A1 Team Malaysia

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A1 Team Malaysia
Flag of Malaysia.svg
Founded2005
Seat holder(s)A1 Team (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Team principalJack Cunningham
Race driver(s) Fairuz Fauzy,Aaron Lim
Car nicknameUnknown
First race 2005-06 Great Britain
Rounds entered39
Championships0
Sprint race victories4
Feature race victories1
Pole positions3
Fastest laps4
Total points197
2008-09 position6th (43 pts)

A1 Team Malaysia was the Malaysian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.

Contents

Management

A1 Team Malaysia was operated by A1 Team (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. The team was founded by Jack Cunningham, a Briton, and former Malaysian F1 driver Alex Yoong.

History

2008–09 season

Alex Yoong Alex Yoong Malaysia 2006.jpg
Alex Yoong
Fairuz Fauzy Fairuz Fauzy A1GP.jpg
Fairuz Fauzy

Driver: Fairuz Fauzy, Aaron Lim

Fairuz Fauzy raced for A1 Team Malaysia in 6 of the 7 rounds of the 2008-09 season winning the Sprint race at Zandvoort while Aaron Lim participated in all the rookie sessions and raced at Brands Hatch. The team finished 6th overall that season.

2007–08 season

Drivers: Fairuz Fauzy, Alex Yoong

In comparison to previous seasons, Team Malaysia struggled. They finished 15th in the championship.

2006–07 season

Driver: Alex Yoong

Team Malaysia continued with their form from the previous season, taking three wins en route to 6th in the championship.

At the Czech Republic race, A1 Team Malaysia won the Sprint Race giving them pole position for the Feature Race. Driver Alex Yoong went on to win the Feature Race, gaining the fastest lap in the process, meaning A1 Team Malaysia came away with maximum points.


2005–06 season

Drivers: Fairuz Fauzy, Alex Yoong

A1 Team Malaysia finished in 5th overall, with a win at Shanghai and 2 podium places.

Drivers

Alex Yoong while racing for the team, accumulated an A1GP series-record of 45 consecutive starts. [1]

NameSeasonsRaces
(Starts)
A1GP TitleWinsSprint
wins
Main
wins
2nd3rdPolesFastest
Laps
Points
Aaron Lim 2008-09 1 (2)0
Fairuz Fauzy 2005-06, 2007-08, 2008-09 13 (22)111136
Alex Yoong 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 28 (54)431222140

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

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

YearRacing
team
Chassis,
Engine,
Tyres
Drivers12345678910111213141516171819202122PointsRank
2005-06 A1 Team Malaysia 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 745th
Fairuz Fauzy 138Ret8
Alex Yoong 561685510RetRetRet42711Ret1012
2006-07 A1 Team Malaysia 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 556th
Alex Yoong 121711141247125191176Ret81561159
2007-08 A1 Team Malaysia 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 2515th
Alex Yoong 16Ret1714913RetRetRetRet91546
Fairuz Fauzy 20179513Ret
2008-09 A1 Team Malaysia A1GP,
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 436th
sprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfea
Fairuz Fauzy 12135151081091583
Aaron Lim16Ret

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References

  1. "Fauzy replaces Yoong at Malaysia". a1gp.com. 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2008-09-24.