A1 Team Italy was the

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

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.

Management

''A1 Team Italy'' owner was

Piercarlo Ghinzani Piercarlo Ghinzani (born 16 January 1952) is an Italian former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from to . Ghinzani participated in 111 Formula One Grands Prix for Osella, Toleman, Equipe Ligier, Ligier and Za ...

History

2008–09 season

''Drivers: Edoardo Piscopo, Fabio Onidi'' For the 2008–09 season, Edoardo Piscopo will be returning to drive for the team, and will be joined by Fabio Onidi, a Euroseries 3000 racer. The traditional dark blue livery of the car has also been changed to a red, white and green livery.

2007–08 season

''Drivers: Edoardo Piscopo,

Enrico Toccacelo Enrico Toccacelo (born 14 December 1978 in Rome) is an Italian former auto racer with karting, GT and Formula 3000 experience. He won three F3000 events and briefly led Vitantonio Liuzzi in the 2004 championship before Liuzzi went on to win the ...

'' Team Italy scored on just five occasions, finishing 18th in the championship with 12 points.

2006–07 season

''Drivers:

Alessandro Pier Guidi Alessandro Pier Guidi (born December 18, 1983) is a racing driver from Italy. A Ferrari factory driver since 2017, he won the LMGTE Pro FIA World Endurance Championship in 2017, 2021 and 2022, the 2019 and 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMGTE Pr ...

'' The season was moderately successful for the team, with three podiums and a victory, scoring 52 points, and finishing 7th in the championship.

2005–06 season

''Drivers: Massimiliano Busnelli,

Max Papis Massimiliano "Max" Papis (born 3 October 1969) is an Italian professional motorsport driver who has competed in several top-level motorsports events such as Le Mans 24 Hours, Formula One and Champ Car. He has three Champ Car victories. He is the ...

'' In the inaugural season, Team Italy scored two podiums en route to 14th place in the championship with 46 points.

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 Site
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