A1 Team Germany
A1 Team Germany was the German team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. The team were the A1 Grand Prix champions for the second season, 2006-07. They were run by the English Super Nova Racing team until the end of 2007-08. GU-Racing took over for 2008-09,[1] but the team missed the first four rounds.
A1 Team Germany | |
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Founded | 2005 |
Seat holder(s) | Rolf Beisswanger |
Team principal | Rolf Beisswanger |
Race driver(s) | Michael Ammermüller André Lotterer |
First race | 2005-06 Great Britain |
Rounds entered | 35 (70 races) |
Championships | 1 |
Sprint race victories | 4 |
Feature race victories | 7 |
Pole positions | 4 |
Fastest laps | 6 |
Total points | 249 |
2008-09 position | NC (0 pts) |
Management
Rolf Beisswanger took over the role of seat holder from Willi Weber, in preparation for 2009.
History
2005–06 season
Drivers: Timo Scheider, Sebastian Stahl, Adrian Sutil
The team had a mediocre season, finishing at a disappointing 15th place in the championship.
2006–07 season
Drivers: Nico Hülkenberg, Christian Vietoris
Team Germany clinched the A1GP title, with a dominant, and almost singlehanded performance by Nico Hülkenberg, scoring nine victories, and beating nearest rivals New Zealand by 35 points.[2]
2007–08 season
Drivers: Michael Ammermüller, Christian Vietoris
Team Germany fell from grace in 2007–08. Although the team won two races, Michael Ammermüller was excluded from two races for his overly aggressive driving style.
2008–09 season
Drivers: André Lotterer, Michael Ammermüller
Drivers
Name | Seasons | Races (Starts) |
A1GP Title | Wins | Sprint wins |
Main wins |
2nd | 3rd | Poles | Fastest Laps |
Points |
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Michael Ammermüller | 2007-08, 2008-09 | 9 (18) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | |||||
Nico Hülkenberg | 2006-07 | 10 (20) | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 126 |
André Lotterer | 2008-09 | 1 (2) | 2 | ||||||||
Timo Scheider | 2005-06 | 7 (14) | 1 | 38 | |||||||
Sebastian Stahl | 2005-06 | 1 (2) | 0 | ||||||||
Adrian Sutil | 2005-06 | 3 (6) | 0 | ||||||||
Christian Vietoris | 2006-07, 2007-08 | 4 (8) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 44 |
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
(key), "spr" indicate a Sprint Race, "fea" indicate a Main Race.
Year | Racing team |
Chassis, Engine, Tyres |
Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Points | Rank |
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2005-06 | Super Nova Racing | Lola, Zytek, Cooper Avon |
GBR spr | GBR fea | GER spr | GER fea | PRT spr | PRT fea | AUS spr | AUS fea | MYS spr | MYS fea | ARE spr | ARE fea | ZAF spr | ZAF fea | IDN spr | IDN fea | MEX spr | MEX fea | USA spr | USA fea | CHN spr | CHN fea | 38 | 15th | |
Timo Scheider | 14 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Adrian Sutil | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sebastian Stahl | 15 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006-07 | Super Nova Racing | Lola Zytek Cooper Avon |
NED spr | NED fea | CZE spr | CZE fea | BEI spr | BEI fea | MYS spr | MYS fea | IDN spr | IDN fea | NZ spr | NZ fea | AUS spr | AUS fea | ZAF spr | ZAF fea | MEX spr | MEX fea | SHA spr | SHA fea | GBR spr | GBR fea | 128 | 1st | |
Nico Hülkenberg | 4 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
Christian Vietoris | Ret | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007-08 | Super Nova Racing | Lola Zytek Cooper Avon |
NED spr | NED fea | CZE spr | CZE fea | MYS spr | MYS fea | ZHU spr | ZHU fea | NZ spr | NZ fea | AUS spr | AUS fea | ZAF spr | ZAF fea | MEX spr | MEX fea | SHA spr | SHA fea | GBR spr | GBR fea | 83 | 8th | |||
Christian Vietoris | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Ammermüller | 16 | EX | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | EX | Ret | Ret | 20 | 6 | 10 | 20 | Ret | |||||||||||||
2008-09 | DAMS | Ferrari, Ferrari, Michelin |
NLD | CHN | MYS | NZL | RSA | POR | GBR | 2 | 21st | ||||||||||||||||
spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | ||||||||||||||
Michael Ammermüller | 14 | 11 | 11 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||
André Lotterer | Ret | 9 |
References
- A1GP Media Guide 08-09
- "A1GP history". A1GP.com. 2007-04-15. Archived from the original on 2007-12-24. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
External links
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Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by France |
A1 Grand Prix Champion 2006-07 |
Succeeded by Switzerland |