A1 Team Great Britain

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A1 Team Great Britain
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Founded2005
Seat holder(s)Not known since administration
Team principal John Surtees
Race driver(s) Danny Watts
Dan Clarke
Car nicknamen/a
First race 2005-06 Great Britain
Rounds entered38 (76 races)
Championships0
Sprint race victories2
Feature race victories3
Pole positions5
Fastest laps4
Total points343
2008-09 position10th (28 pts)
A1 Grand Prix, Kyalami - Great Britain A1 Grand Prix, Kyalami - Great Britain 2.jpg
A1 Grand Prix, Kyalami - Great Britain

A1 Team Great Britain was the British team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.

Contents

Management

A1 Team Great Britain was one of the first six-seat holders in the series announced, with chairman John Surtees hosting the event. The car was unveiled to the public in September 2005, displaying a distinctive blue, red and white livery to reflect the colours of the flag of the United Kingdom, rather than Britain's traditional racing green colour.

British financier Tony Clements was the national seat holder, and ran the corporate arm of the team until Round 5 of Season 4. Former Formula One and 500cc Motorcycle World Champion John Surtees was the team principal for the first 2 seasons of A1GP, working with the organisational structure, technical development, recruitment and race operations for the team. He quit his role before season 3 and was replaced by Katie Clements. The Arden International racing organisation was responsible for race operations of the team for the first season. However, for season 2 Surtees assembled a bespoke race team to handle the race operations of A1 Team Great Britain. That team stayed in place for the 3rd season of A1GP, and the first 5 rounds of Season 4.

However, between Rounds 5 and 6 of Season 4, A1 Team Great Britain entered administration. From Round 6 onwards, the car was run by mechanics and engineers employed by the series itself, with pit-stops carried out by the German team.

History

2008–09 season

Driver: Danny Watts, Dan Clarke

In his first outing for the team at Chengdu, Danny Watts took his first pole position in the Feature Race qualifying.

2007–08 season

Drivers: Oliver Jarvis, Robbie Kerr

For the third season running, Team Great Britain finished 3rd in the championship, with two victories and five podiums, including another near-perfect weekend at Brands Hatch.

2006–07 season

Drivers: Oliver Jarvis, Robbie Kerr, Darren Manning

Again, Team Great Britain finished third in the overall championship, but accumulated three race victories as well as seven podiums, including a near-perfect weekend in their home race.

2005–06 season

Drivers: Robbie Kerr, Darren Manning

A1 Team Great Britain was one of the first six-seat holders in the series announced, with chairman John Surtees hosting the event. The car was unveiled to the public in September 2005, displaying a distinctive blue, red and white livery to reflect the colours of the flag of the United Kingdom, rather than Britain's traditional racing green colour.

Team Great Britain were the first team in the series to offer a testing role to a woman driver. Katherine Legge (who had previously tested a Formula One car for the now-defunct Minardi team), tested at the Dubai Autodrome during the United Arab Emirates race weekend.

The team finished 3rd in the championship, amassing eight podiums.

Drivers

Robbie Kerr negotiates Pilgrim's Drop at Brands Hatch during the 2005-06 curtain raiser. GBR A1GP-racecar.png
Robbie Kerr negotiates Pilgrim's Drop at Brands Hatch during the 2005-06 curtain raiser.
NameSeasonsRaces
(Starts)
A1GP TitleWinsSprint
wins
Main
wins
2nd3rdPolesFastest
Laps
Points
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Clarke 2008-09 3 (6)8
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Jarvis 2006-07, 2007-08 7 (14)2252124
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robbie Kerr 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 23 (46)3311442154
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Manning 2005-06, 2006-07 2 (4)115
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Danny Watts 2008-09 3 (6)2120

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

(key), "spr" indicate a Sprint Race, "fea" indicate a Main Race. Results in bold indicate pole position, and results in italics indicate fastest lap.

YearRacing
team
Chassis,
Engine,
Tyres
Drivers12345678910111213141516171819202122PointsRank
2005-06 Arden International 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 973rd
Robbie Kerr 5RetRet2Ret12523Ret922Ret21011643
Darren Manning 215
2006-07 A1 Team Great Britain 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 923rd
Darren Manning 57
Robbie Kerr 96523Ret8Ret1910921212
Oliver Jarvis 7221
2007-08 A1 Team Great Britain 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 1263rd
Oliver Jarvis 716126521122
Robbie Kerr 217RetRet1639912
2008-09 A1 Team Great Britain Ferrari,
Ferrari,
Michelin
Flag of the Netherlands.svg NED 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 2810th
sprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfea
Danny Watts 33Ret16Ret7
Dan Clarke 1212117137

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