# 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix season

The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix season was the inaugural season for the A1 Grand Prix series. It began on 25 September 2005, and finished on 2 April 2006 after eleven races.

## Calendar

The first A1 Grand Prix season consisted of 11 rounds, all held in different countries. Each event ran over a three-day weekend, including a practice session on each of Friday and Saturday before a qualifying session on Saturday and two races on Sunday.
| Round | Event | Circuit | Dates |
| 1 | A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Great Britain | Brands Hatch | 23–25 September 2005 |
| 2 | A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Germany | EuroSpeedway Lausitz | 7–9 October 2005 |
| 3 | A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Portugal | Circuito do Estoril | 21–23 October 2005 |
| 4 | A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Australia | Eastern Creek Raceway | 4–6 November 2005 |
| 5 | A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Malaysia | Sepang International Circuit | 18–20 November 2005 |
| 6 | A1 Grand Prix of Nations, United Arab Emirates | Dubai Autodrome | 9–11 December 2005 |
| 7 | A1 Grand Prix of Nations, South Africa | Durban Street Circuit | 27–29 January 2006 |
| 8 | A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Indonesia | Sentul International Circuit | 10–12 February 2006 |
| 9 | A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Mexico | Fundidora Park | 24–26 February 2006 |
| 10 | A1 Grand Prix of Nations, United States | Laguna Seca | 10–12 March 2006 |
| 11 | A1 Grand Prix of Nations, China | Shanghai International Circuit | 31 March–2 April 2006 |
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| Brands HatchLausitzEstorilEastern CreekSepangDubaiDurbanSentulFundidora ParkLaguna SecaShanghai ||||

### Calendar changes

* A race was scheduled to be held in Brazil at the Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba over the weekend of 10–12 February 2006, but was later cancelled.
* The Indonesian round had originally been scheduled to be held over 13–15 January 2006, but was postponed due to the death of Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The replacement date was set as 10–12 February 2006.

## Entry list

25 teams, each representing a different country, signed up for the first A1 Grand Prix season. All teams used a control chassis (Lola A1GP), engine (Zytek) and tyre (Cooper Avon). The following teams competed in the 2005–06 championship:
| Entrant (Team) | Driver | Events |
| A1 Team Australia Alan Docking Racing | Will Power | 1 |
| A1 Team Australia Alan Docking Racing | Christian Jones | 2, 6, 9 |
| A1 Team Australia Alan Docking Racing | Will Davison | 3–7 |
| A1 Team Australia Alan Docking Racing | Marcus Marshall | 8 |
| A1 Team Australia Alan Docking Racing | Ryan Briscoe | 10–11 |
| A1 Team Austria Team Rosberg | Mathias Lauda | 1–8, 10–11 |
| A1 Team Austria Team Rosberg | Patrick Friesacher | 9 |
| A1 Team Brazil ART Grand Prix | Nelson Piquet, Jr. | 1–7 |
| A1 Team Brazil ART Grand Prix | Christian Fittipaldi | 8–11 |
| A1 Team Canada John Village Automotive | Sean McIntosh | 1–8 |
| A1 Team Canada John Village Automotive | Patrick Carpentier | 9–11 |
| A1 Team China Team Astromega | Tengyi Jiang | All |
| A1 Team China Team Astromega | Qinghua Ma | 1, 9, 11 |
| A1 Team Czech Republic Charouz Racing System | Jan Charouz | 1 |
| A1 Team Czech Republic Charouz Racing System | Tomáš Enge | 2–11 |
| A1 Team France DAMS | Alexandre Prémat | 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 |
| A1 Team France DAMS | Nicolas Lapierre | 2, 4, 6, 8, 10–11 |
| A1 Team Germany Super Nova Racing | Timo Scheider | 1–2, 5, 7–10 |
| A1 Team Germany Super Nova Racing | Adrian Sutil | 3–4, 6 |
| A1 Team Germany Super Nova Racing | Sebastian Stahl | 11 |
| A1 Team Great Britain Arden International | Robbie Kerr | 1–10 |
| A1 Team Great Britain Arden International | Darren Manning | 11 |
| A1 Team India Akbar Ebrahim | Karun Chandhok | 1–2 |
| A1 Team India Akbar Ebrahim | Armaan Ebrahim | 3–8 |
| A1 Team Indonesia | Ananda Mikola | 1–3, 5–11 |
| A1 Team Ireland Status Grand Prix | Michael Devaney | 1, 4, 11 |
| A1 Team Ireland Status Grand Prix | Ralph Firman | 2–3, 5–10 |
| A1 Team Italy Team Ghinzani | Enrico Toccacelo | 1–6, 9, 11 |
| A1 Team Italy Team Ghinzani | Massimiliano Busnelli | 7–8 |
| A1 Team Italy Team Ghinzani | Max Papis | 10 |
| A1 Team Japan Carlin Motorsport | Ryo Fukuda | 1 |
| A1 Team Japan Carlin Motorsport | Hideki Noda | 2 |
| A1 Team Japan Carlin Motorsport | Hayanari Shimoda | 4–6, 8–9 |
| A1 Team Lebanon Carlin Motorsport | Khalil Beschir | 1–2, 5 |
| A1 Team Lebanon Carlin Motorsport | Basil Shaaban | 1, 3–4, 6–8 |
| A1 Team Lebanon Carlin Motorsport | Graham Rahal | 9–11 |
| A1 Team Malaysia | Fairuz Fauzy | 1, 3, 5 |
| A1 Team Malaysia | Alex Yoong | 1–2, 4–11 |
| A1 Team Mexico DAMS | Salvador Durán | 1, 3–4, 6, 8–11 |
| A1 Team Mexico DAMS | David Martínez | 2, 7 |
| A1 Team Mexico DAMS | Luis Díaz | 5 |
| A1 Team Netherlands Racing for Holland | Jos Verstappen | All |
| A1 Team New Zealand West Surrey Racing | Matthew Halliday | 1, 3, 5–11 |
| A1 Team New Zealand West Surrey Racing | Jonny Reid | 2, 4 |
| A1 Team Pakistan Super Nova Racing | Adam Khan | 1–7, 10–11 |
| A1 Team Pakistan Super Nova Racing | Enrico Toccacelo | 7 |
| A1 Team Portugal Carlin Motorsport | Álvaro Parente | 1–10 |
| A1 Team Portugal Carlin Motorsport | César Campaniço | 11 |
| A1 Team Russia Russian Age Racing | Aleksey Vasilyev | 1 |
| A1 Team Russia Russian Age Racing | Mikhail Aleshin | 3 |
| A1 Team Russia Russian Age Racing | Roman Rusinov | 4 |
| A1 Team South Africa BCN Competicion | Stephen Simpson | 1, 4–11 |
| A1 Team South Africa BCN Competicion | Tomas Scheckter | 2–3 |
| A1 Team Switzerland DAMS | Neel Jani | 1–9 |
| A1 Team Switzerland DAMS | Giorgio Mondini | 10–11 |
| A1 Team USA David Price Racing | Scott Speed | 1–3 |
| A1 Team USA David Price Racing | Bryan Herta | 4–5, 9–10 |
| A1 Team USA David Price Racing | Philip Giebler | 6–8, 11 |
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### Mid-season changes

* Enrico Toccacelo replaced Adam Khan at A1 Team Pakistan in Durban after the latter was injured in a practice session. As Toccacelo is not Pakistani, he was ineligible to score points for the team.
* A1 Team Indonesia was unable to participate in Australia as the team did not find a replacement driver for Ananda Mikola.

## Results and standings
### Results summary

| Round | Round | Event | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner | Report |
| 1 | S | Great Britain | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Alexandre Prémat | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Report |
| 1 | F | Great Britain | | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Report |
| 2 | S | Germany | Nicolas Lapierre | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Nicolas Lapierre | Report |
| 2 | F | Germany | | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Nicolas Lapierre | Report |
| 3 | S | Portugal | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Alexandre Prémat | Alexandre Prémat | Report |
| 3 | F | Portugal | | Alexandre Prémat | Alexandre Prémat | Report |
| 4 | S | Australia | Nicolas Lapierre | Nicolas Lapierre | Nicolas Lapierre | Report |
| 4 | F | Australia | | Nicolas Lapierre | Nicolas Lapierre | Report |
| 5 | S | Malaysia | Neel Jani | Alexandre Prémat | Alexandre Prémat | Report |
| 5 | F | Malaysia | | Jos Verstappen | Alexandre Prémat | Report |
| 6 | S | United Arab Emirates | Neel Jani | Neel Jani | Neel Jani | Report |
| 6 | F | United Arab Emirates | | Ralph Firman | Nicolas Lapierre | Report |
| 7 | S | South Africa | Alexandre Prémat | Ralph Firman | Alexandre Prémat | Report |
| 7 | F | South Africa | | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Jos Verstappen | Report |
| 8 | S | Indonesia | Robbie Kerr | Nicolas Lapierre | Nicolas Lapierre | Report |
| 8 | F | Indonesia | | Ralph Firman | Sean McIntosh | Report |
| 9 | S | Mexico | Alexandre Prémat | Jos Verstappen | Alexandre Prémat | Report |
| 9 | F | Mexico | | Alexandre Prémat | Alexandre Prémat | Report |
| 10 | S | United States | Salvador Durán | Salvador Durán | Salvador Durán | Report |
| 10 | F | United States | | Nicolas Lapierre | Salvador Durán | Report |
| 11 | S | China | Alex Yoong | Alex Yoong | Alex Yoong | Report |
| 11 | F | China | | Salvador Durán | Tomáš Enge | Report |

### Championship standings

| Pos | Team | Drivers | GBR | GBR | GER | GER | POR | POR | AUS | AUS | MYS | MYS | UAE | UAE | RSA | RSA | INA | INA | MEX | MEX | USA | USA | CHN | CHN | 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 | France | Alexandre Prémat | 2 | DNS | | | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 8 | | | 1 | 1 | | | 7 | | 172 |
| 1 | France | Nicolas Lapierre | | | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | | 7 | 1 | | | 1 | 8 | | | 2 | Ret | | 6 | 172 |
| 2 | Switzerland | Neel Jani | 9 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | | | | | 121 |
| 2 | Switzerland | Giorgio Mondini | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 121 |
| 3 | Great Britain | Robbie Kerr | 5 | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 9 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | 97 |
| 3 | Great Britain | Darren Manning | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 15 | 97 |
| 4 | New Zealand | Matthew Halliday | 3 | 4 | | | 14 | 16 | | | 6 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 77 |
| 4 | New Zealand | Jonny Reid | | | 4 | 4 | | | 14 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 77 |
| 5 | Malaysia | Fairuz Fauzy | 13 | | | | 8 | Ret | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 74 |
| 5 | Malaysia | Alex Yoong | | 5 | 6 | 16 | | | 8 | 5 | QO | 5 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 1 | 2 | 74 |
| 6 | Brazil | Nelson Piquet, Jr. | 1 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | | | | | | | | | 71 |
| 6 | Brazil | Christian Fittipaldi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 13 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 71 |
| 7 | Netherlands | Jos Verstappen | Ret | 7 | Ret | 7 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 69 |
| 8 | Ireland | Michael Devaney | 10 | Ret | | | | | 4 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Ret | 68 |
| 8 | Ireland | Ralph Firman | | | 9 | 6 | 19 | 3 | | | 7 | 9 | 4 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 6 | | | 68 |
| 9 | Portugal | Álvaro Parente | 8 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 3 | 4 | | | 66 |
| 9 | Portugal | César Campaniço | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 12 | 66 |
| 10 | Mexico | Salvador Durán | 6 | 3 | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | 18 | 8 | | | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 59 |
| 10 | Mexico | David Martínez | | | 8 | 13 | | | | | | | | | 10 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 59 |
| 10 | Mexico | Luis Díaz | | | | | | | | | 19 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 59 |
| 11 | Canada | Sean McIntosh | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 7 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 1 | | | | | | | 59 |
| 11 | Canada | Patrick Carpentier | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 15 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 59 |
| 12 | Czech Republic | Jan Charouz | 18 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 56 |
| 12 | Czech Republic | Tomáš Enge | | | 11 | Ret | 5 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 10 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 18 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 56 |
| 13 | Australia | Will Power | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 51 |
| 13 | Australia | Christian Jones | | | 15 | 14 | | | | | | | QO | QO | | | | | 16 | Ret | | | | | 51 |
| 13 | Australia | Will Davison | | | | | Ret | 6 | 11 | 6 | Ret | 11 | 21 | 10 | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 51 |
| 13 | Australia | Marcus Marshall | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 3 | | | | | | | 51 |
| 13 | Australia | Ryan Briscoe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 51 |
| 14 | Italy | Enrico Toccacelo | 16 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 11 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | | | | | 3 | 4 | | | 16 | 9 | 46 |
| 14 | Italy | Massimiliano Busnelli | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 6 | 14 | Ret | | | | | | | 46 |
| 14 | Italy | Max Papis | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 7 | | | 46 |
| 15 | Germany | Timo Scheider | 14 | 10 | 5 | 10 | | | | | 12 | 8 | | | 7 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | 38 |
| 15 | Germany | Adrian Sutil | | | | | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | Ret | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | 38 |
| 15 | Germany | Sebastian Stahl | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 18 | 38 |
| 16 | United States | Scott Speed | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 |
| 16 | United States | Bryan Herta | | | | | | | 15 | 10 | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | 6 | 13 | 9 | Ret | | | 23 |
| 16 | United States | Philip Giebler | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 15 | 9 | | | | | 14 | 10 | 23 |
| 17 | South Africa | Stephen Simpson | 24 | 6 | | | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 12 | 3 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 18 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 14 | 20 |
| 17 | South Africa | Tomas Scheckter | | | 12 | Ret | 10 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 18 | Indonesia | Ananda Mikola | 17 | Ret | 14 | 8 | 9 | Ret | | | Ret | 14 | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 14 | 12 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 16 |
| 19 | Austria | Mathias Lauda | 20 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 19 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 17 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 13 | Ret | | | 12 | 9 | Ret | 13 | 14 |
| 19 | Austria | Patrick Friesacher | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 9 | | | | | 14 |
| 20 | Pakistan | Adam Khan | 7 | 13 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 16 | Ret | WD | WD | | | | | 15 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 10 |
| 20 | Pakistan | Enrico Toccacelo | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 21 | Japan | Ryo Fukuda | 12 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 21 | Japan | Hideki Noda | | | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 21 | Japan | Hayanari Shimoda | | | | | | | 18 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | | | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | | 8 |
| 22 | China | Tengyi Jiang | 21 | 12 | 18 | 17 | Ret | 14 | 16 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 19 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 | 17 | 17 | Ret | QO | QO | 6 |
| 22 | China | Qinghua Ma | QO | QO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | QO | QO | | | 14 | 16 | 6 |
| 23 | Lebanon | Khalil Beschir | 22 | Ret | Ret | 18 | | | | | Ret | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 23 | Lebanon | Basil Shaaban | QO | QO | | | 18 | 11 | Ret | 12 | | | Ret | 16 | 17 | Ret | 17 | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| 23 | Lebanon | Graham Rahal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 11 | 0 |
| 24 | India | Karun Chandhok | 15 | DNS | 16 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 24 | India | Armaan Ebrahim | | | | | 17 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 11 | EXC | 20 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 25 | Russia | Aleksey Vasilyev | 23 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 25 | Russia | Mikhail Aleshin | | | | | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 25 | Russia | Roman Rusinov | | | | | | | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | GBR | GBR | GER | GER | POR | POR | AUS | AUS | MYS | MYS | UAE | UAE | RSA | RSA | INA | INA | MEX | MEX | USA | USA | CHN | CHN | | Pts |
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| 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 |