A1 Team South Africa

A1 Team South Africa
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 was the South African team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.

Management

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.

History

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

Drivers

Name	Seasons	Races (Starts)	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

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

(key), "spr" indicate a Sprint Race, "fea" indicate a Main Race.

Year	Racing team	Chassis, Engine, Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	Points	Rank
2005-06	BCN Competicion	Lola, Zytek, Cooper Avon		GBR spr	GBR fea	GER spr	GER fea	POR spr	POR fea	AUS spr	AUS fea	MAS spr	MAS fea	UAE spr	UAE fea	RSA spr	RSA fea	IDN spr	IDN fea	MEX spr	MEX fea	USA spr	USA fea	CHN spr	CHN fea	20	17th
			Stephen Simpson	24	6					Ret	Ret	Ret	12	12	3	Ret	5	Ret	11	Ret	18	11	Ret	11	14
			Tomas Scheckter			12	Ret	10	Ret
2006-07	DAMS	Lola Zytek Cooper Avon		NED spr	NED fea	CZE spr	CZE fea	BEI spr	BEI fea	MAS spr	MAS fea	IDN spr	IDN fea	NZL spr	NZL fea	AUS spr	AUS fea	RSA spr	RSA fea	MEX spr	MEX fea	SHA spr	SHA fea	GBR spr	GBR fea	24	14th
			Adrian Zaugg	1	Ret			Ret	5	13	12							7	Ret	4	3			15	Ret
			Stephen Simpson			Ret	11
			Alan van der Merwe									9	Ret	7	6	16	Ret					8	12
2007-08	DAMS	Lola Zytek Cooper Avon		NED spr	NED fea	CZE spr	CZE fea	MAS spr	MAS fea	ZHU spr	ZHU fea	NZL spr	NZL fea	AUS spr	AUS fea	RSA spr	RSA fea	MEX spr	MEX fea	SHA spr	SHA fea	GBR spr	GBR fea			96	5th
2007-08	DAMS	Lola Zytek Cooper Avon	Adrian Zaugg	1	2	4	16	10	Ret	Ret	3	4	7	7	1	13	7	Ret	6	7	16	7	11			96	5th
2008-09	DAMS	Ferrari, Ferrari, Michelin		NED		CHN		MAS		NZL		RSA		POR		GBR										19	14th
				spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea
			Adrian Zaugg	6	Ret	5	9	9	5	10	9	7	Ret	17	Ret
			Alan van der Merwe													15	11