A1 Team The Netherlands
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| Founded | 2005 |
| Seat holder | Jan Lammers |
| Team principal | - |
| Race driver(s) | Jeroen Bleekemolen Arie Luyendyk Jr. |
| First race | 2005-06 Great Britain |
| Events entered | 32 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Sprint race victories | 1 |
| Main race victories | 1 |
| Pole positions | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Total points | 213 |
| 2007-08 position | 7th (87 pts) |
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The A1 Team The Netherlands is the Dutch team in the A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. The colour of their car is orange (the Dutch national colour), and was presented to the public on September 16, 2005.
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[edit] Owners
A1 Team The Netherlands owner is former Formula One driver and Le Mans winner Jan Lammers. The team is managed by Lammer's racing team Racing for Holland, notable for their participation in the 24 hours of Le Mans and FIA sportscars series.
[edit] Drivers
The main driver is Jeroen Bleekemolen. Previous driver Jos Verstappen withdrew after a stalled contract negotiation. Arie Luyendyk Jr. has replaced Renger van der Zande as backup driver for the 2007-08 season.[1]
| Name | Seasons | Races (Starts) |
A1GP Title | Wins | Sprint wins |
Main wins |
2nd | 3rd | Poles | Fastest Laps |
Points |
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| Jeroen Bleekemolen | 2006-07, 2007-08 | 20(39) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 137 | |||
| Renger van der Zande | 2006-07 | 2(3) | 7 | ||||||||
| Jos Verstappen | 2005-06 | 11(22) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69 |
[edit] Season 2005-06 results
The 2005-06 season had a difficult start for Team The Netherlands. In the first two sprint races the car was hit in the first turn on both the Brands Hatch and EuroSpeedway circuits. Despite these setbacks, Jos Verstappen showed impressive overtaking action in the main races moving from the back of the grid to the seventh position. The season continued with average results, with 4th up to 19th positions as endresults.
The street circuit of Durban, South Africa brought the first victory for A1 Team The Netherlands as in the last turn of the main race, Jos Verstappen managed to take the lead from the Swiss car. A similar manoeuvre that failed during the sprint race forced Verstappen to start from the 16th place on the grid.
[edit] Complete A1 Grand Prix Results
(key), "spr" indicate a Sprint Race, "fea" indicate a Main Race.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- A1gp.com Official A1 Grand Prix Web Site
- Official Team Website - A1 Team Netherlands
- Racing for Holland, homepage of the management team
- A1GP Team Netherlands Photosite
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