First race today where 25 nations will race against each other in identical race cars, should be interesting.

Follow it on your tv -espn , or make your comments here on www.A1GPBlog.com

We wait with baited breath to see if this is as good as it's being advertised. I hope it is as it will keep GP racing on the TV over the winter and give F1 the kick up the backside it needs.

What kind of autos are they racing? Open wheel? Indy/F1 style?

Open wheel. Lola chassis

All the cars are identical and made in England

First race is tommorow at Brands Hatch

Can someone post the results for me as I won't be able to watch

Can someone post the results for me as I won't be able to watch

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Sprint Race

1 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr 23.25.682 18

2 France Alexandre Premat 23.18.122 18

3 New Zealand Matt Halliday 23.18.581 18

4 Australia Will Power 23.27.139 18

5 Great Britain Robbie Kerr 23.28.479 18

6 Mexico Salvador Duran 23.32.955 18

7 Pakistan Adam Khan 23.33.714 18

8 Portugal Alvaro Parente 23.33.871 18

9 Switzerland Neel Janie 23.36.533 18

10 Ireland Michael Devaney 23.36.738 18

11 USA Scott Speed 23.39.548 18

12 Japan Ryo Fukuda 23.40.874 18

13 Malaysia 23.41.033 18

14 Germany Timo Scheider 23.41.587 18

15 India Karun Chandhok 23.43.475 18

16 Italy Enrico Toccacelo 23.51.203 18

17 Indonesia Ananda Mikola 23.56.015 18

18 Czech Republic Jan Charouz 23.56.028 18

19 Canada Sean McIntosh 23.58.303 18

20 Austria Mathias Lauda 24.10.975 18

21 China Tengyi Jiang 24.13.876 18

22 Lebanon Khalil Beschir 24.14.774 18

23 Russia Alexey Vasiliev 23.20.165 17

24 South Africa Stephen Simpson 24.21.309 17

Main Race

1 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr 55.01.910

2 Australia Will Power 55.13.240

3 Mexico Salvador Duran 55.25.035

4 New Zealand Matt Halliday 55.25.615

5 Malaysia Alex Yoong 55.26.262

6 South Africa Stephen Simpson 55.26.762

7 Netherlands Jos Verstappen 55.27.540

8 Japan Ryo Fukuda 55.28.129

9 Canada Sean McIntosh 55.29.089

10 Germany Timo Scheider 37 laps

11 Austria Mathias Lauda 37 laps

12 China Tengyi Jiang 37 laps

13 Pakistan Adam Khan 35 laps

14 Czech Republic Jan Charouz 24 laps

15 Russia Alexey Vasiliev 18 laps

16 Great Britain Robbie Kerr 17 laps

17 USA Scott Speed 14 laps

18 Lebanon Khalil Beschir 13 laps

19 Italy Enrico Toccacelo 13 laps

20 Portugal Alvaro Parente 1 lap

21 Switzerland Neel Jani 1 lap

22 Ireland Michael Devaney 0 laps

23 Indonesia Ananada Mikola 0 laps

24 France Alexandre Premat DNS

25 India Karun Chandhok DNS

Old man Piquet appeared more emotional when his lad was presented the trophies than ever he was when he won himself (and was it 19 years ago?).

Who chose the Ellesmere Port 'big boned' slappers to 'assist' with the prize giving?

And how come Khalil Beschir can perform two double somersaults with triple toe loop and still look like he had been for an uneventful drive in the country? I fell off a chair 5 weeks ago and it's still painful now!

Suggestions for better names for the drivers, anybody? Scott Speed and Will Power need some company.

Edited September 26, 200520 yr by jayenram

I watched the qualifying, a bit tedious I thought. Surely the producer could pick out individual cars and give us a chance to see all teams during qualifying except concentrating on the better ones? Then the sprint race - spoilt as usual by TV adverts. A 30 min. race doesn't have to be split with 3 commercial breaks, does it ?? I lost interest and never bothered watching the main race. They can televise a full 45 mins. for a footy match without interuptions, so why not a 30 min. GP race? Are they extracting the urine or what??

Old man Piquet appeared more emotional when his lad was presented the trophies than ever he was when he won himself (and was it 19 years ago?).

I used to work for Brabhams back in 1983.

I was Piquet's brake man

He was a bit arrogant and solemn but could deliver the goods when needed.

Piquet was world champ in 81,83 and 87 so I make that 18 years ago

Thanks for posting the results

Suggestions for better names for the drivers, anybody? Scott Speed and Will Power need some company.   

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I was thinking:

'Arry 'Orspower

Slick Tyre

Percy Podium

Oh well. bored as usual.

Piquet

Verstappen

Lauda

Jones

A few chips off the old block among the drivers,has the makings of a good series if they live up to their fathers abilities.