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Ireland Dominate Taupo Qualifying

Miroslav Sanytrák | 20.2.09 | A1GP

Taupo, New Zealand A1 Team Irelands Adam Carroll dominated qualifying to put the Celtic Tiger on pole position for both of tomorrows races in Taupo, New Zealand.

Carroll initially took control of Sprint race qualifying, posting a time of 1 minute 15.197 seconds round the 2.06-mile circuit.

With so many incidents interrupting every session so far this weekend and no PowerBoost being available in qualifying for this event, the pressure was on for the drivers not to make any mistakes in each of their four flying laps this afternoon. In the blistering heat, China and Australia were first to emerge on track but it wasnt until the final moments of the first qualifying segment that the real action began with Switzerlands Neel Jani posting the quickest time of 1m 15.202s, only to be beaten by Ireland a few seconds later by 0.005-seconds.

Ireland then never looked like being beaten with Carroll going quicker with a 1m 14.507s in the final seconds. The Netherlands and Portugal both made improvements in the second qualifying segment to put Robert Doornbos alongside Carroll on the front row, and Portugals Filipe Albuquerque in third for tomorrows standing start Sprint race. Local favourite, New Zealands Chris van der Drift, made a big improvement posting a 1m 15.457s to put him sixth on the grid, 1.684-seconds faster than his earlier effort.

Perhaps not suprisingly the top three also qualified in the same positions for the Feature race. As the chequered flag came out only six cars had recorded a time making it an exciting final minute in the first segment of Feature race qualifying. Ireland powered across the line to go quickest with a 1m 14.589 with Portugal second and Australias John Martin putting in a great drive to move Jackeroo up to third.

Carroll went even quicker in the final segment to post a 1m 14.411-second lap, the fastest time an A1GP car has ever lapped Taupo Motorsports Park. The Netherlands and Portugal once again found more time in the dying seconds to replicate the top three starting positions from the Sprint race.

After running off the track in the first Feature qualfying segment, USAs Marco Andretti resisted the pressure and made up for his mistake by posting a 1m 15.527s, good enough for eigth. New Zealand improved again in the final segmant of the day putting Black Beauty tenth on the grid for tomorrows Feature race, but with some ground to make up in front of the cheering home fans. Lebanons Daniel Morad also put in a good performance to record two top ten starts for tomorrow.

Double pole-sitter, Irelands Adam Carroll, commented: I got four good clean laps in and we were quick. It was a good run. I put the new tyres on but you dont really know what the grip levels are going to be or where you are going to be. You have just got to push hard and hope you are going to be at the front and put a nice tidy lap in at the end. It is a tricky circuit to put in a nice quick lap with no mistakes.

The circuit just doesnt have much grip so when you try hard you can have a spin or run wide, things like that. That is what practice is for, you push hard just to find where everything is. When it comes to the new tyres you just have to be smooth you have still got to push a hundred per cent but you have got to put it all together.

The Netherlands Robert Doornbos said: We have been working on finding a decent set up we are happy with. We had some minor problems with brake failure yesterday but this morning we had a good programme. We wanted to see the car on new tyres to get a good idea for qualifying. This practice went well so I had a good feeling for qualifying. In the sessions I pushed as I really wanted a TW Steel watch now look at Adam as he has two and is showing off! I have to get a watch tomorrow..

It is great to be back with A1 Team Netherlands and to get them a good result. I have promised our seat holder Jan Lammers, who is not here, to put the car on the podium like in China so we are going in a good way.

New Zealands Chris van der Drift said: It could have gone a lot better for sure, and it was difficult in the first run as I lost out when Adrian Zaugg went off, I think in turn four. I was right behind him so I came to the end of that run, and I had to take the second set of tyres for the second run. It sort of went like that. In Q4 I couldnt put it all together, ran wide in turn five and that sort of mucked up my lap there.

Okay the races are long tomorrow and I think it is about being consistent and staying on the track as offline it is very slippery.

It is about being consistent and stable throughout the races. We have got a standing start in the Sprint race and a pit stop too, so that will juggle things up and it should be an exciting race.

In a change to normal proceedings both of tomorrows races will begin with a standing start.

A standing start is always tricky as these cars are quite difficult to get off the line and I havent really done a good start yet, said Carroll, so I have just got to concentrate on doing that tomorrow to get off the line and into turn one first, but I wouldnt have minded a rolling start at all.

Sprint Race Qualifying Results - A1GP Taupo, New Zealand
Pos A1 Team Driver Time S1 Time S2 Time Gap First
IRELAND Adam CARROLL 01:15.197 01:14.507 01:14.507 -
NETHERLANDS Robert DOORNBOS 01:15.981 01:14.772 01:14.772 0.265
PORTUGAL Filipe ALBUQUERQUE 01:15.804 01:14.788 01:14.788 0.281
SWITZERLAND Neel JANI 01:15.202 01:15.216 01:15.202 0.695
FRANCE Loic DUVAL 01:15.471 01:15.360 01:15.360 0.853
NEW ZEALAND Chris VAN DER DRIFT 01:17.141 01:15.457 01:15.457 0.950
AUSTRALIA John MARTIN 01:16.388 01:15.504 01:15.504 0.997
ITALY Edoardo PISCOPO 01:16.693 01:15.614 01:15.614 1.107
MALAYSIA Fairuz FAUZY 01:16.776 01:15.710 01:15.710 1.203
10  LEBANON Daniel MORAD 01:15.839 01:16.784 01:15.839 1.332
11  SOUTH AFRICA Adrian ZAUGG 02:18.462 01:15.917 01:15.917 1.410
12  MEXICO Salvador DURAN 01:16.703 01:15.972 01:15.972 1.465
13  BRAZIL Felipe GUIMARAES 01:16.346 01:16.074 01:16.074 1.567
14  INDIA Narain KARTHIKEYAN 01:16.165 01:16.146 01:16.146 1.639
15  GREAT BRITAIN Daniel CLARKE 01:16.347 01:16.595 01:16.347 1.840
16  MONACO Clivio PICCIONE 01:16.424 01:16.917 01:16.424 1.917
17  USA Marco ANDRETTI 01:16.859 01:16.791 01:16.791 2.284
18  CHINA Congfu CHENG 01:19.540 01:16.885 01:16.885 2.378
19  INDONESIA Satrio HERMANTO 01:21.356 01:17.266 01:17.266 2.759

Feature Race Qualifying Results - A1GP Taupo, New Zealand
Pos A1 Team Driver Time S1 Time S2 Time Gap First
IRELAND Adam CARROLL 01:14.589 01:14.411 01:14.411 -
NETHERLANDS Robert DOORNBOS 01:16.087 01:14.676 01:14.676 0.265
PORTUGAL Filipe ALBUQUERQUE 01:15.296 01:14.843 01:14.843 0.432
AUSTRALIA John MARTIN 01:15.306 01:14.976 01:14.976 0.565
SWITZERLAND Neel JANI 01:15.408 01:15.043 01:15.043 0.632
MALAYSIA Fairuz FAUZY 01:16.138 01:15.246 01:15.246 0.835
FRANCE Loic DUVAL 01:15.423 01:15.602 01:15.423 1.012
USA Marco ANDRETTI - 01:15.527 01:15.527 1.116
LEBANON Daniel MORAD 01:15.587 01:15.631 01:15.587 1.176
10  NEW ZEALAND Chris VAN DER DRIFT 01:15.899 01:15.622 01:15.622 1.211
11  INDIA Narain KARTHIKEYAN 01:15.738 01:15.699 01:15.699 1.288
12  BRAZIL Felipe GUIMARAES 01:16.305 01:15.812 01:15.812 1.401
13  MEXICO Salvador DURAN 01:16.751 01:15.892 01:15.892 1.481
14  GREAT BRITAIN Daniel CLARKE 01:16.674 01:15.902 01:15.902 1.491
15  ITALY Edoardo PISCOPO 01:15.942 - 01:15.942 1.531
16  SOUTH AFRICA Adrian ZAUGG 01:16.481 01:16.164 01:16.164 1.753
17  MONACO Clivio PICCIONE 01:16.735 01:31.700 01:16.735 2.324
18  INDONESIA Satrio HERMANTO 01:17.269 01:16.783 01:16.783 2.372
19  CHINA Congfu CHENG 01:17.184 - 01:17.184 2.773

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