A1 Team Pakistan
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| Founded | 2005 |
| Seat holder | Arif Husain |
| Team principal | - |
| Race driver(s) | Nur B. Ali Adam Khan |
| First race | 2005-06 Great Britain |
| Events entered | 30 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Sprint race victories | 0 |
| Main race victories | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Total points | 12 |
| 2007-08 position | 20th (1 pts) |
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A1 Team Pakistan is the Pakistani entry in the A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series dubbed as the world cup of motorsport.
The launch of A1 Team Pakistan was one of the most spectacular, with the A1 Grand Prix Car being presented in front of the Lahore Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf was the star guest at the event, hosted by A1 Team Pakistan Chairman Arif Hussain and its Managing Director, Chaudry Salik Hussain.
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[edit] A1GP Season 2007-08
Pakistan has chosen to go back to basics for Season Three, with the recalling of 22-year-old Adam Khan as lead driver and Bobby Issazadhe as manger. While Nur Ali last season was one of the nicest characters to have around, Khan’s previous A1GP results means he has been selected to get behind the wheel again.
[edit] New livery 2007-08
A1 Team Pakistan revealed a new livery for the forthcoming season of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport in Zandvoort, Netherlands today. The Dutch city is hosting the opening round of the new season and the Pakistan team, with driver Adam Khan, took the opportunity to unveil its new look in a pageant of colour and celebration.
The team has retained the distinctive dark green paint scheme on the Pakistan car, embellished with the national flag crescent and star to clearly distinguish the nation from the other 21 countries competing in the A1GP Series.
[edit] Drivers
The driver for the 3rd season 2007-08 of A1-GP Team Pakistan is Adam Khan
In 2006-07 the Team Pakistan was run by Nur B. Ali.
In 2005-06 the Team Pakistan was run by Adam Khan.
[edit] Adam Khan
In 2005 Adam Khan was selected as the driver for the Pakistani A1 Team for the A1 Grand Prix. Team Pakistan's 05/06 A1 season started off with an immediate impact with Khan getting up to 3rd position at the season opener at Brands Hatch against vastly more experienced drivers, though a stuck wheel nut during the pitstop put an end to a chance of a podium result. Further costly team errors occurred during races where Khan was in strong positions, however Team Pakistan managed to finish the season on a high note with a 5th place at Shanghai. In 2006 Khan took a break from racing, instead concentrating on his business studies course at King's College London.
Khan has pledged to wear the Pakistan flag whenever he races in the future, as part of an initiative to integrate Pakistan into the exciting world of professional motor sports, and has been officially appointed as the Ambassador for motor sports in Pakistan by the government. Khan was awarded a young achievers award by the President of Pakistan in London on September 29, 2006.
[edit] Nur B. Ali
Nur B. Ali is a Pakistani racecar driver. Ali was born 12 October 1974 in Karachi, Pakistan.
He moved to Texas with his family when he was 8 years old and he currently resides in Dallas suburb, Irving, Texas.
He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the American University in Washington, D.C., 1998. Majored in International Relations, with a focus in U.S. Foreign Policy. Vice President of Washington, D.C. Federation of College Republicans in 1995 and interned for Congressman Joe Barton, R-Texas, in Washington, D.C. in 1995.
He is fluent in English, German and Urdu.
[edit] Adnan Sarwar
In January 2007, Adnan Sarwar was given the opportunity to test drive Team Pakistan car in China in which he impressed the team.
[edit] Drivers Statistics
| Name | Seasons | Races (Starts) |
A1GP Title | Wins | Sprint wins |
Main wins |
2nd | 3rd | Poles | Fastest Laps |
Points |
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| Nur B. Ali | 2006-07 | 11(22) | 1 | ||||||||
Adam Langley-Khan  (1) |
2005-06, 2007-08 | 17(34) | 11 | ||||||||
Enrico Toccacelo  (2) |
2005-06 | 1(2) | 0 |
- (1) : Since 2006-07, Adam Langley-Khan has raced as a Pakistani driver after he plegded to wear the Pakistani flag at the race[1]
- (2) : Italian driver Enrico Toccacelo from A1 Team Italy, drove the Pakistan car in 2005-06 South African race after Adam Langley-Khan was injured during practice sessions.
[edit] Racing Team
In 2007/2008 season , the team is being run CMS Motorsport, bringing a high level of knowledge and expertise to A1 Team Pakistan.
Previously, A1 Team Pakistan was run by Super Nova Racing, one of the best racing teams in British F3 which had produced some big names like Juan Pablo Montoya, Mark Webber and Sébastien Bourdais.
[edit] Complete A1 Grand Prix Results
(key), "spr" indicate a Sprint Race, "fea" indicate a Main Race.
[edit] References
- ^ Adam Khan pledges to wear Pakistan Flag at races paktribune.com (May 04, 2006)
[edit] External links
- A1gp.com Official A1 Grand Prix Web Site
- A1teampak.com Official A1 Team Pakistan Website
- New Pakistan A1 driver impresses in China
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