A1 Team France was the
French team of
A1 Grand Prix
A1 Grand Prix Operations Ltd. operated as A1 Grand Prix (A1GP) was a "single-make" open-wheel auto racing series that ran from 2005 until 2009. It was unique in its field in that competitors solely represented their nation as opposed to themse ...
, an international racing series. The team were the
A1 Grand Prix champions for the inaugural season,
2005-06.
Management
A1 Team France's owner was
Jean-Paul Driot. The team was previously managed by Driot's racing team
Driot Associates Motor Sport (
DAMS
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) since the series debut, but has switched to
Connor Racing for the 2008–09 season.
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History
2008–09 season
''Driver: Loïc Duval
Loïc Jean-Claude Duval (; born 12 June 1982) is a French professional racing driver racing for Peugeot Sport in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Duval is a former FIA WEC champion and a winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, win ...
''
2007–08 season
''Drivers: Jonathan Cochet, Loïc Duval
Loïc Jean-Claude Duval (; born 12 June 1982) is a French professional racing driver racing for Peugeot Sport in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Duval is a former FIA WEC champion and a winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, win ...
, Nicolas Lapierre
Nicolas Camile Bernard Lapierre (born 2 April 1984) is a retired French professional racing driver and team principal. Notable for winning the LMP2 class four times at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Lapierre was a factory driver at Toyota during the ea ...
, Franck Montagny''
Team France remained competitive during 2007–08, with a win and six podiums leaving them in 4th position overall.
2006–07 season
''Drivers: Loïc Duval
Loïc Jean-Claude Duval (; born 12 June 1982) is a French professional racing driver racing for Peugeot Sport in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Duval is a former FIA WEC champion and a winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, win ...
, Nicolas Lapierre
Nicolas Camile Bernard Lapierre (born 2 April 1984) is a retired French professional racing driver and team principal. Notable for winning the LMP2 class four times at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Lapierre was a factory driver at Toyota during the ea ...
, Jean Karl Vernay''
Team France fell from grace in 2006–07, however still managed to score seven podiums to finish 4th in the championship.
2005–06 season
''Drivers: Nicolas Lapierre
Nicolas Camile Bernard Lapierre (born 2 April 1984) is a retired French professional racing driver and team principal. Notable for winning the LMP2 class four times at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Lapierre was a factory driver at Toyota during the ea ...
, Alexandre Premat''
Team France were the dominant force during the inaugural season, winning thirteen of the 22 rounds, and becoming runaway champions.
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 FranceOfficial Team website - DAMS
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