2005-06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, South Africa
| 2005-06 A1GP of South Africa | |
|---|---|
| Race Details | |
| Race 7 of 11 in the 2005-06 A1 Grand Prix season | |
| Date | 29 January 2006 |
| Location |
Durban street circuit Durban, South Africa |
| Weather | Fine, 25 °C |
| Qualifying | |
| Pole |
 France (Alexandre Premat) |
| Time | 2'36.841 (1'18.246, 1'18.595) |
| Sprint Race | |
| 1st |
France (Alexandre Premat) |
| 2nd |
 Great Britain (Robbie Kerr) |
| 3rd |
 Switzerland (Neel Jani) |
| Main Race | |
| 1st |
 The Netherlands (Jos Verstappen) |
| 2nd |
Switzerland (Neel Jani) |
| 3rd |
 Portugal (Alvaro Parente) |
| Fast Lap | |
| FL |
 Brazil (Nelson Piquet Jr) |
| Time | 1'18.178, (Lap 39 of Main Race) |
| Official Classifications | |
| Prac1 ·Prac2 ·Prac3 ·Qual ·SRace ·MRace | |
The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, South Africa was an A1 Grand Prix race, held on the weekend of 29 January 2006 at a street course in Durban, South Africa. This was the only street course of the 2005-06 A1 Grand Prix season.
The first practice session was wet, and the second was wetter. Both were interrupted by several red flags. Ananda Mikola driving for A1 Team Indonesia was fastest in the first session with a time of 1:28.477. Will Davison from A1 Team Australia was fastest in the second session with a time of 1:30.520.
During the third practice, on Saturday, A1 Team Pakistan driver Adam Khan was involved in a serious crash, forcing a helicopter flight to the nearest hospital for precautionary CT scans. These scans showed negative, but Khan was unable to compete in the remainder of the weekend's events, replaced by A1 Team Italy's backup driver, but Pakistan would not score points.
Qualification took place on Saturday, 28 January 2006.
The Sprint Race took place on Sunday, 29 January 2006.
The Main Race took place on Sunday, 29 January 2006.
* Team France 25 seconds penalty by steward's decision.
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