A1 Team Singapore
A1 Team Singapore is the A1 Grand Prix national team representing Singapore. Singapore took part in this competition for the first time in its history in October 2006.[1] Christian Murchison, Denis Lian and Hafiz Koh were the original drivers for the team.[2] The team was launched on 19 September 2006 by sports minister Vivian Balakrishnan, with West Surrey Racing to run the car.[3]
| A1 Team Singapore | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Seat holder(s) | Krishna Ramachandra, Dr Ben Neo, Alex Yeo, R.Sasikumar, Mrs Janet Tan-Collis, Tsung Yan Soo, Tan Su Shan |
| Team principal | Krishna Ramachandra |
| Race driver(s) | Christian Murchison |
| First race | 2006-07 Netherlands |
| Rounds entered | 7 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Sprint race victories | 0 |
| Feature race victories | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Total points | 3 |
| 2007-08 position | inactive (0 pts) |
The future of the Singapore A1 team is in doubt for the third season, with both drivers Denis Lian and Hafiz Koh already being dropped from the team in season 2.
No-show
After participating in the A1 Grand Prix Race of South Africa held in Durban, the Singapore A1 Grand Prix team has not raced in all of the subsequent legs, namely the Mexican, Chinese (Shanghai) and British A1 Grand Prixs. This is due to an injury suffered by their one and only driver, Christian Murchison, in the South African leg of the season.
Drivers
| Name | Seasons | Races (Starts) |
A1GP Title | Wins | Sprint wins |
Main wins |
2nd | 3rd | Poles | Fastest Laps |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Lian | 2006–07 | 1 (2) | 0 | ||||||||
| Christian Murchison | 2006–07 | 6 (12) | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | West Surrey Racing | Lola, Zytek, Cooper Avon |
NED spr | NED fea | CZE spr | CZE fea | BEI spr | BEI fea | MYS spr | MYS fea | IDN spr | IDN fea | NZ spr | NZ fea | AUS spr | AUS fea | ZAF spr | ZAF fea | MEX spr | MEX fea | SHA spr | SHA fea | GBR spr | GBR fea | 3 | 20th | |
| Christian Murchison | Ret | 16 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 11 | Ret | 15 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | |||||||||||||||
| Denis Lian | 18 | 19 |
References
- Yvonne Yong (23 August 2006). "Team Singapore to compete in 'World Cup'". Channel NewsAsia.
- "Lian, Singapore's hopes for A1GP". Motorsport Asia Ltd. 8 August 2006. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006.
- Ian De Cotta (8 September 2006). "Murchison's Singapore pledge". Channel NewsAsia.