A1GP Taupo, New Zealand Qualifying Result
Miroslav Sanytrák | 20.2.09 | A1GP
Taupo, New Zealand A1 Team Ireland dominated qualifying to take pole position for both of tomorrows races in Taupo, New Zealand. Adam Carroll initially took control of Sprint race qualifying, posting a time of 1 minute 14.507 round the 2.06-mile circuit. The Netherlands Robert Doornbos will start alongside Carroll on the front row with Portugals Filipe Albuquerque in third.
Amazingly, the top three also qualified in the same positions in Feature race qualfying, with Carroll going even quicker to post a 1m 14.411-second lap, the fastest time an A1GP car has ever lapped Taupo Motorsports Park. Local favourite, New Zealands Chris van der Drift, will start the two races from sixth and tenth.
Pos | A1 Team | Driver | Time S1 | Time S2 | Time | Gap First |
1 | IRELAND | Adam CARROLL | 01:15.197 | 01:14.507 | 01:14.507 | - |
2 | NETHERLANDS | Robert DOORNBOS | 01:15.981 | 01:14.772 | 01:14.772 | 0.265 |
3 | PORTUGAL | Filipe ALBUQUERQUE | 01:15.804 | 01:14.788 | 01:14.788 | 0.281 |
4 | SWITZERLAND | Neel JANI | 01:15.202 | 01:15.216 | 01:15.202 | 0.695 |
5 | FRANCE | Loic DUVAL | 01:15.471 | 01:15.360 | 01:15.360 | 0.853 |
6 | NEW ZEALAND | Chris VAN DER DRIFT | 01:17.141 | 01:15.457 | 01:15.457 | 0.950 |
7 | AUSTRALIA | John MARTIN | 01:16.388 | 01:15.504 | 01:15.504 | 0.997 |
8 | ITALY | Edoardo PISCOPO | 01:16.693 | 01:15.614 | 01:15.614 | 1.107 |
9 | MALAYSIA | Fairuz FAUZY | 01:16.776 | 01:15.710 | 01:15.710 | 1.203 |
10 | LEBANON | Daniel MORAD | 01:15.839 | 01:16.784 | 01:15.839 | 1.332 |
11 | SOUTH AFRICA | Adrian ZAUGG | 02:18.462 | 01:15.917 | 01:15.917 | 1.410 |
12 | MEXICO | Salvador DURAN | 01:16.703 | 01:15.972 | 01:15.972 | 1.465 |
13 | BRAZIL | Felipe GUIMARAES | 01:16.346 | 01:16.074 | 01:16.074 | 1.567 |
14 | INDIA | Narain KARTHIKEYAN | 01:16.165 | 01:16.146 | 01:16.146 | 1.639 |
15 | GREAT BRITAIN | Daniel CLARKE | 01:16.347 | 01:16.595 | 01:16.347 | 1.840 |
16 | MONACO | Clivio PICCIONE | 01:16.424 | 01:16.917 | 01:16.424 | 1.917 |
17 | USA | Marco ANDRETTI | 01:16.859 | 01:16.791 | 01:16.791 | 2.284 |
18 | CHINA | Congfu CHENG | 01:19.540 | 01:16.885 | 01:16.885 | 2.378 |
19 | INDONESIA | Satrio HERMANTO | 01:21.356 | 01:17.266 | 01:17.266 | 2.759 |
CHINA
Pos | A1 Team | Driver | Time S1 | Time S2 | Time | Gap First |
1 | IRELAND | Adam CARROLL | 01:14.589 | 01:14.411 | 01:14.411 | |
2 | NETHERLANDS | Robert DOORNBOS | 01:16.087 | 01:14.676 | 01:14.676 | 0.265 |
3 | PORTUGAL | Filipe ALBUQUERQUE | 01:15.296 | 01:14.843 | 01:14.843 | 0.432 |
4 | AUSTRALIA | John MARTIN | 01:15.306 | 01:14.976 | 01:14.976 | 0.565 |
5 | SWITZERLAND | Neel JANI | 01:15.408 | 01:15.043 | 01:15.043 | 0.632 |
6 | MALAYSIA | Fairuz FAUZY | 01:16.138 | 01:15.246 | 01:15.246 | 0.835 |
7 | FRANCE | Loic DUVAL | 01:15.423 | 01:15.602 | 01:15.423 | 1.012 |
8 | USA | Marco ANDRETTI | 01:15.527 | 01:15.527 | 1.116 | |
9 | LEBANON | Daniel MORAD | 01:15.587 | 01:15.631 | 01:15.587 | 1.176 |
10 | NEW ZEALAND | Chris VAN DER DRIFT | 01:15.899 | 01:15.622 | 01:15.622 | 1.211 |
11 | INDIA | Narain KARTHIKEYAN | 01:15.738 | 01:15.699 | 01:15.699 | 1.288 |
12 | BRAZIL | Felipe GUIMARAES | 01:16.305 | 01:15.812 | 01:15.812 | 1.401 |
13 | MEXICO | Salvador DURAN | 01:16.751 | 01:15.892 | 01:15.892 | 1.481 |
14 | GREAT BRITAIN | Daniel CLARKE | 01:16.674 | 01:15.902 | 01:15.902 | 1.491 |
15 | ITALY | Edoardo PISCOPO | 01:15.942 | 01:15.942 | 1.531 | |
16 | SOUTH AFRICA | Adrian ZAUGG | 01:16.481 | 01:16.164 | 01:16.164 | 1.753 |
17 | MONACO | Clivio PICCIONE | 01:16.735 | 01:31.700 | 01:16.735 | 2.324 |
18 | INDONESIA | Satrio HERMANTO | 01:17.269 | 01:16.783 | 01:16.783 | 2.372 |
19 | Congfu CHENG | 01:17.184 | 01:17.184 | 2.773 |