| A1 Team Japan | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Seat holder(s) | - |
| Team principal | - |
| Race driver(s) | Ryo Fukuda Hideki Noda Hayanari Shimoda |
| First race | 2005-06 Great Britain |
| Rounds entered | 7 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Sprint race victories | 0 |
| Feature race victories | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Total points | 8 |
| 2007-08 position | inactive (0 pts) |
The A1 Team Japan was the Japanese team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. It no longer competes as the league was forced into bankruptcy.
A1 Team Japan current seat holder is unknown, held by a corporate conglomeration. The team was managed by Carlin Motorsport.
The main driver for the Japanese team was Ryo Fukuda, with Hideki Noda as a test/second driver. Hayanari Shimoda is the team's third driver.
| Name | Seasons | Races (Starts) | A1GP Title | Wins | Sprint wins | Main wins | 2nd | 3rd | Poles | Fastest Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryo Fukuda | 2005-06 | 1 (2) | 3 | ||||||||
| Hideki Noda | 2005-06 | 1 (2) | 3 | ||||||||
| Hayanari Shimoda | 2005-06 | 5 (10) | 2 |
(key), "spr" indicate a Sprint Race, "fea" indicate a Main Race.
| Year | Racing team | Chassis, Engine, Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | Carlin Motorsport | 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 | 8 | 21st | |
| Ryo Fukuda | 12 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hideki Noda | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hayanari Shimoda | 18 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret |
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