A1 Team Brazil is the

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ian team of

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, an international racing series.

Management

The seat holder for ''A1 Team Brazil'' is the former

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World Champion

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. 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.A1GP Media Guide 08-09
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History

2008–09 season

''Driver:

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2007–08 season

''Drivers: Sérgio Jimenez, Bruno Junqueira,

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'' Performances picked up during the 2007–08 season, with the team scoring a podium in

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, and finishing 11th overall.

2006–07 season

''Drivers: Bruno Junqueira,

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

2005–06 season

''Drivers:

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, 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

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 SiteOfficial Team Website - A1 Team Brazil
{{A1 Grand Prix teams Brazil A1 team Brazilian auto racing teams National sports teams of Brazil Auto racing teams established in 2005 Auto racing teams disestablished in 2009