2008 Chengdu A1GP round

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 2 of 7 2008–09 Chengdu Golden Port Circuit track map.svg November 9, 2008 Chengdu Goldenport Circuit Chengdu, Sichuan Province People's Republic of China Clear, 20°C Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Adam Carroll 1'15.423 Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Adam Carroll Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Robert Doornbos Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Danny Watts Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Adam Carroll 1'16.084 17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Danny Watts 1'15.325 Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Filipe Albuquerque Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Adam Carroll Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Danny Watts Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Robert Doornbos 1'15.212 33 http://www.forix.com/a1gp/pdf/2008/03_Chengdu,%20China.pdf The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, China was an A1 Grand Prix race, held at Chengdu Goldenport Circuit, Chengdu, People's Republic of China. All proceeds from this race were donated to the Sichuan Earthquake Relief Fund, following the earthquake which devastated the region in May 2008. Drivers After missing the first race due to a lack of cars, A1 Teams Great Britain, India and Mexico took part in this race.http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42302 A1GP teams for next events a1gp.com 2008-10-31 2008-10-31 Both A1 Team Pakistan and A1 Team Germany will not make their season debut until the fourth round at Taupo. Team Pakistan require more changes to their chassis to render it suitable for their lead driver Adam Khan, while Team Germany is undergoing management restructuring. The status of A1 Team Canada was not announced, but they were removed from the race's drivers list on the A1GP website front page, and did not make an appearance. Their status for future events is still unknown. TeamMain DriverRookie Driver2008/09, Chengdu, China, Rookies combined forix.comAUS AustraliaJohn MartinBRA BrazilFelipe GuimarãesFelipe GuimarãesCAN CanadaDid Not ParticipateCHN ChinaHo-Pin TungFRA FranceNicolas Prosthttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42326 Prost gets France drive a1gp.com 2008-11-04 2008-11-05http://f1.automoto365.com/news/controller.php?lang=fr&theme=default&month=11&year=2008&nextMode=GpNewsForm&news_id=33740 Nicolas Prost titulaire pour Chengdu automoto365.com 2008-11-03 2008-11-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20110707191423/http://f1.automoto365.com/news/controller.php?lang=fr&theme=default&month=11&year=2008&nextMode=GpNewsForm&news_id=33740 2011-07-07 deadNicolas ProstGER GermanyDid Not ParticipateGBR Great BritainDanny Wattshttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42295 Watts to make GBR race debut a1gp.com 2008-10-27 2008-10-28Danny WattsIND IndiaNarain Karthikeyanhttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42033 Karthikeyan returns for India a1gp.com 2008-09-17 2008-09-18Narain Karthikeyan↑IDN IndonesiaSatrio HermantoZahir Alihttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42333 Fresh rookie talent for Indonesia a1gp.com 2008-11-05 2008-11-05IRE IrelandAdam CarrollNiall QuinnITA ItalyEdoardo PiscopoChristian Montanarihttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42328 A New A1 Team Italy Rookie Driver a1gp.com 2008-11-03 2008-11-05KOR KoreaHwang Jin-WooHwang Jin-WooLIB LebanonDaniel MoradDaniel MoradMYS MalaysiaFairuz Fauzyhttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42311 Title rivals name their drivers a1gp.com 2008-11-03 2008-11-03Aaron LimMEX MexicoDavíd Garza PérezDavíd Garza PérezMON MonacoClivio PiccioneNLD The NetherlandsRobert Doornboshttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42042 Netherlands names its drivers a1gp.com 2008-09-18 2008-09-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080919051251/http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42042 2008-09-19 Dennis Reterahttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42347 New circuit, new drivers a1gp.com 2008-11-05 2008-11-05NZL New ZealandChris van der DriftChris van der DriftPAK PakistanDid Not ParticipatePOR PortugalFilipe AlbuquerqueRSA South AfricaAdrian ZauggSUI SwitzerlandNeel JaniAlexandre ImperiatoriUSA USAMarco Andrettihttp://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42312 Marco Andretti confirmed for USA a1gp.com 2008-11-03 2008-11-03 2019-04-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20190410082905/http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42312 deadhttp://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=12778 First start for Andretti indycar.com 2008-11-03 2008-11-03Marco Andretti↑ ↑ Karthikeyan and Andretti were granted special dispensation to participate in the rookie session as neither team had completed as many testing miles as the other teams with the new car. Karthikeyan (F1) and Andretti (IRL ICS) are veteran drivers in one of the four series (F1, GP2, FN, IRL-ICS) which their drivers may not compete as A1GP rookies.http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=42364 Switzerland's Friday feeling a1gp.com 2008-11-07 2008-11-08 Qualifying Due to a delay in recovering the ITA 15px Italian car after spinning into a gravel trap during the first qualifying session, the second qualifying session was cancelled, meaning all times from Q1 set the field for Q1, with IRL 15px Ireland taking their first ever pole position, ahead of NLD 15px The Netherlands and SUI 15px Switzerland. Q4 was stopped briefly after a spin for FRA 15px France. The session was resumed with teams able to make a run in time. Danny Watts for GBR 15px Great Britain took pole ahead of IRL 15px Ireland and POR 15px Portugal. Sprint race qualifying2008/09, Chengdu, China, Sprint: starting grid forix.comPosTeamTimeGap1IRL Ireland1'15.423 –2NLD Netherlands1'15.492 +0.0693SUI Switzerland1'15.683 +0.2604GBR Great Britain1'15.799 +0.3765POR Portugal1'16.124 +0.7016FRA France1'16.164 +0.7417RSA South Africa1'16.268 +0.8458NZL New Zealand1'16.505 +1.0829IND India1'16.553 +1.13010MON Monaco1'16.794 +1.37111AUS Australia1'17.054 +1.63112BRA Brazil1'17.131 +1.70813LIB Lebanon1'17.143 +1.72014MYS Malaysia1'17.171 +1.74815ITA Italy1'17.288 +1.86516USA USA1'17.437 +2.01417MEX Mexico1'18.025 +2.60218CHN China1'18.128 +2.70319IDN Indonesia1'19.479 +4.05620KOR Korea1'20.102 +4.679Feature race qualifying2008/09, Chengdu, China, Feature: starting grid forix.comPosTeamTimeGap1GBR Great Britain1'15.325 –2IRL Ireland1'15.356 +0.0313POR Portugal1'15.400 +0.0754SUI Switzerland1'15.621 +0.2965RSA South Africa1'15.947 +0.6226MYS Malaysia1'15.963 +0.6387MON Monaco1'16.016 +0.6918NLD Netherlands1'16.124 +0.7999AUS Australia1'16.289 +0.96410BRA Brazil1'16.403 +1.07811USA USA1'16.557 +1.23212FRA France1'16.604 +1.27913LIB Lebanon1'16.702 +1.37714MEX Mexico1'16.965 +1.66015NZL New Zealand1'17.176 +1.85116IND India1'17.218 +1.89317CHN China1'17.299 +1.97418IDN Indonesia1'17.759 +2.43419ITA Italy1'17.845 +2.52020KOR Korea1'18.875 +3.550 Sprint Race For safety reasons, a pit stop was not required for the Sprint Race. In lap 2, BRA 15px Brazil is slowing and the Safety car is on while Felipe Guimarães reach the pits. In the same lap 2, CHN 15px China spun and lost some positions but finally catch up and pass KOR Korea on lap 7. when the Safety car is out, the order was IRL 15px Ireland, NLD 15px Netherlands, GBR 15px Great Britain, SUI 15px Switzerland, RSA 15px South Africa, POR 15px Portugal, NZL 15px New Zealand and FRA 15px France. Those positions remain until the end of the race with the fastest lap for IRL 15px Adam Carroll. PosTeamDriverLapsTimePoints1IRL IrelandAdam Carroll1822'58.74010 +12NLD NetherlandsRobert Doornbos18+2.03783GBR Great BritainDanny Watts18+14.36164SUI SwitzerlandNeel Jani18+14.61955RSA South AfricaAdrian Zaugg18+20.10846POR PortugalFilipe Albuquerque18+20.47537NZL New ZealandChris van der Drift18+27.22428FRA FranceNicolas Prost18+27.92319MON MonacoClivio Piccione18+30.37810IND IndiaNarain Karthikeyan18+32.26811AUS AustraliaJohn Martin18+33.19812LIB LebanonDaniel Morad18+34.29313MYS MalaysiaFairuz Fauzy18+34.66514ITA ItalyEdoardo Piscopo18+36.54115USA USAMarco Andretti18+38.10216MEX MexicoDavíd Garza Pérez18+42.51117CHN ChinaHo-Pin Tung18+49.61118IDN IndonesiaSatrio Hermanto18+1'04.12819KOR KoreaHwang Jin-Woo18+1'06.17120BRA BrazilFelipe Guimarães14+4 laps Feature Race The second pit-stop window for the Feature Race was set for Laps 24–32. PosTeamDriverLapsTimePoints1POR PortugalFilipe Albuquerque511:11'23.179152IRL IrelandAdam Carroll51+0.571123GBR Great BritainDanny Watts51+4.802104SUI SwitzerlandNeel Jani51+7.15785MYS MalaysiaFairuz Fauzy51+13.30266AUS AustraliaJohn Martin51+15.54457MON MonacoClivio Piccione51+16.23648USA USAMarco Andretti51+16.69039RSA South AfricaAdrian Zaugg51+18.030210IND IndiaNarain Karthikeyan51+18.579111NZL New ZealandChris van der Drift51+19.67512CHN ChinaHo-Pin Tung51+20.12613LIB LebanonDaniel Morad51+22.58014IDN IndonesiaSatrio Hermanto51+31.28515MEX MexicoDavíd Garza Pérez50+1 lap16NLD NetherlandsRobert Doornbos50+1 lap +117KOR KoreaHwang Jin-Woo50+1 lapRetFRA FranceNicolas Prost37SpinRetITA ItalyEdoardo Piscopo30MechanicalRetBRA BrazilFelipe Guimarães13Mechanical Notes It was the 34th race weekend (68 starts). It was the 6th race in China, and the first at Chengdu Goldenport Circuit. It was the first race weekend as main driver for USA 15px Marco Andretti, NED 15px Robert Doornbos, FRA 15px Nicolas Prost, NZL 15px Chris van der Drift and GBR 15px Danny Watts. It was the first race weekend as rookie driver for INA 15px Zahir Ali, ITA 15px Christian Montanari and NLD 15px Dennis Retera. Records: Adam Carroll, Danny Watts, and IRL 15px Ireland scored their first pole position. Filipe Albuquerque and POR 15px Portugal scored their first victory. Adam Carroll and IRL 15px Ireland scored their first Sprint Race victory. References 2 External links Oh Danny boy! (Qualifying analysis) Ireland bounces back in Chengdu Sprint race: as it happened Sprint race results Portugal storms to first victory Feature race: as it happened Feature race results 2008–09 2008–09, Netherlands 2008–09, Malaysia A1 Grand Prix Of Nations, China, 2008-09 A1 Grand Prix Of Nations, China, 2008-09