# 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Netherlands

The 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Netherlands was an A1 Grand Prix race, held on September 30, 2007 at the Circuit Park Zandvoort in Zandvoort, Netherlands. This was the first in the 2007-08 A1 Grand Prix season.
The sprint race was won by A1 Team South Africa, while the Great Britain car won the Feature Race. With South Africa getting second place in the Feature Race, they took the early lead in the championship.

## Pre-race

Due to Zandvoort's noise restriction, Netherlands round wasn't able to conduct Friday sessions and so rookie session. Saturday morning was dedicated to practice sessions and Saturday afternoon to qualify sessions for each Sunday race.

## Qualifications

Sprint race qualifications :
| Pos | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | South Africa | 1'45.095 | - |
| 2 | France | 1'45.431 | +0.336 |
| 3 | Mexico | 1'46.198 | +1.103 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 1'46.728 | +1.633 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 1'46.791 | +1.696 |
| 6 | Germany | 1'47.056 | +1.961 |
| 7 | Ireland | 1'47.343 | +2.248 |
| 8 | New Zealand | 1'47.531 | +2.436 |
| 9 | Portugal | 1'47.570 | +2.475 |
| 10 | Great Britain | 1'47.748 | +2.653 |
| 11 | India | 1'48.415 | +3.320 |
| 12 | Brazil | 1'49.083 | +3.988 |
| 13 | Italy | 1'49.099 | +4.004 |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 1'49.444 | +4.349 |
| 15 | China | 1'49.746 | +4.651 |
| 16 | Pakistan | 1'50.352 | +5.257 |
| 17 | Australia | 1'50.553 | +5.458 |
| 18 | Lebanon | 1'50.716 | +5.621 |
| 19 | USA | 1'52.479 | +7.384 |
| 20 | Malaysia | 1'52.543 | +7.448 |
| 21 | Canada | 1'52.789 | +7.694 |
| 22 | Indonesia | 1'55.381 | +10.286 |
Main race qualifications :
| Pos | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | South Africa | 1'43.979 | - |
| 2 | Germany | 1'44.670 | +0.691 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 1'45.143 | +1.164 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 1'45.599 | +1.620 |
| 5 | France | 1'45.691 | +1.712 |
| 6 | Ireland | 1'45.752 | +1.773 |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 1'45.772 | +1.793 |
| 8 | Mexico | 1'45.797 | +1.818 |
| 9 | India | 1'45.993 | +2.014 |
| 10 | New Zealand | 1'46.169 | +2.190 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 1'46.554 | +2.575 |
| 12 | Canada | 1'46.739 | +2.760 |
| 13 | Brazil | 1'47.562 | +3.583 |
| 14 | Italy | 1'48.297 | +4.318 |
| 15 | China | 1'48.331 | +4.352 |
| 16 | Australia | 1'48.423 | +4.444 |
| 17 | Pakistan | 1'48.819 | +4.840 |
| 18 | Lebanon | 1'49.899 | +5.920 |
| 19 | USA | 1'49.924 | +5.945 |
| 20 | Malaysia | 1'49.978 | +5.999 |
| 21 | Indonesia | 1'52.708 | +8.729 |
| 22 | Portugal | no time | no time |

## Sprint Race

The Sprint Race took place on Sunday, September 30, 2007
| Pos | Team | Driver | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| 1 | South Africa | Adrian Zaugg | 12 | 18'01.087 | 1 | 15+1 |
| 2 | France | Loïc Duval | 12 | +7.532 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Netherlands | Jeroen Bleekemolen | 12 | +8.097 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Mexico | Salvador Durán | 12 | +8.205 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Switzerland | Neel Jani | 12 | +8.581 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Germany | Christian Vietoris | 12 | +10.344 | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Great Britain | Oliver Jarvis | 12 | +10.566 | 10 | 4 |
| 8 | Ireland | Ralph Firman | 12 | +12.168 | 7 | 3 |
| 9 | New Zealand | Jonny Reid | 12 | +13.934 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | India | Narain Karthikeyan | 12 | +18.516 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | Portugal | João Urbano | 12 | +24.967 | 9 | |
| 12 | Italy | Enrico Toccacelo | 12 | +25.717 | 13 | |
| 13 | Brazil | Sérgio Jimenez | 12 | +26.044 | 12 | |
| 14 | Lebanon | Chris Alajajian | 12 | +34.547 | 18 | |
| 15 | Czech Republic | Erik Janis | 12 | +35.268 | 14 | |
| 16 | Malaysia | Alex Yoong | 12 | +35.895 | 20 | |
| 17 | China | Cong Fu Cheng | 12 | +36.298 | 15 | |
| 18 | Pakistan | Adam Langley-Khan | 12 | +36.510 | 16 | |
| 19 | Canada | James Hinchcliffe | 12 | +39.509 | 21 | |
| 20 | Indonesia | Satrio Hermanto | 12 | +47.932 | 22 | |
| 21 | Australia | Ian Dyk | 12 | +47.983 | 17 | |
| 22 | USA | Buddy Rice | 12 | +48.208 | 19 | |

## Main Race

The Main Race took place also on Sunday, September 30, 2007.
| Pos | Team | Driver | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| 1 | Great Britain | Oliver Jarvis | 45 | 1:09'51.394 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | South Africa | Adrian Zaugg | 45 | +5.742 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Switzerland | Neel Jani | 45 | +7.974 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Mexico | Salvador Durán | 45 | +11.516 | 8 | 8+1 |
| 5 | France | Loïc Duval | 45 | +25.789 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Ireland | Ralph Firman | 45 | +33.697 | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | New Zealand | Jonny Reid | 45 | +47.635 | 10 | 4 |
| 8 | Netherlands | Jeroen Bleekemolen | 45 | +49.270 | 11 | 3 |
| 9 | Germany | Christian Vietoris | 45 | +49.876 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Czech Republic | Erik Janis | 45 | +59.664 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | Brazil | Sérgio Jimenez | 45 | +1'00.078 | 13 | |
| 12 | Australia | Ian Dyk | 45 | +1'30.593 | 16 | |
| 13 | USA | Buddy Rice | 45 | +1'31.148 | 19 | |
| 14 | Italy | Enrico Toccacelo | 44 | +1 Lap | 14 | |
| 15 | China | Cong Fu Cheng | 44 | +1 Lap | 15 | |
| 16 | Indonesia | Satrio Hermanto | 44 | +1 Lap | 21 | |
| 17 | Pakistan | Adam Langley-Khan | 43 | +2 Laps | 17 | |
| 18 | Canada | James Hinchcliffe | 40 | +5 Laps | 12 | |
| 19 | Lebanon | Chris Alajajian | 40 | +5 Laps | 18 | |
| Ret | India | Narain Karthikeyan | 13 | +32 Laps | 9 | |
| Ret | Malaysia | Alex Yoong | 8 | +37 Laps | 20 | |
| Ret | Portugal | João Urbano | 2 | +43 Laps | 22 | |
* Mexico won the Feature race fastest lap point with a lap time of 1'29.181 therefore giving them an extra point on top of their 4th-place finish points.