A1 Team Brazil

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A1 Team Brazil
Flag of Brazil.svg
Founded2005
Seat holder(s) Emerson Fittipaldi
Team principal Fernando Patva
Race driver(s) Felipe Guimarães
Car nicknamen/a
First race 2005-06 Great Britain
Rounds entered39 (78 races)
Championships0
Sprint race victories1
Feature race victories1
Pole positions2
Fastest laps4
Total points142
2008-09 position15th (18 pts)

A1 Team Brazil was the Brazilian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.

Contents

Management

The seat holder for A1 Team Brazil is the former Formula One World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi. Since 2005, Brazilian footballer Ronaldo has been the co-owner of A1 Team Brazil. The team principal is Fernando Patva. Technical support is provided by DS Motorsport Ltd. [1]

History

2008–09 season

Driver: Felipe Guimarães

2007–08 season

Drivers: Sérgio Jimenez, Bruno Junqueira, Alexandre Negrão

Performances picked up during the 2007–08 season, with the team scoring a podium in Malaysia, and finishing 11th overall.

2006–07 season

Drivers: Bruno Junqueira, Raphael Matos, Vítor Meira, Tuka Rocha

The team suffered a bad season, scoring points in only four races and finishing 18th.

2005–06 season

Drivers: Christian Fittipaldi, Nelson Piquet Jr.

After taking maximum points in the opening round of the season, Team Brazil gradually lost competitiveness as the season went on. They finished 6th in the championship.

Drivers

NameSeasonsRaces
(Starts)
A1GP TitleWinsSprint
wins
Main
wins
2nd3rdPolesFastest
Laps
Points
Christian Fittipaldi 2005-06 4 (8)8
Felipe Guimarães 2008-09 7 (11)118
Sérgio Jimenez 2007-08 6 (12)138
Bruno Junqueira 2006-07, 2007-08 5 (10)10
Raphael Matos 2006-07 3 (6)5
Vítor Meira 2006-07 1(2)0
Alexandre Negrão 2007-08 2 (4)0
Nelson Piquet Jr. 2005-06 7 (14)211122363
Tuka Rocha 2006-07 4 (8)0

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

(key), "spr" indicate a Sprint Race, "fea" indicate a Main Race.

YearRacing
team
Chassis,
Engine,
Tyres
Drivers12345678910111213141516171819202122PointsRank
2005-06 ASM F3 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 716th
Nelson Piquet Jr. 113Ret2839410RetRetRet9
Christian Fittipaldi 204141213Ret10Ret
2006-07 Charouz Racing System 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 918th
Tuka Rocha 141210141514Ret11
Raphael Matos 6719181614
Bruno Junqueira 177Ret1312Ret
Vítor Meira 1419
2007-08 Argo Racing Cars Ltd. 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 4411th
Sérgio Jimenez 13111174318Ret61384
Bruno Junqueira Ret9108
Alexandre Negrão 14131614
2008-09 DS Motorsport Ltd Ferrari,
Ferrari,
Michelin
Flag of the Netherlands.svg NLD Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CHN Flag of Malaysia.svg MYS Flag of New Zealand.svg NZL Flag of South Africa.svg RSA Flag of Portugal.svg POR Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR 1815th
sprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfea
Felipe Guimarães 14Ret20RetRet714151527DNSDNSDNS

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