A1 Team India was the Indian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.
Management The seatholder for Team India was former Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan.
Argo racing Cars Ltd. were the Technical Servicer Provider for A1 Team India in Season 4. The UK based team was founded by David Sears and was best known for competing in GP2, and many other single-seater championships. David Sears’ experience lay not only in single-seaters, but in almost all other forms of motorsport. He is considered one of the most widely experienced team principals in recent decades.
Gordon Flynn was the team manager, and Greg Wheeler was the team's race engineer.
Yohann Setna had been involved with A1 Team India since the first season and stood as Sporting Director this year.
History
The inaugural A1 Team India car was presented to the public in July 2005. The team did not take part in the full first season, with their last race in Indonesia. They failed to score any points.
In 2006-07, the team only scored points on three occasions, scoring 13 points total. The 2007–08 season was a much greater success than the previous two seasons. Narain Karthikeyan scored 61 points for the team, as well as two victories.
Despite missing the opening race of the 2008–09 season due to lack of available cars, Team India managed to score a podium in the final Sprint race of the season, en route to scoring 19 points.
Drivers Name Seasons Rounds(Starts) Titles Wins Sprintwins Featurewins 2nd 3rd Poles FastestLaps PointsKarun Chandhok2005–062 (3 starts)0Armaan Ebrahim2005–06, 2006–0711 (22 starts)0Narain Karthikeyan2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–0920 (40 starts)221193Parthiva Sureshwaren2006–07, 2007–082 (4 starts)0
Complete A1 Grand Prix results (key), "spr" indicates the Sprint Race, "fea" indicates the Feature Race. Year Racingteam Chassis,Engine,Tyres Drivers12345678910111213141516171819202122 Points Rank2005–06Akbar EbrahimLola,Zytek,Cooper AvonGBRGERPORAUSMYSUAERSAINAMEXUSACHN024thsprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeaKarun Chandhok15DNS16RetArmaan Ebrahim1713171311EX201414Ret1815 2006–07Arena MotorsportLolaZytekCooper AvonNEDCZEBEIMYSINANZLAUSRSAMEXSHAGBR1316thsprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeaArmaan EbrahimRetRet17181811161918RetNarain Karthikeyan107159111871774Parthiva Sureshwaren18162007–08Arena MotorsportLolaZytekCooper AvonNEDCZEMYSZHUNZLAUSRSAMEXSHAGBR6110thsprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeaNarain Karthikeyan10Ret2191167110Ret11111395751Parthiva Sureshwaren17Ret2008–09Argo Racing CarsFerrari,Ferrari,MichelinNEDCHNMYSNZLRSAPORGBR1912thsprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeasprfeaNarain Karthikeyan1010RetRet976126112Ret
References
External links
A1gp.com Official A1 Grand Prix Web Site A1 Team India Official Web Site