Monday, April 30, 2007

Great Britain make history
Great Britain has made A1GP history today dominating the Brands Hatch Sprint race from start to finish so becoming the first team to win a home race in the series. Driver Robbie Kerr led from pole, setting a new circuit record on his final lap, and closing the gap in its battle with New Zealand for second place in the championship. More >>
Germany edge Feature
A1 Team Germany has put the icing on the top of its season victory, winning the this afternoon’s season finale ahead of Great Britain and Italy. Nico Hülkenberg took the chequered flag after a spirited battle with Sprint race winner and home team, Great Britain who kept the pressure on its German rivals throughout the race. More >>
Halliday laments opening lap
A1 Team New Zealand’s Matt Halliday believes his first-lap accident in today’s Sprint race was almost inevitable after qualifying down the order. More >>
South Africa given 25 second penalty
A1 Team South Africa has been awarded a 25-second penalty for causing an ‘avoidable collision’ with A1 Team Switzerland in today’s Sprint race at Brands Hatch. More >>
Ireland and Switzerland excluded
A1 Team Ireland and A1 Team Switzerland have been excluded from this afternoon’s Feature race results for pitting outside the mandatory pitstop window. More >>
Dyk- The biggest accident of my life
Ian Dyk described his 100mph accident at the start of today’s Feature race as the biggest accident of his life. More >>
Charouz defends start incident
A1 Team Czech Republic driver Jan Charouz reckoned he wasn’t to blame for the first corner accident that eliminated both the South African and Australian cars from the Feature race of the Rab Capital A1GP Brands Hatch, Great Britain. More >>
Netherlands protest Italy over pitstop
A1 Team Netherlands is attempting to overturn A1 Team Italy’s third place in the Feature race of the RAB Capital A1GP Brands Hatch, Great Britain. More >>
Soeprapto to drive for Indonesia
Moreno Soeprapto is to drive for A1 Team Indonesia today (Saturday) while regular driver Ananda Mikola recovers from a virus. More >>
Great Britain help hospice charity
A1 Team Great Britain drivers Robbie Kerr and Oliver Jarvis took time out of from their preparations for this weekend’s RAB Captial A1GP Brands Hatch, Great Britain lend their support to the Demelza House charity. More >>
Gumball 3000 display at Brands
MTV’s Pimp My Ride host Xzibit led the parade of Gumball 3000 cars at Brands Hatch today. More >>
India- France blocked us
A1 Team India’s Narain Karthikeyan reckoned he was blocked by A1 Team France in the final qualifying segment which cost him at least one place on the grid for tomorrow’s Sprint race. More >>
Toccacelo credits team effort
A1 Team Italy’s Enrico Toccacelo reckons a specific team effort to focus on qualifying setup resulted in its fourth spot on the grid for tomorrow’s RAB Captial A1GP Brands Hatch, Great Britain Sprint race. More >>
USA rue qualifying mistake
A1 Team USA’s Jonathan Summerton believes his team could have fought for pole position today had he not crashed in the first qualifying segment. More >>
Yoong awarded BRDC trophy
A1 Team Malaysia driver Alex Yoong has been presented with the 2006 British Racing Drivers’ Club Bruce McLaren Trophy at Brands Hatch. More >>
GBR snatch thrilling pole
A1 Team Great Britain has put in the best qualifying performance of a home nation, taking pole position for tomorrow’s Sprint race at the RAB Capital A1GP Brands Hatch, Great Britain. Driver Robbie Kerr recorded an aggregate time of 2.28.899, just one tenth of a second faster than second placed Germany, making it the first team in the history of A1GP to take pole position at its home race. More >>
GBR dominates Friday
Home team Great Britain dominated the first day of practice for the RAB Capital A1GP Brands Hatch, Great Britain today, increasing the odds of it taking the series’ first-ever home win at the 2006/07 season finale on Sunday. More >>
A1 teams nominate drivers for Brands Hatch
The following drivers have signed-on to compete in the RAB Capital A1GP Brands Hatch, Great Britain. Drivers marked with a star are eligible to participate in the first official practice session on Friday 27 April 2007, reserved for rookie drivers and developing nations only. A1 Team Singapore will miss the final round of the series at Brands Hatch this weekend, as diver Christian Murchison has injured his shoulder while weight training in preparation for the race. More >>

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Germany aims to celebrate in style
Newly-crowned A1GP champion A1 Team Germany is hoping to end the season in style with victory in this weekend’s series finale at Brands Hatch. More >>
A1GP joins forces with Gumball 3000
A1GP and Gumball 3000 will join forces to present a unique cocktail of motorsport this weekend. More >>

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Last chance to buy discounted tickets
Discounted tickets for this weekend’s A1GP Brands Hatch, Great Britain are only available until midday today (Tuesday). More >>
TIMETABLE A1GP Brands Hatch
A1GP Brands Hatch, Great Britain timetable. More >>
Is a home win on the cards
A1 Team Great Britain supporters head into this weekend’s A1GP Brands Hatch, Great Britain knowing that their team has one of the best chances in A1GP history of securing a home victory. More >>
Lola gets royal visit
A1GP World Cup of Motorsport car manufacturer Lola has been paid a special visit with His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent visiting its state-of-the-art Huntingdon facility. More >>
Q and A with Khalil Beschir
In the inaugural A1GP World Cup of Motorsport race at Brands Hatch in September 2005, there were many lasting memories. More >>
McIntosh ready for racings toughest corner
A1 Team Canada driver Sean McIntosh believes the superfast Hawthorn Bend will be key to a quick lap time on A1GP’s return to Brands Hatch next weekend. More >>

Saturday, April 21, 2007

Vote for your best A1GP team
To celebrate the end of the second A1GP season, the official 2006/07 A1GP Gala Awards will be taking place in London on April 30 2007. More >>
Kerr and Jarvis signed for Season 3
A1 Team Great Britain officials have confirmed that both Robbie Kerr and Oliver Jarvis will race with them for the third season of A1GP World Cup of Motorsport. More >>
Lebanon launches driver initiative
A1 Team Lebanon has expanded its support for young Lebanese motor racing talent and will run two cars in the Formula Renault Eurocup for drivers Joe Ghanem and Alex Khateeb. More >>

Friday, April 20, 2007

Kerr confirmed for Brands Hatch
Robbie Kerr will race for A1 Team Great Britain in its home race at Brands Hatch, the team has confirmed. More >>
Q and A with Robbie Kerr
Robbie Kerr has been confirmed as A1 Team Great Britain’s lead driver for its home race at Brands Hatch next weekend. A1GP.com caught up for an exclusive chat with Robbie after he received the news and asked him how he was feeling about next week’s event. More >>
Zaugg to return for South Africa
Adrian Zaugg will return to driving duties for A1 Team South Africa at next weekend’s A1GP Brands Hatch, Great Britain. More >>
Brands qualifying to start later
Qualifying for the A1GP Brands Hatch, Great Britain will start slightly later than usual. More >>
Netherlands launch design competition
A1 Team Netherlands is hosting a special competition to allow fans to design its livery for next season. More >>

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Team GBR to announce Brands driver
A1 Team Great Britain officials will reveal their driver line-up for Brands Hatch tomorrow. More >>

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Van der Zande wants more
Renger van der Zande is hoping this his performance in last weekend’s A1GP Shanghai, China will convince A1 Team Netherlands to give him more race drives next season. More >>
Reid hopes for Brands Hatch drive
A1 Team New Zealand’s Jonny Reid is hoping that his winning performance in last weekend’s Feature race in the A1GP Shanghai, China will earn him the race drive at Brands Hatch next week. More >>
Vietoris set to race more next season
Christian Vietoris is set to drive the majority of races for newly-crowned champions A1 Team Germany next season. More >>
Weber pays tribute to team
A1 Team Germany seat holder Willi Weber has paid tribute to his team after successfully winning the 2006/07 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport title in Shanghai on Sunday. More >>

Monday, April 16, 2007

New Zealand win but Germany take the title
A1 Team New Zealand has taken its third race victory of the season winning the A1GP Shanghai, China Feature race this afternoon ahead of second placed Great Britain but it was Germany that had the most to celebrate as their third place finish gave them enough points to take the 2006/07 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport title. More >>
France and Canada blame each other
Sean McIntosh and Jean Karl Vernay have hit out at each other’s driving following the pairs’ controversial collision in this morning’s Sprint race in the A1GP Shanghai, China. More >>
Hulkenberg overjoyed with title
Nico Hulkenberg was elated to clinch the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport title for A1 Team Germany after a cautious drive in the A1GP Shanghai, China today. More >>
Reid Probably my best win
Jonny Reid described his Feature race victory in the A1GP Shanghai, China as possibly his best for A1 Team New Zealand. More >>
Meira avoids accident blame
A1 Team Brazil’s Vitor Meira believes he wasn’t to blame for the first corner accident that ruined his Feature race in the A1GP Shanghai, China. More >>
Canada surprised with sixth
Sean McIntosh said he was surprised he was able to finish as high as sixth in the Feature race of the A1GP Shanghai, China. More >>

Ireland scores season best
A1 Team Ireland scored its best result of the second season of A1GP with fifth place in the Feature race at the A1GP Shanghai, China. More >>
Great Britain on pole in Shanghai
Great Britain snatched the top spot ahead of tomorrow’s A1GP Shanghai Sprint race in the dying seconds of qualifying this afternoon, taking their first pole position in 25 races. More >>
GBR take second consecutive win
A1 Team Great Britain has taken its second consecutive victory in A1GP and the first win for main driver Robbie Kerr, putting the team on pole for this afternoon’s A1GP Shanghai, China Feature race. More >>
Kerr elated with pole
Robbie Kerr was elated with his first pole position in more than a year in A1GP, having recorded the fastest single lap of the weekend in the dying seconds of qualifying today. More >>

Germany won't focus on title
Nico Hulkenberg is adamant that he will not think about driving conservatively tomorrow to secure the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport title for Germany, and will drive flat-out for race victories instead. More >>
Dyk takes qualifying blame
Ian Dyk took personal responsibility for A1 Team Australia’s disappointing qualifying performance for the A1GP Shanghai, China today. More >>
France laments qualifying runs
Jean Karl Vernay reckoned he could have put A1 Team France at least two rows higher if he had had one more qualifying segment for the A1GP Shanghai, China today. More >>