A1 Team Brazil

A1 Team Brazil
A1 Team Brazil
Founded	2005
Seat holder(s)	Emerson Fittipaldi
Team principal	Fernando Patva
Race driver(s)	Felipe Guimarães
Car nickname	n/a
First race	2005-06 Great Britain
Rounds entered	39 (78 races)
Championships	0
Sprint race victories	1
Feature race victories	1
Pole positions	2
Fastest laps	4
Total points	142
2008-09 position	15th (18 pts)

A1 Team Brazil was the Brazilian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.

Management

The seat holder for A1 Team Brazil is the former Formula One World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi. Since 2005, Brazilian footballer Ronaldo has been the co-owner of A1 Team Brazil. The team principal is Fernando Patva. Technical support is provided by DS Motorsport Ltd.^[1]

History

2008–09 season

Driver: Felipe Guimarães

2007–08 season

Drivers: Sérgio Jimenez, Bruno Junqueira, Alexandre Negrão

Performances picked up during the 2007–08 season, with the team scoring a podium in Malaysia, and finishing 11th overall.

2006–07 season

Drivers: Bruno Junqueira, Raphael Matos, Vítor Meira, Tuka Rocha

The team suffered a bad season, scoring points in only four races and finishing 18th.

2005–06 season

Drivers: Christian Fittipaldi, Nelson Piquet Jr.

After taking maximum points in the opening round of the season, Team Brazil gradually lost competitiveness as the season went on. They finished 6th in the championship.

Drivers

Name	Seasons	Races (Starts)	Wins	Sprint wins	Main wins	2nd	3rd	Poles	Fastest Laps	Points
Christian Fittipaldi	2005-06	4 (8)								8
Felipe Guimarães	2008-09	7 (11)				1				18
Sérgio Jimenez	2007-08	6 (12)					1			38
Bruno Junqueira	2006-07, 2007-08	5 (10)								10
Raphael Matos	2006-07	3 (6)								5
Vítor Meira	2006-07	1(2)								0
Alexandre Negrão	2007-08	2 (4)								0
Nelson Piquet Jr.	2005-06	7 (14)	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	63
Tuka Rocha	2006-07	4 (8)								0

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

(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	ASM F3	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	71	6th
			Nelson Piquet Jr.	1	1	3	Ret	2	8	3	9	4	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	9
			Christian Fittipaldi															20	4	14	12	13	Ret	10	Ret
2006-07	Charouz Racing System	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	9	18th
			Tuka Rocha	14	12	10	14					15	14			Ret	11
			Raphael Matos					6	7	19	18			16	14
			Bruno Junqueira															17	7	Ret	13			12	Ret
			Vítor Meira																			14	19
2007-08	Argo Racing Cars Ltd.	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			44	11th
			Sérgio Jimenez	13	11	11	7	4	3	18	Ret	6	13	8	4
			Bruno Junqueira													Ret	9	10	8
			Alexandre Negrão																	14	13	16	14
2008-09	DS Motorsport Ltd	Ferrari, Ferrari, Michelin		NLD		CHN		MYS		NZL		RSA		POR		GBR										18	15th
				spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea
			Felipe Guimarães	14	Ret	20	Ret	Ret	7	14	15	15	2	7	DNS	DNS	DNS

References

^ A1GP Media Guide 08-09^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

[1] A1GP Media Guide 08-09^{[permanent dead link]}

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