A1 Team France

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A1 Team France
Flag of France.svg
Founded2005
Seat holder(s) Jean-Paul Driot
Team principal-
Race driver(s) Loïc Duval
Nicolas Prost
Car nicknamen/a
First race 2005-06 Great Britain
Rounds entered39 (78 races)
Championships1
Sprint race victories8
Feature race victories7
Pole positions6
Fastest laps11
Total points404
2008-09 position5th (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.

Contents

Management

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]

History

2008–09 season

Driver: Loïc Duval

2007–08 season

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.

2006–07 season

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.

2005–06 season

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.

Drivers

NameSeasonsRaces
(Starts)
A1GP TitleWinsSprint
wins
Main
wins
2nd3rdPolesFastest
Laps
Points
Jonathan Cochet 2007-08 1 (2)0
Loïc Duval 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 13 (26)2118422167
Nicolas Lapierre 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 11 (22)16331422117
Franck Montagny 2007-08 2 (4)10
Alexandre Premat 2005-06 6 (12)174312394
Nicolas Prost 2008-09 4 (8)7
Jean Karl Vernay 2006-07 2 (4)4

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

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

YearRacing
team
Chassis,
Engine,
Tyres
Drivers12345678910111213141516171819202122PointsRank
2005-06 DAMS 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 1721st
Alexandre Premat 2(DNS)1111181176
Nicolas Lapierre 111171182Ret
2006-07 DAMS 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 674th
Nicolas Lapierre 3Ret3Ret1746373
Loïc Duval 22392Ret47
Jean Karl Vernay Ret20Ret8
2007-08 DAMS 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 1184th
Loïc Duval 252287331Ret112
Nicolas Lapierre 65
Jonathan Cochet 1213
Franck Montagny 128105
2008-09 DAMS Ferrari,
Ferrari,
Michelin
NLD CHN MYS NZL RSA POR GBR 475th
sprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfea
Loïc Duval 3121446
Nicolas Prost 8Ret10Ret136910

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References

  1. A1GP Media Guide 08-09 [ permanent dead link ]
Sporting positions
Preceded by
New series
A1 Grand Prix Champion
2005-06
Succeeded by