A1 Team Switzerland


A1 Team Switzerland is the Swiss team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. The team were the A1 Grand Prix champions for the third season, 2007-08.

Management

A1 Team Switzerland is owned by Max Welti.

History

In the inaugural season, Team Switzerland were "best of the rest", with a victory and ten podiums, finishing 2nd in the championship.
Team Switzerland lost their competitive edge in 2006-07, with only a single race victory, and finishing 8th in the championship.
After a spectacular 2007–08 season, Neel Jani single-handedly clinched the championship for Team Switzerland, with four victories and seven podiums.
In 2008–09, after having scored 4 wins and 3 other podium finishes, Neel Jani scored a total of 95 points for Team Switzerland. At the end of the season, the team finished second in the championship, 17 points behind the champions, Team Ireland, and just 3 points ahead of Team Portugal.

Drivers

and Natacha Gachnang were the two first females to drive an A1 Grand Prix car during a race weekend.
They first drove as test drivers during a test session at Silverstone. Natacha Gachnang drove in the rookie sessions in the 2007-08 Czech round, on October 12, 2007; and Rahel Frey in the 2007-08 Malaysian rookie sessions, on November 23, 2007.
NameSeasonsRounds
TitlesWinsSprint
wins
Feature
wins
2nd3rdPolesFastest
Laps
Points
Sébastien Buemi2006-076 31
Neel Jani2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08,
2008-09
30 11055911108407
Marcel Fässler2006-071 0
Giorgio Mondini2005-062 0

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

, "spr" indicates the Sprint Race, "fea" indicates the Feature Race.