The World Cup of Motorsport!

A1 Grand Prix (A1GP) is a ‘single make’ open-wheel auto racing series. It is unique in its field in that competitors represent their nation as opposed to themselves or a team, the usual format in most formula racing series.

The series started in 2005 and the new 2008-2009 season’s engine supplier is nobody else but Ferrari. All cars and official merchandise are contractually obligated to portray the slogan “Powered by Ferrari”. And Ferrari have an advisory role when it comes to chassis production, meaning that Ferrari themselves will not supply the chassis. The chassis will be based on Ferrari’s F1′s championship-winning F2004.
The “Powered by Ferrari” car is a modification of the Formula 1 Ferrari F2004 chassis with a V8 Ferrari engine producing 600 bhp.
A number of rules were changed for the 2008-09 season.

The four qualifying sessions were reduced in length from fifteen minutes to ten minutes each.
Teams may now utilise a “joker” qualifying lap (from Malaysia onwards). In one of the four qualifying sessions the team may elect to utilise their joker – for the flying lap in that session, the driver is granted the availability of the PowerBoost button for the entire lap.
The Sprint Race has been increased from 19 minutes plus one lap, to 24 minutes plus one lap, as well as a mandatory pit-stop being added between laps four and eight, brought into effect starting in Malaysia.
The Sprint Race now only scores the top eight positions: 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Only the best 8 race weekends will count towards the championship. Both the Sprint and Feature race points from one event will be dropped by teams that race all 9 events. This is to ensure that teams that will miss Zandvoort due to the lack of cars, will still have a fair chance at the title.