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Four-Way Battle For Third Place

A1 Team France may well wrap up the inaugural A1 Grand Prix series at Laguna Seca today, providing they can outscore A1 Team Switzerland, but it's the battle for third place overall that looks primed to provide the fireworks. Read More »

Pony Car Muscle Deja Vu

On April 17, 1964, Ford unveiled the Mustang and Pony Car era began. Chevrolet had its Camaro ready by 1967 and the Dodge Challenger appeared in 1960. History is repeating itself. In 2003, Ford brought out its retro-styled Mustang. Like the 1964 Mustang, it was a huge hit. Read More »

A1 Grand Prix in Monterrey, Mexico

The second clean start of the weekend meant all the cars made it round the first lap. As is quite often the case, many of the teams pitted early for their mandatory pit stop with race leader France first in and executing a trouble-free stop in 51.3 seconds. Much to the disappointment of the local fans, A1 Team Mexico was not able to take part in the opening laps as their mechanics were still repairing the damage after the Sprint race incident and the leaders completed four laps before Mexico joined the field. Read More »

A1 Grand Prix Qualifying Results and Sprint Race Grid in Monterey, Mexico

A1 Team South Africa has taken its first pole position in the World Cup of Motorsport recording an aggregate time nearly one second faster than series' leader France. In an exciting climax to the afternoon's sessions, Stephen Simpson snatched pole in the dying seconds, setting the fastest lap of the day with a time of 1.22.078 in the fourth segment. Read More »

A1 Team Canada Fought Their Way From Back Of The Grid To Win

A1 Team Canada fought their way from back of the grid to win the A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Sentul Circuit, Indonesia giving them their first win of the season. In front of a packed grandstand of 32,000 spectators, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and government representatives including the Ministers for Sport and Tourism, A1 Grand Prix laid on a spectacular race, action-packed from start to finish. Read More »