A1 Team Korea
Encyclopedia
A1 Team Korea is the South Korea
n racing team of A1 Grand Prix
, an international racing series.
will be the racing team.
, it was announced at an official ceremony that Korea would be participating in the 2008-09 season..
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n racing team of A1 Grand Prix
A1 Grand Prix
A1 Grand Prix was a 'single make' open-wheel auto racing series. It was unique in its field in that competitors solely represented their nation as opposed to themselves or a team, the usual format in most formula racing series. As such, it was often promoted as the "World Cup of Motorsport"...
, an international racing series.
Management
Jung-Yong Kim of Omnibus Investment is the seat holder, with Good EMG supporting the project. Carlin MotorsportCarlin Motorsport
Carlin, formerly Carlin Motorsport, is a motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. It competes in four championships — British Formula Three Championship, GP3 Series, World Series by Renault and GP2 Series.-History:...
will be the racing team.
History
During the 2007-08 Shanghai race weekend2007-08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Shanghai, China
__FORCETOC__The 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Shanghai, China was an A1 Grand Prix race, held on April 13, 2008 at the Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China...
, it was announced at an official ceremony that Korea would be participating in the 2008-09 season..
Drivers
| Name | Seasons | Races (Starts) |
A1GP Title | Wins | Sprint wins |
Main wins |
2nd | 3rd | Poles | Fastest Laps |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hwang Jin-Woo Hwang Jin-Woo Hwang Jin-Woo is a South Korean auto racing driver. After winning two Korean GT championships' titles in 2005 and 2006, he started racing in the Japanese Super GT series since 2008.... |
2008-09 2008-09 A1 Grand Prix season The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season was the fourth and final season in its short history. It was announced that Ferrari will be supplying the engines. All cars and official merchandise are contractually obligated to portray the slogan "Powered by Ferrari".... |
1(2) | 4 |
Complete A1 Grand Prix Results
(key) "spr" indicates the Sprint Race, "fea" indicates the Feature Race.| Year | Racing team |
Chassis, Engine, Tyres |
Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 2008-09 A1 Grand Prix season The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season was the fourth and final season in its short history. It was announced that Ferrari will be supplying the engines. All cars and official merchandise are contractually obligated to portray the slogan "Powered by Ferrari".... |
Carlin Motorsport Carlin Motorsport Carlin, formerly Carlin Motorsport, is a motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. It competes in four championships — British Formula Three Championship, GP3 Series, World Series by Renault and GP2 Series.-History:... |
Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929, as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles as Ferrari S.p.A. in 1947... , Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929, as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles as Ferrari S.p.A. in 1947... , Michelin Michelin Michelin is a tyre manufacturer based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne région of France. It is one of the two largest tyre manufacturers in the world along with Bridgestone. In addition to the Michelin brand, it also owns the BFGoodrich, Kleber, Riken, Kormoran and Uniroyal tyre brands... |
 NED2008-09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Netherlands The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Netherlands was an A1 Grand Prix race, held at Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands. It was originally set to be the second race of the 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season, but a delay in the build schedule of the new chassis forced the race at Mugello to be... |
 CHN2008-09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, China The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, China was an A1 Grand Prix race, held at Chengdu Goldenport Circuit, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.... |
 MYS2008-09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Malaysia The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Malaysia was an A1 Grand Prix race to held at Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Malaysia.- Pre-race:... |
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 RSA2008-09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, South Africa The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, South Africa was an A1 Grand Prix race which was held at Kyalami, South Africa.-Pre-race:A1 Team Korea failed to participate the race as the organizer of the series could not supply electrical units and fuel tank due to mistake of the transportation from New... |
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| Hwang Jin-Woo Hwang Jin-Woo Hwang Jin-Woo is a South Korean auto racing driver. After winning two Korean GT championships' titles in 2005 and 2006, he started racing in the Japanese Super GT series since 2008.... |
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