Saturday, September 30, 2006

Halliday hyped for season02
New Zealand driver Matt Halliday is keen to start the second season of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport in the same vein as the inaugural season. Halliday surprised in the first ever A1GP race this time last year when he raced to 3rd place in the Sprint Race. Although New Zealand went on to finish a highly credible 4th in the championship, Halliday's effort at Brand's Hatch was the team's sole podium finish of the season.
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A1GP ramps up season02
The A1GP World Cup of Motorsport is moving into sixth gear as it implements the key lessons learnt in its inaugural season. The new season is about to roar into action over the next few days in the build-up to the opening race of the season at Zandvoort in the Netherlands this Sunday. Read More >>
NZ happy with the start to season02
The New Zealand team is happy with its first taste of action at the opening meeting for the second season of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport. Matt Halliday set the 9th fastest time in today's opening practice at Zandvoort in the Netherlands after running in a new engine and getting to know a new and difficult circuit.
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A1GP the drivers view
A1GP roars back into the spotlight this Sunday with the first round of the second season. New Zealand finished 4th in the inaugural championship, behind France, Switzerland and Great Britain, and heads into the first meeting at Zandvoort in the Netherlands with a new racing team. 'Black Beauty' drivers Matt Halliday & Jonny Reid cast a look over the first season and give their thoughts on the 13 rounds that lie ahead in Season 2. Read More >>
A1GP promotes a new spirit for global motorsport
The A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, a series which has reignited the spirit of open and competitive motorsport on a global scale, will proudly support the Nelson Mandela Foundation, recognised for its role in highlighting the HIV/Aids pandemic, by displaying the 46664 symbol on its race cars for the 2006/07 season.
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A1GP and Sheikh Maktoum to part company
Satisfied with his motorsport creation, A1GP World Cup of Motorsport ("A1GP") Founder and Chairman Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum has agreed to release his stake in a multi million dollar transaction to permit a broadening of the institutional shareholder base ahead of a planned initial public offering. Read More >>
Official practice session results
Zandvoort – Huge crowds flocked to the Zandvoort circuit, the Netherlands, today for the start of the 2006/07 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, packing the circuit’s grandstands and sand dunes close to the North Sea. Read More >>
A1 teams nominate their drivers
The following drivers have signed-on to drive in the A1GP Zandvoort, the Netherlands, 29 September – 1 October 2006. Read More >>
Bavaria fuels the passion of race fans at A1GP Zandvoort
Bavaria, the Netherlands’ second largest beer brewer, today announced its sponsorship of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport race at Circuit Park Zandvoort, which takes place this weekend.
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Hertz Netherlands has signed an Official Event Partnership Agreement with A1GP World Cup of Motorsport to be the Official VIP Transport Partner of the A1GP Zandvoort, The Netherlands 2006. Hertz will supply VIP transport for A1GP Executives and A1 Teams and the Official pace and safety cars for this weekend's A1GP season opener. Read More >>

Thursday, September 28, 2006

Mexico City, September 23, 2006. Today, President Vicente Fox Quesada, named as flag bearer driver Sergio Perez, representative of the Mexican Car Race Team that will participate in the 2006-2007 A1GP World Cup of Motorsports, since the Mexican drivers racing in the Opening Race at The Netherlands shall be Salvador Duran and Sergio Perez. Read More >>