http://www.gpupdate.net/en/ GPUpdate.net - Every day updated news! (For news, results, photos and more!) Mon, 12 May 2008 14:30:17 +0200 120 35 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/ http://images.gpupdate.net/if/rss/rsslogo.jpg http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/06/jani-greatest-moment-in-my-career/ http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/06/jani-greatest-moment-in-my-career/ Tue, 06 May 2008 10:22:00 +0200 Neel Jani has described winning the 2007/08 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport for A1 Team Switzerland as 'the greatest moment of his career.' After a topsy turvey season, where Switzerland pulled out points leads only for them to be quickly eradicated, Jani finally clinched this season's title with fourth place in the Sprint race at Brands Hatch. http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/germany-left-deflated-at-brands-hatch/ http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/germany-left-deflated-at-brands-hatch/ Sun, 04 May 2008 19:59:00 +0200 Lady Luck deserted Germany in the finale of the 2007/2008 A1GP season at Brands Hatch (Great Britain). After having finished eleventh in the sprint race, 22-year old Michael Ammermüller missed a possible podium position in the subsequent feature race because of a tyre failure. Germany occupies eighth place in the final classification of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport and relinquished the World Championship title to Switzerland.  http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/britain-snatches-championship-bronze-at-home/ http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/britain-snatches-championship-bronze-at-home/ Sun, 04 May 2008 19:49:00 +0200 A1 Team Great Britain's Robbie Kerr scored a fantastic home victory in the Sprint race at an electric Brands Hatch today, and followed that up with a second-place podium finish in this afternoon's Feature race. The brilliant double podium elevated GBR to overall third place in the 2007/08 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport and the team will collect the trophy for bronze at tomorrow evening's glamorous awards ceremony in central London. http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/france-loses-third-to-britain-in-finale/ http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/france-loses-third-to-britain-in-finale/ Sun, 04 May 2008 19:33:00 +0200 A1 Team France finished the 2007-2008 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport in 4th place overall. Franck Montagny bagged an additional 7 points today at Brands Hatch in the last 2 rounds of the season with 8th and 5th places. This was not enough to fend off Great Britain's late charge, and the British team scored 27 points on home turf snatching 3rd place overall in the championship.  http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/dutch-hope-for-more-than-seventh-next-year/ http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/dutch-hope-for-more-than-seventh-next-year/ Sun, 04 May 2008 19:09:00 +0200 A1 Team Netherlands has ended the third A1GP season in seventh. In the final races of the season the team finished ninth in the Sprint race and sixth in the Feature race. With that result the points total of the team this season comes to 87 points. http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/india-takes-dramatic-victory-in-feature-race/ http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/india-takes-dramatic-victory-in-feature-race/ Sun, 04 May 2008 17:38:00 +0200 A1 Team India secured its second win of the season when Narain Karthikeyan took victory in the A1GP season finale at Brands Hatch this afternoon.  http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/gallery.php?catID=1105-2888 http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/gallery.php?catID=1105-2888 Sun, 04 May 2008 13:44:59 +0200 http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/britain-takes-home-sprint-victory/ http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/britain-takes-home-sprint-victory/ Sun, 04 May 2008 13:21:00 +0200 Britain's Robbie Kerr took his third A1 Grand Prix race victory in the sprint race at his home circuit, Brands Hatch today. While he took the top step of the podium, Switzerland stole some of the limelight as Jani clinched the title with fourth place.  http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/switzerland-clinches-2008-title/ http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/04/switzerland-clinches-2008-title/ Sun, 04 May 2008 13:12:00 +0200 Switzerland clinched the A1 Grand Prix World Cup of Motorsport championship by finishing fourth in the Sprint race at Brands Hatch today. http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/ireland-confident-starting-from-second-row/ http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/ireland-confident-starting-from-second-row/ Sat, 03 May 2008 19:59:00 +0200 Adam Carroll continued his good form claiming fourth on the grid for both the Sprint and Feature races for Belmayne A1 Team Ireland in the season finale at Brands Hatch, UK tomorrow.  http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/disappointment-for-dutch/ http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/disappointment-for-dutch/ Sat, 03 May 2008 19:35:00 +0200 A1 Team Netherlands was not on form today during the final qualifying sessions of this A1GP season. In a heavily fought qualifying for the Sprint race, where the intervals were extremely small Jeroen Bleekemolen had to settle for an 11th fastest time with a lap of 1'15.338. In the Feature race qualifying A1 Team Netherlands finished in tenth place. http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/germany-hoped-for-more-from-qualifying/ http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/germany-hoped-for-more-from-qualifying/ Sat, 03 May 2008 19:04:00 +0200 A1 Team Germany starts the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport season finale at Brands Hatch from grid positions nine and five. 22-year old race driver Michael Ammermüller improved dramatically in the fourth qualifying section and, in doing so, jumped onto the third row for the feature race.  http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/kerr-fancies-chances-after-taking-pole/ http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/kerr-fancies-chances-after-taking-pole/ Sat, 03 May 2008 18:51:00 +0200 A1 Team Great Britain secured a front row starting slot for both of tomorrow's 2007/08 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport season finale races as Robbie Kerr powered to pole for the Sprint race and second position for the Feature race in today's qualifying session.  http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/britain-and-india-clinch-poles/ http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/britain-and-india-clinch-poles/ Sat, 03 May 2008 16:48:00 +0200 A1 Team Great Britain's Robbie Kerr put in a sensational performance to qualify in pole position for tomorrow morning's Sprint race at the A1GP Brands Hatch, Great Britain, much to the delight of his home fans. http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/gallery.php?catID=1104-2888 http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/gallery.php?catID=1104-2888 Sat, 03 May 2008 15:35:08 +0200 http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/china-sets-surprise-practice-pace/ http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/03/china-sets-surprise-practice-pace/ Sat, 03 May 2008 15:13:00 +0200 A1 Team China set the pace in this morning's third and final practice session at the Brands Hatch circuit near London, closely followed by GBR's Robbie Kerr in second ahead of qualifying for his home event, the A1GP Brands Hatch, Great Britain this afternoon. http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/gallery.php?catID=1103-2888 http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/gallery.php?catID=1103-2888 Sat, 03 May 2008 13:29:08 +0200 http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/02/team-gbr-lifted-by-practice-pace/ http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/02/team-gbr-lifted-by-practice-pace/ Fri, 02 May 2008 21:01:00 +0200 A1 Team Great Britain won round one of the battle of Brands Hatch today when Robbie Kerr scored the fastest time in the afternoon's free practice session as the season finale weekend of the 2007/08 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport got underway. http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/02/netherlands-happy-with-first-day/ http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/02/netherlands-happy-with-first-day/ Fri, 02 May 2008 20:18:00 +0200 On the first day of the A1GP Brands Hatch A1 Team Netherlands has shown itself amongst the front runners again. In the afternoon free practice Jeroen Bleekemolen was in the top three for a long time. In the end A1 Team Netherlands had to settle for seventh though,with the whole field being very close together  http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/02/france-looking-for-improvement/ http://a1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/05/02/france-looking-for-improvement/ Fri, 02 May 2008 20:06:00 +0200 A1 Team France began preparing for the 2 races on the Brands Hatch circuit in England, the final round of the 2007/2008 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport. Nicolas Prost set the 11th-quickest time of the rookie drivers, and then handed over to Franck Montagny for the final run. Franck set the 10th-fastest time only 0.536s off the best time of the day.