A1 Team India

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A1 Team India
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Founded2005
Seat holder(s) Narain Karthikeyan
Team principal David Sears
Race driver(s) Armaan Ebrahim
Narain Karthikeyan
Car nickname-
First race 2005–06 Great Britain
Rounds entered35 (69 starts)
Championships0
Sprint race victories0
Feature race victories2
Pole positions1
Fastest laps0
Total points93
2008–09 position12th (19 pts)
A1 Grand Prix, Kyalami - India A1 Grand Prix, Kyalami - India.jpg
A1 Grand Prix, Kyalami - India

A1 Team India was the Indian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. [1] [2]

Contents

Management

The seatholder for Team India was former Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan. [3]

Argo racing Cars Ltd. were the Technical Servicer Provider for A1 Team India in Season 4. The UK based team was founded by David Sears and was best known for competing in GP2, and many other single-seater championships. David Sears’ experience lay not only in single-seaters, but in almost all other forms of motorsport. He is considered one of the most widely experienced team principals in recent decades.

Gordon Flynn was the team manager, and Greg Wheeler was the team's race engineer.

Yohann Setna had been involved with A1 Team India since the first season and stood as Sporting Director this year.

History

The inaugural A1 Team India car was presented to the public in July 2005. The team did not take part in the full first season, with their last race in Indonesia. They failed to score any points.

In 2006-07, the team only scored points on three occasions, scoring 13 points total. The 2007–08 season was a much greater success than the previous two seasons. Narain Karthikeyan scored 61 points for the team, as well as two victories.

Despite missing the opening race of the 2008–09 season due to lack of available cars, Team India managed to score a podium in the final Sprint race of the season, en route to scoring 19 points.

Drivers

NameSeasonsRounds
(Starts)
TitlesWinsSprint
wins
Feature
wins
2nd3rdPolesFastest
Laps
Points
Karun Chandhok 2005–06 2 (3 starts)0
Armaan Ebrahim 2005–06, 2006–07 11 (22 starts)0
Narain Karthikeyan 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 20 (40 starts)221193
Parthiva Sureshwaren 2006–07, 2007–08 2 (4 starts)0

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

(key), "spr" indicates the Sprint Race, "fea" indicates the Feature Race.

YearRacing
team
Chassis,
Engine,
Tyres
Drivers12345678910111213141516171819202122PointsRank
2005–06 Akbar Ebrahim Lola,
Zytek,
Cooper Avon
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GBR
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GER
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POR
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AUS
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MYS
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UAE
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RSA
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INA
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MEX
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USA
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CHN
024th
sprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfea
Karun Chandhok 15DNS16Ret
Armaan Ebrahim 1713171311EX201414Ret1815
2006–07 Arena Motorsport Lola
Zytek
Cooper Avon
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NED
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CZE
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BEI
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MYS
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INA
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NZL
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AUS
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RSA
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MEX
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SHA
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GBR
1316th
sprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfea
Armaan Ebrahim RetRet17181811161918Ret
Narain Karthikeyan 107159111871774
Parthiva Sureshwaren 1816
2007–08 Arena Motorsport Lola
Zytek
Cooper Avon
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NED
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CZE
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MYS
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ZHU
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NZL
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AUS
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RSA
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MEX
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SHA
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GBR
6110th
sprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfea
Narain Karthikeyan 10Ret2191167110Ret11111395751
Parthiva Sureshwaren 17Ret
2008–09 Argo Racing Cars Ferrari,
Ferrari,
Michelin
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NED
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CHN
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MYS
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NZL
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RSA
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POR
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GBR
1912th
sprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfea
Narain Karthikeyan 1010RetRet976126112Ret

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References

  1. "A1 Team India" . Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. "A1 Team India pushed to back of grid" . Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  3. "Karthikeyan to drive for A1 Team India" . Retrieved 18 January 2022.