2008 Sepang A1GP round

Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 3 of 7 2008–09 Sepang.svg November 23, 2008 Sepang International Circuit Sepang Malaysia Dry Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Neel Jani 1'47.154 Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Neel Jani Flag of France.svg France Loïc Duval Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Earl Bamber Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Neel Jani 1'48.550 8 Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Adam Carroll 1'47.124 Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Adam Carroll Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Filipe Albuquerque Flag of the United States.svg USA Marco Andretti Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Adam Carroll 1'48.563 25 http://www.forix.com/a1gp/pdf/2008/05_Sepang,%20Malaysia.pdf The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Malaysia was an A1 Grand Prix race held at Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Malaysia. Pre-race Because Great Britain, India and Mexico had only joined the season at the Chinese round, they were permitted to take part in a special practice session on November 20.http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42523 Trio get extra Sepang testing 2008-11-20 a1gp.com 2008-11-20 In the wet conditions, Narain Karthikeyan was the fastest driver just in front of Danny Watts. Davíd Garza Pérez was the slowest with 3 seconds. Drivers TeamMain DriverRookie Driverhttp://www.forix.com/a1gp/gp.php?l=0&d=201&r=20082105&c=25 2008/09, Sepang, Malaysia, Rookies combined 2008-11-21 a1gp.com 2008-11-21 Reserve DriverAUS AustraliaJohn MartinAshley Walshhttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42477 Australia names new rookie 2008-11-12 a1gp.com 2008-11-12BRA BrazilFelipe GuimarãesFelipe GuimarãesCAN CanadaDid not participateCHN ChinaHo-Pin TungCongfu ChengFRA FranceLoïc DuvalNicolas ProstGER GermanyDid not participateGBR Great BritainDanny Wattshttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42506 OFFICIAL PREVIEW: Sepang 2008-11-17 a1gp.com 2008-11-17 Danny Watts James WinslowIND IndiaNarain KarthikeyanArmaan EbrahimIDN IndonesiaSatrio HermantoZahir AliIRE IrelandAdam CarrollNiall QuinnITA ItalyEdoardo PiscopoStefano ColettiKOR KoreaHwang Jin-WooHwang Jin-WooLIB LebanonDaniel Morad Daniel Morad Jimmy AubyMYS MalaysiaFairuz Fauzyhttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42484 Fauzy confirmed for home race 2008-11-13 a1gp.com 2008-11-13Aaron LimMEX MexicoDavíd Garza PérezMON MonacoClivio PiccioneNLD The NetherlandsJeroen BleekemolenDennis ReteraNZL New ZealandEarl Bamberhttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42503 Bamber back in Black Beauty 2008-11-17 a1gp.com 2008-11-18Earl Bamber Chris van der DriftPAK PakistanDid not participatePOR PortugalFilipe AlbuquerqueArmando ParenteSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes sapo.pt RSA South AfricaAdrian ZauggGavin CronjeSUI SwitzerlandNeel JaniAlexandre ImperatoriUSA USAMarco AndrettiJ. R. Hildebrand Qualifying The qualifying sessions were the first to utilise the new "joker" Qualifying lap rule – where the driver has PowerBoost available for use over an entire qualifying lap, to be used in any session at the team's discretion.http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42564 https://web.archive.org/web/20200904051538/http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42564 dead September 4, 2020 Teams to get joker qualifying lap 2008-11-21 a1gp.com 2008-11-21 Sprint race qualifyinghttp://www.forix.com/a1gp/gp.php?l=0&d=201&r=20082105&c=0 2008/09, Sepang, Malaysia, Sprint: starting grid 2008-11-22 a1gp.com 2008-11-22PosTeamTimeGap1SUI Switzerland1'47.154 –2FRA France1'47.747 +0.5933NZL New Zealand1'47.779 +0.6254POR Portugal1'48.930 +1.7765ITA Italy1'49.007 +1.8536UK Great Britain1'49.076 +1.9227IRE Ireland1'49.197 +2.0438MEX Mexico1'49.293 +2.1399NLD Netherlands1'49.323 +2.16910IND India1'49.350 +2.19611RSA South Africa1'49.528 +2.37412US USA1'49.650 +2.49613MYS Malaysia1'49.753 +2.59914BRA Brazil1'50.085 +2.93115MON Monaco1'50.171 +3.01716AUS Australia (1)1'49.998 +2.84417CHN China1'50.274 +3.12018LIB Lebanon1'50.382 +3.22819IDN Indonesia1'51.423 +4.26920KOR Koreano time –Feature race qualifyinghttp://www.forix.com/a1gp/gp.php?l=0&d=201&r=20082106&c=3 2008/09, Sepang, Malaysia, Feature: starting grid 2008-11-22 a1gp.com 2008-11-22PosTeamTimeGap1IRE Ireland1'47.124 –2UK Great Britain1'47.340 +0.2163LIB Lebanon1'47.645 +0.5214MYS Malaysia1'47.648 +0.5245POR Portugal1'47.680 +0.5566NLD Netherlands1'47.825 +0.7017IND India1'47.848 +0.7248US USA1'47.866 +0.7429FRA France1'47.993 +0.86910CHN China1'48.126 +1.00211MON Monaco1'48.242 +1.11812BRA Brazil1'48.323 +1.19913AUS Australia1'48.586 +1.46214IDN Indonesia1'48.839 +1.71515NZL New Zealand1'48.866 +1.74216SUI Switzerland1'48.980 +1.85617RSA South Africa1'49.061 +1.93718MEX Mexico1'49.537 +2.41319ITA Italy1'49.885 +2.76120KOR Koreano time – (1) : Australia received a two-place grid penalty for the Sprint race for using a non-approved part in practice.http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42578 GRID: Sprint race 2008-11-22 a1gp.com 2008-11-22 Sprint Race Following a major crash at the first start, involving USA 15px USA, BRA 15px Brazil and IND 15px India, and the pack slowed down after it seemed to have accelerated off, the race was delayed 30 minutes for track cleanup, and reduced to 11 laps. This Sprint Race was the first this season to utilise the new Sprint Race pit-stop rule, the windows always set for Laps 4–8. PosTeamDriverLapsTimePoints1SUI SwitzerlandNeel Jani1122'41.56710 +12FRA FranceLoïc Duval11+9.91283NZL New ZealandEarl Bamber11+11.81364POR PortugalFilipe Albuquerque11+12.45355IRL IrelandAdam Carroll11+13.20546NLD NetherlandsJeroen Bleekemolen11+15.39937ITA ItalyEdoardo Piscopo11+19.94728AUS AustraliaJohn Martin11+21.43719RSA South AfricaAdrian Zaugg11+27.67410CHN ChinaHo-Pin Tung11+29.49211LIB LebanonDaniel Morad11+32.04912MON MonacoClivio Piccione11+32.40613IDN IndonesiaSatrio Hermanto11+38.95914MEX MexicoDavíd Garza Pérez11+55.05515MYS MalaysiaFairuz Fauzy10+1 lapRetGBR Great BritainDanny Watts4GearboxRetBRA BrazilFelipe Guimarães0AccidentRetIND IndiaNarain Karthikeyan0AccidentRetUSA USAMarco Andretti0AccidentDNSKOR KoreaHwang Jin-Woo –Did not start Race red-flagged after the start because of accident. Feature Race The second pit stop window was set for Laps 20–28. SUI 15px Switzerland were sent to the back of the grid for having a brake cooler in too long before the start, and a pit crew violation during the Sprint Race pit-stop. PosTeamDriverLapsTimePoints1IRL IrelandAdam Carroll341:05'52.20515 +12POR PortugalFilipe Albuquerque34 +15.996123USA USAMarco Andretti34 +47.637104AUS AustraliaJohn Martin34 +51.67985RSA South AfricaAdrian Zaugg34 +52.10666NZL New ZealandEarl Bamber34 +54.35457BRA BrazilFelipe Guimarães34 +57.36948NLD NetherlandsJeroen Bleekemolen34 +57.49039CHN ChinaHo-Pin Tung34 +59.158210MYS MalaysiaFairuz Fauzy34 +1'03.888111ITA ItalyEdoardo Piscopo34 +1'06.14512LIB LebanonDaniel Morad34 +1'14.99013IDN IndonesiaSatrio Hermanto34 +1'15.76114FRA FranceLoïc Duval34 +1'16.46315MEX MexicoDavíd Garza Pérez34 +1'30.00116GBR Great BritainDanny Watts28 +6 lapsRetMON MonacoClivio Piccione2MechanicalRetIND IndiaNarain Karthikeyan0CollisionRetSUI SwitzerlandNeel Jani0CollisionDNSKOR KoreaHwang Jin-Woo –Did not start Notes It was the 35th race weekend (70 starts). It was the 4th race in Malaysia, and the 4th at Sepang International Circuit. It was the first race weekend as rookie driver for ITA 15px Stefano Coletti, USA 15px J. R. Hildebrand, POR 15px Armando Parente and AUS 15px Ashley Walsh. Records SUI 15px Switzerland scored their 9th pole position as Neel Jani. SUI 15px Neel Jani scored their 7th fastest lap. References 2 External links Switzerland's Sepang Sprint Sprint race: as it happened Sprint race results Feature Glory for Ireland Feature race results 2008–09 2008–09, China 2008–09, New Zealand A1 Grand Prix Of Nations, Malaysia, 2008-09 A1 Grand Prix Category:Motorsport competitions in Malaysia