2005–06 A1 Grand Prix season

The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix season was the inaugural season for the A1 Grand Prix series. It began on 25 September 2005, and finished on 2 April 2006 after eleven races.

Calendar

The first A1 Grand Prix season consisted of 11 rounds, all held in different countries. Each event ran over a three-day weekend, including a practice session on each of Friday and Saturday before a qualifying session on Saturday and two races on Sunday.

Round Event Circuit Dates
1 United Kingdom A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Great Britain Brands Hatch 23–25 September 2005
2 Germany A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Germany EuroSpeedway Lausitz 7–9 October 2005
3 Portugal A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Portugal Circuito do Estoril 21–23 October 2005
4 Australia A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Australia Eastern Creek Raceway 4–6 November 2005
5 Malaysia A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Malaysia Sepang International Circuit 18–20 November 2005
6 United Arab Emirates A1 Grand Prix of Nations, United Arab Emirates Dubai Autodrome 9–11 December 2005
7 South Africa A1 Grand Prix of Nations, South Africa Durban Street Circuit 27–29 January 2006
8 Indonesia A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Indonesia Sentul International Circuit 10–12 February 2006
9 Mexico A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Mexico Fundidora Park 24–26 February 2006
10 United States A1 Grand Prix of Nations, United States Laguna Seca 10–12 March 2006
11 China A1 Grand Prix of Nations, China Shanghai International Circuit 31 March–2 April 2006
Map

Calendar changes

Entry list

25 teams, each representing a different country, signed up for the first A1 Grand Prix season. All teams used a control chassis (Lola A1GP), engine (Zytek) and tyre (Cooper Avon). The following teams competed in the 2005–06 championship:

A1 Team Australia used the most drivers of any team in the inaugural season, with five.
Entrant (Team) Driver Events
Australia A1 Team Australia
Alan Docking Racing
Will Power 1
Christian Jones 2, 6, 9
Will Davison 3–7
Marcus Marshall 8
Ryan Briscoe 10–11
Austria A1 Team Austria
Team Rosberg
Mathias Lauda 1–8, 10–11
Patrick Friesacher 9
Brazil A1 Team Brazil
ART Grand Prix
Nelson Piquet, Jr. 1–7
Christian Fittipaldi 8–11
Canada A1 Team Canada
John Village Automotive
Sean McIntosh 1–8
Patrick Carpentier 9–11
China A1 Team China
Team Astromega
Tengyi Jiang All
Qinghua Ma 1, 9, 11
Czech Republic A1 Team Czech Republic
Charouz Racing System
Jan Charouz 1
Tomáš Enge 2–11
France A1 Team France
DAMS
Alexandre Prémat 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11
Nicolas Lapierre 2, 4, 6, 8, 10–11
Germany A1 Team Germany
Super Nova Racing
Timo Scheider 1–2, 5, 7–10
Adrian Sutil 3–4, 6
Sebastian Stahl 11
United Kingdom A1 Team Great Britain
Arden International
Robbie Kerr 1–10
Darren Manning 11
India A1 Team India
Akbar Ebrahim
Karun Chandhok 1–2
Armaan Ebrahim 3–8
Indonesia A1 Team Indonesia Ananda Mikola 1–3, 5–11
Republic of Ireland A1 Team Ireland
Status Grand Prix
Michael Devaney 1, 4, 11
Ralph Firman 2–3, 5–10
Italy A1 Team Italy
Team Ghinzani
Enrico Toccacelo 1–6, 9, 11
Massimiliano Busnelli 7–8
Max Papis 10
Japan A1 Team Japan
Carlin Motorsport
Ryo Fukuda 1
Hideki Noda 2
Hayanari Shimoda 4–6, 8–9
Lebanon A1 Team Lebanon
Carlin Motorsport
Khalil Beschir 1–2, 5
Basil Shaaban 1, 3–4, 6–8
United States Graham Rahal 9–11
Malaysia A1 Team Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy 1, 3, 5
Alex Yoong 1–2, 4–11
Mexico A1 Team Mexico
DAMS
Salvador Durán 1, 3–4, 6, 8–11
David Martínez 2, 7
Luis Díaz 5
Netherlands A1 Team Netherlands
Racing for Holland
Jos Verstappen All
New Zealand A1 Team New Zealand
West Surrey Racing
Matthew Halliday 1, 3, 5–11
Jonny Reid 2, 4
Pakistan A1 Team Pakistan
Super Nova Racing
Adam Khan 1–7, 10–11
Italy Enrico Toccacelo 7
Portugal A1 Team Portugal
Carlin Motorsport
Álvaro Parente 1–10
César Campaniço 11
Russia A1 Team Russia
Russian Age Racing
Aleksey Vasilyev 1
Mikhail Aleshin 3
Roman Rusinov 4
South Africa A1 Team South Africa
BCN Competicion
Stephen Simpson 1, 4–11
Tomas Scheckter 2–3
Switzerland A1 Team Switzerland
DAMS
Neel Jani 1–9
Giorgio Mondini 10–11
United States A1 Team USA
David Price Racing
Scott Speed 1–3
Bryan Herta 4–5, 9–10
Philip Giebler 6–8, 11

Mid-season changes

Results and standings

Results summary

Jos Verstappen on his way to victory at the South African round.
Round Event Pole Position Fastest Lap Winner Report
1 S United Kingdom Great Britain Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. France Alexandre Prémat Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Report
F Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr.
2 S Germany Germany France Nicolas Lapierre Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. France Nicolas Lapierre Report
F Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. France Nicolas Lapierre
3 S Portugal Portugal Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. France Alexandre Prémat France Alexandre Prémat Report
F France Alexandre Prémat France Alexandre Prémat
4 S Australia Australia France Nicolas Lapierre France Nicolas Lapierre France Nicolas Lapierre Report
F France Nicolas Lapierre France Nicolas Lapierre
5 S Malaysia Malaysia Switzerland Neel Jani France Alexandre Prémat France Alexandre Prémat Report
F Netherlands Jos Verstappen France Alexandre Prémat
6 S United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Switzerland Neel Jani Switzerland Neel Jani Switzerland Neel Jani Report
F Republic of Ireland Ralph Firman France Nicolas Lapierre
7 S South Africa South Africa France Alexandre Prémat Republic of Ireland Ralph Firman France Alexandre Prémat Report
F Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Netherlands Jos Verstappen
8 S Indonesia Indonesia United Kingdom Robbie Kerr France Nicolas Lapierre France Nicolas Lapierre Report
F Republic of Ireland Ralph Firman Canada Sean McIntosh
9 S Mexico Mexico France Alexandre Prémat Netherlands Jos Verstappen France Alexandre Prémat Report
F France Alexandre Prémat France Alexandre Prémat
10 S United States United States Mexico Salvador Durán Mexico Salvador Durán Mexico Salvador Durán Report
F France Nicolas Lapierre Mexico Salvador Durán
11 S China China Malaysia Alex Yoong Malaysia Alex Yoong Malaysia Alex Yoong Report
F Mexico Salvador Durán Czech Republic Tomáš Enge

Championship standings

Pos Team Drivers United Kingdom
GBR
Germany
GER
Portugal
POR
Australia
AUS
Malaysia
MYS
United Arab Emirates
UAE
South Africa
RSA
Indonesia
INA
Mexico
MEX
United States
USA
China
CHN
Pts
S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F
1 France France Alexandre Prémat 2 DNS 1 1 1 1 1 8 1 1 7 172
Nicolas Lapierre 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 8 2 Ret 6
2 Switzerland Switzerland Neel Jani 9 Ret 2 5 3 2 6 3 2 2 1 Ret 3 2 5 5 2 3 121
Giorgio Mondini 16 13 Ret Ret
3 United Kingdom Great Britain Robbie Kerr 5 Ret Ret 2 Ret 12 5 2 3 Ret 9 2 2 Ret 2 10 11 6 4 3 97
Darren Manning 2 15
4 New Zealand New Zealand Matthew Halliday 3 4 14 16 6 6 15 13 6 4 8 7 Ret 8 8 12 8 4 77
Jonny Reid 4 4 14 8
5 Malaysia Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy 13 8 Ret 8 74
Alex Yoong 5 6 16 8 5 QO 5 10 Ret Ret Ret 4 2 7 11 Ret 10 1 2
6 Brazil Brazil Nelson Piquet, Jr. 1 1 3 Ret 2 8 3 9 4 10 Ret Ret Ret 9 71
Christian Fittipaldi 20 4 14 12 13 Ret 10 Ret
7 Netherlands Netherlands Jos Verstappen Ret 7 Ret 7 4 Ret 7 4 5 16 11 9 16 1 7 6 4 2 14 Ret Ret 17 69
8 Republic of Ireland Ireland Michael Devaney 10 Ret 4 14 4 Ret 68
Ralph Firman 9 6 19 3 7 9 4 Ret 4 Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 5 6
9 Portugal Portugal Álvaro Parente 8 Ret Ret 11 6 5 2 7 9 18 8 4 8 3 19 Ret Ret 10 3 4 66
César Campaniço 13 12
10 Mexico Mexico Salvador Durán 6 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 18 8 3 Ret Ret Ret 1 1 3 8 59
David Martínez 8 13 10 Ret
Luis Díaz 19 15
11 Canada Canada Sean McIntosh 19 9 7 3 7 Ret 9 Ret 15 Ret 5 6 12 10 Ret 1 59
Patrick Carpentier 9 15 6 5 Ret 7
12 Czech Republic Czech Republic Jan Charouz 18 Ret 56
Tomáš Enge 11 Ret 5 9 Ret Ret 16 3 3 Ret 5 Ret 10 13 5 7 18 Ret 6 1
13 Australia Australia Will Power 4 2 51
Christian Jones 15 14 QO 16 Ret
Will Davison Ret 6 11 6 Ret 11 21 10 9 Ret
Marcus Marshall 16 3
Ryan Briscoe 10 8 9 3
14 Italy Italy Enrico Toccacelo 16 Ret 17 Ret 11 7 10 Ret 17 4 2 11 3 4 16 9 46
Massimiliano Busnelli Ret 6 14 Ret
Max Papis 19 7
15 Germany Germany Timo Scheider 14 10 5 10 12 8 7 Ret 12 12 8 5 7 2 38
Adrian Sutil 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12
Sebastian Stahl 15 18
16 United States United States Scott Speed 11 Ret Ret Ret 13 4 23
Bryan Herta 15 10 10 7 6 13 9 Ret
Philip Giebler 13 Ret 13 Ret 15 9 14 10
17 South Africa South Africa Stephen Simpson 24 6 Ret Ret Ret 12 12 3 Ret 5 Ret 11 Ret 18 11 Ret 11 14 20
Tomas Scheckter 12 Ret 10 Ret
18 Indonesia Indonesia Ananda Mikola 17 Ret 14 8 9 Ret Ret 14 6 Ret Ret Ret 11 14 12 16 Ret Ret 5 Ret 16
19 Austria Austria Mathias Lauda 20 11 13 15 16 10 19 Ret 18 Ret 17 7 16 7 13 Ret 12 9 Ret 13 14
Patrick Friesacher 10 9
20 Pakistan Pakistan Adam Khan 7 13 Ret 12 Ret 15 12 11 13 Ret 16 Ret WD 15 11 12 5 10
Italy Enrico Toccacelo 11 Ret
21 Japan Japan Ryo Fukuda 12 8 8
Hideki Noda 10 9
Hayanari Shimoda 18 Ret 14 13 14 15 9 Ret Ret Ret
22 China China Tengyi Jiang 21 12 18 17 Ret 14 16 Ret 20 Ret 19 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 17 17 Ret QO 6
Qinghua Ma QO QO 14 16
23 Lebanon Lebanon Khalil Beschir 22 Ret Ret 18 Ret 17 0
Basil Shaaban QO 18 11 Ret 12 Ret 16 17 Ret 17 Ret
United States Graham Rahal 13 14 Ret Ret 18 11
24 India India Karun Chandhok 15 DNS 16 Ret 0
Armaan Ebrahim 17 13 17 13 11 EXC 20 14 14 Ret 18 15
25 Russia Russia Aleksey Vasilyev 23 Ret 0
Mikhail Aleshin 15 17
Roman Rusinov 13 Ret
Pos Team Drivers S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F S F Pts
United Kingdom
GBR
Germany
GER
Portugal
POR
Australia
AUS
Malaysia
MYS
United Arab Emirates
UAE
South Africa
RSA
Indonesia
INA
Mexico
MEX
United States
USA
China
CHN
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenFinished, in points
GreenRetired, in points
BlueFinished, no points
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
Not classified (NC)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate
Injured (INJ)
Excluded (EX)
Bold Pole position
* Fastest lap
spr Sprint Race
fea Feature Race

References

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