2007-08 A1GP of Malaysia | |
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Race Details | |
Race 3 of 10 in the 2007-08 A1 Grand Prix season | |
Date | November 25, 2007 |
Location |
Sepang International Circuit Sepang, Malaysia |
Weather | Fine |
Sprint race | |
Qualifying | |
Pole | Switzerland (Neel Jani) |
Time | 1'48.630 |
Podium | |
1st | Switzerland (Neel Jani) |
2nd | France (Loïc Duval) |
3rd | Canada (Robert Wickens) |
Fastest Lap | |
FL | Switzerland (Neel Jani) |
Time | 1'49.221, (Lap 10) |
Feature race | |
Qualifying | |
Pole | Switzerland (Neel Jani) |
Time | 1'47.648 |
Podium | |
1st | Switzerland (Neel Jani) |
2nd | France (Loïc Duval) |
3rd | Brazil (Sérgio Jimenez) |
Fastest Lap | |
FL | Switzerland (Neel Jani) |
Time | 1'49.260, (Lap 25) |
Official Classifications | |
PDF Booklet |
The 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Malaysia is an A1 Grand Prix race, to be held on November 25, 2007 at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia. This will be the third meeting in the 2007-08 A1 Grand Prix season and the 50th start in the A1 Grand Prix history.
Swiss driver Rahel Frey was the second ever woman to enter in A1GP weekend, on Friday, during rookies sessions. Her compatriot Natacha Gachnang drove the rookies sessions in Czech round also in 2007.
Neel Jani cloked the best lap time of the weekend in the sprint race qualifications and improve this in the main race qualifications in 1'47.648. Swiss driver demonstrate his superiority in the Sepang circuit and take a double pole for Sunday races.
The Lebanese cars was found to be under the minimum weight limit during main race qualifying. A1 Team Lebanon start from the back of the grid (22nd), instead of 18th, because of the Chris Alajajian car was found 3 kg under the 705 kg minimum weight limit.
There is 29 °C and 78% humidity level on the star of the sprint race. In turn one, Canada lose one position and Great Britain and France suffer a collision together. The British driver was forced back to sixth place with damage to the front wing of his car. In the same first lap, China was hit by New Zealand and lost many places as a result. The Malaysian team experienced the best start, moving swiftly from 19th to 11th place.
In lap 3, China was stopped at the side of the track. Jonny Reid (New Zealand) took over sixth position from Oliver Jarvis (Great Britain) after a great move on the front straight in lap 5. In the next lap, Jeroen Bleekemolen (Netherlands) passed Adam Carroll (Ireland) for eighth.
In the final lap, Germany collide with Canada and get by for podium position. Switzerland secure the fastest lap crossing the finish line and winning the race, followed by France and Germany. Neel Jani dominated from start to finish the sprint race winning pole, fastest lap in 1'49.221 and victory.