A1 Team Malaysia was the Malaysian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.

A1 Team Malaysia
Malaysia
Founded2005
Seat holder(s)A1 Team (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Team principalJack Cunningham
Race driver(s)Fairuz Fauzy, Aaron Lim
Car nicknameUnknown
First race2005-06 Great Britain
Rounds entered39
Championships0
Sprint race victories4
Feature race victories1
Pole positions3
Fastest laps4
Total points197
2008-09 position6th (43 pts)

Management

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A1 Team Malaysia was operated by A1 Team (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. The team was founded by Jack Cunningham, a Briton, and former Malaysian F1 driver Alex Yoong.

History

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2008–09 season

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Alex Yoong
 
Fairuz Fauzy

Driver: Fairuz Fauzy, Aaron Lim

Fairuz Fauzy raced for A1 Team Malaysia in 6 of the 7 rounds of the 2008-09 season winning the Sprint race at Zandvoort while Aaron Lim participated in all the rookie sessions and raced at Brands Hatch. The team finished 6th overall that season.

2007–08 season

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Drivers: Fairuz Fauzy, Alex Yoong

In comparison to previous seasons, Team Malaysia struggled. They finished 15th in the championship.

2006–07 season

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Driver: Alex Yoong

Team Malaysia continued with their form from the previous season, taking three wins en route to 6th in the championship.

At the Czech Republic race, A1 Team Malaysia won the Sprint Race giving them pole position for the Feature Race. Driver Alex Yoong went on to win the Feature Race, gaining the fastest lap in the process, meaning A1 Team Malaysia came away with maximum points.

2005–06 season

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Drivers: Fairuz Fauzy, Alex Yoong

A1 Team Malaysia finished in 5th overall, with a win at Shanghai and 2 podium places.

Drivers

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Alex Yoong while racing for the team, accumulated an A1GP series-record of 45 consecutive starts.[1]

Name Seasons Races
(Starts)
A1GP Title Wins Sprint
wins
Main
wins
2nd 3rd Poles Fastest
Laps
Points
Aaron Lim 2008-09 1 (2) 0
Fairuz Fauzy 2005-06, 2007-08, 2008-09 13 (22) 1 1 1 1 36
Alex Yoong 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 28 (54) 4 3 1 2 2 2 140

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

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(key), "spr" indicate a Sprint Race, "fea" indicate a Main 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 A1 Team Malaysia Lola,
Zytek,
Cooper Avon
GBR spr GBR fea GER spr GER fea PRT spr PRT fea AUS spr AUS fea MYS spr MYS fea ARE spr ARE fea ZAF spr ZAF fea IDN spr IDN fea MEX spr MEX fea USA spr USA fea CHN spr CHN fea 74 5th
Fairuz Fauzy 13 8 Ret 8
Alex Yoong 5 6 16 8 5 5 10 Ret Ret Ret 4 2 7 11 Ret 10 1 2
2006-07 A1 Team Malaysia Lola
Zytek
Cooper Avon
NED spr NED fea CZE spr CZE fea BEI spr BEI fea MYS spr MYS fea IDN spr IDN fea NZ spr NZ fea AUS spr AUS fea ZAF spr ZAF fea MEX spr MEX fea SHA spr SHA fea GBR spr GBR fea 55 6th
Alex Yoong 12 17 1 1 14 12 4 7 12 5 19 11 7 6 Ret 8 1 5 6 11 5 9
2007-08 A1 Team Malaysia Lola
Zytek
Cooper Avon
NED spr NED fea CZE spr CZE fea MYS spr MYS fea ZHU spr ZHU fea NZ spr NZ fea AUS spr AUS fea ZAF spr ZAF fea MEX spr MEX fea SHA spr SHA fea GBR spr GBR fea 25 15th
Alex Yoong 16 Ret 17 14 9 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 15 4 6
Fairuz Fauzy 20 17 9 5 13 Ret
2008-09 A1 Team Malaysia A1GP,
Ferrari,
Michelin
 NED  CHN  MYS  NZL  RSA  POR  GBR 43 6th
spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea
Fairuz Fauzy 1 2 13 5 15 10 8 10 9 15 8 3
Aaron Lim 16 Ret

References

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  1. ^ "Fauzy replaces Yoong at Malaysia". a1gp.com. 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
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