A1 Team South Africa

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A1 Team South Africa
South Africa
founding 2005/2006
Licensee Tokyo sex whales
Team boss -
Racing stable Connor Racing
Total seasons 4th
Race weekends in total 39
Championships 0
Victories (sprint / main) 3 (2/1)
2nd places (Sr./Hr.) 1 (0/1)
3rd places (Sr./Hr.) 3 (0/3)
Pole positions 5
Fastest laps 3
Total points 159

The A1 Team South Africa ( English stylization: A1Team.South Africa ) was the South African national team in the A1GP series.

history

A1 Team South Africa in Kyalami 2009

The A1 Team South Africa was founded by Tokyo Sexwale ; The Spanish team BCN Competición acted as racing team in the first season and since then the French team DAMS (which has been competing under the name "Connor Racing" since the fourth season).

In the first season the team was below average; it was able to achieve its first points with a sixth place in the main race at Brands Hatch by Stephen Simpson . This was followed by three more points in the course of the season, including the first podium with a third place in the main race in Dubai for Simpson. The team finished the season in 17th place with 20 points.

In the following season , the team was able to improve a little. Already in the sprint race of the opening weekend in Zandvoort he achieved his first victory with Adrian Zaugg at the wheel, after he had previously achieved the first pole position . Over the course of the season, the team was mostly unable to match this performance - the race weekend in Mexico City was an exception , when Zaugg was fourth in the sprint race and third in the main race. It ended the season in 14th place overall with 24 points.

In the third season , the team with Adrian Zaugg was able to establish itself as a regular driver at the top. A victory and a second place at the opening weekend in Zandvoort was followed by another podium result with a third place in the sprint race in Zhuhai . In the main race in Eastern Creek , Adrian Zaugg achieved the second success of the season in rainy conditions, and there were also regular placements in the points. The team ended the season in fifth overall position with 96 points.

In the fourth season , the team fell back to the level of the first two years. Although Zaugg was able to achieve a total of six point results, including two fifth places in the sprint race in Chengdu and in the main race in Sepang , it did not achieve more than 14th overall with 19 points.

The A1 Team South Africa participated in all 39 race weekends of the A1GP series.

driver

A1 Team South Africa fielded eight different drivers on race weekends, four of whom also took part in the races themselves. Marc Murray was also given the opportunity to test an A1GP car at a rookie test in Snetterton before the 2007/2008 season .

Overview of the drivers

driver RG SR MR RS 1st pl. 2nd pl. 3rd pl. PP SRR Pt.
Zaugg, Adrian 44 22nd 22nd 3 3 (2/1) 1 (0/1) 2 (0/2) 5 3 139
Simpson, Stephen 20th 10 10 - 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0) 1 (0/1) 0 0 19th
van der Merwe, Alan 10 5 5 5 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0) 0 0 0
Scheckter, Tomas 4th 2 2 - 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0) 0 0 1
Orr, Wesleigh - - - 9 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0) 0 0 0
Cronje, Gavin - - - 3 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0) 0 0 0
Morgado, Cristiano - - - 3 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0) 0 0 0
Murray, Jennifer - - - 1 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 17th 20th
24
SIM
6
SIM
12
SCH
22
SCH
10
SCH
22
SCH
21
SIM
24
SIM
21
SIM
12
SIM
12
SIM
3
SIM
20
SIM
5
SIM
21
SIM
11
SIM
17
SIM
18
SIM
11
SIM
22
SIM
11
SIM
14
SIM
06/07 Zandvoort Brno Beijing Sepang Sentul Taupo Eastern C. Durban Mexico-S. Shanghai Brands H. 14th 24
1
ZAU
23
ZAU
21
SIM
11
SIM
22
ZAU
5
ZAU
13
ZAU
12
ZAU
9
VDM
18
VDM
7
VDM
16
VDM
16
VDM
20
VDM
7
ZAU
17
ZAU
4
ZAU
3
ZAU
8
VDM
12
VDM
15
ZAU
20
ZAU
07/08 Zandvoort Brno Sepang Zhuhai Taupo Eastern C. Durban Mexico-S. Shanghai Brands H. --- 5. 96
1
ZAU
2
ZAU
4
ZAU
16
ZAU
10
ZAU
19
ZAU
20
ZAU
3
ZAU
4
ZAU
7
ZAU
7
ZAU
1
ZAU
13
ZAU
7
ZAU
20
ZAU
6
ZAU
7
ZAU
16
ZAU
7
ZAU
11
ZAU
08/09 Zandvoort Cheng you Sepang Taupo Kyalami Algarve Brands H. --- --- --- --- 14th 19th
6
ZAU
13
ZAU
5
ZAU
9
ZAU
9
ZAU
5
ZAU
10
ZAU
9
ZAU
7
ZAU
16
ZAU
17
ZAU
16
ZAU
15
VDM
11
VDM
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

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