15.04.2007:
Great Britain Celebrates Chinese A1GP Victory
- 'Great Britain's Robbie Kerr Celebrates his Chinese Sprint Victory' - Jakob Ebrey Photography
Robbie Kerr steered A1 Team Great Britain to its second consecutive A1GP World Cup of Motorsport victory today as the Burbage racer capitalized on his first pole position of the season to dominate Round 10’s Sprint race at the Shanghai International Circuit in China.
Kerr, having watched Oliver Jarvis score the team’s maiden win at the previous round in Mexico City, finally broke his A1GP duck to savor his own top step podium triumph having come so close on numerous occasions. His biggest rival all weekend, New Zealand’s Jonny Reid, denied Kerr a clean sweep of the podium in the afternoon’s Feature race, Great Britain forced to settle for second place behind the Kiwi team after a fighting drive but finishing ahead of newly-crowned A1GP World Champions A1 Team Germany in third.
Kerr’s efforts in Saturday qualifying, where he snatched pole from Reid in the dying seconds of the fourth and final run, would ultimately pay dividends in Sunday morning’s 10-lap Sprint race. With a clear track ahead of him Kerr controlled the pace to the line and fired himself into the first turn with his finger planted firmly on the PowerBoost button. New Zealand and Germany gave chase but Robbie wasn’t to be denied his moment of glory for Great Britain as he coolly led the 22-car field all the way to the chequered flag for the team’s second straight A1GP victory and his own personal best!
The afternoon’s 70-minute Feature race would again see Kerr in commanding form early on despite two brief safety car periods disrupting proceedings. Robbie won the battle to the first turn and held the lead through to his mandatory pit-stop, the team calling him in at the end of lap 10. A well executed stop looked like giving Kerr the lead once the field had cycled through but a pass by New Zealand’s Reid on lap 16 held the Brit in third with the leading car of A1 Team USA still to pit.
With the Jonathan Summerton pitting the American entry on the next lap Reid assumed the lead with Kerr placed second two seconds behind the Kiwi racer. At the halfway stage the gap had increased but a third safety car period on lap 25 eradicated Reid’s five second advantage over Kerr in second and Germany’s Nico Hülkenberg in third. The final third of the race turned into a sprint to the chequered with Robbie putting in a determined display to keep New Zealand firmly in his sights. Gradually closing the gap, Kerr’s hopes of a last lap move were dashed as the race was called on time, one lap short of the predicted 40 laps.
Reid scored his third win of the season for New Zealand with Kerr second for Great Britain ahead of third placed Nico Hülkenberg – the German’s performance, combined with his eight series wins to-date, enough to guarantee his country’s first A1GP World Championship crown.
Reflecting on his best-ever weekend in A1GP Kerr said, "Well it’s great to finally get a win, I’m really happy! It’s a shame I couldn’t get the double but second in the Feature’s still a good result and helps cement our standing in the points. The Sprint race was really all about making no mistakes and controlling the pace which I did. We definitely had a quicker car towards the end of the Feature but I just couldn’t quite get close enough."
"All in all it’s been a good weekend," commented Team Principal John Surtees. "Robbie drove a very controlled Sprint race off the back of a very special pole-winning lap yesterday. He was very strong towards the end of the Feature but we just didn’t quite have the top speed to make a move. Overall his performance today was faultless; the win’s great for his morale and our recent successes bode well heading to Brands Hatch for the home finale."
The 2006-07 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport concludes with Round 11 hosted at the Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit in Great Britain, Friday 27th – Sunday 29th April – www.a1gp.com
Top-Ten A1GP Nations Standings after Round 10/11: 1st Germany (113) - CHAMPIONS, 2nd New Zealand (90), 3rd GREAT BRITAIN (76), 4th France (60), 5th Malaysia (51), 6th Netherlands (50), 7th Switzerland (50), 8th Italy (40), 9th USA (37), 10th Mexico (35)
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– ‘Canada’s Sean McIntosh gets set for A1GP qualifying’ – Jakob Ebrey Photography
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- 'Kerr gives his pole-winning performance in China the thumbs up' - Jakob Ebrey Photography
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Rookie driver Marcel Fässler was in action this morning on a dry Shanghai circuit setting a seventh fastest time in 1.37.581 and covering 22 laps. The weather was dry and warm and drivers were surprised with the mist floating over the track.
Later, Stebastien Buemi completed 25 laps and clocked the 7th fastest time in the first official practice session. His best lap 1.36 weiter >>
- 'Canada's Kevin Lacroix pictured at the Shanghai International Circuit, China' - Jakob Ebrey Photography
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'Great Britain's Oliver Turvey (left) and Robbie Kerr (right) pictured in Shanghai' - Jakob Ebrey Photography
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This morning’s rookie practice sessi weiter >>
– ‘Kevin Lacroix continues in his rookie role for Canada’ – Jakob Ebrey Photography
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'Robbie Kerr graced the podium in South Africa in his last A1GP start' - Jakob Ebrey Photography
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Allam Khodair will be racing for the team this weekend, with Khalil Beschir attending as reserve driver. Shanghai will be weiter >>
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Jean-Karl VERNAY says: "I am really eager to drive again for A1GP Team France. I have good memories from Mexico despite my difficult debut weiter >>
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Sebastien Buemi comments, "It's very exciting to be back behind the wheel, the last time was weiter >>
‘Oliver Turvey sampling GBR’s A1GP car at Brands Hatch’ – Jakob Ebrey Photography
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‘A1 Team Canada’s James Hinchcliffe racing in Mexico’ – Jakob Ebrey Photography
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'Great Britain's Oliver Jarvis Wins In Mexico City' - Jakob Ebrey Photography
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A1 Team Switzerland's Marcel Fässler making his debut this week in his first A1GP race finished tenth in the sprint race reaching the goal he had set to himself to finish the race. In the 45 lap long feature race, Marcel was classified in 14th and finished the second A1GP race of his career. Switzer weiter >>
A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, Round 9 - Mexico City
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‘Hinchcliffe qualifying the Canadian entry in Mexico City’ – Jakob Ebrey Photography
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'Jarvis sealed third on the grid for A1 Team GBR in Mexico - Jakob Ebrey Photography
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In the final practice session at the Hermanos Rodrigues track in Mexico on Saturday morning, A1 Team Switzerland Marcel Fässler finished eighteenth fastest with a time of 01:29.120 and covered 23 laps.
Later Marcel Fässler put his car in 18th place on the grid to start the sprint race with Malaysia Alex Yoong in pole.
The weather conditions were dry but slightly weiter >>
A1 Team France qualified in the top five for the sprint race as Jean-Karl Vernay delivered a strong performance for his first ever qualifying in the series Following a trouble-free final practice session on Saturday morning where
A1 Team France finished ninth fastest with a time of 01:28.327. A1GP France had good reason to be satisfied about this third practice session of weiter >>
The final practice and qualifying sessions of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, Mexico, were completed today at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, with Allam Khodair flying the flag for A1 Team Lebanon and the Arab world.
The team will line up on the 11th row of the grid for tomorrow’s Sprint race after a highly competitive qualifying session. In morning practice the team weiter >>
A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, Round 9 - Mexico City
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Rookie driver Marcel Fässler was in action this morning at a dry Mexico circuit setting a fourth fastest time in the first of the two sessions and a promising ninth fastest lap in the second rookie session.
Later, Marcel Fässler completed 25 laps and clocked the 14th time in the official practice session. His best lap is 1.29.150.
Marcel Fässler commented, weiter >>
The A1GP World cup of Motorsport held its opening day of practice in Mexico today, with the field of nations lining up in the pitlane for the practice periods. Allam Khodair is driving for A1 Team Lebanon this weekend, with Khalil Beschir attending the event alongside him.
Basil Shaaban and Alex Khateeb will be supporting their team and following the fortunes of their te weiter >>
A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, Round 9 - Mexico City
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Rennen 9: A1GP Mexiko - Marcel Fässler alleiniger Vertreter der Schweiz
Denn Neel Jani wurde das Opfer einer schweren Lebensmittelvergiftung, die es ihm verunmöglicht in Mexico, rechtzeitig zum ersten Training anzureisen.
Neel Jani sagte enttäuscht: „Wie unglaublich schade, ausgerechnet jetzt mit einem solchen Gesundheitlichen Problem konfrontiert weiter >>
The 2006/07 season of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport continues this weekend with the ninth round of the Series being held in Mexico City.
The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, named after Mexico’s most famous motor racing sons, Ricardo and Pedro Rodriguez, plays host to the 23 nations competing in this international race series which pits country against country. The venue weiter >>
A1 Team Switzerland heads to Mexico (March 23-25) with both Neel Jani and rookie driver Marcel Fässler on top form.
Jani returns to the cockpit this weekend with the team and is determined to improve its championship standing. Last year Neel Jani claimed two podiums in Mexico scoring a total of 17 points and is determined to at least repeat that result this weiter >>
A1 Team France heads to the ninth round of the A1GP season at Mexico's Autodromo Hermanos Rodrigues with a new driver at the wheel as it
bids to improve on its current third place in the overall Championship (March 23-25). The new driver is 19-year-old Jean-Karl Vernay, one of the drivers from the France FFSA filière, who will drive in the rookie session as well as the r weiter >>
Oliver Jarvis will spearhead A1 Team Great Britain’s attack on Round 9 of the 2006-07 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport next weekend at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico, Friday 23rd – Sunday 25th March. The 23-year-old from Cambridge will make his second start for the British team having had his first taste of A1GP race action in Round 3 last November, magnifice weiter >>
The 9th round of the A1GP Championship will take place next weekend (24th and 25th March) on the Mexico City circuit, which welcomed the Nascar series a few weeks ago.
A1 Team France will have a new rookie driver for this Mexican round, Jean-Karl Vernay. The young French driver will take over the position of the driver to represent his country for the first time.
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‘Oliver Turvey pictured today at A1GP’s Silverstone base’ – Jakob Ebrey Photography
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A1 Team GBR’s Chief Engineer James Robinson’ – Jakob Ebrey Photography
A1 Team Great Britain celebrated a return to the podium last weekend as a trademark performance from Robbie Kerr around the streets of Durban captured second place for the team in Round 8 of the 2006-07 A1GP weiter >>
A1 Team Lebanon had a weekend of strong running in Durban, South Africa for the eighth round of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport.
The team has introduced a new driver for this weekend, Allam Khodair, who joins Khalil Beschir and Alex Khateeb for this event. Kho weiter >>
– ‘Canada’s James Hinchcliffe on the start grid in Durban’ – Jakob Ebrey Photography
The unpredictable nature of street racing was evidenced Sunday in South Africa as A1 Team Canada frustratingly failed to score points for the second straight A1GP race meeting. Round 8 of the 2006-07 weiter >>
- Round 8: A1GP Durban -
A1 Team Switzerland's Neel Jani finished fifth in the sprint race scoring two points and earned another seven points in the feature race to take Switzerland's overall total to 45 points in the championship.
Jani commented, " weiter >>
'Great Britain's Kerr (left) celebrates on the Durban podium' - Jakob Ebrey Photography
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- 'Great Britain's Robbie Kerr Celebrates his Chinese Sprint Victory' - Jakob Ebrey Photography