A1 Team South Africa
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A1 Team South Africa was the South African team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.
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| A1 Team South Africa | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Seat holder(s) | Tokyo Sexwale |
| Team principal | - |
| Race driver(s) | Adrian Zaugg, Alan van der Merwe |
| Car nickname | Vulindlela |
| First race | 2005-06 Great Britain |
| Rounds entered | 33 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Sprint race victories | 2 |
| Feature race victories | 1 |
| Pole positions | 5 |
| Fastest laps | 3 |
| Total points | 143 |
| 2008-09 position | 9th (3 pts) |
A1 Team South Africa's owner was Tokyo Sexwale. The Chief Executive Officer of the team was Dana Cooper and the technical and sporting manager was Mike Carroll. For the 2006–07 season South Africa have enlisted DAMS to run their car, the outfit which ran the French and Swiss teams to 1st and 2nd places in 2005–06.
2005–06 season
Drivers: Tomas Scheckter, Stephen Simpson
In the inaugural season, Team South Africa scored a podium en route to 17th place in the championship.
2006–07 season
Drivers: Stephen Simpson, Alan van der Merwe, Adrian Zaugg
Team South Africa had mixed fortunes in 2006–07. A victory, a podium and two high-placing results were offset by other bad results and the team finished in 14th position.
2007–08 season
Driver: Adrian Zaugg
Consistent scoring, two victories and two podiums brought Team South Africa to 5th place in the championship.
2008–09 season
Drivers: Adrian Zaugg, Alan van der Merwe
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| Name | Seasons | Races (Starts) |
A1GP Title | Wins | Sprint wins |
Main wins |
2nd | 3rd | Poles | Fastest Laps |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas Scheckter | 2005-06 | 2 (4) | 1 | ||||||||
| Stephen Simpson | 2005-06, 2006-07 | 10 (20) | 1 | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| Alan van der Merwe | 2006-07, 2008-09 | 8 (10) | 0 | ||||||||
| Adrian Zaugg | 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 | 17 (34) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 123 |
(key), "spr" indicate a Sprint Race, "fea" indicate a Main Race.
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