A1 Team Brazil
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| A1 Team Brazil | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Seat holder(s) | Emerson Fittipaldi |
| Team principal | Fernando Patva |
| Race driver(s) | Felipe Guimarães |
| Car nickname | n/a |
| First race | 2005-06 Great Britain |
| Rounds entered | 39 (78 races) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Sprint race victories | 1 |
| Feature race victories | 1 |
| Pole positions | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 4 |
| Total points | 142 |
| 2008-09 position | 15th (18 pts) |
A1 Team Brazil was the Brazilian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.
The seat holder for A1 Team Brazil is the former Formula One World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi. Since 2005, Brazilian footballer Ronaldo has been the co-owner of A1 Team Brazil. The team principal is Fernando Paiva. Technical support is provided by DS Motorsport Ltd.[1]
History
2008–09 season
Driver: Felipe Guimarães
2007–08 season
Drivers: Sérgio Jimenez, Bruno Junqueira, Alexandre Negrão
Performances picked up during the 2007–08 season, with the team scoring a podium in Malaysia, and finishing 11th overall.
2006–07 season
Drivers: Bruno Junqueira, Raphael Matos, Vítor Meira, Tuka Rocha
The team suffered a bad season, scoring points in only four races and finishing 18th.
2005–06 season
Drivers: Christian Fittipaldi, Nelson Piquet Jr.
After taking maximum points in the opening round of the season, Team Brazil gradually lost competitiveness as the season went on. They finished 6th in the championship.
Drivers
| Name | Seasons | Races (Starts) |
A1GP Title | Wins | Sprint wins |
Main wins |
2nd | 3rd | Poles | Fastest Laps |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Fittipaldi | 2005-06 | 4 (8) | 8 | ||||||||
| Felipe Guimarães | 2008-09 | 7 (11) | 1 | 18 | |||||||
| Sérgio Jimenez | 2007-08 | 6 (12) | 1 | 38 | |||||||
| Bruno Junqueira | 2006-07, 2007-08 | 5 (10) | 10 | ||||||||
| Raphael Matos | 2006-07 | 3 (6) | 5 | ||||||||
| Vítor Meira | 2006-07 | 1(2) | 0 | ||||||||
| Alexandre Negrão | 2007-08 | 2 (4) | 0 | ||||||||
| Nelson Piquet Jr. | 2005-06 | 7 (14) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 63 | |
| Tuka Rocha | 2006-07 | 4 (8) | 0 |
