2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, South Africa
| 2005–06 A1GP of South Africa | |
|---|---|
| Race Details | |
| Race 7 of 11 in the 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix season | |
| Date | 29 January 2006 |
| Location | Durban street circuit Durban, South Africa |
| Weather | Fine, 25 °C |
| Qualifying | |
| Pole | File:Flag of France.svg France (Alexandre Premat) |
| Time | 2'36.841 (1'18.246, 1'18.595) |
| Sprint Race | |
| 1st | File:Flag of France.svg France (Alexandre Premat) |
| 2nd | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (Robbie Kerr) |
| 3rd | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (Neel Jani) |
| Main Race | |
| 1st | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands (Jos Verstappen) |
| 2nd | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (Neel Jani) |
| 3rd | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal (Alvaro Parente) |
| Fast Lap | |
| FL | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (Nelson Piquet Jr.) |
| Time | 1'18.178, (Lap 39 of Main Race) |
| Official Classifications | |
| Prac1 ·Prac2 ·Prac3 ·Qual ·SRace ·MRace | |
The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, South Africa was an A1 Grand Prix race, held on the weekend of 29 January 2006 at a street course in Durban, South Africa. This was the only street course of the 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix season.
Report
Practice
The first practice session was wet, and the second was wetter. Both were interrupted by several red flags. Ananda Mikola driving for A1 Team Indonesia was fastest in the first session with a time of 1:28.477. Will Davison from A1 Team Australia was fastest in the second session with a time of 1:30.520. During the third practice, on Saturday, A1 Team Pakistan driver Adam Khan was involved in a serious crash, forcing a helicopter flight to the nearest hospital for precautionary CT scans. These scans showed negative, but Khan was unable to compete in the remainder of the weekend's events, replaced by A1 Team Italy's backup driver, Enrico Toccacelo but Pakistan would not score points.
Qualifying
Sprint race
Main race
Results
Qualification
Qualification took place on Saturday, 28 January 2006.
| Pos | Team | Driver | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Q3 Time | Q4 Time | Aggregate | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France France | Alexandre Premat | 1'20.484 | 1'18.246 | 1'18.595 | -- | 2'36.841 | -- |
| 2 | United Kingdom Great Britain | Robbie Kerr | 1'20.647 | 1'19.158 | 1'18.921 | -- | 2'38.079 | 1.238 |
| 3 | Switzerland Switzerland | Neel Jani | 1'20.387 | 1'19.056 | 1'19.778 | 1'19.037 | 2'38.093 | 1.252 |
| 4 | Netherlands The Netherlands | Jos Verstappen | 1'20.208 | 1'19.628 | 1'19.198 | 1'19.254 | 2'38.452 | 1.611 |
| 5 | Republic of Ireland Ireland | Ralph Firman | 1'20.342 | 1'19.258 | 1'19.251 | 1'20.340 | 2'38.509 | 1.668 |
| 6 | Czech Republic Czech Republic | Tomáš Enge | 1'19.591 | -- | 1'19.285 | 1'19.256 | 2'38.541 | 1.700 |
| 7 | New Zealand New Zealand | Matt Halliday | 1'19.842 | 1'20.018 | 1'19.331 | 1'19.525 | 2'38.856 | 2.015 |
| 8 | Brazil Brazil | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 1'20.907 | 1'19.630 | 1'20.172 | 1'19.246 | 2'38.876 | 2.035 |
| 9 | Canada Canada | Sean McIntosh | 1'21.905 | 1'19.349 | 1'19.647 | -- | 2'38.996 | 2.155 |
| 10 | Malaysia Malaysia | Alex Yoong | 1'20.498 | 1'19.652 | 1'19.875 | 1'19.545 | 2'39.197 | 2.356 |
| 11 | Indonesia Indonesia | Ananda Mikola | 1'45.053 | 1'19.989 | 1'20.653 | 1'19.251 | 2'39.240 | 2.399 |
| 12 | Germany Germany | Timo Scheider | 1'21.730 | 1'19.773 | 1'19.880 | 1'19.552 | 2'39.325 | 2.484 |
| 13 | United States USA | Philip Giebler | 1'20.867 | 1'19.762 | 1'19.593 | -- | 2'39.355 | 2.514 |
| 14 | Italy Italy | Massimiliano Busnelli | 1'20.503 | 1'19.640 | -- | 1'19.779 | 2'39.419 | 2.578 |
| 15 | Portugal Portugal | Alvaro Parente | 1'20.198 | 1'19.924 | 1'19.953 | 1'19.747 | 2'39.671 | 2.830 |
| 16 | South Africa South Africa | Stephen Simpson | 1'21.557 | 1'20.570 | 1'20.737 | 1'19.623 | 2'40.193 | 3.352 |
| 17 | Australia Australia | Will Davison | 1'22.481 | 1'20.969 | 1'20.566 | 1'20.086 | 2'40.652 | 3.811 |
| 18 | Lebanon Lebanon | Basil Shaaban | 1'22.614 | 1'20.837 | 1'21.008 | -- | 2'41.845 | 5.004 |
| 19 | Mexico Mexico | David Martínez | 1'22.600 | 1'20.810 | 1'21.076 | 1'21.036 | 2'41.846 | 5.005 |
| 20 | China China | Tengyi Jiang | 1'22.976 | 1'21.286 | 1'21.538 | 1'23.357 | 2'42.824 | 5.983 |
| 21 | Austria Austria | Mathias Lauda | 1'22.326 | 1'21.463 | 1'21.408 | -- | 2'42.871 | 6.030 |
| 22 | India India | Armaan Ebrahim | 1'25.020 | 1'23.393 | 1'23.487 | -- | 2'46.880 | 10.039 |
| 23 | Pakistan Pakistan | Adam Khan * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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Sprint Race results
The Sprint Race took place on Sunday, 29 January 2006.
Main Race results
The Main Race took place on Sunday, 29 January 2006.
* Team France 25 seconds penalty by steward's decision.
Total Points
| Team | Points | SR | MR | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland Switzerland | 17 | 8 | 9 | -- |
| France France | 13 | 10 | 3 | -- |
| New Zealand New Zealand | 12 | 5 | 7 | -- |
| Portugal Portugal | 11 | 3 | 8 | -- |
| Netherlands The Netherlands | 10 | -- | 10 | -- |
| United Kingdom Great Britain | 9 | 9 | -- | -- |
| Republic of Ireland Ireland | 7 | 7 | -- | -- |
| Czech Republic Czech Republic | 6 | 6 | -- | -- |
| South Africa South Africa | 6 | -- | 6 | -- |
| Italy Italy | 5 | -- | 5 | -- |
| Austria Austria | 4 | -- | 4 | -- |
| Germany Germany | 4 | 4 | -- | -- |
| Brazil Brazil | 3 | -- | 2 | 1 |
| Australia Australia | 2 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Canada Canada | 1 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Mexico Mexico | 1 | 1 | -- | -- |
- Fastest Lap: A1 Team Brazil (1'18.178 / 151.2 km/h, lap 39 of Main Race)
References
| Previous race 2005-06 A1GP, United Arab Emirates |
A1 Grand Prix 2005–06 season |
Next race 2005-06 A1GP, Indonesia |