A1 Team Portugal
A1 Team Portugal (English stylization: A1Team.Portugal ) was the Portuguese national team in the A1GP series. It was in the 2008/2009 season third in the championship.
History
A1 Team Portugal was founded by Carlos Queiroz and soccer player Luis Figo, but was from the second season under the leadership of Luís Vicente; as team acted in the first season, the British team Performance Racing, in the second and third season, a special team was set up and from the fourth season, the French team Boer Services has held this role.
In the first season the team was top mediocrity. After the sprint race at Brands Hatch by regular driver Álvaro Parente could retract his first points with eighth place, followed by the second place in the sprint race at Eastern Creek the first podium finish. Other highlights of the season presented the third place in the feature race in Durban and the third place in the sprint race at Laguna Seca dar. The team finished the season in ninth place with 66 points.
At the first seven race weekends of the following season, the team did not participate due to financial problems. After the Portuguese financial group Banif Group was acquired as a new main sponsor, it occurred in Durban for the first time and ended the feature race with fifth place in the points. With seventh in the feature race in Mexico City was followed by another points result. The team finished the season in 17th place overall with ten points.
In the third season, the team was again found in the midfield. After a modest first half of the season he scored with Filipe Albuquerque as a new driver three podium: third place in the feature race in Durban and a third and a second place in Shanghai. To put this race weekend in China until then successful dar. in team history The team finished the season at the eleventh position overall with 59 points.
In the fourth season, the team became the top team. After so far had no points in the season opener at Zandvoort, the first victory of the team's history could be obtained in the main race in Chengdu with Albuquerque at the wheel. This was followed by five other podium finishes, the three had 92 points at the end result overall.
A1 Team Portugal has participated in 32 race weekends of the A1GP series.
Driver
A1 Team Portugal put on race weekends, a nine different drivers, four of whom also took part in the race itself. In addition came the official test at Silverstone 2005 Pedro Lamy used.
Rider overview
( Legend: RG = Race total SR = sprint races; HR = main race; RS = rookie sessions, PP = pole position; SRR = fastest lap )