A1 Team Germany was the
German
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team of
A1 Grand Prix
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, an international racing series. The team were the
A1 Grand Prix champions for the second season,
2006-07. They were run by the English
Super Nova Racing
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team until the end of
2007-08.
GU-Racing took over for
2008-09, but the team missed the first four rounds.
Management
Rolf Beisswanger took over the role of seat holder from
Willi Weber
Wilhelm "Willi" Friedrich Weber (born 11 March 1942 in Regensburg, Germany) is the former manager of German racing drivers including seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher (until 2012), his brother Ralf Schumacher (until November 2 ...
, in preparation for 2009.
History
2005–06 season
''Drivers:
Timo Scheider
Timo Scheider (born 10 November 1978 in Lahnstein) is a German racing driver who competes in the FIA World Rallycross Championship for Münnich Motorsport. He won the DTM title in 2008 and 2009.
Career
Karting
Like most other drivers, Scheider ...
,
Sebastian Stahl
Sebastian Stahl (born 20 September 1978) is a German racing driver. He is the stepbrother of former Formula One drivers Ralf Schumacher and seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher.
Stahl raced in the VLN endurance series at th ...
,
Adrian Sutil
Adrian Sutil (; born 11 January 1983) is a German-Uruguayan racing driver who raced in Formula One for seven seasons: from 2007– 2011, then 2013–2014. He drove for the Spyker F1 Team, Force India F1 Team and the Sauber F1 Team. He was also ...
''
The team had a mediocre season, finishing at a disappointing 15th place in the
championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
In this system ...
.
2006–07 season
''Drivers:
Nico Hülkenberg
Nicolas Hülkenberg (, born 19 August 1987) is a German professional racing driver who is scheduled to make a full-time racing return to Formula 1 with Haas F1 Team in 2023, after serving as a reserve driver for Aston Martin F1 Team for the ye ...
,
Christian Vietoris
Christian Vietoris (; ; born 1 April 1989) is a German racing driver. He competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, most recently for HWA Team. Vietoris has also been a part of the revitalized Mercedes-Benz Junior Team, together with Robert W ...
''
Team Germany clinched the A1GP title, with a dominant, and almost singlehanded performance by
Nico Hülkenberg
Nicolas Hülkenberg (, born 19 August 1987) is a German professional racing driver who is scheduled to make a full-time racing return to Formula 1 with Haas F1 Team in 2023, after serving as a reserve driver for Aston Martin F1 Team for the ye ...
, scoring nine victories, and beating nearest rivals
New Zealand
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by 35 points.
2007–08 season
''Drivers:
Michael Ammermüller,
Christian Vietoris
Christian Vietoris (; ; born 1 April 1989) is a German racing driver. He competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, most recently for HWA Team. Vietoris has also been a part of the revitalized Mercedes-Benz Junior Team, together with Robert W ...
''
Team Germany fell from grace in 2007–08. Although the team won two races, Michael Ammermüller was excluded from two races for his overly aggressive driving style.
2008–09 season
''Drivers:
André Lotterer
André Lotterer (born 19 November 1981) is a German professional racing driver currently racing for Avalanche Andretti Formula E in the FIA Formula E Championship. He is best known for his success in endurance racing with the works Audi team ...
,
Michael Ammermüller''
Drivers
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
(
key), "spr" indicate a Sprint Race, "fea" indicate a Main Race.
References
External links
A1gp.com Official A1 Grand Prix Web SiteA1 Team Germany
{{A1 Grand Prix teams
German A1 team
German auto racing teams
2005 establishments in Germany
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Auto racing teams established in 2005
Auto racing teams disestablished in 2009