A1 Team Portugal

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A1 Team Portugal
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Founded2005;17 years ago (2005)
Seat holder(s) Luís Figo
Carlos Queiroz
Team principal Luís Vicente
Race driver(s) Filipe Albuquerque
First race 2005–06 Great Britain
Rounds entered32
Championships0
Sprint race victories0
Feature race victories1
Pole positions0
Fastest laps2
Total points227
2008–09 position3rd (92 pts)

A1 Team Portugal was the Portuguese team for A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.

Contents

Management

The A1 Team Portugal team owners were Luís Figo and Carlos Queiroz. The team's operations were run by CEO Luís Vicente, manager of the Fundação Luís Figo.

History

2008–09 season

Driver: Filipe Albuquerque

Filipe Albuquerque will be the primary driver for A1 Team Portugal through to the end of the 2009–10 season. [1] He scored his first A1GP victory in the feature race in China. With four additional podium finishes and only two races without points (both during the same event), Albuquerque went on to finish as 3rd in the 2008–09 championship, with 92 points.

2007–08 season

Drivers: Filipe Albuquerque, João Urbano

After a dismal start to the season, scoring only five points in the first six races, Team Portugal came alive after Filipe Albuquerque became lead driver. The team scored three podiums, and finished 11th in the championship.

2006–07 season

Drivers: Álvaro Parente, João Urbano

Team Portugal only competed in four rounds of the 2006–07 season, starting with the Durban race. They scored twice, and finished in 17th place in the championship.

2005–06 season

Drivers: César Campaniço, Álvaro Parente

In the inaugural season, Team Portugal took 3 podiums en route to 9th in the championship.

FPAK A1GP Portugal Junior Team

The Federação Portuguesa de Automobilismo e Karting (FPKA) and the A1 Team Portugal create in November 2007 the FPAK A1GP Portugal Junior Team to encourage Portuguese drivers into A1GP. [2] This project, give to Portuguese Cup and Open Racing Series in Portugal drivers, the opportunities to take part in the rookie sessions or practice events. The first driver to benefit from this Junior Team is Gonçalo Araújo will take part in the rookie session at Zuhai during the fourth round of the 2007–08 season.
Except Gonçalo Araújo, Bruno Serra and Frederico Duarte will take part of Junior Team in 2007–08. This season, its Armando Parente, António Félix da Costa, Gonçalo Araújo and Bruno Serra. [3]

Drivers

NameSeasonsRaces
(Starts)
A1GP TitleWinsSprint
wins
Main
wins
2nd3rdPolesFastest
Laps
Points
Filipe Albuquerque 2007–08, 2008–09 11 (22)11442146
João Urbano 2006–07, 2007–08 7 (14)5
Álvaro Parente 2005–06, 2006–07 13 (26)1276
César Campaniço 2005–06 1 (2)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 Carlin Motorsport Lola,
Zytek,
Cooper Avon
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GBR
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GER
Flag of Portugal.svg
PRT
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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
Flag of Mexico.svg
MEX
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USA
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CHN
669th
sprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfea
Álvaro Parente 8RetRet116527918848319RetRet1034
César Campaniço 1312
2006–07 Team Astromega Lola,
Zytek,
Cooper Avon
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NED
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CZE
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
BEI
Flag of Malaysia.svg
MYS
Flag of Indonesia.svg
INA
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NZL
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
AUS
Flag of South Africa.svg
RSA
Flag of Mexico.svg
MEX
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
SHA
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GBR
1017th
sprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfea
Álvaro Parente 851471111
João Urbano 1913
2007–08 A1 Team Portugal Lola,
Zytek,
Cooper Avon
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NED
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CZE
Flag of Malaysia.svg
MYS
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ZHU
Flag of New Zealand.svg
NZL
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
AUS
Flag of South Africa.svg
RSA
Flag of Mexico.svg
MEX
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
SHA
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GBR
5911th
sprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfea
João Urbano 11Ret91813Ret19128121216
Filipe Albuquerque 73673267
2008–09 Boer Racing Services 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
Flag of Portugal.svg
POR
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GBR
923rd
sprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfea
Filipe Albuquerque 9Ret614263253255

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References

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  2. Portugal names next three rookies Archived February 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine a1gp.com (December 03, 2007)
  3. Projecto "Júnior Team" arranca com Armando Parente [ permanent dead link ]infordesporto.sapo.pt (November 11, 2008)