A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Brands Hatch, Great Britain:25 Sep
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Race Track: Brands Hatch Circuits, London
Loaction: Great Britain
Raceday: Sunday, 25 September 2005
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BRANDS HATCH SPRINT RACE
Number of laps: 18 laps
Total race length: 47.196 miles
Probable lap time: 1 m 10s (based upon 1986 F1 record of 1.09, a 91 F3000 record of 1.13 and an 02 F3 record of 1.1
Probable race time: 21 minutes
BRANDS HATCH FEATURE RACE
Number of laps: 38 laps
Total race length: 94.392 miles
Probable lap time: 1 m 10s (based upon 1986 F1 record of 1.09, a 91 F3000 record of 1.13 and an 02 F3 record of 1.1
Probable race time: 43 minutes (including pit stop but assuming no safety car periods)
Brands Hatch is the Jewel in UK motorsport's crown. The natural amphitheatre that is its Indy configuration offers unparalleled views of the action for spectators, while its awesome Grand Prix circuit remains one of the biggest challenges in UK motor racing.
Highlights for 2005 include World & British Superbikes, the British Touring Car Championship and A1 Grand Prix.
Brands Hatch is a circuit synonymous with major Sports/GT events. Among the famous races held at the Kent circuit are the Guards Trophy, BOAC 1000 and numerous World Sportscar Championship events.
The legendary Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit will notch up another famous first this year when it hosts the global debut of the A1 Grand Prix Championship. The last Formula 1 Grand Prix at Brands Hatch was run back in 1986 and the A1 GP event will be the fastest race on the Kent circuit since those halcyon days.
The Kent circuit was built from very humble origins as a grass-track bike racing venue in 1926. Early races were run anti-clockwise, the opposite direction to what is used now.
From the early 1950s, the track played host to car and bike greats, including Sir Stirling Moss, John Surtees, Jack Brabham, and Jim Clark. Brands Hatch was extended in time for the '64 British Grand Prix and Clark was first of many famous Formula 1 winners there. Brabham, Jo Siffert, Jochen Rindt, Emerson Fittipaldi, Jody Scheckter and Niki Lauda all won here over the years.
The '85 Grands Prix stands out, as Nigel Mansell's first F1 win, Ayrton Senna's first pole position and Alain Prost's first World Championship were all scored that weekend.
Brands Hatch held its last Grand Prix a year later, but its unique combination of dips, cambers, fearsome corners and hills means it is still one of the world's favourite racing circuits.
Brands Hatch has been home to British Motoring Sports since 1926, constantly updated and upgraded it is now home to some of the best Motorcycle Races. It also hosts The Carl Fogarty Academy with Ducati where up and coming riders can improve their skills and earn their ACU licence. -
The grid positions for the Sprint race for the A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Brands Hatch, Great Britain have been decided following four 15 minute Qualifying sessions this afternoon.
However, in a twist to the traditional motorsport format, the driver who took part in qualifying may not be the one who competes in both races. Any of the A1 TeamÂ’s drivers that have set a practice time within 102 per cent of the teamÂ’s fastest qualifying lap are in with a chance to race.
A1 Team Driver
1 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr 2.30.789
2 New Zealand Matt Halliday 2.31.117
3 France Alexandre Premat 2.31.206
4 Australia Will Power 2.31.388
5 Great Britain Robbie Kerr 2.31.714
6 Switzerland Neel Jani 2.31.729
7 Mexico Salvador Duran 2.32.307
8 Pakistan Adam Khan 2.32.596
9 Malaysia Alex Yoong 2.32.632
10 Japan Ryo Fukuda 2.32.689
11 Portugal Alvaro Parente 2.32.705
12 Ireland Michael Devaney 2.32.811
13 Germany Timo Scheider 2.32.981
14 Netherlands Jos Verstappen 2.33.075
15 South Africa Stephen Simpson 2.33.086
16 Italy Enrico Toccacelo 2.33.232
17 USA Scott Speed 2.33.317
18 Indonesia Ananda Mikola 2.33.424
19 India Karun Chandhok 2.34.126
20 Czech Republic Jan Charouz 2.34.786
21 Canada Sean McIntosh 2.36.656
22 Austria Mathias Lauda 2.36.878
23 Lebanon Khalil Beschir 2.37.104
24 China Tengyi Jiang 2.38.750
25 Russia Alexey Vasiliev 2.41.303 -
HELP! Alex Yoong is running 5th!
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Not bad leh... whose thar piqut? he wonOriginally posted by Kuali Baba:HELP! Alex Yoong is running 5th! 
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Brands Hatch race result
Sprint Race
A1 Team Driver Time No. Laps
1 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr 23.25.682 18
2 France Alexandre Premat 23.18.122 18
3 New Zealand Matt Halliday 23.18.581 18
4 Australia Will Power 23.27.139 18
5 Great Britain Robbie Kerr 23.28.479 18
6 Mexico Salvador Duran 23.32.955 18
7 Pakistan Adam Khan 23.33.714 18
8 Portugal Alvaro Parente 23.33.871 18
9 Switzerland Neel Janie 23.36.533 18
10 Ireland Michael Devaney 23.36.738 18
11 USA Scott Speed 23.39.548 18
12 Japan Ryo Fukuda 23.40.874 18
13 Malaysia 23.41.033 18
14 Germany Timo Scheider 23.41.587 18
15 India Karun Chandhok 23.43.475 18
16 Italy Enrico Toccacelo 23.51.203 18
17 Indonesia Ananda Mikola 23.56.015 18
18 Czech Republic Jan Charouz 23.56.028 18
19 Canada Sean McIntosh 23.58.303 18
20 Austria Mathias Lauda 24.10.975 18
21 China Tengyi Jiang 24.13.876 18
22 Lebanon Khalil Beschir 24.14.774 18
23 Russia Alexey Vasiliev 23.20.165 17
24 South Africa Stephen Simpson 24.21.309 17
Feature Race
A1 Team Driver Time
1 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr 55.01.910
2 Australia Will Power 55.13.240
3 Mexico Salvador Duran 55.25.035
4 New Zealand Matt Halliday 55.25.615
5 Malaysia Alex Yoong 55.26.262
6 South Africa Stephen Simpson 55.26.762
7 Netherlands Jos Verstappen 55.27.540
8 Japan Ryo Fukuda 55.28.129
9 Canada Sean McIntosh 55.29.089
10 Germany Timo Scheider 37 laps
11 Austria Mathias Lauda 37 laps
12 China Tengyi Jiang 37 laps
13 Pakistan Adam Khan 35 laps
14 Czech Republic Jan Charouz 24 laps
15 Russia Alexey Vasiliev 18 laps
16 Great Britain Robbie Kerr 17 laps
17 USA Scott Speed 14 laps
18 Lebanon Khalil Beschir 13 laps
19 Italy Enrico Toccacelo 13 laps
20 Portugal Alvaro Parente 1 lap
21 Switzerland Neel Jani 1 lap
22 Ireland Michael Devaney 0 laps
23 Indonesia Ananada Mikola 0 laps
24 France Alexandre Premat DNS
25 India Karun Chandhok DNS
Only 13 out of 25 finished the feature race
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The son of former 3-time F1 World Champion Nelson Piquet.Originally posted by SBS9828X:Not bad leh... whose thar piqut? he won 
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Yep... and on a historic track for themOriginally posted by Kuali Baba:The son of former 3-time F1 World Champion Nelson Piquet. 
