News Archive: March 2005

Sheikh Maktoum took the opportunity of the launch of the Australian A1 Team to announce the participation in A1 Grand Prix of Australia’s closest rival, New Zealand. The franchise has been bought by…

A1 Grand Prix marked its first birthday today with the launch of A1 Team Australia exactly one year on from the championship’s official launch in Dubai. With 15 national teams signed up so far and another…

Former Formula One world champion Alan Jones unveiled on Wednesday Australia’s entry for the new A1 Grand Prix series. The 25-nation A1 series, devised and bankrolled by Sheikh Maktoum Hasher…

The legendary Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit will notch up another famous first this year when it hosts the global debut of the A1 Grand Prix Championship. The last Formula 1 Grand Prix at Brands Hatch was run…

As approved by China’s General Administration of Sport, the Federation of Automobile Sports of China (FASC) and the Chinese company for A1 Grand Prix will jointly organize the Chinese team to take…

Australian ex-F1 World Champion Alan Jones has been telling the media that A1 will be holding a race in Sydney. It is not clear whether the event will be a street race or whether it will be held at…

Real Madrid soccer star and Brazilian World Cup hero Ronaldo is a big fan of motor racing and it seems that he is going to front up with cash to run his own team in the new A1 Grand Prix series, which will…

Mexico’s dignitaries turned out in force yesterday to support the launch of A1 Team Mexico in the World Cup of Motorsport. Attended by guests including prominent business leaders and ministers…