2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Portugal
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 2008–09 A1GP of Portugal | |
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| Race Details | |
| Race 6 of 7 in the 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix 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
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Qualifying
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† Team utilized Powerboost lap.
Sprint Race
[edit]| Pos | Team | Driver | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 |  Netherlands
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Robert Doornbos | 11 | 19:33.501 | 10 |
| 2 |  Ireland
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Adam Carroll | 11 | + 3.635 | 8+1 |
| 3 |  Portugal
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Filipe Albuquerque | 11 | + 5.728 | 6 |
| 4 |  Italy
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Vitantonio Liuzzi | 11 | + 9.087 | 5 |
| 5 |  Monaco
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Clivio Piccione | 11 | + 10.048 | 4 |
| 6 |  India
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Narain Karthikeyan | 11 | + 12.596 | 3 |
| 7 |  Brazil
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Felipe Guimarães | 11 | + 13.297 | 2 |
| 8 |  Malaysia
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Fairuz Fauzy | 11 | + 18.014 | 1 |
| 9 |  Mexico
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Salvador Durán | 11 | + 20.545 | |
| 10 |  Australia
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John Martin | 11 | + 22.683 | |
| 11 |  Great Britain
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Dan Clarke | 11 | + 23.080 | |
| 12 |  USA
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Marco Andretti | 11 | + 23.154 | |
| 13 |  France
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Nicolas Prost | 11 | + 24.175 | |
| 14 |  Indonesia
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Zahir Ali | 11 | + 39.400 | |
| 15 |  Switzerland
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Neel Jani | 11 | + 44.296† | |
| 16 |  China
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Ho Pin Tung | 11 | + 50.655 | |
| 17 |  South Africa
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Adrian Zaugg | 9 | + 2 Laps | |
| 18 |  Lebanon
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Daniel Morad | 1 | Acc. Damage | |
| 19 |  Germany
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André Lotterer | 0 | Accident | |
| 20 |  New Zealand
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Earl Bamber | 0 | Spin |
† Switzerland assessed penalty for pitting outside of pit-stop window.
Feature Race
[edit]The second pit-stop window was set as Laps 26–34.
| Pos | Team | Driver | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Switzerland
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Neel Jani | 42 | 1:10:45.011 | 15 |
| 2 | Portugal
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Filipe Albuquerque | 42 | + 6.786 | 12 |
| 3 | Malaysia
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Fairuz Fauzy | 42 | + 9.705 | 10 |
| 4 | Mexico
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Salvador Durán | 42 | + 16.332 | 8 |
| 5 | Ireland
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Adam Carroll | 42 | + 25.411† | 6+1 |
| 6 | France
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Nicolas Prost | 42 | + 27.322 | 5 |
| 7 | Great Britain
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Dan Clarke | 42 | + 29.880 | 4 |
| 8 | China
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Ho Pin Tung | 42 | + 34.586 | 3 |
| 9 | Germany
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André Lotterer | 42 | + 43.970 | 2 |
| 10 | Indonesia
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Zahir Ali | 42 | + 1:13.993 | 1 |
| 11 | India
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Narain Karthikeyan | 39 | Brakes | |
| 12 | Australia
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John Martin | 38 | (Retired) | |
| 13 | Italy
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Vitantonio Liuzzi | 18 | Accident | |
| 14 | USA
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Marco Andretti | 18 | Accident | |
| 15 | Monaco
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Clivio Piccione | 18 | Accident | |
| 16 | South Africa
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Adrian Zaugg | 15 | Accident | |
| 17 | New Zealand
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Earl Bamber | 15 | Accident | |
| 18 | Lebanon
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Daniel Morad | 1 | Puncture | |
| 19 | Brazil
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Felipe Guimarães | Did Not Start | ||
| 20 | Netherlands
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Robert Doornbos | Did Not Start | ||
† – Ireland were given a 25-second penalty post-race for passing Australia under the safety car.
Notes
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- ^ "Bamber gets New Zealand nod". a1gp.com. 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
External links
[edit]- Doornbos' Dutch delight
- Sprint race: lap-by-lap
- Sprint race results
- Switzerland's fun in the sun
- Feature race results
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