A1 Team Netherlands

A1 Team Netherlands
founding	2005/2006
Licensee	Jan Lammers
Team boss	-
Racing stable	Racing for Holland
Total seasons	4th
Race weekends in total	39
Championships	0
Victories (sprint / main)	4 (3/1)
2nd places (Sr./Hr.)	4 (1/3)
3rd places (Sr./Hr.)	2 (2/0)
Pole positions	5
Fastest laps	1
Total points	288 (294)

The A1 Team Netherlands ( English stylization: A1Team.The Netherlands ) was the Dutch national team in the A1GP series.

history

A1 Team Netherlands in Zandvoort 2006

A1 Team Netherlands in Kyalami 2009

A1 Team Netherlands was founded by former Formula 1 driver Jan Lammers , whose racing team Racing for Holland also equipped the team from the start.

In the first season the team was upper mediocre; it scored its first points with a seventh place in the main race at Brands Hatch through Jos Verstappen . After numerous other points, the team finally celebrated its first victory in the main race in Durban . There was a special drama inherent in this success, as Verstappen had already fought for victory in the sprint race, but collided with the leading French team at the end of the back straight when attempting to overtake them on the last lap and was eliminated. In the main race, coming from starting position 16, he made up position by position and on the last lap was again in an attack position on the now leading Swiss team , which he finally passed on the back straight with an overtaking maneuver very similar to the first. Despite the fact that Neel Jani was struggling with technical problems at the time, this maneuver was crowned “Overtaking Maneuver of the Year” in the A1GP series at the end of the season. Another highlight of the season was the second place in the main race in Monterrey . Verstappen made another memorable appearance in Laguna Seca when he parked his car at the pits after two drive-through penalties in the main race and stormed away in a rage. The team finished the season in seventh place with 69 points.

In the following season , the team was able to record a slight increase. In the main race of the opening weekend in Zandvoort , home , with Jeroen Bleekemolen at the wheel , it was in the lead for a long time, but fell back to fourth place due to a risky tire strategy, which did not detract from the cheers of the Dutch fans. The team clinched its first win of the season in the sprint race in Beijing , while Bleekemolen retired from the main race due to a driving error while in the lead. Numerous point results followed in the further course; it ended the season in fifth place overall with 57 points.

The third season was similar for the team. With a third place in the sprint race in Zandvoort and a second place in the main race in Brno , it was able to achieve two podium positions, plus 14 other results in the points. The team ended the season in seventh overall position with 87 points.

The fourth season was the best of the team. After a second place in the sprint race in Chengdu and a third in the sprint race in Taupo , both with Robert Doornbos at the wheel, followed by Bleekemolen in the sprint race in Kyalami by Bleekemolen. Another victory in the Portimão sprint race by Doornbos and a second place in the main race at Brands Hatch, achieved by Bleekemolen, meant fourth overall with 75 points, which does not include another six points due to the cancellation rule.

A1 Team Netherlands took part in all 39 race weekends of the A1GP series.

driver

A1 Team Netherlands fielded six different drivers on race weekends, four of whom also took part in the races themselves.

Overview of the drivers

driver	RG	SR	MR	RS	1st pl.	2nd pl.	3rd pl.	PP	SRR	Pt.
Bleekemolen, Jeroen	47	23	24	1	2 (2/0)	2 (0/2)	1 (1/0)	4th	0	187
Verstappen, Jos	22nd	11	11	-	1 (0/1)	1 (0/1)	0 (0/0)	0	0	69
Doornbos, Robert	6th	3	3	-	1 (1/0)	1 (1/0)	1 (1/0)	1	1	31
van der Zande, Renger	3	2	1	9	0 (0/0)	0 (0/0)	0 (0/0)	0	0	7th
Luyendyk Jr., Aria	-	-	-	9	0 (0/0)	0 (0/0)	0 (0/0)	0	0	0
Retera, Dennis	-	-	-	6th	0 (0/0)	0 (0/0)	0 (0/0)	0	0	0

Legend: RG = total race; SR = sprint race; HR = main race; RS = rookie sessions; PP = pole position; SRR = fastest race lap

Results

season 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 rank Points 05/06 Brands H. EuroSpeed. Estoril Eastern C. Sepang Dubai Durban Sentul Monterrey Laguna S. Shanghai 7th 69 DNS VER 7 VER 22 VER 7 VER 4 VER 19 VER 7 VER 4 VER 5 VER 16 VER 11 VER 9 VER 16 VER 1 VER 7 VER 6 VER 4 VER 2 VER 14 VER 21 VER 19 VER 17 VER 06/07 Zandvoort Brno Beijing Sepang Sentul Taupo Eastern C. Durban Mexico-S. Shanghai Brands H. 5. 57 9 BLE 4 BLE 11 BLE 9 BLE 1 BLE 14 BLE 7 BLE 9 BLE 13 BLE DSQ BLE 4 BLE 5 BLE 5 BLE 4 BLE 4 BLE 6 BLE 9 VDZ 17 BLE 9 VDZ 4 VDZ 6 BLE 5 BLE 07/08 Zandvoort Brno Sepang Zhuhai Taupo Eastern C. Durban Mexico-S. Shanghai Brands H. --- 7th 87 3 BLE 8 BLE 5 BLE 2 BLE 18 BLE 4 BLE 9 BLE 18 BLE 5 BLE 8 BLE 9 BLE 8 BLE 5 BLE 4 BLE 8 BLE 4 BLE 17 BLE 18 BLE 9 BLE 6 BLE 08/09 Zandvoort Cheng you Sepang Taupo Kyalami Algarve Brands H. --- --- --- --- 4th 75 (81) 4 BLE 5 BLE 2 DOO 16 DOO 6 BLE 8 BLE 3 DOO 5 DOO 1 BLE 4 BLE 1 DOO DNS DOO 6 BLE 2 BLE Legend colour abbreviation meaning gold - victory silver - 2nd place bronze - 3rd place green - Placement in the points blue - Classified outside the point ranks violet DNF Race not finished (did not finish) NC not classified red DNQ did not qualify DNPQ failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) black DSQ disqualified White DNS not at the start (did not start) WD withdrawn Light Blue PO only participated in the training (practiced only) TD Friday test driver without DNP did not participate in the training (did not practice) INJ injured or sick EX excluded DNA did not arrive C. Race canceled   no participation in the World Cup other P / bold Pole position SR / italic Fastest race lap * not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered () Streak results underlined Leader in the overall standings

Individual evidence

Web links

Commons : A1 Team Netherlands  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Team area on the official A1GP homepage ( memento from March 9, 2009 in the Internet Archive )