# 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix season

The 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix season was the second season for the A1 Grand Prix series. It began on 1 October 2006, at Circuit Park Zandvoort, and the season ended at Brands Hatch on 29 April 2007. A1 Team Germany won it with 128 points, 35 points lead ahead Team New Zealand.

## Calendar

The second A1 Grand Prix season consisted of 11 races held in 10 different countries. Each race is to be run over a three-day weekend, including a practice session on each of Friday and Saturday before a qualifying session on Saturday, and then two races on Sunday. Changes in the weekend program for second season included changing the time certain limits of the Sprint race to 20 minutes and Feature race to 70 minutes, and reducing the pointscore in the Sprint race to only the top six positions.
| Round | Event | Circuit | Dates |
| 1 | A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Netherlands | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 29 September – 1 October 2006 |
| 2 | A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Czech Republic | Automotodrom Brno | 6–8 October 2006 |
| 3 | A1 Grand Prix of Nations, China (Beijing) | Jingkai Street Circuit | 10–12 November 2006 |
| 4 | A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Malaysia | Sepang International Circuit | 24–26 November 2006 |
| 5 | A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Indonesia | Sentul International Circuit | 8–10 December 2006 |
| 6 | A1 Grand Prix of Nations, New Zealand | Taupo Motorsport Park | 19–21 January 2007 |
| 7 | A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Australia | Eastern Creek Raceway | 2–4 February 2007 |
| 8 | A1 Grand Prix of Nations, South Africa | Durban Street Circuit | 23–25 February 2007 |
| 9 | A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Mexico | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 23–25 March 2007 |
| 10 | A1 Grand Prix of Nations, China (Shanghai) | Shanghai International Circuit | 13–15 April 2007 |
| 11 | A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Great Britain | Brands Hatch | 27–29 April 2007 |
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### Calendar changes

* A 12th race had been scheduled to have been held in Brazil; however, on 17 January 2007 the A1GP organisation announced that as a result of a delay in obtaining a local terrestrial television agreement then the event would be cancelled.
* After the finish to the Australian Feature race resulted in time certainty confusion, the time certain limits were reduced by a minute with an additional lap added after the time expired.

## Entry list

24 teams, each representing a different country, signed up for the second A1 Grand Prix season. All teams and drivers competed in Zytek-powered, Cooper Avon-shod and Lola A1GP chassis. Teams representing Greece and Singapore made their debuts, whilst the representatives of Austria, Japan and Russia did not return from the previous season.
| Entrant (Team) | Driver | Events |
| A1 Team Australia Alan Docking Racing | Ryan Briscoe | 1, 4–5 |
| A1 Team Australia Alan Docking Racing | Karl Reindler | 2–3, 6–8 |
| A1 Team Australia Alan Docking Racing | Ian Dyk | 9–11 |
| A1 Team Brazil Charouz Racing System | Tuka Rocha | 1–2, 5, 7 |
| A1 Team Brazil Charouz Racing System | Raphael Matos | 3–4, 6 |
| A1 Team Brazil Charouz Racing System | Bruno Junqueira | 8–9, 11 |
| A1 Team Brazil Charouz Racing System | Vítor Meira | 10 |
| A1 Team Canada John Village Automotive | James Hinchcliffe | 1–3, 6–9 |
| A1 Team Canada John Village Automotive | Sean McIntosh | 4–5, 10–11 |
| A1 Team China Team Astromega | Congfu Cheng | 1–4, 10–11 |
| A1 Team China Team Astromega | Ho-Pin Tung | 5–9 |
| A1 Team Czech Republic Charouz Racing System | Tomáš Kostka | 1 |
| A1 Team Czech Republic Charouz Racing System | Tomáš Enge | 2–4, 6–8 |
| A1 Team Czech Republic Charouz Racing System | Jaroslav Janiš | 5, 9 |
| A1 Team Czech Republic Charouz Racing System | Filip Salaquarda | 10 |
| A1 Team Czech Republic Charouz Racing System | Jan Charouz | 11 |
| A1 Team France DAMS | Nicolas Lapierre | 1–5 |
| A1 Team France DAMS | Loïc Duval | 6–8, 11 |
| A1 Team France DAMS | Jean-Karl Vernay | 9–10 |
| A1 Team Germany Super Nova Racing | Nico Hülkenberg | 1–8, 10–11 |
| A1 Team Germany Super Nova Racing | Christian Vietoris | 9 |
| A1 Team Great Britain | Darren Manning | 1 |
| A1 Team Great Britain | Robbie Kerr | 2, 4–8, 10–11 |
| A1 Team Great Britain | Oliver Jarvis | 3, 9 |
| A1 Team Greece Arena Motorsport | Takis Kaitatzis | 1–2 |
| A1 Team Greece Arena Motorsport | Nikos Zachos | 2 |
| A1 Team India Arena Motorsport | Armaan Ebrahim | 1–5 |
| A1 Team India Arena Motorsport | Narain Karthikeyan | 6, 8–11 |
| A1 Team India Arena Motorsport | Parthiva Sureshwaren | 7 |
| A1 Team Indonesia | Ananda Mikola | 1–10 |
| A1 Team Indonesia | Moreno Soeprapto | 11 |
| A1 Team Ireland Status Grand Prix | Michael Devaney | 1–4 |
| A1 Team Ireland Status Grand Prix | Richard Lyons | 5–11 |
| A1 Team Italy Team Ghinzani | Alessandro Pier Guidi | 1–2 |
| A1 Team Italy Team Ghinzani | Enrico Toccacelo | 3–11 |
| A1 Team Lebanon Carlin Motorsport | Basil Shaaban | 1, 3, 5 |
| A1 Team Lebanon Carlin Motorsport | Graham Rahal | 2 |
| A1 Team Lebanon Carlin Motorsport | Khalil Beschir | 4 |
| A1 Team Lebanon Carlin Motorsport | Alexander Khateeb | 6–7 |
| A1 Team Lebanon Carlin Motorsport | Allam Khodair | 8–11 |
| A1 Team Malaysia | Alex Yoong | All |
| A1 Team Mexico | Salvador Durán | 1–9 |
| A1 Team Mexico | Sergio Pérez | 10 |
| A1 Team Mexico | Juan Pablo García | 11 |
| A1 Team Netherlands Racing for Holland | Jeroen Bleekemolen | 1–9, 11 |
| A1 Team Netherlands Racing for Holland | Renger van der Zande | 9–10 |
| A1 Team New Zealand Super Nova Racing | Matthew Halliday | 1, 3, 8, 11 |
| A1 Team New Zealand Super Nova Racing | Jonny Reid | 2, 4–7, 9–10 |
| A1 Team Pakistan Performance Racing | Nur Ali | All |
| A1 Team Portugal Team Astromega | Álvaro Parente | 8–9, 11 |
| A1 Team Portugal Team Astromega | João Urbano | 10 |
| A1 Team Singapore West Surrey Racing | Christian Murchison | 1, 3–4, 6–8 |
| A1 Team Singapore West Surrey Racing | Denis Lian | 2 |
| A1 Team South Africa DAMS | Adrian Zaugg | 1, 3–4, 8–9, 11 |
| A1 Team South Africa DAMS | Stephen Simpson | 2 |
| A1 Team South Africa DAMS | Alan van der Merwe | 5–7, 10 |
| A1 Team Switzerland Max Motorsport | Sébastien Buemi | 1–2, 6–7, 10–11 |
| A1 Team Switzerland Max Motorsport | Neel Jani | 3–5, 8 |
| A1 Team Switzerland Max Motorsport | Marcel Fässler | 9 |
| A1 Team USA West Surrey Racing | Philip Giebler | 1–5, 7 |
| A1 Team USA West Surrey Racing | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 6 |
| A1 Team USA West Surrey Racing | Jonathan Summerton | 8–11 |

### Mid-season changes

* A1 Team Greece only participated in the opening two rounds.
* A1 Team Singapore missed the last three races allegedly due to an injury suffered by their driver Christian Murchison in South Africa.
* A1 Team Portugal started their season in South Africa.

## Results and standings
### Results summary

| Round | Round | Event | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner | Report |
| 1 | S | Netherlands | Adrian Zaugg | Adrian Zaugg | Adrian Zaugg | Report |
| 1 | F | Netherlands | | Alex Yoong | Nico Hülkenberg | Report |
| 2 | S | Czech Republic | Jonny Reid | Alex Yoong | Alex Yoong | Report |
| 2 | F | Czech Republic | | Philip Giebler | Alex Yoong | Report |
| 3 | S | China (Beijing) | Jeroen Bleekemolen | Salvador Durán | Jeroen Bleekemolen | Report |
| 3 | F | China (Beijing) | | James Hinchcliffe | Enrico Toccacelo | Report |
| 4 | S | Malaysia | Neel Jani | Jonny Reid | Neel Jani | Report |
| 4 | F | Malaysia | | Enrico Toccacelo | Nico Hülkenberg | Report |
| 5 | S | Indonesia | Jonny Reid | Robbie Kerr | Jonny Reid | Report |
| 5 | F | Indonesia | | Jonny Reid | Jonny Reid | Report |
| 6 | S | New Zealand | Nico Hülkenberg | Nico Hülkenberg | Nico Hülkenberg | Report |
| 6 | F | New Zealand | | Nico Hülkenberg | Nico Hülkenberg | Report |
| 7 | S | Australia | Nico Hülkenberg | Nico Hülkenberg | Nico Hülkenberg | Report |
| 7 | F | Australia | | Nico Hülkenberg | Nico Hülkenberg | Report |
| 8 | S | South Africa | Nico Hülkenberg | Nico Hülkenberg | Nico Hülkenberg | Report |
| 8 | F | South Africa | | Adrian Zaugg | Nico Hülkenberg | Report |
| 9 | S | Mexico | Alex Yoong | Salvador Durán | Alex Yoong | Report |
| 9 | F | Mexico | | Jonathan Summerton | Oliver Jarvis | Report |
| 10 | S | China (Shanghai) | Robbie Kerr | Jonny Reid | Robbie Kerr | Report |
| 10 | F | China (Shanghai) | | Jonny Reid | Jonny Reid | Report |
| 11 | S | United Kingdom | Robbie Kerr | Robbie Kerr | Robbie Kerr | Report |
| 11 | F | United Kingdom | | Sébastien Buemi | Nico Hülkenberg | Report |

### Championship standings

| Pos | Team | Drivers | NED | NED | CZE | CZE | BEI | BEI | MLY | MLY | INA | INA | NZL | NZL | AUS | AUS | RSA | RSA | MEX | MEX | SHA | SHA | GBR | GBR | Pts |
| Pos | Team | Drivers | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | Pts |
| 1 | Germany | Nico Hülkenberg | 4 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 128 |
| 1 | Germany | Christian Vietoris | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 9 | | | | | 128 |
| 2 | New Zealand | Matthew Halliday | 6 | 11 | | | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | 16 | 8 | 93 |
| 2 | New Zealand | Jonny Reid | | | Ret | 7 | | | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | 93 |
| 3 | Great Britain | Darren Manning | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 92 |
| 3 | Great Britain | Robbie Kerr | | | 9 | 6 | | | 5 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 92 |
| 3 | Great Britain | Oliver Jarvis | | | | | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | 92 |
| 4 | France | Nicolas Lapierre | 3 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 17 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 67 |
| 4 | France | Loïc Duval | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | Ret | | | | | 4 | 7 | 67 |
| 4 | France | Jean-Karl Vernay | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 20 | Ret | 8 | | | 67 |
| 5 | Netherlands | Jeroen Bleekemolen | 9 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 13 | DSQ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | | 17 | | | 6 | 5 | 57 |
| 5 | Netherlands | Renger van der Zande | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | 9 | 4 | | | 57 |
| 6 | Malaysia | Alex Yoong | 12 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 55 |
| 7 | Italy | Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ret | 6 | 14 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 52 |
| 7 | Italy | Enrico Toccacelo | | | | | 3 | 1 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 52 |
| 8 | Switzerland | Sébastien Buemi | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | | | | | 4 | 9 | Ret | DSQ | 50 |
| 8 | Switzerland | Neel Jani | | | | | 9 | Ret | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | | | | | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 50 |
| 8 | Switzerland | Marcel Fässler | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 14 | | | | | 50 |
| 9 | United States | Philip Giebler | 7 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | | | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 42 |
| 9 | United States | Ryan Hunter-Reay | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 42 |
| 9 | United States | Jonathan Summerton | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 5 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 42 |
| 10 | Mexico | Salvador Durán | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 17 | Ret | | | | | 35 |
| 10 | Mexico | Sergio Pérez | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Ret | | | 35 |
| 10 | Mexico | Juan Pablo García | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 14 | 35 |
| 11 | Canada | James Hinchcliffe | 8 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | | | | | 6 | 6 | 13 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 13 | 15 | | | | | 33 |
| 11 | Canada | Sean McIntosh | | | | | | | 8 | 5 | 8 | Ret | | | | | | | | | Ret | 6 | 10 | 12 | 33 |
| 12 | Czech Republic | Tomáš Kostka | 17 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 |
| 12 | Czech Republic | Tomáš Enge | | | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 14 | | | 17 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 11 | Ret | | | | | | | 27 |
| 12 | Czech Republic | Jaroslav Janiš | | | | | | | | | 16 | 7 | | | | | | | 12 | 12 | | | | | 27 |
| 12 | Czech Republic | Filip Salaquarda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 10 | | | 27 |
| 12 | Czech Republic | Jan Charouz | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 15 | 27 |
| 13 | Australia | Ryan Briscoe | 13 | 3 | | | | | 12 | 17 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 13 | Australia | Karl Reindler | | | 15 | 16 | 12 | 3 | | | | | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | Ret | | | | | | | 25 |
| 13 | Australia | Ian Dyk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 8 | 16 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 25 |
| 14 | South Africa | Adrian Zaugg | 1 | Ret | | | Ret | 5 | 13 | 12 | | | | | | | 7 | Ret | 4 | 3 | | | 15 | Ret | 24 |
| 14 | South Africa | Stephen Simpson | | | Ret | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 |
| 14 | South Africa | Alan van der Merwe | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ret | 7 | 16 | 16 | Ret | | | | | 8 | 12 | | | 24 |
| 15 | China | Congfu Cheng | 11 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 15 | Ret | 10 | 22 |
| 15 | China | Ho-Pin Tung | | | | | | | | | Ret | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 14 | Ret | 6 | 10 | | | | | 22 |
| 16 | India | Armaan Ebrahim | Ret | Ret | 17 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 18 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 16 | India | Narain Karthikeyan | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 7 | | | 15 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 16 | India | Parthiva Sureshwaren | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 16 | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 17 | Portugal | Álvaro Parente | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 5 | 14 | 7 | | | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| 17 | Portugal | João Urbano | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 13 | | | 10 |
| 18 | Brazil | Tuka Rocha | 14 | 12 | 10 | 14 | | | | | 15 | 14 | | | Ret | 11 | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 18 | Brazil | Raphael Matos | | | | | 6 | 7 | 19 | 18 | | | 16 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 18 | Brazil | Bruno Junqueira | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 7 | Ret | 13 | | | 12 | Ret | 9 |
| 18 | Brazil | Vítor Meira | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 19 | | | 9 |
| 19 | Ireland | Michael Devaney | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 20 | Ret | 14 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 19 | Ireland | Richard Lyons | | | | | | | | | 17 | 12 | Ret | 19 | 10 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 12 | 5 | 8 | DSQ | 8 |
| 20 | Singapore | Christian Murchison | Ret | 16 | | | 16 | 8 | 15 | 11 | | | Ret | 15 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | 3 |
| 20 | Singapore | Denis Lian | | | 18 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 21 | Indonesia | Ananda Mikola | 19 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 14 | 11 | 15 | Ret | 17 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 13 | 16 | | | 1 |
| 21 | Indonesia | Moreno Soeprapto | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| 22 | Pakistan | Nur Ali | 20 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 21 | Ret | 18 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | Ret | 18 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 18 | Ret | 17 | 1 |
| 23 | Lebanon | Basil Shaaban | 16 | Ret | | | 19 | 13 | | | 19 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 23 | Lebanon | Graham Rahal | | | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 23 | Lebanon | Khalil Beschir | | | | | | | 17 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 23 | Lebanon | Alexander Khateeb | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 17 | Ret | 17 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 23 | Lebanon | Allam Khodair | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | Ret | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 0 |
| 24 | Greece | Takis Kaitatzis | 18 | 15 | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 24 | Greece | Nikos Zachos | | | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Drivers | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | Pts |
| Pos | Team | Drivers | NED | NED | CZE | CZE | BEI | BEI | MLY | MLY | INA | INA | NZL | NZL | AUS | AUS | RSA | RSA | MEX | MEX | SHA | SHA | GBR | GBR | | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Finished, in points |
| Green | Retired, in points |
| Blue | Finished, no points |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Purple | Not classified (NC) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| Blank | Did not participate |
| Blank | Injured (INJ) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
| Bold | Pole position |
| * | Fastest lap |
| spr | Sprint Race |
| fea | Feature Race |