Thread: A1GP Rules and Points

Many of us are unfamiliar with A1GP so I will attempt to shed some light on the subject. I am by no means an expert, I know very little about it. This time of year A1GP is one of the few racing series going so here goes.

Race Weekend: A1GP weekends are setup with a Friday Practice, a Sat. quali. and a Sprint and Feature race on Sun.

Quali: Qualifying takes place on Saturday afternoon across four 15-minute sessions, between 14:15 and 15:30.

Each A1GP Team is limited to one ?flying lap? per session and at the end of the first two sessions the grid is determined.The teams fastest single lap from either of these first two segments counts towards its Sprint Race grid Slot.

For the Feature the same applies, but for the last two segments, so, the teams' fastest single lap from segments three and four determines its Feature race grid slot.

Sprint Race: The Sprint Race runs from 11:00 local time on the Sunday morning for a maximum of 19 minutes (plus one lap) with a rolling start.

Feature Race: The Feature race is a maximum of 69 minutes (plus one lap) in duration with standing start and two mandatory pit stops. The Feature Race runs from 15:00 to 16:10 local time on the Sunday afternoon.

Points: First Place ? 15 Points / Second Place ? 12 Points / Third Place ? 10 Points / Fourth Place ? 8 Points / Fifth Place ? 6 Points / Sixth Place ? 5 Points / Seventh Place ? 4 Points / Eighth Place ? 3 Points / Ninth Place ? 2 Points / Tenth Place ? 1 Point

A bonus point is awarded to the fastest lap achieved by a team during the Sprint Race and Feature Race.

All points are allocated to the winning Nation and there are no driver points. A1GP is a team effort and a team sport. The winner is the driver, team and most importantly the nation.

I had been under the impression that the final order of the sprint race was reversed for the quali. positions in the feature. There's BATracer for you.

Originally Posted by EIR Loe.307

I had been under the impression that the final order of the sprint race was reversed for the quali. positions in the feature. There's BATracer for you.

I think that was the case in previous seasons (top eight reversed I think)

Originally Posted by Driverdb

I think that was the case in previous seasons (top eight reversed I think)

And now I think I was wrong....

The feature grid was the same as the results from the sprint race.

Originally Posted by Driverdb

And now I think I was wrong....

The feature grid was the same as the results from the sprint race.

That's right. I had it wrong. I was thinking of the V8's. Not that I know that series either. I like the A1GP cars but they are really struggling to make any $$. They need far more TV coverage and a US race, maybe even Canada. Mybe is they tagged on with another series (Champ Car or something) then they could get a little more air time. I don't know who though. A1GP needs to try to get into the Olympics. Hehehe

Figures.

Originally Posted by EIR Loe.307

That's right. I had it wrong. I was thinking of the V8's. Not that I know that series either. I like the A1GP cars but they are really struggling to make any $$. They need far more TV coverage and a US race, maybe even Canada. Mybe is they tagged on with another series (Champ Car or something) then they could get a little more air time. I don't know who though. A1GP needs to try to get into the Olympics. Hehehe

During the first season they live streamed the races for free from their homepage. I watched all the races then and thought it was great. Then for the second season the free live stream was gone...

Thankfully it's still possible to watch the races with TVU Player or Podcast via Chinese TV, but it's a bit of a hassle.

They probably lost half of their audience when they dropped the stream.

Ya, I bet. That's one of the biggest problems for all racing (at least here) is the TV coverage. I had to make an effort to catch F1 let alone the smaller series. We don't get A1GP, V8's, and many others. Champ Car is on...some. IRL is on like 5 channels so it's hard to know which one a race is going to show on. GP2 comes on live on SPEED as does F1 so at least there's that.

Originally Posted by EIR Loe.307

Many of us are unfamiliar with A1GP so I will attempt to shed some light on the subject. I am by no means an expert, I know very little about it. This time of year A1GP is one of the few racing series going so here goes.

Thanks I had seen A1GP race 3-4 times but didn't know the rules & point system so can't understand it.I know rules & point system of F1 only.Can you please tell me the rules & point system of GP2 series.