2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Malaysia
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| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg 2008–09 A1GP of Malaysia | |
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| File:Sepang.svg | |
| Race Details | |
| Race 3 of 7 in the 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season | |
| Date | November 23, 2008 |
| Location | Sepang International Circuit Sepang, Malaysia |
| Weather | Dry |
| Sprint race | |
| Qualifying | |
| Pole | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (Neel Jani) |
| Time | 1'47.154 |
| Podium | |
| 1st | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (Neel Jani) |
| 2nd | File:Flag of France.svg France (Loïc Duval) |
| 3rd | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (Earl Bamber) |
| Fastest Lap | |
| FL | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (Neel Jani) |
| Time | 1'48.550, (Lap 8) |
| Feature race | |
| Qualifying | |
| Pole | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland (Adam Carroll) |
| Time | 1'47.124 |
| Podium | |
| 1st | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland (Adam Carroll) |
| 2nd | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal (Filipe Albuquerque) |
| 3rd | File:Flag of the United States.svg USA (Marco Andretti) |
| Fastest Lap | |
| FL | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland (Adam Carroll) |
| Time | 1'48.563, (Lap 25) |
| Official Classifications | |
| PDF Booklet | |
The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Malaysia was an A1 Grand Prix race held at Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Malaysia.
Pre-race
Because Great Britain, India and Mexico had only joined the season at the Chinese round, they were permitted to take part in a special practice session on November 20.[1] In the wet conditions, Narain Karthikeyan was the fastest driver just in front of Danny Watts. Davíd Garza Pérez was the slowest with 3 seconds.
Drivers
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Qualifying
The qualifying sessions were the first to utilise the new "joker" Qualifying lap rule – where the driver has PowerBoost available for use over an entire qualifying lap, to be used in any session at the team's discretion.[8]
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- (1) : Australia received a two-place grid penalty for the Sprint race for using a non-approved part in practice.[11]
Sprint Race
Following a major crash at the first start, involving United States USA, Brazil Brazil and India India, and the pack slowed down after it seemed to have accelerated off, the race was delayed 30 minutes for track cleanup, and reduced to 11 laps. This Sprint Race was the first this season to utilise the new Sprint Race pit-stop rule, the windows always set for Laps 4–8.
| Pos | Team | Driver | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland Switzerland | Neel Jani | 11 | 22'41.567 | 10 +1 |
| 2 | France France | Loïc Duval | 11 | +9.912 | 8 |
| 3 | New Zealand New Zealand | Earl Bamber | 11 | +11.813 | 6 |
| 4 | Portugal Portugal | Filipe Albuquerque | 11 | +12.453 | 5 |
| 5 | Republic of Ireland Ireland | Adam Carroll | 11 | +13.205 | 4 |
| 6 | Netherlands Netherlands | Jeroen Bleekemolen | 11 | +15.399 | 3 |
| 7 | Italy Italy | Edoardo Piscopo | 11 | +19.947 | 2 |
| 8 | Australia Australia | John Martin | 11 | +21.437 | 1 |
| 9 | South Africa South Africa | Adrian Zaugg | 11 | +27.674 | |
| 10 | China China | Ho-Pin Tung | 11 | +29.492 | |
| 11 | Lebanon Lebanon | Daniel Morad | 11 | +32.049 | |
| 12 | Monaco Monaco | Clivio Piccione | 11 | +32.406 | |
| 13 | Indonesia Indonesia | Satrio Hermanto | 11 | +38.959 | |
| 14 | Mexico Mexico | Davíd Garza Pérez | 11 | +55.055 | |
| 15 | Malaysia Malaysia | Fairuz Fauzy | 10 | +1 lap | |
| Ret | United Kingdom Great Britain | Danny Watts | 4 | Gearbox | |
| Ret | Brazil Brazil | Felipe Guimarães | 0 | Accident | |
| Ret | India India | Narain Karthikeyan | 0 | Accident | |
| Ret | United States USA | Marco Andretti | 0 | Accident | |
| DNS | South Korea Korea | Hwang Jin-Woo | – | Did not start |
Race red-flagged after the start because of accident.
Feature Race
The second pit stop window was set for Laps 20–28. Switzerland Switzerland were sent to the back of the grid for having a brake cooler in too long before the start, and a pit crew violation during the Sprint Race pit-stop.
Notes
- It was the 35th race weekend (70 starts).
- It was the 4th race in Malaysia, and the 4th at Sepang International Circuit.
- It was the first race weekend as rookie driver for Italy Stefano Coletti, United States J. R. Hildebrand, Portugal Armando Parente and Australia Ashley Walsh.
- Records
- Switzerland Switzerland scored their 9th pole position as Neel Jani.
- Switzerland Neel Jani scored their 7th fastest lap.
References
- ↑ "Trio get extra Sepang testing". a1gp.com. 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
- ↑ "2008/09, Sepang, Malaysia, Rookies combined". a1gp.com. 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
- ↑ "Australia names new rookie". a1gp.com. 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "OFFICIAL PREVIEW: Sepang". a1gp.com. 2008-11-17. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Fauzy confirmed for home race". a1gp.com. 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ↑ "Bamber back in Black Beauty". a1gp.com. 2008-11-17. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ↑ [1][permanent dead link] sapo.pt
- ↑ "Teams to get joker qualifying lap". a1gp.com. 2008-11-21. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
- ↑ "2008/09, Sepang, Malaysia, Sprint: starting grid". a1gp.com. 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- ↑ "2008/09, Sepang, Malaysia, Feature: starting grid". a1gp.com. 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- ↑ "GRID: Sprint race". a1gp.com. 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
External links
- Switzerland's Sepang Sprint
- Sprint race: as it happened
- Sprint race results
- Feature Glory for Ireland
- Feature race results
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