Auto Sports
A1 Grand Prix Championship 2005-2006
Final Standings:
1. France 172
2. Switzerland 121
3. Great Britain 97
4. New Zealand 77
5. Malaysia 74
6. Brazil 71
7. Netherlands 69
8. Ireland 68
9. Portugal 66
10. Canada 59
10. Mexico 59

Sunday, April 2
Grand Prix of China
at Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai (chn):
1. Czechia (Tomas Enge) 59:23.2
2. Malaysia (Alex Yoong) + 6.7
3. Australia (Ryan Briscoe) + 9.8
4. New Zealand (Matt Halliday) + 26.4
5. Pakistan (Adam Khan) + 28.1
6. France (Nicolas Lapierre) + 31.4
7. Canada (Patrick Carpentier) + 33.4
8. Mexico (Salvador Durán) + 34.4
9. Italy (Enrico Toccacelo) + 48.3
10. USA (Phil Giebler) + 51.3
Sprint Race:
1. Malaysia (Alex Yoong) 28:17.8
2. Great Britain (Darren Manning) + 9.8
3. Mexico (Salvador Durán) + 10.4

Sunday, March 12
Grand Prix of the USA
at Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA (usa):
1. Mexico (Salvador Durán) 1h00:52.9
2. Germany (Timo Scheider) + 2.0
3. Great Britain (Robbie Kerr) + 3.1
4. Portugal (Alvaro Parente) + 10.4
5. Canada (Patrick Carpentier) + 14.1
6. Ireland (Ralph Firman) + 20.8
7. Italy (Max Papis) + 23.1
8. Australia (Ryan Briscoe) + 24.2
9. Austria (Mathias Lauda) + 29.2
10. Malaysia (Alex Yoong) + 30.0
Sprint Race:
1. Mexico (Salvador Durán) 31:07.4
2. France (Nicolas Lapierre) + 1.7
3. Portugal (Alvaro Parente) + 8.0

Sunday, February 26
Grand Prix of Mexico
at Fundidora Park, Monterrey (mex):
1. France (Alexandre Premat) 52:26.7
2. Netherlands (Jos Verstappen) + 0.7
3. Switzerland (Neel Jani) + 3.5
4. Germany (Timo Scheider) + 4.5
5. Italy (Enrico Toccacelo) + 4.9
6. Great Britain (Robbie Kerr) + 11.5
7. Czechia (Tomas Enge) + 14.8
8. New Zealand (Matt Halliday) + 18.8
9. Austria (Patrick Friesacher) + 19.1
10. Portugal (Alvaro Parente) + 19.5
Sprint Race:
1. France (Alexandre Premat) 29:20.7
2. Switzerland (Neel Jani) + 0.2
3. Italy (Enrico Toccacelo) + 0.8

Sunday, February 12
Grand Prix of Indonesia
at Sentul International Circuit, Bogor (ina):
1. Canada (Sean McIntosh) 55:55.7
2. Malaysia (Alex Yoong) + 1.9
3. Australia (Marcus Marshall) + 12.6
4. Brazil (Christian Fittipaldi) + 14.0
5. Switzerland (Neel Jani) + 16.5
6. Netherlands (Jos Verstappen) + 21.8
7. New Zealand (Matt Halliday) + 22.2
8. France (Nicolas Lapierre) + 22.6
9. USA (Phil Giebler) + 26.3
10. Great Britain (Robbie Kerr) + 1 lap
Sprint Race:
1. France (Nicolas Lapierre) 24:03.3
2. Great Britain (Robbie Kerr) + 6.9
3. Mexico (Salvador Durán) + 8.0

Sunday, January 29
Grand Prix of South Africa
at Street Circuit, Durban (saf):
1. Netherlands (Jos Verstappen) 1h00:46.0
2. Switzerland (Neel Jani) + 1.7
3. Portugal (Alvaro Parente) + 1.9
4. New Zealand (Matt Halliday) + 4.3
5. South Africa (Stephen Simpson) + 9.4
6. Italy (Massimiliano Busnelli) + 10.7
7. Austria (Mathias Lauda) + 30.1
8. France (Alexandre Premat) + 37.2
9. Brazil (Nelson Piquet Jr.) + 1:03.6
10. Canada (Sean McIntosh) + 4 laps
Sprint Race:
1. France (Alexandre Premat) 31:06.7
2. Great Britain (Robbie Kerr) + 0.2
3. Switzerland (Neel Jani) + 5.8

Sunday, December 11
Grand Prix of the UAE
at Dubai Autodrome, Dubai (uae):
1. France (Nicolas Lapierre) 56:17.0
2. Great Britain (Robbie Kerr) + 3.7
3. South Africa (Stephen Simpson) + 6.6
4. Portugal (Alvaro Parente) + 7.9
5. China (Jiang Tengyi) + 30.7
6. Canada (Sean McIntosh) + 31.3
7. Austria (Mathias Lauda) + 34.4
8. Mexico (Salvador Durán) + 35.5
9. Netherlands (Jos Verstappen) + 36.1
10. Australia (Will Davison) + 36.3
Sprint Race:
1. Switzerland (Neel Jani) 26:56.6
2. Italy (Enrico Toccacelo) + 8.2
3. Czechia (Tomas Enge) + 9.0

Sunday, November 20
Grand Prix of Malaysia
at Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur (mls):
1. France (Alexandre Premat) 1h00:06.4
2. Switzerland (Neel Jani) + 4.5
3. Czechia (Tomas Enge) +15.6
4. Italy (Enrico Toccacelo) + 23.7
5. Malaysia (Alex Yoong) + 31.6
6. New Zealand (Matt Halliday) + 32.6
7. USA (Bryan Herta) + 33.3
8. Germany (Timo Scheider) + 35.3
9. Ireland (Ralph Firman) + 35.7
10. Brazil (Nelson Piquet Jr.) + 39.3
Sprint Race:
1. France (Alexandre Premat) 29:21.5
2. Switzerland (Neel Jani) + 1.2
3. Great Britain (Robbie Kerr) + 5.0

Sunday, November 6
Grand Prix of Australia
at Eastern Creek Raceway, Sydney (aus):
1. France (Nicolas Lapierre) 1h00:54.0
2. Great Britain (Robbie Kerr) + 2.4
3. Switzerland (Neel Jani) + 3.0
4. Netherlands (Jos Verstappen) + 3.5
5. Malaysia (Alex Yoong) + 4.8
6. Australia (Will Davison) + 5.4
7. Portugal (Alvaro Parente) + 6.0
8. New Zealand (Jonny Reid) + 8.9
9. Brazil (Nelson Piquet Jr.) + 9.0
10. USA (Bryan Herta) + 9.8
Sprint Race:
1. France (Nicolas Lapierre) 30:32.5
2. Portugal (Alvaro Parente) + 8.6
3. Brazil (Nelson Piquet Jr.) + 9.0

Sunday October 23
Grand Prix of Portugal
at Circuito do Estoril, Estoril (por):
1. France (Alexandre Premat) 1h01:05.4
2. Switzerland (Neel Jani) + 7.5
3. Ireland (Ralph Firman) + 15.9
4. USA (Scott Speed) + 19.0
5. Portugal (Alvaro Parente) + 27.3
6. Australia (Will Davison) + 34.7
7. Italy (Enrico Toccacelo) + 35.6
8. Brazil (Nelson Piquet Jr.) + 36.2
9. Czechia (Tomas Enge) + 37.7
10. Austria (Mathias Lauda) + 51.7
Sprint Race:
1. France (Alexandre Premat) 27:46.4
2. Brazil (Nelson Piquet Jr.) + 2.0
3. Switzerland (Neel Jani) + 3.2

Sunday, October 9
Grand Prix of Germany
at EuroSpeedway Lausitz, Klettwitz (ger):
1. France (Nicolas Lapierre) 58:45.7
2. Great Britain (Robbie Kerr) + 3.7
3. Canada (Sean McIntosh) + 5.4
4. New Zealand (Jonny Reid) + 5.9
5. Switzerland (Neel Jani) + 7.0
6. Ireland (Ralph Firman) + 8.0
7. Netherlands (Jos Verstappen) + 9.6
8. Indonesia (Ananda Mikola) + 16.7
9. Japan (Hideki Noda) + 19.3
10. Germany (Timo Scheider) + 21.8
Sprint Race:
1. France (Nicolas Lapierre) 30:10.4
2. Switzerland (Neel Jani) + 2.0
3. Brazil (Nelson Piquet Jr.) + 2.4

Sunday, September 25
Grand Prix of Great Britain
at Brands Hatch, Longfield (gbr):
1. Brazil (Nelson Piquet Jr.) 55:01.9
2. Australia (Will Power) + 11.3
3. Mexico (Salvador Durán) + 23.1
4. New Zealand (Matt Halliday) + 23.7
5. Malaysia (Alex Yoong) + 24.3
6. South Africa (Stephen Simpson) + 24.8
7. Netherlands (Jos Verstappen) + 25.6
8. Japan (Ryo Fukuda) + 26.2
9. Canada (Sean McIntosh) + 27.1
10. Germany (Timo Scheider) + 1 lap
Sprint Race:
1. Brazil (Nelson Piquet Jr.) 23:15.6
2. France (Alexandre Premat) + 2.4
3. New Zealand (Matt Halliday) + 2.8