Portugal Take Maiden A1GP Victory
Miroslav Sanytrák | 15.11.08 | A1GP
Chengdu, China Filipe Albuquerque claimed A1 Team Portugals maiden victory in the A1GP Chengdu, China Feature race this afternoon. Portugal took the lead after the first round of pit stops and held off the charge from A1 Team Irelands Adam Carroll in the closing stages. Great Britains Danny Watts took the final podium position after starting on pole but dropping back after his two mandatory pit stops.
Pos | A1 Team | Driver | Laps | Time | Gap First |
1 | PORTUGAL | Filipe ALBUQUERQUE | 51 | 11:23.179 | - |
2 | IRELAND | Adam CARROLL | 51 | 11:23.750 | 0.571 |
3 | GREAT BRITAIN | Danny WATTS | 51 | 11:27.981 | 4.802 |
4 | SWITZERLAND | Neel JANI | 51 | 11:30.336 | 7.157 |
5 | MALAYSIA | Fairuz FAUZY | 51 | 11:36.481 | 13.302 |
6 | AUSTRALIA | John MARTIN | 51 | 11:38.723 | 15.544 |
7 | MONACO | Clivio PICCIONE | 51 | 11:39.415 | 16.236 |
8 | USA | Marco ANDRETTI | 51 | 11:39.869 | 16.69 |
9 | SOUTH AFRICA | Adrian ZAUGG | 51 | 11:41.209 | 18.03 |
10 | INDIA | Narain KARTHIKEYAN | 51 | 11:41.938 | 18.759 |
11 | NEW ZEALAND | Chris VAN DER DRIFT | 51 | 11:42.854 | 19.675 |
12 | CHINA | Ho Pin TUNG | 51 | 11:43.305 | 20.126 |
13 | LEBANON | Daniel MORAD | 51 | 11:45.759 | 22.58 |
14 | INDONESIA | Satrio HERMANTO | 51 | 11:54.464 | 31.285 |
15 | MEXICO | David GARZA | 50 | 11:37.063 | 1 Lap |
16 | NETHERLANDS | Robert DOORNBOS | 50 | 11:40.217 | 1 Lap |
17 | KOREA | Jin Woo HWANG | 50 | 11:58.454 | 1 Lap |
18 | FRANCE | Nicolas PROST | 37 | 50:48.185 | 14 Laps |
19 | ITALY | Edoardo PISCOPO | 30 | 42:26.221 | 21 Laps |
20 | BRAZIL | Felipe GUIMARAES | 13 | 19:28.502 | 38 Laps |
Fastest lap: A1 Team NED set the fastest lap (1m15.212s) of the Feature race with a speed of 159.4 kph on lap 33.