A1 Team India

A1 Team India
A1 Team India
Founded	2005
Seat holder(s)	Narain Karthikeyan
Team principal	David Sears
Race driver(s)	Armaan Ebrahim; Narain Karthikeyan
Car nickname	-
First race	2005–06 Great Britain
Rounds entered	35 (69 starts)
Championships	0
Sprint race victories	0
Feature race victories	2
Pole positions	1
Fastest laps	0
Total points	93
2008–09 position	12th (19 pts)

A1 Team India was the Indian team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.^[1]^[2]

Management

The seatholder for Team India was former Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan.^[3]

Argo racing Cars Ltd. were the Technical Servicer Provider for A1 Team India in Season 4. The UK based team was founded by David Sears and was best known for competing in GP2, and many other single-seater championships. David Sears’ experience lay not only in single-seaters, but in almost all other forms of motorsport. He is considered one of the most widely experienced team principals in recent decades.

Gordon Flynn was the team manager, and Greg Wheeler was the team's race engineer.

Yohann Setna had been involved with A1 Team India since the first season and stood as Sporting Director this year.

History

The inaugural A1 Team India car was presented to the public in July 2005. The team did not take part in the full first season, with their last race in Indonesia. They failed to score any points.

In 2006-07, the team only scored points on three occasions, scoring 13 points total. The 2007–08 season was a much greater success than the previous two seasons. Narain Karthikeyan scored 61 points for the team, as well as two victories.

Despite missing the opening race of the 2008–09 season due to lack of available cars, Team India managed to score a podium in the final Sprint race of the season, en route to scoring 19 points.

Drivers

Name	Seasons	Rounds (Starts)	Wins	Feature wins	2nd	Poles	Points
Karun Chandhok	2005–06	2 (3 starts)					0
Armaan Ebrahim	2005–06, 2006–07	11 (22 starts)					0
Narain Karthikeyan	2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09	20 (40 starts)	2	2	1	1	93
Parthiva Sureshwaren	2006–07, 2007–08	2 (4 starts)					0

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	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	Points	Rank
2005–06	Akbar Ebrahim	Lola, Zytek, Cooper Avon		GBR		GER		POR		AUS		MYS		UAE		RSA		INA		MEX		USA		CHN		0	24th
				spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea
			Karun Chandhok	15	DNS	16	Ret
			Armaan Ebrahim					17	13	17	13	11	EX	20	14	14	Ret	18	15

2006–07	Arena Motorsport	Lola Zytek Cooper Avon		NED		CZE		BEI		MYS		INA		NZL		AUS		RSA		MEX		SHA		GBR		13	16th
				spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea
			Armaan Ebrahim	Ret	Ret	17	18	18	11	16	19	18	Ret
			Narain Karthikeyan											10	7			15	9	11	18	7	17	7	4
			Parthiva Sureshwaren													18	16

2007–08	Arena Motorsport	Lola Zytek Cooper Avon		NED		CZE		MYS		ZHU		NZL		AUS		RSA		MEX		SHA		GBR				61	10th
				spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea
			Narain Karthikeyan	10	Ret	21	9	11	6	7	1	10	Ret	11	11			13	9	5	7	5	1
			Parthiva Sureshwaren													17	Ret

2008–09	Argo Racing Cars	Ferrari, Ferrari, Michelin		NED		CHN		MYS		NZL		RSA		POR		GBR										19	12th
				spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea	spr	fea
			Narain Karthikeyan			10	10	Ret	Ret	9	7	6	12	6	11	2	Ret