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Ireland Takes Sprint Victory at Brands Hatch

Miroslav Sanytrák | 9.5.09 | A1GP

Brands Hatch, Great Britain – A1 Team Ireland and Adam Carroll moved one step closer to the team’s maiden title after taking victory in this morning’s Sprint race at A1GP Brands Hatch, Great Britain.

India’s Narain Karthikeyan finished second after a great pit stop moved him up the order. After taking the lead from Ireland off the start, Mexico’s Salvador Duran settled for the final podium position after dropping down the order during the mandatory pit stops.

Portugal’s Filipe Albuquerque finished fifth with Switzerland’s Neel Jani taking a single point for eighth. Ireland now leads the championship with 97 points from Switzerland (89) and Portugal (86).

Irelandneeds to finish fifth or better in this afternoon’s Feature race to guarantee it the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport title.

**Sprint Race Qualifying Result**
Pos	A1 Team	Driver	Laps	Time	GapFirst
1	IRELAND	Adam CARROLL	18	22:32.704	-
2	INDI	A Narain KARTHIKEYAN	18	22:39.934	7.23
3	MEXICO	Salvador DURAN	18	22:45.044	12.34
4	USA	John R. HILDEBRAND JR.	18	22:45.393	12.689
5	PORTUGAL	Filipe ALBUQUERQUE	18	22:45.722	13.018
6	NETHERLAND	S Jeroen BLEEKEMOLEN	18	22:46.487	13.783
7	AUSTRALIA	John MARTIN	18	22:47.912	15.208
8	SWITZERLAND	Neel JANI	18	22:54.924	22.22
9	FRANCE	Nicolas PROST	18	22:55.649	22.945
10	ITALY	Vitantonio LIUZZI	18	22:59.766	27.062
11	GERMANY	Michael AMMERMULLER	18	23:04.651	31.947
12	INDONESIA	Satrio HERMANTO	18	23:05.863	33.159
13	GREAT BRITAIN	Daniel CLARKE	18	23:06.245	33.541
14	CHINA	Congfu CHENG	18	23:07.667	34.963
15	SOUTH AFRICA	Alan VAN DER MERWE	18	23:13.192	40.488
16	MALAYSIA	Aaron LIM	18	23:14.232	41.528
17	LEBANON	Daniel MORAD	13	16:51.416	5 Laps
18	NEW ZEALAND	Earl BAMBER	13	16:51.675	5 Laps
19	MONACO	Clivio PICCIONE	8	10:53.522	10 Laps
	BRAZIL	Felipe GUIMARAES	0