# A1 Team Switzerland

A1 Team Switzerland was 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

Rahel Frey 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.
| Name | Seasons | Rounds (Starts) | Titles | Wins | Sprint wins | Feature wins | 2nd | 3rd | Poles | Fastest Laps | Points |
| Sébastien Buemi | 2006-07 | 6 (12 starts) | | | | | | | | | 31 |
| Neel Jani | 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 | 30 (60 starts) | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 407 |
| Marcel Fässler | 2006-07 | 1 (2 starts) | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Giorgio Mondini | 2005-06 | 2 (4 starts) | | | | | | | | | 0 |
* ↑ This includes the 4 points scored during the 2008–09 Dutch Grand Prix, where the team scored its worst result of the 2008–09 season and the points of which were therefore later deducted.

## Complete A1 Grand Prix results

(key), "spr" indicates the Sprint Race, "fea" indicates the Feature Race.
| Year | Racing team | Chassis, Engine, Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Points | Rank |
| 2005–06 | DAMS | Lola, Zytek, Cooper Avon | | GBR | GBR | GER | GER | POR | POR | AUS | AUS | MYS | MYS | UAE | UAE | RSA | RSA | INA | INA | MEX | MEX | USA | USA | CHN | CHN | 121 | 2nd |
| 2005–06 | DAMS | Lola, Zytek, Cooper Avon | | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | 121 | 2nd |
| 2005–06 | DAMS | Lola, Zytek, Cooper Avon | Neel Jani | 9 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | | | | | 121 | 2nd |
| 2005–06 | DAMS | Lola, Zytek, Cooper Avon | Giorgio Mondini | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 121 | 2nd |
| 2006–07 | Max Motorsport | Lola, Zytek, Cooper Avon | | NED | NED | CZE | CZE | BEI | BEI | MYS | MYS | INA | INA | NZL | NZL | AUS | AUS | RSA | RSA | MEX | MEX | SHA | SHA | GBR | GBR | 50 | 8th |
| 2006–07 | Max Motorsport | Lola, Zytek, Cooper Avon | | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | 50 | 8th |
| 2006–07 | Max Motorsport | Lola, Zytek, Cooper Avon | Sébastien Buemi | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | | | | | 4 | 9 | Ret | DSQ | 50 | 8th |
| 2006–07 | Max Motorsport | Lola, Zytek, Cooper Avon | Neel Jani | | | | | 9 | Ret | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | | | | | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 50 | 8th |
| 2006–07 | Max Motorsport | Lola, Zytek, Cooper Avon | Marcel Fässler | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 14 | | | | | 50 | 8th |
| 2007–08 | Max Motorsport | Lola, Zytek, Cooper Avon | | NED | NED | CZE | CZE | MYS | MYS | ZHU | ZHU | NZL | NZL | AUS | AUS | RSA | RSA | MEX | MEX | SHA | SHA | GBR | GBR | | | 168 | 1st |
| 2007–08 | Max Motorsport | Lola, Zytek, Cooper Avon | | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | | | 168 | 1st |
| 2007–08 | Max Motorsport | Lola, Zytek, Cooper Avon | Neel Jani | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Ret | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | | | 168 | 1st |
| 2008–09 | Boer Racing Services | Ferrari, Ferrari, Michelin | | NED | NED | CHN | CHN | MYS | MYS | NZL | NZL | RSA | RSA | POR | POR | GBR | GBR | | | | | | | | | 95 | 2nd |
| 2008–09 | Boer Racing Services | Ferrari, Ferrari, Michelin | | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | spr | fea | | | | | | | | | 95 | 2nd |
| 2008–09 | Boer Racing Services | Ferrari, Ferrari, Michelin | Neel Jani | 5 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 95 | 2nd |