Races
The second A1 Grand Prix season is scheduled to consist of 11 races, held in 10 different countries. Each race is to be run 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.
There are some changes in weekend program for second season:
- Gap between races will be increased to almost three and half hours.
- Sprint race will be about 20 minutes and Feature race about 70 minutes.
- Only top six nations score points in sprint race.
| Round | Date | Country | Circuit | Sprint Winner | Main Winner | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 October 2006 | Netherlands | Circuit Park Zandvoort | South Africa | Germany | Report |
| 2 | 8 October 2006 | Czech Republic | Auto Motodrom Brno | Malaysia | Malaysia | Report |
| 3 | 12 November 2006 | China | Jingkai Street Circuit, Beijing | The Netherlands | Italy | Report |
| 4 | 26 November 2006 | Malaysia | Sepang International Circuit | Switzerland | Germany | Report |
| 5 | 10 December 2006 | Indonesia | Sentul International Circuit | New Zealand | New Zealand | Report |
| 6 | 21 January 2007 | New Zealand | Taupo Motorsport Park | Germany | Germany | Report |
| 7 | 4 February 2007 | Australia | Eastern Creek Raceway | Germany | Germany | Report |
| 8 | 25 February 2007 | South Africa | Durban street circuit | Germany | Germany | Report |
| 9 | 25 March 2007 | Mexico | Autódromo Hermanos RodrÃguez | Malaysia | Great Britain | Report |
| 10 | 15 April 2007 | China | Shanghai International Circuit | Great Britain | New Zealand | Report |
| 11 | 29 April 2007 | United Kingdom | Brands Hatch | Great Britain | Germany | Report |
A 12th race had been scheduled to have been held in Brazil however on 17 January 2007 the A1GP organisation announced that as a result of a delay in obtaining a local terrestrial television agreement then the event would be cancelled.
Read more about this topic: 2006-07 A1 Grand Prix Season
Famous quotes containing the word races:
“There are only two races on this planet—the intelligent and the stupid.”
—John Fowles (b. 1926)
“The so called white races are really pinko-grey.”
—E.M. (Edward Morgan)