A1 Team Lebanon

A1 Team Lebanon
Founded	2005
Seat holder(s)	Tameem Auchi
Team principal	-
Race driver(s)	Daniel Morad
Car nickname	-
First race	2005-06 Great Britain
Rounds entered	39 (78 starts)
Championships	0
Sprint race victories	0
Feature race victories	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
Total points	8
2008-09 position	17th (8 pts)

A1 Team Lebanon is the Lebanese team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.

Management

A1 Team Lebanon's owner is Tameem Auchi.^[1]

History

Daniel Morad became the race driver for A1 Team Lebanon for the 2008-09 season. Although having previously driven in rookie sessions for A1 Team Canada, his Canadian-Lebanese heritage allowed him to switch nationalities, as he had not yet made his race debut.^[2] Morad scored Team Lebanon's first ever points in four years in the series at the first weekend of the season at Zandvoort, finishing in 8th place in the Feature Race.

Drivers

In 2007 several Lebanese fans reacted disappointedly to the decision to drop Beschir, and set up an online petition calling on the team to reinstate him as lead driver.^[3][4]

Name	Seasons	Rounds (Starts)	Titles	Wins	Sprint wins	Feature wins	2nd	3rd	Poles	Fastest Laps	Points
Chris Alajajian	2007-08	5 (10 starts)									0
Jimmy Auby	2007-08	2 (4 starts)									0
Khalil Beschir	2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08	7 (14 starts)									0
Alexander Khateeb	2006-07	2 (4 starts)									0
Allam Khodair	2006-07	4 (8 starts)									0
Daniel Morad	2008-09	7 (14 starts)									8
Graham Rahal	2005-06	4 (8 starts)									0
Basil Shaaban	2005-06, 2006-07	8 (16 starts)									0

Drivers with a flag have raced for Lebanon, despite not being Lebanese.

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

(key), "spr" indicates the Sprint Race, "fea" indicates the Feature Race.

Year	Racing team	Chassis, Engine, Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	Points	Rank
2005-06	Carlin Motorsport	Lola, Zytek, Cooper Avon		GBR		GER		POR		AUS		MYS		UAE		RSA		INA		MEX		USA		CHN		0	23rd
				spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea
			Khalil Beschir	22	Ret	Ret	18					Ret	17
			Basil Shaaban					18	11	Ret	12			Ret	16	17	Ret	17	Ret
			Graham Rahal																	13	14	Ret	Ret	18	11
2006-07	Carlin Motorsport	Lola Zytek Cooper Avon		NED		CZE		BEI		MYS		INA		NZL		AUS		RSA		MEX		SHA		GBR		0	23rd
				spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea
			Basil Shaaban	16	Ret			19	13			19	Ret
			Graham Rahal			12	12
			Khalil Beschir							17	20
			Alexander Khateeb											Ret	17	Ret	17
			Allam Khodair															19	Ret	18	19	18	14	Ret	13
2007-08	Argo Racing Cars Ltd.	Lola Zytek Cooper Avon		NED		CZE		MYS		ZHU		NZL		AUS		RSA		MEX		SHA		GBR				0	22nd
				spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea
			Chris Alajajian	14	19			14	Ret	Ret	13	15	Ret	19	19
			Khalil Beschir			20	21									19	13					22	18
			Jimmy Auby															15	17	18	22
2008-09	Argo Racing Cars Ltd.	Ferrari, Ferrari, Michelin		NED		CHN		MYS		NZL		RSA		POR		GBR										8	17th
				spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea
			Daniel Morad	10	8	12	13	11	12	Ret	Ret	NC	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	12

References

1. http://www.a1gp.com/about/TeamMember.aspx?mId=189
2. "Morad to switch to A1 Team Lebanon". a1gp.com. 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
3. Lebanon opts for Khodair despite Beschir petition. crash.net (April 26, 2007)
4. BESCHIR to represent LEBANON soon a1gpfanzone.com

External links

• A1GP.com Official A1 Grand Prix Web Site
• Official Team Website - A1 Team Lebanon