A1 Team France

A1 Team France was the French team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. The team were the A1 Grand Prix champions for the inaugural season, 2005-06.

A1 Team France
Founded	2005
Seat holder(s)	Jean-Paul Driot
Team principal	-
Race driver(s)	Loïc Duval Nicolas Prost
Car nickname	n/a
First race	2005-06 Great Britain
Rounds entered	39 (78 races)
Championships	1
Sprint race victories	8
Feature race victories	7
Pole positions	6
Fastest laps	11
Total points	404
2008-09 position	5th (48 pts)

Management

A1 Team France's owner was Jean-Paul Driot. The team was previously managed by Driot's racing team Driot Associates Motor Sport (DAMS) since the series debut, but has switched to Connor Racing for the 2008–09 season.^[1]

History

2008–09 season

Driver: Loïc Duval

2007–08 season

Drivers: Jonathan Cochet, Loïc Duval, Nicolas Lapierre, Franck Montagny

Team France remained competitive during 2007–08, with a win and six podiums leaving them in 4th position overall.

2006–07 season

Drivers: Loïc Duval, Nicolas Lapierre, Jean Karl Vernay

Team France fell from grace in 2006–07, however still managed to score seven podiums to finish 4th in the championship.

2005–06 season

Drivers: Nicolas Lapierre, Alexandre Premat

Team France were the dominant force during the inaugural season, winning thirteen of the 22 rounds, and becoming runaway champions.

Drivers

Name	Seasons	Races (Starts)	A1GP Title	Wins	Sprint wins	Main wins	2nd	3rd	Poles	Fastest Laps	Points
Jonathan Cochet	2007-08	1 (2)									0
Loïc Duval	2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09	13 (26)		2	1	1	8	4	2	2	167
Nicolas Lapierre	2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08	11 (22)	1	6	3	3	1	4	2	2	117
Franck Montagny	2007-08	2 (4)									10
Alexandre Premat	2005-06	6 (12)	1	7	4	3	1		2	3	94
Nicolas Prost	2008-09	4 (8)									7
Jean Karl Vernay	2006-07	2 (4)									4

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

(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	DAMS	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	172	1st
			Alexandre Premat	2	(DNS)			1	1			1	1			1	8			1	1			7	6
			Nicolas Lapierre			1	1			1	1			7	1			1	8			2	Ret
2006-07	DAMS	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	67	4th
			Nicolas Lapierre	3	Ret	3	Ret	17	4	6	3	7	3
			Loïc Duval											2	2	3	9	2	Ret					4	7
			Jean Karl Vernay																	Ret	20	Ret	8
2007-08	DAMS	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			118	4th
			Loïc Duval	2	5			2	2	8	7	3	3	1	Ret	11	2
			Nicolas Lapierre			6	5
			Jonathan Cochet															12	13
			Franck Montagny																	12	8	10	5
2008-09	DAMS	Ferrari, Ferrari, Michelin		NLD		CHN		MYS		NZL		RSA		POR		GBR										47	5th
				spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea
			Loïc Duval	3	1			2	14	4	6
			Nicolas Prost			8	Ret					10	Ret	13	6	9	10