2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Portugal

2008–09 A1GP of Portugal
Race Details
Race 6 of 7 in the 2008–09 A1GP season.

Date	April 12, 2009
Location	Autódromo Internacional do Algarve Portimão, Portugal
Weather	Clear, 21°C
Sprint race
Qualifying
Pole	Italy (Vitantonio Liuzzi)
Time	1:30.875
Podium
1st	Netherlands (Robert Doornbos)
2nd	Ireland (Adam Carroll)
3rd	Portugal (Filipe Albuquerque)
Fastest Lap
FL	Ireland (Adam Carroll)
Time	1:31.404, (Lap 8)
Feature race
Qualifying
Pole	Netherlands (Robert Doornbos)
Time	1:30.415
Podium
1st	Switzerland (Neel Jani)
2nd	Portugal (Filipe Albuquerque)
3rd	Malaysia (Fairuz Fauzy)
Fastest Lap
FL	Ireland (Adam Carroll)
Time	1:31.453, (Lap 35)
Official Classifications
PDF Booklet

The 2008–09 Vodafone A1GP Algarve, Portugal^[1] was an A1 Grand Prix race held at Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portugal.

Drivers

Team	Main Driver	Rookie Driver(s)^[2]
Australia	John Martin
Brazil	Felipe Guimarães	Ana Beatriz
Canada	Did Not Participate
China	Ho-Pin Tung
France	Nicolas Prost^[3]	Nicolas Prost
Germany	André Lotterer^[4]	André Lotterer
Great Britain	Dan Clarke^[5]	Dan Clarke
India	Narain Karthikeyan	Parthiva Sureshwaren
Indonesia	Zahir Ali^[6]	Zahir Ali
Ireland	Adam Carroll	Niall Quinn
Italy	Vitantonio Liuzzi^[7]^[8]	Vitantonio Liuzzi
Korea	Did Not Participate
Lebanon	Daniel Morad	Jimmy Auby
Malaysia	Fairuz Fauzy	Aaron Lim
Mexico	Salvador Durán
Monaco	Clivio Piccione	Hubertus Bahlsen
The Netherlands	Robert Doornbos	Dennis Retera
New Zealand	Earl Bamber^[9]	Earl Bamber
Pakistan	Did Not Participate
Portugal	Filipe Albuquerque	Armando Parente
South Africa	Adrian Zaugg	Cristiano Morgado
Switzerland	Neel Jani	Alexandre Imperatori
USA	Marco Andretti	Robbie Pecorari

Qualifying

Sprint race qualifying
Pos	Team	Time	Gap
1	Italy	1:30.875^†	–
2	Netherlands	1:31.346	+ 0.471
3	Ireland	1:31.600	+ 0.725
4	Lebanon	1:31.756^†	+ 0.881
5	Portugal	1:31.777	+ 0.902
6	New Zealand	1:32.006	+ 1.131
7	Germany	1:32.084^†	+ 1.209
8	South Africa	1:32.301	+ 1.426
9	India	1:32.358^†	+ 1.483
10	Monaco	1:32.420	+ 1.545
11	Malaysia	1:32.929	+ 2.054
12	USA	1:33.214	+ 2.339
13	Great Britain	1:33.860	+ 2.985
14	Brazil	1:33.985	+ 3.110
15	Indonesia	1:34.005	+ 3.130
16	Mexico	1:34.216	+ 3.341
17	Australia	1:34.405	+ 3.530
18	France	1:36.567	+ 5.692
19	China	1:36.838	+ 5.963
20	Switzerland	no time

Feature race qualifying
Pos	Team	Time	Gap
1	Netherlands	1:30.415^†	–
2	Ireland	1:30.696^†	+ 0.281
3	Switzerland	1:30.878^†	+ 0.463
4	South Africa	1:30.984^†	+ 0.569
5	Brazil	1:31.023^†	+ 0.608
6	Malaysia	1:31.025^†	+ 0.610
7	Portugal	1:31.095^†	+ 0.680
8	USA	1:31.459^†	+ 1.044
9	Monaco	1:31.495^†	+ 1.080
10	Italy	1:31.852	+ 1.437
11	New Zealand	1:31.925^†	+ 1.510
12	Australia	1:31.939^†	+ 1.524
13	Mexico	1:32.031^†	+ 1.616
14	Germany	1:32.269	+ 1.854
15	Lebanon	1:32.352	+ 1.937
16	Great Britain	1:32.400^†	+ 1.985
17	India	1:32.504	+ 2.089
18	Indonesia	1:32.573^†	+ 2.158
19	France	1:32.941^†	+ 2.526
20	China	1:33.237^†	+ 2.822

^† Team utilized Powerboost lap.

Sprint Race

Pos	Team	Driver	Laps	Time	Points
1	Netherlands	Robert Doornbos	11	19:33.501	10
2	Ireland	Adam Carroll	11	+ 3.635	8+1
3	Portugal	Filipe Albuquerque	11	+ 5.728	6
4	Italy	Vitantonio Liuzzi	11	+ 9.087	5
5	Monaco	Clivio Piccione	11	+ 10.048	4
6	India	Narain Karthikeyan	11	+ 12.596	3
7	Brazil	Felipe Guimarães	11	+ 13.297	2
8	Malaysia	Fairuz Fauzy	11	+ 18.014	1
9	Mexico	Salvador Durán	11	+ 20.545
10	Australia	John Martin	11	+ 22.683
11	Great Britain	Dan Clarke	11	+ 23.080
12	USA	Marco Andretti	11	+ 23.154
13	France	Nicolas Prost	11	+ 24.175
14	Indonesia	Zahir Ali	11	+ 39.400
15	Switzerland	Neel Jani	11	+ 44.296^†
16	China	Ho Pin Tung	11	+ 50.655
17	South Africa	Adrian Zaugg	9	+ 2 Laps
18	Lebanon	Daniel Morad	1	Acc. Damage
19	Germany	André Lotterer	0	Accident
20	New Zealand	Earl Bamber	0	Spin

^† Switzerland assessed penalty for pitting outside of pit-stop window.

Feature Race

The second pit-stop window was set as Laps 26–34.

Pos	Team	Driver	Laps	Time	Points
1	Switzerland	Neel Jani	42	1:10:45.011	15
2	Portugal	Filipe Albuquerque	42	+ 6.786	12
3	Malaysia	Fairuz Fauzy	42	+ 9.705	10
4	Mexico	Salvador Durán	42	+ 16.332	8
5	Ireland	Adam Carroll	42	+ 25.411^†	6+1
6	France	Nicolas Prost	42	+ 27.322	5
7	Great Britain	Dan Clarke	42	+ 29.880	4
8	China	Ho Pin Tung	42	+ 34.586	3
9	Germany	André Lotterer	42	+ 43.970	2
10	Indonesia	Zahir Ali	42	+ 1:13.993	1
11	India	Narain Karthikeyan	39	Brakes
12	Australia	John Martin	38	(Retired)
13	Italy	Vitantonio Liuzzi	18	Accident
14	USA	Marco Andretti	18	Accident
15	Monaco	Clivio Piccione	18	Accident
16	South Africa	Adrian Zaugg	15	Accident
17	New Zealand	Earl Bamber	15	Accident
18	Lebanon	Daniel Morad	1	Puncture
19	Brazil	Felipe Guimarães	Did Not Start
20	Netherlands	Robert Doornbos	Did Not Start

^† – Ireland were given a 25-second penalty post-race for passing Australia under the safety car.

Notes

It was the 38th race weekend (76 starts).
It was the 2nd race in Portugal and the first at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve.
It was the first race as main driver for Vitantonio Liuzzi and André Lotterer.
It was the first race weekend as rookie driver for Vitantonio Liuzzi, André Lotterer and Robbie Pecorari.
A1 Team Italy and Vitantonio Liuzzi achieved their first pole position.
Robert Doornbos achieved his first Sprint Race victory.
Neel Jani's win in the Feature Race was his tenth career victory, surpassing Nico Hülkenberg's record.

References

↑ "Vodafone to sponsor A1GP Algarve". a1gp.com. 2009-04-01. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
↑ "New Zealand set early pace". a1gp.com. 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
↑ "France stick with Prost". a1gp.com. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
↑ "Germany unveils its new driver". a1gp.com. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
↑ "Dan Clarke back for Great Britain". a1gp.com. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
↑ "Ali confirmed for Indonesia". a1gp.com. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
↑ "Italy call up Vitantonio Liuzzi". a1gp.com. 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
↑ "Liuzzi to race in A1GP". ManipeF1. 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
↑ "Bamber gets New Zealand nod". a1gp.com. 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2009-04-06.

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