive.org/web/20090713132212/http://www.wheelsmag.com.au/News/The+end+of+Indy.html?open&template=domWheels 2009-07-13 , Wheels Magazine Australia website, 11 november 2008 The Dutch round of the championship was confirmed to have moved from Circuit Park Zandvoort to TT Circuit Assen, to be held on the weekend of May 14–16, 2010.http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=44412 A1GP heads to Assen in 2009/10 2009-05-16 A1 Grand Prix 2009-05-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20090531100856/http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=44412 31 May 2009 livehttp://www.autosport.nl/news/17867/a1gp_zandvoort_raakt_a1gp_kwijt_aan_assen.html A1GP: Zandvoort raakt A1GP kwijt aan Assen autosport.nl 2009-05-15 2009-05-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20090519010711/http://www.autosport.nl/news/17867/a1gp_zandvoort_raakt_a1gp_kwijt_aan_assen.html 19 May 2009 live It has also been rumoured that season 5 would have seen the first Indian race. Following on from the success of A1 Team Ireland in the 2008–09 season, Ireland could have played host to a round of either the 2009–10 or the 2010–11 season. Hermann Tilke and A1GP chairman Tony Teixeira were currently looking for interested parties and locations, with a street track located in the IFSC, Dublin having been earmarked as a possible location.http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2009/0517/a1gp.html A1GP may come to Dublin 2009-05-17 RTÉ 2009-05-18 It was reported in Autosport magazine that the series would race twice in China in season 5, as was the case in the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons. It was rumoured that there would be a New Zealand round at the new Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, but the circuit never officially became a round of the 2009–10 season.http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/5908760/hampton-downs-secures-a1gp-event Hampton Downs secures A1GP event Yahoo! Yahoo!Xtra Sport 2009-09-03 2010-07-09 Official schedule On 21 September 2009 the series announced a nine-round calendar, which stated the nine nations that would play host to an event, but did not name which circuits would host those particular events. The expected street race in Indonesia was a notable omission, while Great Britain, host of the season finale in the previous three seasons, did not have a round named. Rumoured rounds in India and Ireland did not come to fruition. However, A1GP chairman Tony Teixeira said "I am confident this calendar, that may still include at least one more event, will achieve our criteria for the series". It was announced on 17 October 2009 that the opening round at Surfers Paradise in Australia was cancelled, as the cars and other equipment for the A1GP teams had still not left London, and would not arrive in time for the event.Greg Stolz and David Murray A1GP race cars still in UK as Gold Coast event in limbo http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,26220533-3102,00.html couriermail.com.au 2009-10-17 2009-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20091112090311/http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0%2C23739%2C26220533-3102%2C00.html 12 November 2009 dead Modifications to the V8 Supercars schedule was made to fill the gaps in the schedule. On 5 November 2009, the Malaysian date at the Sepang International Circuit was postponed indefinitely,http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2009/11/5/sports/5045748&sec=sports Uncertainty over A1GP's survival The Star 2009-11-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20110604040754/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=%2F2009%2F11%2F5%2Fsports%2F5045748&sec=sports 2011-06-04 dead and on the same day, the Chinese round was also confirmed as cancelled.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80017 A1GP cancels China and Malaysia Autosport 2009-11-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20091108092950/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80017 8 November 2009 live The Dutch round at Assen was cancelled, with A1GP being replaced with a Superleague Formula race.12 races on the 2010 Superleague Formula by Sonangol schedule http://www.superleagueformula.com/superleague/News-Media/News-archive/12-races-on-the-2010-Superleague-Formula-by-Sonangol-schedule superleagueformula.com Superleague Formula 2010-01-12 2010-01-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20100115070430/http://www.superleagueformula.com/superleague/News-Media/News-archive/12-races-on-the-2010-Superleague-Formula-by-Sonangol-schedule 15 January 2010 usurped Country Circuit Date AUS Australia Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Gold Coast, Queensland 25 October 2009 CHN China Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 15 November 2009 MYS Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur 6 December 2009 RSA South Africa Kyalami, Johannesburg, Gauteng 28 February 2010 BRA Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, SP 14 March 2010 MEX Mexico Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City 21 March 2010 POR Portugal Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão 11 April 2010 GER Germany Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal 9 May 2010 NED Netherlands TT Circuit Assen, Assen 16 May 2010 References 2 A1 Grand Prix 2009-10