A1 Team Ireland
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A1 Team Ireland is the Irish
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 team of A1 Grand Prix
A1 Grand Prix
A1 Grand Prix was a 'single make' open-wheel auto racing series. It was unique in its field in that competitors solely represented their nation as opposed to themselves or a team, the usual format in most formula racing series. As such, it was often promoted as the "World Cup of Motorsport"...

, an international racing series. The team were the A1 Grand Prix champions for the fourth season, 2008-09
2008-09 A1 Grand Prix season
The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season was the fourth and final season in its short history. It was announced that Ferrari will be supplying the engines. All cars and official merchandise are contractually obligated to portray the slogan "Powered by Ferrari"....

.

The Team

The team is owned by Status Grand Prix
Status Grand Prix
Status Grand Prix is a motorsport team from Ireland.-Team history:Based in Silverstone the team was formed in 2005 to run the A1 Team Ireland franchise in the new A1 Grand Prix series...

 and the seat holders are Mark Gallagher, Teddy Yip, Jr.
Teddy Yip, Jr.
Teddy Yip, Jr. is a Canadian national who is currently the shareholder and Team Principal of Status Grand Prix. He is the son of former Formula One team owner Teddy Yip.-References:...

, John P. Hynes and David Kennedy
Dave Kennedy
David Kennedy is a former racing driver from the Republic of Ireland. He was one of his country's first Grand Prix drivers, and is widely seen as having helped pioneer the Irish move into international racing....

. Eden Rock Sports plan out the team activity but Mark Gallagher, drivers' manager and senior manager in the former Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...

 team Jordan Grand Prix
Jordan Grand Prix
Jordan Grand Prix was a Formula One constructor that competed from 1991 to 2005. The team is named after Irish businessman and founder Eddie Jordan...

, is the managing director and team principal of A1 Team Ireland.

History

The inaugural team's 2005-06
2005-06 A1 Grand Prix season
The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix season was the inaugural season for the A1 Grand Prix series.It began on 25 September 2005, and finished on 2 April 2006 after eleven races.This first season was won by A1 Team France on March 12, 2006.-Teams:...

 car was presented to the public on 15 September 2005. For that debut season, Ralph Firman
Ralph Firman
Ralph David Firman Jr. is an English-born racing driver who races under Irish citizenship and an Irish-issued racing licence. Earlier in his career he raced under a British licence...

 was the team's principal driver, scoring the team its first podium in Portugal to finish 8th overall in the championship. The series organisers awarded the team for being the best presented team, the first of three consecutive wins for A1 Team Ireland.

In its second season, the team did not perform quite as well. The best result achieved that season was fifth place in the Feature race at Shanghai, and the team finished in a disappointing 19th place.

For the 2007-08 season, Ralph Firman
Ralph Firman
Ralph David Firman Jr. is an English-born racing driver who races under Irish citizenship and an Irish-issued racing licence. Earlier in his career he raced under a British licence...

 secured some points at the season opener in Zandvoort before Adam Carroll
Adam Carroll
Adam Carroll is a Northern Irish racing driver. He currently races in the GP2 Series for Super Nova and in Auto GP for Campos Racing, making his debut with pole position at Donington Park...

 took over as the A1 Team Ireland principal driver. He went on to get four podium finishes in his debut season and record the team's first Feature Race victory in Mexico City. After winning Ireland's Dunlop Racing Driver of the Year, Niall Quinn
Niall Quinn (racing driver)
Niall Quinn is an Irish motor racing driver, currently living in County Meath, Ireland.- Early career :1999- 3rd place in Irish Karting Championship in Cadet2000- 1st place in Irish Karting Championship in Cadet...

 joined the team as the Rookie Driver. A1 Team Ireland ended Season Three in 6th position, helping them to win the 'Most Improved Team' award at the 2007/08 Gala Awards. A1 Team Ireland have won the A1GP award for best presented team in all three seasons alongside winning the 'Most Appealing Livery' trophy for their stunning green car in Season Two.

In the 2008-09 season, Adam Carroll
Adam Carroll
Adam Carroll is a Northern Irish racing driver. He currently races in the GP2 Series for Super Nova and in Auto GP for Campos Racing, making his debut with pole position at Donington Park...

 returned as lead driver, as the team set its sights on a full championship assault. As rookie driver, Niall Quinn provided the engineers with important feedback, and getting each race weekend off to a flying start. A1 Team Ireland were championship contenders most of the season, and won the championship at the last event of the season at Brands Hatch, with a dominant performance.

Drivers

Name Seasons Rounds
(Starts)
Titles Wins Sprint
wins
Feature
wins
2nd 3rd Poles Fastest
Laps
Points
Adam Carroll
Adam Carroll
Adam Carroll is a Northern Irish racing driver. He currently races in the GP2 Series for Super Nova and in Auto GP for Campos Racing, making his debut with pole position at Donington Park...

2007-08
2007-08 A1 Grand Prix season
The 2007-08 A1 Grand Prix season was the third in the relatively short history of the championship.- Teams :All teams used same A1 Grand Prix car including chassis , engine and tyre...

, 2008-09
2008-09 A1 Grand Prix season
The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season was the fourth and final season in its short history. It was announced that Ferrari will be supplying the engines. All cars and official merchandise are contractually obligated to portray the slogan "Powered by Ferrari"....

16 (32 starts) 1 6 3 3 3 3 6 6 198
Michael Devaney 2005-06
2005-06 A1 Grand Prix season
The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix season was the inaugural season for the A1 Grand Prix series.It began on 25 September 2005, and finished on 2 April 2006 after eleven races.This first season was won by A1 Team France on March 12, 2006.-Teams:...

, 2006-07
2006-07 A1 Grand Prix season
The 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix season was the second season for the A1 Grand Prix series.It began on 1 October 2006, at Circuit Park Zandvoort, and the season ended at Brands Hatch on 29 April 2007. A1 Team Germany won it with 128 points, 35 points lead ahead Team New Zealand.-Teams:24 teams, each...

7 (14 starts) 16
Ralph Firman
Ralph Firman
Ralph David Firman Jr. is an English-born racing driver who races under Irish citizenship and an Irish-issued racing licence. Earlier in his career he raced under a British licence...

2005-06
2005-06 A1 Grand Prix season
The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix season was the inaugural season for the A1 Grand Prix series.It began on 25 September 2005, and finished on 2 April 2006 after eleven races.This first season was won by A1 Team France on March 12, 2006.-Teams:...

, 2007-08
2007-08 A1 Grand Prix season
The 2007-08 A1 Grand Prix season was the third in the relatively short history of the championship.- Teams :All teams used same A1 Grand Prix car including chassis , engine and tyre...

9 (18 starts) 1 3 61
Richard Lyons
Richard Lyons (auto racer)
Richard Lyons is a Northern Irish motor racing driver.-Junior Formula:He started in Formula Ford in Britain winning the Winter Series in 1996, before moving to Formula Vauxhall Junior finishing the championship sixth in 1997 and second in 1998. he then moved to Formula Palmer Audi, finishing...

2006-07
2006-07 A1 Grand Prix season
The 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix season was the second season for the A1 Grand Prix series.It began on 1 October 2006, at Circuit Park Zandvoort, and the season ended at Brands Hatch on 29 April 2007. A1 Team Germany won it with 128 points, 35 points lead ahead Team New Zealand.-Teams:24 teams, each...

7 (14 starts) 7

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 Status Grand Prix Lola,
Zytek,
Cooper Avon
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company is a United States based company that specializes in the design, manufacture, marketing and sales of replacementautomobiles and truck tires, and subsidiaries that specialize in medium truck, motorcycle and racing tires...

 
GBR
2005-06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Great Britain
The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Great Britain was a A1 Grand Prix race, held on 25 September 2005 at the Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, England...

 
GER
2005-06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Germany
The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Germany was an A1 Grand Prix race, held on the weekend of October 9, 2005 at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz circuit.__FORCETOC__-Practice:...

 
POR
2005-06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Portugal
The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Portugal was a A1 Grand Prix race, held on the weekend of October 23, 2005 at the Autódromo do Estoril circuit.__FORCETOC__-Practice:...

 
AUS
2005-06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Australia
The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Australia was an A1 Grand Prix race, held on the weekend of 6 November 2005 at the Eastern Creek Raceway circuit...

 
MYS
2005-06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Malaysia
The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Malaysia was an A1 Grand Prix race, held on the weekend of November 20, 2005 at the Sepang International Circuit.__FORCETOC__- Qualification :...

 
UAE
2005-06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, United Arab Emirates
The 2005-06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, United Arab Emirates was held on the weekend of December 11, 2005 at the Dubai Autodrome.__FORCETOC__-Qualifying:Session One of Qualifying was red-flagged after Salvador Durán of Mexico suffered a bad accident....

 
RSA
2005-06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, South Africa
The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, South Africa was a A1 Grand Prix race, held on the weekend of January 29, 2006 at a street course in Durban, South Africa. This was the only street course of the 2005-06 A1 Grand Prix season.__FORCETOC__-Practice:...

 
INA
2005-06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Indonesia
The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Indonesia is a A1 Grand Prix race, held on the weekend of February 12, 2006 at the Sentul International Circuit.__FORCETOC__-Postponment:...

 
MEX
2005-06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Mexico
The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Mexico was a A1 Grand Prix race, held on the weekend of February 26, 2006 at the Fundidora Park Circuit.__FORCETOC__- Qualification :Qualification took place on Saturday, February 25, 2006.- Sprint Race Results :...

 
USA
2005-06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, United States of America
The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, United States of America was a A1 Grand Prix race, held on the weekend of March 12, 2006 at Laguna Seca.__FORCETOC__- Report :...

 
CHN
2005-06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, China
The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, China was a A1 Grand Prix race, held on the weekend of April 2, 2006 at Shanghai International Circuit.__FORCETOC__-Qualifying:...

68 8th
spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea
Michael Devaney 10 Ret 4 14 4 Ret
Ralph Firman
Ralph Firman
Ralph David Firman Jr. is an English-born racing driver who races under Irish citizenship and an Irish-issued racing licence. Earlier in his career he raced under a British licence...

9 6 19 3 7 9 4 Ret 4 Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 5 6
2006–07 Status Grand Prix Lola
Zytek
Cooper Avon
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company is a United States based company that specializes in the design, manufacture, marketing and sales of replacementautomobiles and truck tires, and subsidiaries that specialize in medium truck, motorcycle and racing tires...

 
NED
2006-07 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Netherlands
The 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Netherlands was a A1 Grand Prix race, held on October 1, 2006 at the Circuit Park Zandvoort circuit in Zandvoort, Netherlands...

 
CZE
2006-07 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Czech Republic
The 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Czech Republic was an A1 Grand Prix race, held on October 8, 2006 at Masaryk Circuit near Brno, Czech Republic...

 
BEI
2006-07 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Beijing, China
The 2006-07 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, China was an A1 Grand Prix race, held on November 12, 2006 at Beijing International Streetcircuit, Beijing, China. It was the third race in the 2006-07 A1 Grand Prix season and the first ever meeting held at the circuit....

 
MYS
2006-07 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Malaysia
The 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Malaysia is an A1 Grand Prix race, to be held on November 26, 2006 at Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia...

 
INA
2006-07 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Indonesia
The 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Indonesia is an A1 Grand Prix race, to be held on December 10, 2006 at Sentul International Circuit, Indonesia...

 
NZL
2006-07 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, New Zealand
The 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, New Zealand is an A1 Grand Prix race, held on January 21, 2007 at Taupo Motorsport Park, New Zealand. The sixth race in the 2006-07 A1 Grand Prix season and the first meeting held at the circuit.__FORCETOC__...

 
AUS
2006-07 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Australia
The 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Australia is an A1 Grand Prix race, to be held on 4 February 2007 at Eastern Creek Raceway, Australia. This was the seventh race in the 2006-07 A1 Grand Prix season and the second meeting held at the circuit.__FORCETOC__...

 
RSA
2006-07 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, South Africa
The 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, South Africa is an A1 Grand Prix race, held on 25 February 2007 at Durban street circuit, South Africa...

 
MEX
2006-07 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Mexico
The 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Mexico is an A1 Grand Prix race, held on March 25, 2007 at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico. This was the ninth race in the 2006-07 A1 Grand Prix season and the first meeting held at the circuit.__FORCETOC__...

 
SHA
2006-07 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Shanghai, China
The 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Shanghai, China is an A1 Grand Prix race, held on April 15, 2007 at the Shanghai International Circuit, China...

 
GBR
2006-07 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Great Britain
The 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Great Britain was an A1 Grand Prix race, held on 29 April 2007 at Brands Hatch, Great Britain. This was the eleventh and final race in the 2006-07 A1 Grand Prix season and the second meeting held at the circuit....

8 19th
spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea
Michael Devaney 15 14 13 13 20 Ret 14 10
Richard Lyons
Richard Lyons (auto racer)
Richard Lyons is a Northern Irish motor racing driver.-Junior Formula:He started in Formula Ford in Britain winning the Winter Series in 1996, before moving to Formula Vauxhall Junior finishing the championship sixth in 1997 and second in 1998. he then moved to Formula Palmer Audi, finishing...

17 12 Ret 19 10 Ret 6 Ret Ret 16 12 5 8 DSQ
2007–08 Status Grand Prix Lola
Zytek
Cooper Avon
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company is a United States based company that specializes in the design, manufacture, marketing and sales of replacementautomobiles and truck tires, and subsidiaries that specialize in medium truck, motorcycle and racing tires...

 
NED
2007-08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Netherlands
__FORCETOC__The 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Netherlands was an A1 Grand Prix race, held on September 30, 2007 at the Circuit Park Zandvoort in Zandvoort, Netherlands. This was the first in the 2007-08 A1 Grand Prix season....

 
CZE
2007-08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Czech Republic
The 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Czech Republic was an A1 Grand Prix race, held on October 14, 2007 at the Masaryk Circuit in Brno, Czech Republic...

 
MYS
2007-08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Malaysia
__FORCETOC__The 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Malaysia is a A1 Grand Prix race, to be held on November 25, 2007 at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia...

 
ZHU
2007-08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Zhuhai, China
__FORCETOC__The 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Zhuhai, China is a A1 Grand Prix race, to be held on December 16, 2007 at the Zhuhai International Circuit, China. This will be the fourth meeting in the 2007-08 A1 Grand Prix season.- Pre-race :...

 
NZL
2007-08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, New Zealand
__FORCETOC__The 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, New Zealand is a A1 Grand Prix race, to be held on January 20, 2008 at the Taupo Motorsport Park, New Zealand. This will be the fifth meeting in the 2007-08 A1 Grand Prix season.- Pre-race :...

 
AUS
2007-08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Australia
__FORCETOC__The 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Australia is a A1 Grand Prix race, to be held on 3 February 2008 at the Eastern Creek Raceway, New South Wales, Australia. This will be the sixth meeting in the 2007-08 A1 Grand Prix season.- Pre-race :...

 
RSA
2007-08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, South Africa
__FORCETOC__The 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, South Africa is a A1 Grand Prix race, held on 24 February 2008 at the Durban street circuit in Durban, South Africa...

 
MEX
2007-08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Mexico
__FORCETOC__The 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Mexico is a A1 Grand Prix race, held on March 16, 2008 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico...

 
SHA
2007-08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Shanghai, China
__FORCETOC__The 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Shanghai, China was an A1 Grand Prix race, held on April 13, 2008 at the Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China...

 
GBR
2007-08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Great Britain
__FORCETOC__The 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Great Britain was an A1 Grand Prix race, held on May 4, 2008 at Brands Hatch, Kent, United Kingdom...

94 6th
spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea
Ralph Firman
Ralph Firman
Ralph David Firman Jr. is an English-born racing driver who races under Irish citizenship and an Irish-issued racing licence. Earlier in his career he raced under a British licence...

8 6
Adam Carroll
Adam Carroll
Adam Carroll is a Northern Irish racing driver. He currently races in the GP2 Series for Super Nova and in Auto GP for Campos Racing, making his debut with pole position at Donington Park...

3 6 7 7 4 16 6 5 15 13 15 Ret 4 1 11 3 3 13
2008–09 Status Grand Prix Ferrari
Ferrari
Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929, as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles as Ferrari S.p.A. in 1947...

,
Ferrari
Ferrari
Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929, as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles as Ferrari S.p.A. in 1947...

,
Michelin
Michelin
Michelin is a tyre manufacturer based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne région of France. It is one of the two largest tyre manufacturers in the world along with Bridgestone. In addition to the Michelin brand, it also owns the BFGoodrich, Kleber, Riken, Kormoran and Uniroyal tyre brands...

 NED
2008-09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Netherlands
The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Netherlands was an A1 Grand Prix race, held at Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands. It was originally set to be the second race of the 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season, but a delay in the build schedule of the new chassis forced the race at Mugello to be...

 CHN
2008-09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, China
The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, China was an A1 Grand Prix race, held at Chengdu Goldenport Circuit, Chengdu, People's Republic of China....

 MYS
2008-09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Malaysia
The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Malaysia was an A1 Grand Prix race to held at Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Malaysia.- Pre-race:...

 NZL  RSA
2008-09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, South Africa
The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, South Africa was an A1 Grand Prix race which was held at Kyalami, South Africa.-Pre-race:A1 Team Korea failed to participate the race as the organizer of the series could not supply electrical units and fuel tank due to mistake of the transportation from New...

 POR  GBR 112 1st
spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea
Adam Carroll
Adam Carroll
Adam Carroll is a Northern Irish racing driver. He currently races in the GP2 Series for Super Nova and in Auto GP for Campos Racing, making his debut with pole position at Donington Park...

Ret Ret 1 2 5 1 1 2 4 Ret 2 5 1 1

External links

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