Races
The first A1 Grand Prix season consisted of 11 races, all held in different countries. Each race ran over a three day weekend, including a practice session on each of Friday and Saturday before a qualifying session on Saturday, and then two races on Sunday.
| Round | Date | Country | Circuit | Sprint Winner | Main Winner | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 September 2005 | United Kingdom | Brands Hatch | Brazil | Brazil | Report |
| 2 | 9 October 2005 | Germany | EuroSpeedway Lausitz | France | France | Report |
| 3 | 23 October 2005 | Portugal | Autódromo do Estoril | France | France | Report |
| 4 | 6 November 2005 | Australia | Eastern Creek Raceway | France | France | Report |
| 5 | 20 November 2005 | Malaysia | Sepang International Circuit | France | France | Report |
| 6 | 11 December 2005 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai Autodrome | Switzerland | France | Report |
| 7 | 29 January 2006 | South Africa | Durban street circuit | France | Netherlands | Report |
| 8 | 12 February 2006 | Indonesia | Sentul International Circuit | France | Canada | Report |
| 9 | 26 February 2006 | Mexico | Parque Fundidora Monterrey | France | France | Report |
| 10 | 12 March 2006 | United States of America | Laguna Seca | Mexico | Mexico | Report |
| 11 | 2 April 2006 | China | Shanghai International Circuit | Malaysia | Czech Republic | Report |
The Indonesian Round had originally been scheduled to be held on 15 January 2006, but was postponed due to the death of Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The replacement date was set as 12 February 2006 (originally scheduled for the cancelled Curitiba race), resulting in effectively switching order with the South African round.
Read more about this topic: 2005-06 A1 Grand Prix Season
Famous quotes containing the word races:
“While the white man keeps the impetus of his own proud, onward march, the dark races will yield and serve, perforce. But let the white man once have a misgiving about his own leadership, and the dark races will at once attack him, to pull him down into the old gulfs.”
—D.H. (David Herbert)
“Women are most fascinating between the ages of thirty-five and forty, after they have won a few races and know how to pace themselves. Since few women ever pass forty, maximum fascination can continue indefinitely.”
—Christian Dior (1905–1957)
“Listen, my friend, there are two races of beings. The masses teeming and happy—common clay, if you like—eating, breeding, working, counting their pennies; people who just live; ordinary people; people you can’t imagine dead. And then there are the others—the noble ones, the heroes. The ones you can quite well imagine lying shot, pale and tragic; one minute triumphant with a guard of honor, and the next being marched away between two gendarmes.”
—Jean Anouilh (1910–1987)