A1 Team China was the Chinese team of A1 Grand Prix, a now defunct international racing series.

A1 Team China
A1 Team China
China
Founded2005
Seat holder(s)Liu Yu
Team principalWerner Gillis
Race driver(s)Cheng Congfu
Ho-Pin Tung
Car nicknamen/a
First race2005-06 Great Britain
Rounds entered39 (78 races)
Championships0
Sprint race victories0
Feature race victories0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps4
Total points87
2008-09 position17th (4 pts)

Management

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The seat holder A1 Team China is Liu Yu (刘煜). Werner Gillis is the team principal, and technical support is provided by Team Astromega.[1]

History

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2008–09 season

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Drivers: Cheng Congfu, Ho-Pin Tung

2007–08 season

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Driver: Cheng Congfu

 
Cheng Congfu taking A1 Team China to a podium finish at Zhuhai International Circuit.

A mixed bag of results for the team, culminated in 13th position, including a podium at one of the team's home races in Zhuhai.

2006–07 season

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Drivers: Cheng Congfu, Ho-Pin Tung

Fortunes changed for Team China, as the mix of Cheng and Tung managed to lift the team to 15th position, as well as scoring a podium.

2005–06 season

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Drivers: Tengyi Jiang, Qinghua Ma

Team China were uncompetitive in the inaugural season, scoring points only once and finishing in 22nd position.

Drivers

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Name Seasons Races
(Starts)
A1GP Title Wins Sprint
wins
Main
wins
2nd 3rd Poles Fastest
Laps
Points
Cheng Congfu 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 18 (36) 1 4 64
Tengyi Jiang 2005-06 10 (20) 6
Qinghua Ma 2005-06 1 (2) 0
Ho-Pin Tung 2006-07, 2008-09 10 (20) 1 17

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

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(key), "spr" indicate a Sprint Race, "fea" indicate a Main 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 Team Astromega Lola,
Zytek,
Cooper Avon
GBR spr GBR fea GER spr GER fea PRT spr PRT fea AUS spr AUS fea MYS spr MYS fea ARE spr ARE fea ZAF spr ZAF fea IDN spr IDN fea MEX spr MEX fea USA spr USA fea CHN spr CHN fea 6 22nd
Tengyi Jiang 21 12 18 17 Ret 14 16 Ret 20 Ret 19 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 17 17 Ret
Qinghua Ma 14 16
2006-07 Team Astromega Lola
Zytek
Cooper Avon
NED spr NED fea CZE spr CZE fea BEI spr BEI fea MYS spr MYS fea IDN spr IDN fea NZ spr NZ fea AUS spr AUS fea ZAF spr ZAF fea MEX spr MEX fea SHA spr SHA fea GBR spr GBR fea 22 15th
Cheng Congfu 11 9 4 8 13 Ret 10 16 11 15 Ret 10
Ho-Pin Tung Ret 13 13 9 6 3 14 Ret 6 10
2007-08 Team Astromega Lola
Zytek
Cooper Avon
NED spr NED fea CZE spr CZE fea MYS spr MYS fea ZHU spr ZHU fea NZ spr NZ fea AUS spr AUS fea ZAF spr ZAF fea MEX spr MEX fea SHA spr SHA fea GBR spr GBR fea 55 13th
Cheng Congfu 17 15 10 4 Ret 5 3 9 14 Ret 14 10 4 6 17 10 10 15 21 4
2008-09 Team Astromega Ferrari,
Ferrari,
Michelin
 NLD  CHN  MYS  NZL  RSA  POR  GBR 4 17th
spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea spr fea
Ho-Pin Tung 13 9 17 12 10 9 13 Ret 16 8
Cheng Congfu Ret 14 14 Ret

References

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