A1 Team Lebanon was the
Lebanese
Lebanese may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Lebanese Republic
* Lebanese people
The Lebanese people ( ar, الشعب اللبناني / ALA-LC: ', ) are the people inhabiting or originating from Lebanon. The term may al ...
team of
A1 Grand Prix
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 themselves or a team, the usual format in most fo ...
, a former international racing series.
Management
A1 Team Lebanon's owner is
Tameem Auchi.
History
Daniel Morad became the race driver for A1 Team Lebanon for the
2008-09 season. Although having previously driven in rookie sessions for
A1 Team Canada, his Canadian-Lebanese heritage allowed him to switch nationalities, as he had not yet made his race debut. Morad scored Team Lebanon's first ever points in four years in the series at the
first weekend of the season at
Zandvoort
Zandvoort () is a municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is one of the major beach resorts of the Netherlands; it has a long sandy beach. It is bordered by coastal dunes of Zuid-Kennemerland National Park and the Amsterda ...
, finishing in 8th place in the Feature Race.
Drivers
In 2007 several Lebanese fans reacted disappointedly to the decision to drop Beschir, and set up an online petition calling on the team to reinstate him as lead driver.
BESCHIR to represent LEBANON soon
''a1gpfanzone.com''
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
( key), "spr" indicates the Sprint Race, "fea" indicates the Feature Race.
References
External links
A1GP.com Official A1 Grand Prix Web SiteOfficial Team Website - A1 Team Lebanon
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Lebanon A1 team
National sports teams of Lebanon
Motorsport in Lebanon
Auto racing teams established in 2005
Auto racing teams disestablished in 2009