Nicolas Lapierre finishes a startling fourth after starting 17th on the grid
13.11.2006:
Nicolas Lapierre finishes a startling fourth after starting 17th on the grid
Round 3: A1GP Beijing (China):
Nicolas Lapierre finished the feature race a startling fourth after starting 17th on the grid which reflected the good progress of the team fighting its way up throughout a logistically difficult week-end.
Nicolas qualified the results of the Sunday morning additional warm-up as " an encouraging sign after yesterday's bad luck encountered as the official practice was red flagged" after finishing 7th best time , covering 8 laps with a best time of 59.766.
Nicolas started from a 21st position. He improved to finished 17th the short 20 laps long race neutralized during seven laps behind the safety car.
At 3pm, the rolling start of the feature race seemed easy to Nicolas. Immediately the car had a good pace. France's Nicolas Lapierre who had left in seventeenth place made his way up in a fantastic way to finish in a fourth place.
Nicolas Lapierre said: "It is an incredible achievement to start 17th and finish 4th. At one point, I simply thought I would never make it to the end. Three laps before the end, I was feeling that I had no more brakes. On the penultimate lap, I thought I was going to touch with James Hincliffe as the Canadian went into the wall. I really would like to thank the mechanics the engineers and all the team. They all worked very late last night to rebuilt completely the car and found the origin of the problem that was slowing us down since the Brno race. A real great team-work including Loic Duval's efforts to show the times panel at every lap during the event. We should have gone higher if the week-end had been complete. But nevermind, this fourth place is worth a win.
Eric Boullier, Team Manager: "A difficult week-end finishing on a high positive note: We solved the electronical engine problems on the car. We finished fourth the feature race after a difficult qualifying and gathered seven points over the week-end. The mechanics and engineers have done a fantastic work around Nicolas Lapierre all
week-end. The start was difficult, but we really enjoyed the first street Beijing event and certainly hope to come back next year and show our real potential on the China track."
A1 Team France, being the first winner of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport in 2005, is one of 22 teams contesting in the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport in 2006. After the third round in China, A1 Team has scored 15 points in the Championship.
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Round 3: A1GP Beijing A1 Switzerland Neel Jani
The Saturday morning practice session for this weekend's third round of the 2006/2007 A1 GP World Cup of Motorsport at Beijing was interrupted by a red flag. Up until then, A1 Team Switzerland's Neel Jani had covered thirteen laps working on race set-up and was lying tenth fastest with a best lap of 1.01.711s.
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Qualifying, Round 3/12 – A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, Beijing, China
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Friday, November 10, 2006 Today's two practice sessions for the A1GP Beijing have been cancelled to allow organizers to address issues with the brand new street circuit. A1 Team Switzerland rookie driver Marcel Faessler, took part in the rookie session at the new Beijing street circuit in mixed weather conditions.
After a delayed start, the first 30 minute "Rookie Session weiter >>
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A1 Swiss driver, Sebastien Buemi shows improvement as A1 Team Switzerland leaves Brno with one well-deserved point.
At the second round of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport at Brno in the Czech Republic, A1 Team Switzerland driver, Sebastien Buemi, 17, finished the short, 10-lap Sprint Race in 8th position. Starting 9th on the grid after A1 Team Great Britain’s fas weiter >>
A1 Team France leaves Brno with mixed feelings with one podium and one retirement.
French Driver Nicolas Lapierre, 22, finished in a solid third position in the Sprint Race. His podium gave A1 Team France four points heading to Round 3 at Beijing in China on November 10-12, 2006.
Starting 8th on the grid of the Sprint Race after A1 Team Great Bri weiter >>
Round 2/12 – A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, Brno, Czech Republic
Qualified: 10th / Sprint Race Finish: 9th / Feature Race Finish: 6th (5pts) / A1GP Standing: =4th (11pts)
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Round 2/12 – A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, Brno, Czech Republic
Qualified: 5th / Sprint Race Finish: 2nd (5pts) / Feature Race Finish: 5 (6pts) / A1GP Standing: 4th (11pts)
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Saturday 7 October
Following another trouble-free Official Practice session on Saturday morning in preparation for Sunday’s second round in Brno, French driver Nicolas Lapierre had a difficult qualifying session, finishing in 9th position for Sunday’s 20-minute Sprint Race with an aggregate result of 3.32.227. The 22-year-old French driver set his personal best tim weiter >>
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Progress was made during the final Official Practice on Saturday morning in which A1 Team Switzerland driver, Sebastien Buemi, worked steadily through his assigned technical programme, focusing particularly on achieving a suitable chassis balance for tomorrow’s races. He covered 22 laps of the technical 5.41-km Automotodrom Brno to finish in 15th position.
Struggling to f weiter >>
Qualifying, Round 2/12 – A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, Brno, Czech Republic
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A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, Round 2 - Brno, Czech Republic
A1 Team Brasil will begin tomorrow’s sprint race from the eighth row of the grid after Tuka Rocha competed in this afternoon’s A1GP World Cup of Nations qualifying session at the Brno circuit in the Czech Republic. His position could have been higher, but he unfortunately hit traffic on his last hot lap weiter >>
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Round 1: A1GP Netherlands - Zandvoort, Sunday 1st October
Following a decision of the Stewards of the meeting, A1 Switzerland newcomer Sebastien Buemi had to start the Sprint Race from 11th position on the grid. After a good rolling start, he managed to gain one position and kept it until the end of the short 12-lap race.
It was then a difficult b weiter >>
Round 1: A1GP Netherlands – Zandvoort, Sunday 1st October
Nicolas Lapierre, 22, claimed third place in the short 12-lap Sprint Race of the opening round of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport at Zandvoort which gave A1 France their first four points of the season. Starting third on the grid, he maintained his position until the chequered flag.
The pos weiter >>
The new season of A1GP opened with a dramatic, hectic race in Zandvoort, Holland. The main race featured five different leaders, changing weather conditions which saw teams changing from dry tyres to wet and back to dry, and numerous drivers sliding around the track to cope with the challenging Dutch circuit.
The action kicked off with the 20 minute Sprint race this morn weiter >>
Round 1 – A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, Circuit Park Zandvoort, Holland
Qualified: 7th / Sprint Race Finish: 8th / Feature Race Finish: 13th
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A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, Round 1 - Zandvoort, The Netherlands
A1 Team Brasil suffered a disappointing opening weekend of the 2006/07 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, when it was unable to score any points in the two rounds held at Zandvoort Park Circuit, the Netherlands. Driver Tuka Rocha finished the sprint race in 14th position and was then classified 1 weiter >>
A1 Switzerland will start from eleventh for the first sprint race of the new A1 Grand Prix season after race stewards penalised the team for running with one rear anti-roll bar canister instead of the required two. Although stewards confirmed the team gained no performance advantage, they decided to apply a penalty to enforce the technical regulations.
In his first A1 Gr weiter >>
A1 Team Lebanon completed the second day of running in the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, Zandvoort, with final practice and qualifying taking place at the Dutch circuit in front of an enthusiastic crowd of spectators. Basil Shaaban, driving for the team this weekend will start from 19th place on the grid for the race tomorrow, after completing his four ‘flying laps’ this afternoo weiter >>
Zandvoort, Saturday 30 September
A1 France will start on the second row for the first sprint race of the opening round of the season.
After making smooth progress yesterday in the preparations for the first round of the 2006/2007 A1 GP World Cup of Motorsport at Zandvoort, Nicolas Lapierre continued to work on developing a suitable chassis balance for the q weiter >>
Qualifying, Round 1 – A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, Circuit Park Zandvoort, Holland
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A1GP World Cup of Motorsport Round 1 - Zandvoort, The Netherlands
Saturday 30 September 2006
A1 Team Brasil will begin tomorrow’s sprint race at the Zandvoort circuit from the eighth row of the grid, after nominated race driver Tuka Rocha had a challenging first shot at A1GP’s innovative four-part qualifying session. It was a disappointing grid slot for th weiter >>
Zandvoort, Saturday 30 September
A1 Switzerland will start from the third row of the grid for the first sprint race of the opening round of the season.
During the final Official Practice session, driver Sebastien Buemi continued fine-tuning his car for the afternoon's qualifying session.
A1 Team Switzerland qualified in 5th place on the grid for tom weiter >>
Qualifying, Round 1 – A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, Circuit Park Zandvoort, Holland
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Official Practice, Round 1 – A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, Circuit Park Zandvoort, Holland
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The second season of A1GP World Cup of Motorsport is finally here and A1 Team Lebanon has been out on track in a return to competition.
A1 Team Lebanon is represented by drivers Khalil Beschir, Alex Khateeb and Basil Shaaban at this opening event, with Graham Rahal joining them at Brno, Czech Republic, the second weekend of racing in the Series.
A new feature of weiter >>
Official Practice, Round 1 – A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, Circuit Park Zandvoort, Holland
Zandvoort, Holland (September 29, 2006) – A1 Team Canada set the benchmark in practice today ahead of Round 1 of the 2006-07 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport on Sunday, 1st October, as weiter >>
A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, Round 1 - Zandvoort, The Netherlands
Friday 29 September 2006
The crowds poured through the gates and into the grandstands and open paddock as the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport began its 2006/07 season today at the Circuit Park Zandvoort, the Netherlands.
A1 Team Brasil was in action for today’s practice sessi weiter >>
Thursday 28 September 2006 The FFSA and A1 Team France are teaming up for the 2006-07 A1 Grand Prix season to give young French drivers the opportunity to shine. A1 Team France will give young French stars the chance to show their abilities during free practice on Fridays of A1 Grand Prix weekends.
Under the leadership of Jean-Paul Driot, A1 Team France has signed Nicolas weiter >>
Zandvoort, Friday 29 September
A1 Team France Rookie Driver, Loïc Duval, took part in the first practice session, the "Rookie Session" of the first round of the 2006/2007 A1 GP World Cup of Motorsport at the Circuit Park Zandvoort in the Netherlands. He completed 17 laps under sunny and pleasant weather conditions and finished at the top of the first session with t weiter >>
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Nicolas Lapierre finished the feature race a startling fourth after starting 17th on the grid which reflected the good progress of the team fighting its way up throughout a logistically difficult week-end.