2005–06 A1 Grand Prix season
The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix season was the inaugural season for the A1 Grand Prix series. It began on 25 September 2005, and finished on 2 April 2006 after eleven races.
This first season was won by A1 Team France on 12 March 2006.
Teams
25 teams, each representing a different country, signed up for the first A1 Grand Prix season. All teams used a control chassis, engine and tyre. The following teams competed in the 2005–06 championship:Race Team | Team | Seat holder | Race drivers | Rounds | Other drivers |
![]() | ![]() | Atul Gupta | ![]() | 1-2 | |
![]() | ![]() | Atul Gupta | ![]() | 3-8 | |
![]() | ![]() | Alan Jones | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | Alan Jones | ![]() | 2, 9 | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | Alan Jones | ![]() | 3-7 | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | Alan Jones | ![]() | 8 | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | Alan Jones | ![]() | 10-11 | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | Tony Clements John Surtees | ![]() | 1-10 | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | Tony Clements John Surtees | ![]() | 11 | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | Ronaldo Emerson Fittipaldi | ![]() | 1-7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | Ronaldo Emerson Fittipaldi | ![]() | 8-11 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | Tokyo Sexwale | ![]() | 1, 4-11 | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | Tokyo Sexwale | ![]() | 2-3 | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | conglomerate | ![]() | 1 | |
![]() | ![]() | conglomerate | ![]() | 2 | |
![]() | ![]() | conglomerate | ![]() | 4-6, 8-9 | |
![]() | ![]() | Tameem Auchi | ![]() | 1-2, 5 | |
![]() | ![]() | Tameem Auchi | ![]() | 3-4, 6-8 | |
![]() | ![]() | Tameem Auchi | ![]() | 9-11 | |
![]() | ![]() | Luís Figo Carlos Queiroz | ![]() | 1-10 | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | Luís Figo Carlos Queiroz | ![]() | 11 | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | Antonin Charouz | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | Antonin Charouz | ![]() | 2-11 | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | Jean Paul Driot | ![]() | 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 | |
![]() | ![]() | Jean Paul Driot | ![]() | 2, 4, 6, 8, 10-11 | |
![]() | ![]() | Juan Cortina Julio Jáuregui | ![]() | 1, 3-4, 6, 8-11 | |
![]() | ![]() | Juan Cortina Julio Jáuregui | ![]() | 2, 7 | |
![]() | ![]() | Juan Cortina Julio Jáuregui | ![]() | 5 | |
![]() | ![]() | Max Welti | ![]() | 1-9 | |
![]() | ![]() | Max Welti | ![]() | 10-11 | |
![]() | ![]() | Rick Weidlinger | ![]() | 1-3 | |
![]() | ![]() | Rick Weidlinger | ![]() | 4-5, 9-10 | |
![]() | ![]() | Rick Weidlinger | ![]() | 6-8, 11 | |
![]() | ![]() | N/A | ![]() | 1-3, 5-11 | |
![]() | ![]() | Wade Cherwayko | ![]() | 1-8 | |
![]() | ![]() | Wade Cherwayko | ![]() | 9-11 | |
![]() | ![]() | Alex Yoong | ![]() | 1, 3, 5 | |
![]() | ![]() | Alex Yoong | ![]() | 1-2, 4-11 | |
![]() | ![]() | Jan Lammers | ![]() | All | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | Svetlana Strelnikova Frederic Dor | ![]() | 1 | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | Svetlana Strelnikova Frederic Dor | ![]() | 3 | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | Svetlana Strelnikova Frederic Dor | ![]() | 4 | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | Mark Kershaw | ![]() | 1, 4, 11 | |
![]() | ![]() | Mark Kershaw | ![]() | 2-3, 5-10 | |
![]() | ![]() | Willi Weber | ![]() | 1-2, 5, 7-10 | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | Willi Weber | ![]() | 3-4, 6 | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | Willi Weber | ![]() | 11 | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | Arif Hussain | ![]() | 1-6, 11 | |
![]() | ![]() | Arif Hussain | ![]() | 7 | |
![]() | ![]() | Liu Yu | ![]() | 1-10 | |
![]() | ![]() | Liu Yu | ![]() | 11 | |
![]() | ![]() | Piercarlo Ghinzani | ![]() | 1-6, 9, 11 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | Piercarlo Ghinzani | ![]() | 7-8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | Piercarlo Ghinzani | ![]() | 10 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | Niki Lauda with Lauda Motorsport Management | ![]() | 1-8, 10-11 | |
![]() | ![]() | Niki Lauda with Lauda Motorsport Management | ![]() | 9 | |
![]() | ![]() | Colin Giltrap | ![]() | 1, 3, 5-11 | ![]() |
![]() | ![]() | Colin Giltrap | ![]() | 2, 4 | ![]() |
- Enrico Toccacelo drove the Pakistan car in Durban after Adam Langley-Khan was injured during practice sessions. However, Pakistan would have not scored any points if Toccacelo had finished in top 10.
- A1 Team Indonesia could not participate in the Australian Race due to Ananda Mikola having raced in the Asian F3 Series in Batangas.
Races
The Indonesian Round had originally been scheduled to be held on 15 January 2006, but was postponed due to the death of Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The replacement date was set as 12 February 2006, resulting in effectively switching order with the South African round.