Hinchcliffe takes fourth on the grid for Chinese A1GP Sprint
11.11.2006:
Hinchcliffe takes fourth on the grid for Chinese A1GP Sprint
Qualifying, Round 3/12 – A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, Beijing, China
A1 Team Canada’s James Hinchcliffe was fourth fastest in a limited Saturday practice session in China today ahead of Round 3 of the 2006-07 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport in Beijing on Sunday. Saturday’s practice and qualifying sessions were disrupted due to on-going issues with the brand new street circuit, the grid for the opening Sprint race now determined by practice times, Hinchcliffe securing a welcome second-row grid slot on the tight Chinese track.
Modifications had been made overnight to the original configuration, chiefly the removal of the hairpin bend at Turn 8 which had caused the initial problems in yesterday’s aborted running. As a result track officials had shortened the length of the main straight, removing the troublesome bend and replacing it with a wider hairpin turn. A lengthened official practice session was meant as a precursor to qualifying but as the session developed further issues were raised and as a result on-track activity for the day was postponed.
"It was an interesting session," Hinchcliffe (19) commented. "My first impression of the track is that it’s obviously bumpy - in fact it’s the second bumpiest track I’ve ever driven on and you really have to define your line by where the bumps aren’t! It’s tight and there’s not a lot of room for passing but everyone’s in the same boat. Fourth is okay but I was hoping to be in the top three."
Hinchcliffe, a native of Toronto, completed a total of 15 laps in practice, his fastest tour around the modified circuit a 1m01.103s placing him fourth fastest from the 22-car field as the session was red flagged.
A1GP Round 3 China – Top-10 Practice Times / Top-10 Sprint Grid
1, Netherlands, Jeroen Bleekemolen, 1:00.093
2, Mexico, Salvador Duran, 1:00.583
3, Italy, Enrico Toccacelo, 1:00.942
4, CANADA, JAMES HINCHCLIFFE, 1:01.103
5, Germany, Niko Hülkenberg, 1:01.275
6, Brazil, Raphael Matos, 1:01.306
7, South Africa, Adrian Zaugg, 1:01.361
8, Great Britain, Oliver Jarvis, 1:01.404
9, Czech Republic, Tomas Enge, 1:01.555
10, Switzerland, Neel Jani, 1:01.711
Sunday’s scheduled Sprint race starts at 11am local time (10pm EST Saturday) with the Feature race starting at 3pm in Beijing (2am EST Sunday).
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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
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Qualifying, Round 2/12 – A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, Brno, Czech Republic
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The pos weiter >>
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Zandvoort, Saturday 30 September
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A1GP World Cup of Motorsport Round 1 - Zandvoort, The Netherlands
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Zandvoort, Saturday 30 September
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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
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