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A1 GP : Switzerland and Ireland win at Sepang

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Khatir Soltani
Neel Jani (Switzerland) and Adam Carroll (Ireland) are the winners at Sepang, Malaisia. Ireland takes the lead in provisional classification.

Neel Jani became the fifth different race winner this season as A1 Team Switzerland took victory in a dramatic Sprint race at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia.

After a red flag, Switzerland controlled the re-start and made a slick pit-stop to take a comfortable win in the hot and humid conditions. France's Loïc Duval finished second ahead of a charging Earl Bamber for A1 Team New Zealand.

A1 Team Ireland became the first nation to score two victories this season, as Adam Carroll dominated the Sepang Feature race in Malaysia. Filipe Albuquerque took an excellent second place for Portugal while Marco Andretti finished a great third for the USA from eighth on the grid. Ireland now leads the championship heading into the Christmas break

Sprint Race results :
1 - Switzerland - Neel Jani - 11 giri 22'41"567

2 - France - Loic Duval - 9"912

3 - New Zealand - Earl Bamber - 11"813

4 - Portugal - Filipe Albuquerque - 12"453

5 - Ireland - Adam Carroll - 13"205

6 - Netherlands - Jeroen Bleekemolen - 15"399

7 - Italy - Edoardo Piscopo - 19"947

8 - Australia - John Martin - 21"437
Etc.

Feature Race results :
1 - Ireland - Adam Carroll - 34 giri 1.05'52"205

2 - Portugal - Filipe Albuquerque - 15"996

3 - USA - Marco Andretti - 47"637

4 - Australia - John Martin - 51"679

5 - South Africa - Adrian Zaugg - 52"106

6 - New Zealand - Earl Bamber - 54"354

7 - Brazil - Felipe Guimaraes - 57"369

8 - Netherlands - Jeroen Bleekemolen - 57"490
Etc.

Championship provisional classification :
1. Ireland 43 points ; 2. Portugal 35; 3. New Zealand, France 31; 5. Malaysia 29; 6. Switzerland 28; 7. Netherlands 26; 8. Australia 22; 9. Great Britain, USA 16, etc.
Khatir Soltani
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