A1 Team China

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A1 Team China A1 Grand Prix, Kyalami - China.jpg
A1 Team China
A1 Team China
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
Founded2005
Seat holder(s)Liu Yu
Team principal Werner Gillis
Race driver(s) Cheng Congfu
Ho-Pin Tung
Car nicknamen/a
First race 2005-06 Great Britain
Rounds entered39 (78 races)
Championships0
Sprint race victories0
Feature race victories0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps4
Total points87
2008-09 position17th (4 pts)

A1 Team China was the Chinese team of A1 Grand Prix, a now defunct international racing series.

Contents

Management

The seat holder A1 Team China is Liu Yu (刘煜). Werner Gillis is the team principal, and technical support is provided by Team Astromega. [1]

History

2008–09 season

Drivers: Cheng Congfu, Ho-Pin Tung

2007–08 season

Driver: Cheng Congfu

Cheng Congfu taking A1 Team China to a podium finish at Zhuhai International Circuit. 2007 A1GP Zhuhai Team China.jpg
Cheng Congfu taking A1 Team China to a podium finish at Zhuhai International Circuit.

A mixed bag of results for the team, culminated in 13th position, including a podium at one of the team's home races in Zhuhai.

2006–07 season

Drivers: Cheng Congfu, Ho-Pin Tung

Fortunes changed for Team China, as the mix of Cheng and Tung managed to lift the team to 15th position, as well as scoring a podium.

2005–06 season

Drivers: Tengyi Jiang, Qinghua Ma

Team China were uncompetitive in the inaugural season, scoring points only once and finishing in 22nd position.

Drivers

NameSeasonsRaces
(Starts)
A1GP TitleWinsSprint
wins
Main
wins
2nd3rdPolesFastest
Laps
Points
Cheng Congfu 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 18 (36)1464
Tengyi Jiang 2005-06 10 (20)6
Qinghua Ma 2005-06 1 (2)0
Ho-Pin Tung 2006-07, 2008-09 10 (20)117

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

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

YearRacing
team
Chassis,
Engine,
Tyres
Drivers12345678910111213141516171819202122PointsRank
2005-06 Team Astromega 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 622nd
Tengyi Jiang 21121817Ret1416Ret20Ret195RetRetRetRet151717Ret
Qinghua Ma 1416
2006-07 Team Astromega 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 2215th
Cheng Congfu 1194813Ret10161115Ret10
Ho-Pin Tung Ret131396314Ret610
2007-08 Team Astromega 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 5513th
Cheng Congfu 1715104Ret53914Ret14104617101015214
2008-09 Team Astromega 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 417th
sprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfea
Ho-Pin Tung 139171210913Ret168
Cheng Congfu Ret1414Ret

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