DRIVER NOMINATIONS FOR QUALIFYINGsource: a1gp.comWith just over 1.5 seconds separating the top and the bottom of the timing sheet and less than half a second separating the top six, this afternoon's qualifying session will be a hard fought contest for pole position in tomorrow's Sprint race. On a circuit just 18 months old, A1 Grand Prix is setting a new benchmark for lap times, recording speeds in excess of 270kph and a fastest lap time of 1.45.676 set by A1 Team France's Nicolas Lapierre this morning.
Official
Practice Session 3 (11.00 - 12.00)
|
A1
Team |
Driver |
Time |
No.
Laps |
1 |
France |
Nicolas
Lapierre |
1.45.676 |
18 |
2 |
Great
Britain |
Robbie Kerr |
1.45.743 |
19 |
3 |
Netherlands |
Jos
Verstappen |
1.45.808 |
22 |
4 |
Ireland |
Ralph Firman |
1.45.999 |
22 |
5 |
Italy |
Enrico
Toccacelo |
1.46.047 |
18 |
6 |
Germany |
Adrian Sutil |
1.46.154 |
20 |
7 |
Mexico |
Salvador
Duran |
1.46.182 |
19 |
8 |
Brazil |
Nelson
Piquet Jr |
1.46.206 |
21 |
9 |
Japan |
Hayanari
Shimoda |
1.46.283 |
20 |
10 |
Switzerland |
Neel Jani |
1.46.322 |
21 |
11 |
Pakistan |
Adam Khan |
1.46.391 |
19 |
12 |
Czech
Republic |
Tomas Enge |
1.46.521 |
19 |
13 |
South Africa |
Stephen
Simpson |
1.46.568 |
19 |
14 |
USA |
Philip
Giebler |
1.46.573 |
18 |
15 |
Malaysia |
Alex Yoong |
1.46.581 |
20 |
16 |
Canada |
Sean
McIntosh |
1.46.613 |
20 |
17 |
India |
Armaan
Ebrahim |
1.46.774 |
24 |
18 |
Indonesia |
Ananda
Mikola |
1.46.783 |
16 |
19 |
China |
Tengyi Jiang |
1.46.802 |
18 |
20 |
New Zealand |
Matt
Halliday |
1.46.841 |
21 |
21 |
Portugal |
Alvaro
Parente |
1.46.949 |
17 |
22 |
Australia |
Will Davison |
1.47.106 |
22 |
23 |
Austria |
Mathias
Lauda |
1.47.129 |
20 |
24 |
Lebanon
|
Basil
Shaaban |
1.47.179 |
24 |
Nominated
drivers for Qualifying
A1 Grand Prix of
Nations, Dubai, UAE - Sunday 11 December 2005
A1
Team |
A1
Driver |
Australia |
Will Davison |
Austria |
Mathias
Lauda |
Brazil |
Nelson
Piquet JR |
Canada |
Sean
McIntosh |
China |
Tengyi Jiang |
Czech
Republic |
Tomas Enge |
France |
Nicolas
Lapierre |
Germany |
Adrian Sutil |
Great
Britain |
Robbie Kerr |
India |
Armaan
Ebrahim |
Indonesia |
Ananda
Mikola |
Ireland |
Ralph Firman |
Italy |
Enrico
Toccacelo |
Japan |
Hayanari
Shimoda |
Lebanon |
Basil
Shaaban |
Malaysia |
Alex Yoong |
Mexico |
Salvador
Duran |
Netherlands |
Jos
Verstappen |
New Zealand |
Matt
Halliday |
Pakistan |
Adam Khan |
Portugal |
Alvaro
Parente |
South Africa |
Stephen
Simpson |
Switzerland |
Neel Jani |
USA |
Philip
Giebler |
Qualifying consists of four 15 minute sessions with a 10 minute break between each. Only one driver per A1 Team is allowed to take part in Qualifying but that driver must have completed at least three timed laps in an Official Practice session. Each driver is limited to three laps - effectively one "flying lap" - per session and must record at least two times, an aggregate of which will determine that A1 Team's position on the grid for Sunday's Sprint race. The grid for the Feature race will be determined by the outcome of the Sprint race.