A1 Team Netherlands

A1 Team Netherlands
Founded	2005
Seat holder(s)	Jan Lammers
Team principal	-
Race driver(s)	Jeroen Bleekemolen Robert Doornbos
Car nickname	-
First race	2005–06 Great Britain
Rounds entered	39 (77 starts)
Championships	0
Sprint race victories	3
Feature race victories	1
Pole positions	5
Fastest laps	1
Total points	294
2008-09 position	4th (75 pts)

A1 Team Netherlands is the Dutch team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.

Management

A1 Team Netherlands' owner is former Formula One driver and Le Mans winner Jan Lammers. The team is managed by Lammers's racing team Racing for Holland, notable for their participation in the 24 hours of Le Mans and FIA sportscars series.

History

The 2005-06 season had a difficult start for Team Netherlands. In the first two sprint races the car was hit in the first turn on both the Brands Hatch and EuroSpeedway circuits. Despite these setbacks, Jos Verstappen showed impressive overtaking action in the main races moving from the back of the grid to the seventh position. The season continued with average results, with 4th up to 19th positions as endresults.

The street circuit of Durban, South Africa brought the first victory for A1 Team Netherlands as in the last turn of the main race, Jos Verstappen managed to take the lead from the Swiss car. A similar manoeuvre that failed during the sprint race forced Verstappen to start from the 16th place on the grid.

In 2006-07 Team Netherlands finished 5th in the championship, with one victory.

In 2007-08 Team Netherlands finished 7th in the championship, with 2 podiums.

For the 2008-09 season Jeroen Bleekemolen returned as a driver, alongside A1GP rookie Robert Doornbos. Both drivers alternated races, starting with Bleekemolen at Zandvoort.^[1] Team Netherlands finished 4th in the championship, with both drivers having scored one victory in a sprint race.

Drivers

Name	Seasons	Rounds (Starts)	Titles	Wins	Sprint wins	Feature wins	2nd	3rd	Poles	Fastest Laps	Points
Jeroen Bleekemolen	2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09	24 (47 starts)		2	2		2	1	3		187[* 1]
Robert Doornbos	2008-09	3 (5 starts)		1	1		1	1	1	1	31
Renger van der Zande	2006-07	2 (3 starts)									7
Jos Verstappen	2005-06	11 (22 starts)		1		1	1				69

1. This includes the 6 points scored during the 2008–09 Malaysian Grand Prix, where the team scored its worst result of the 2008–09 season and the points of which were therefore later deducted.

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

(key), "spr" indicates the Sprint Race, "fea" indicates the Feature Race.(results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

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	Racing for Holland	Lola, Zytek, Cooper Avon		GBR		GER		POR		AUS		MYS		UAE		RSA		INA		MEX		USA		CHN		69	7th
				spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea
			Jos Verstappen	Ret	7	Ret	7	4	Ret	7	4	5	16	11	9	16	1	7	6	4	2	14	Ret	Ret	17
2006–07	Racing for Holland	Lola, Zytek, Cooper Avon		NED		CZE		BEI		MYS		INA		NZL		AUS		RSA		MEX		SHA		GBR		57	5th
				spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea
			Jeroen Bleekemolen	9	4	11	9	1	Ret	7	9	13	DSQ	4	5	5	4	4	6		17			6	5
			Renger van der Zande																	9		9	4
2007–08	Racing for Holland	Lola, Zytek, Cooper Avon		NED		CZE		MYS		ZHU		NZL		AUS		RSA		MEX		SHA		GBR				87	7th
				spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea
			Jeroen Bleekemolen	3	8	5	2	18	4	9	Ret	5	8	9	8	5	4	8	4	17	18	9	6
2008–09	Racing for Holland	Ferrari, Ferrari, Michelin		NED		CHN		MYS		NZL		RSA		POR		GBR										75	4th
				spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea
			Jeroen Bleekemolen	4	5			6	8			1	4			6	2
			Robert Doornbos			2	16			3	5			1	DNS

References

1. "Netherlands names its drivers". a1gp.com. 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2008-09-18.

External links

• A1gp.com Official A1 Grand Prix Web Site
• Official Team Website - A1 Team Netherlands
• Racing for Holland, homepage of the management team
• A1GP Team Netherlands Photosite