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Ireland Take Taupo Sprint Victory

Miroslav Sanytrák | 20.2.09 | A1GP

Taupo, New Zealand A1 Team Irelands Adam Carroll converted pole position into victory in the Sprint race at Taupo Motorsport Park this morning, extending the teams lead at the top of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport standings.

Switzerlands Neel Jani finished second after a great pit stop from the Swiss team helped jump him up the order, from fourth on the grid. The Netherlands Robert Doornbos finished third, ahead of Frances Loic Duval. Home driver for A1 Team New Zealand, Chris van der Drift, brought Black Beauty home in fifth place.

**Sprint race results**
Pos	A1 Team	Driver	Laps	Time	Gap First
1	IRELAND	Adam CARROLL	15	19:40.271	-
2	SWITZERLAND	Neel JANI	15	19:41.759	1.488
3	NETHERLANDS	Robert DOORNBOS	15	19:43.830	3.559
4	FRANCE	Loic DUVAL	15	19:48.865	8.594
5	NEW ZEALAND	Chris VAN DER DRIFT	15	19:51.937	11.666
6	PORTUGAL	Filipe ALBUQUERQUE	15	19:52.936	12.665
7	ITALY	Edoardo PISCOPO	15	19:55.230	14.959
8	MALAYSIA	Fairuz FAUZY	15	19:56.068	15.797
9	INDIA	Narain KARTHIKEYAN	15	20:01.244	20.973
10	SOUTH AFRICA	Adrian ZAUGG	15	20:02.301	22.03
11	MONACO	Clivio PICCIONE	15	20:04.552	24.281
12	USA	Marco ANDRETTI	15	20:10.836	30.565
13	GREAT BRITAIN	Daniel CLARKE	15	20:11.276	31.005
14	INDONESIA	Satrio HERMANTO	15	20:12.632	32.361
15	BRAZIL	Felipe GUIMARAES	15	20:13.405	33.134
16	MEXICO	Salvador DURAN	15	20:20.872	40.601
17	CHINA	Congfu CHENG	11	15:13.744	4 Laps
18	LEBANON	Daniel MORAD	8	11:30.701	7 Laps
19	AUSTRALIA	John MARTIN	5	06:55.050	10 Laps