Date May 3, 2009 Pole Ireland (Adam Carroll) 1st Ireland (Adam Carroll) | Weather Clear, 16°C Time 1:11.615 | |
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Location Brands Hatch
Kent, England | ||
The 2008-09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Great Britain was an A1 Grand Prix race at Brands Hatch, England. It was set to be the penultimate round of the 2008-09 A1 Grand Prix season, but became the season finale, due to the cancellation of the Mexican round due to the 2009 swine flu outbreak. Ultimately, it would be the last race for A1GP as bankruptcy followed later in the year.
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A1 Team Ireland became the fourth A1 Grand Prix champions, with a double pole position, and double victory, to take Ireland's first international motor racing championship.
Title Battle
With the British round now becoming the season finale, this left the championship in a three-way battle for the title.
Switzerland lead going into the event with 88 points, with four points to drop; followed by Ireland with 86, and Portugal with 82. The Netherlands are currently too far behind to win the title with 66 points, as even though 27 points are on offer for maximum score, the team has to drop 6 points from their worst event.
Also, even if all the teams finish equal of points, the tie-breaker rules would come into play. Currently Switzerland would win the title with four wins, to Ireland's three, and Portugal's one.
Qualifying
† Team utilized Powerboost "joker" qualifying lap.