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A1 Grand Prix is an international racing series to be held during the Northern Hemisphere winter off-season of the FIA Formula 1 grand prix series. It has been sanctioned by the FIA and has been designed so that each team will represent their country of origin, making A1 Grand Prix a true world championship. Image File history File links Logo for A1 Grand Prix racing series. ... The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planets surface (or celestial sphere) that is north of the equator (the word hemisphere literally means half ball). On Earth, the Northern Hemisphere contains most of the land and population. ... In many parts of the world, winter is associated with snow. ... For other meanings of the acronym FIA, see FIA (disambiguation). ... The inaugural Formula One World Championship was won by Italian Giuseppe Farina in his Alfa Romeo in 1950, barely defeating his Argentine teammate Juan Manuel Fangio. ... Georges Boillot winning the 1912 French Grand Prix in Dieppe, France Grand Prix motor racing has its roots in organized automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894. ...

The series was founded and created by 28-year-old Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum, a member of the Royal Family of Dubai. He has also assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer of the series. Dubai or Dubayy (in Arabic: Ø¯Ø¨ÙŠÙ‘, IPA , generally in English) refers to either one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates on the Arabian Peninsula, or that emirates main city, sometimes called Dubai City to distinguish it from the emirate. ...

A1 Grand Prix will feature identical single-seater cars which will not have the ultra-expensive and sophisticated driver aids which are part of today's F1 machines, meaning that the drivers have to rely on their ability rather than a superior car. As the championship is for countries, it will not have two championships each year like F1, one for drivers and the other for constructors of the cars.

Cars

All cars will use a Lola built chassis with 3.4 L capacity V8 engines built by Zytek. The chassis weighs approximately 600 kg (approx. 1300 lbs). The engine has a power output of 390 kW (520 bhp). All cars will have Cooper Avon tyres. Lola Racing Cars (also Lola Cars International) is a racing car engineering company founded in 1961 by Eric Broadley and based in Huntingdon, United Kingdom. ... The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders. ... Firestone tire A tire (U.S. spelling) or tyre (UK spelling) is a roughly toroidal piece of material placed on the circumference of a wheel, either for the purpose of cushioning or to protect the wheel from wear and tear. ...

Competing countries

To ensure a true world championship among nations, A1 Grand Prix allotted 23 of the franchises to be sold to specific countries or territories, but seven unallocated franchises are available to other countries wanting to participate. 25 teams representing different countries signed up for the inaugural A1GP season, they are listed below with their launch dates (for full team details for the first season, see 2005-06 A1 Grand Prix season#Teams): The 2005-06 A1 Grand Prix season will be the inaugural season for the A1 Grand Prix series. ...

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Championship

The first A1 Grand Prix Championship will be held over 12 rounds, with points being awarded to teams depending on their results in the two races in each round. The top ten-placed teams in each race will be awarded points, on a decreasing scale with the winner receiving 10 points, second place 9 points, and so on down to tenth place, who receives 1 point. This points system is used in both the sprint and feature race, and 1 extra point is awarded in each race for the team who sets the fastest lap. No points are awarded to the drivers in an effort to preserve the A1GP as being a contest between nations.

The first round of A1GP -- the 2005-06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Great Britain -- is being held at Brands Hatch on 25 September 2005, with the first season ending at Shanghai, China on 2 April 2006. For full calendar and race results for the 2005-06 season, see 2005-06 A1 Grand Prix season#Races. Brands Hatch is a British motor racing circuit. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shanghai International Circuit (Simplified Chinese: ä¸Šæµ·å›½é™…èµ›è½¦åœº; Traditional Chinese: ä¸Šæµ·åœ‹éš›è³½è»Šå ´; pinyin: ) is a brand new motor racing venue, situated near Shanghai in China. ... 2 April is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 2005-06 A1 Grand Prix season will be the inaugural season for the A1 Grand Prix series. ...

Race format

Each A1 Grand Prix race meet will take place over a three-day period. Day one (Friday) will involve a practice session with each team familiarising themselves with the track. Day two (Saturday) will involve a second practice session and a qualifying session. Day three (Sunday) will consist of two races, with points awarded for both races.

The qualifying session will be in a format completely unique to motor sport, designed both for entertainment, and to accomodate for television. Qualifying will take place from 14:00 to 16:00 local time, and consists of four 15 minute sessions. During each session, each team is allowed only three laps: one "out" lap, to get up to speed, one "hot" lap, run at full speed, and one "in" lap, to slow down and head back into the pits. Between each session will be ten minute breaks of inactivity, to allow for interviews, recaps, and commercial breaks. After the qualifying session, the team's two best times are aggregated, with that total time determining the starting grid for Sunday's first race.

The race day format itself is again, completely unique to motor sport, with two races being run. The first race will a "sprint" race of 20 to 30 minutes in duration. This race will be started with a "rolling start", scheduled to start at 13:30 local time. Points will be awarded and the final grid positions will determined as a result of this first race. The second "main event" race will be held in the afternoon and last for 45 to 60 minutes. This race will start with a "standing start", and include a mandatory pit stop for tyres. Points will also be awarded for this race. For both races, the winner will be awarded ten points, second place nine points, and continuing down to tenth position with one point. One additional point will be awarded to the driver who sets the fastest lap time over both races.

Management team

To allow the sport of A1 Grand Prix to run effectively there is a group of people working hard behind the scenes to get it off the ground. These people are:

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External links

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