A1 Team Canada | |
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Founded | 2005 |
Seat holder(s) | Wade Cherwayko |
Team principal | - |
Race driver(s) | TBA |
Car nickname | n/a |
First race | 2005-06 Great Britain |
Rounds entered | 32 (64 races) |
Championships | 0 |
Sprint race victories | 1 |
Feature race victories | 1 |
Pole positions | 2 |
Fastest laps | 2 |
Total points | 167 |
2008-09 position | NC (0 pts) |
A1 Team Canada was the Canadian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.
A1 Team Canada's previous seat holder was Jay Laski. However Wade Cherwayko took over and became the current seat holder. [1]
The team did not race, apparently due to a lack of sponsorship cash.
Drivers: James Hinchcliffe, Robert Wickens
After an uncompetitive start, Robert Wickens scored all of the team's 75 points in 2007–08, as well as picking up another victory and four podiums. The team finished 9th overall.
Drivers: James Hinchcliffe, Sean McIntosh
Although the team scored in less races, Team Canada still managed to pick up a podium and finish in 11th position.
Drivers: Patrick Carpentier, Sean McIntosh
Team Canada had mixed fortunes during the first season. A victory, and a podium finish along with other consistent scoring helped them to finish in 11th position.
Name | Seasons | Races (Starts) | A1GP Title | Wins | Sprint wins | Main wins | 2nd | 3rd | Poles | Fastest Laps | Points |
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Patrick Carpentier | 2005-06 | 3 (6) | 16 | ||||||||
James Hinchcliffe | 2006-07, 2007-08 | 10 (20) | 1 | 1 | 22 | ||||||
Sean McIntosh | 2005-06, 2006-07 | 12 (24) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 53 | |||||
Robert Wickens | 2007-08 | 7 (14) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 75 |
(key), "spr" indicate a Sprint Race, "fea" indicate a Main Race.
Year | Racing team | Chassis, Engine, Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Points | Rank |
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2005-06 | John Village Automotive | 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 | 59 | 11th | |
Sean McIntosh | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 7 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 1 | |||||||||||
Patrick Carpentier | 9 | 15 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2006-07 | John Village Automotive | 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 | 33 | 11th | |
James Hinchcliffe | 8 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 13 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 13 | 15 | |||||||||||||
Sean McIntosh | 8 | 5 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 10 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
2007-08 | Status Grand Prix | 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 | 75 | 9th | |||
James Hinchcliffe | 19 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Wickens | 3 | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 | |||||||||||||
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