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A1 Team Malaysia was the victim of a mascot kidnapping at the Mexican round of the A1GP Series, with their Orang-utan, Allen, taken from the team’s garage to be replaced with a ransom note. After an absence for the remainder of the season, the team was finally reunited with Allen at the end of season [...]

A1 Team Malaysia with driver, Fairuz Fauzy, will line up in 14th place on the grid for the Sprint race and 12th place for the Feature race, the final race of the third season of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, following the today’s qualifying session at the Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, the historic [...]

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.
The British racer will also start the Feature race from the front row of the grid, lining up in second [...]

From 02 - 04 May 2008 the Brands Hatch circuit will once again host the season finale of the A1GP championship, and for the first time in it’s history, the Championship is going down to the wire.
If you cast your mind back to just the start of the first season 2 and a half years [...]

Following in the wheeltracks of the news that Korea is to become the latest addition to the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport grid in 2009, Sung-hak Mun has laid claim to be the nation’s first Formula 1 star.
The teenager – the only one of his countrymen to come over to Europe in an attempt to [...]

The 2007-08 A1GP championship will be decided at Brands Hatch next month after leaders Team Switzerland failed to clinch the title in Shanghai.
Driver Neel Jani dominated Sunday morning’s Sprint Race from pole position and, with New Zealand’s Jonny Reid failing to finish, Switzerland needed to take another two points from their nearest rivals in the [...]

The good folks at A1 Podium are reporting a new A1GP team will be announced from the Asia-Pacific region Sunday, reportedly at a cost that runs to seven figures.
Also, there will be about three new venues next season with a couple of the current ones being dropped. David Clare said that they basically already know [...]

Neel Jani gave Team Switzerland the perfect qualifying result in their bid to wrap up the A1GP title by bagging pole position for the sprint race in Shanghai.
The ex-Toro Rosso F1 tester pulled a great late effort out in the closing stages of the second 15-minute session to take the top slot from the impressive [...]

A1GP is unveiling a new off-track concept for its events - the A1GP Global Village.
The new event concept is geared towards delivering extra entertainment for A1GP fans and spectators on the race weekend, all as part of the admission ticket. The initiative, including a new web site, starts at A1GP Brands Hatch, Great Britain on [...]

In the afternoon of March 24, Greek time, China’s first driver fulfilled his honorable mission of carrying the Olympic torch.
The drizzle finally stopped before Cheng Congfu passed on the torch. As the torch was lit, Cheng Congfu held it high with his right hand, in his left hand was the national flag of China. 200 [...]

A1 Team China driver, Congfu Cheng, is about to become part of history as he participates in the Olympic Torch Relay, a tradition that goes back to the year 766 BC, when the first recorded Olympic games were held. In an honour that is afforded to very few athletes, let alone racing drivers, he will [...]

Narain Karthikeyan, India’s first Formula 1 driver, is confident he’ll return to the premier series despite three years of disappointment.
He drove for Jordan in 2005, giving hope to a nation’s youngsters looking to take up sports other than cricket, but failed to produce fireworks and a two-year testing role with Williams gave him few opportunities.
Then [...]

Title leader A1 Team Switzerland dominated the action in Durban this afternoon to win the incident-packed Feature race, as the tricky turn one claimed numerous victims throughout the 48-lap race. Today’s results move the Swiss team 10 points ahead of France in the championship standings while New Zealand now lies third, having scored a meager [...]

A1 Team Canada secured its first ever Sprint race victory in this morning’s action-packed race held around the streets of Durban in glorious sunshine, while Switzerland regained the title lead as France failed to score any points and New Zealand picked up one point for setting the fastest lap.
Eighteen-year-old rookie Robert Wickens, the youngest ever [...]