A1 Team France | |
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Founded | 2005 |
Seat holder(s) | Jean-Paul Driot |
Team principal | - |
Race driver(s) | Loïc Duval Nicolas Prost |
Car nickname | n/a |
First race | 2005-06 Great Britain |
Rounds entered | 39 (78 races) |
Championships | 1 |
Sprint race victories | 8 |
Feature race victories | 7 |
Pole positions | 6 |
Fastest laps | 11 |
Total points | 404 |
2008-09 position | 5th (48 pts) |
A1 Team France was the French team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. The team were the A1 Grand Prix champions for the inaugural season, 2005-06.
A1 Team France's owner was Jean-Paul Driot. The team was previously managed by Driot's racing team Driot Associates Motor Sport (DAMS) since the series debut, but has switched to Connor Racing for the 2008–09 season. [1]
Driver: Loïc Duval
Drivers: Jonathan Cochet, Loïc Duval, Nicolas Lapierre, Franck Montagny
Team France remained competitive during 2007–08, with a win and six podiums leaving them in 4th position overall.
Drivers: Loïc Duval, Nicolas Lapierre, Jean Karl Vernay
Team France fell from grace in 2006–07, however still managed to score seven podiums to finish 4th in the championship.
Drivers: Nicolas Lapierre, Alexandre Premat
Team France were the dominant force during the inaugural season, winning thirteen of the 22 rounds, and becoming runaway champions.
Name | Seasons | Races (Starts) | A1GP Title | Wins | Sprint wins | Main wins | 2nd | 3rd | Poles | Fastest Laps | Points |
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Jonathan Cochet | 2007-08 | 1 (2) | 0 | ||||||||
Loïc Duval | 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 | 13 (26) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 167 | |
Nicolas Lapierre | 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 | 11 (22) | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 117 |
Franck Montagny | 2007-08 | 2 (4) | 10 | ||||||||
Alexandre Premat | 2005-06 | 6 (12) | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 94 | |
Nicolas Prost | 2008-09 | 4 (8) | 7 | ||||||||
Jean Karl Vernay | 2006-07 | 2 (4) | 4 |
(key), "spr" indicate a Sprint Race, "fea" indicate a Main Race.
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