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A1 Team Australia is the A1 Grand Prix national team representing Australia . Australia took part in all eleven rounds of the First A1 Grand Prix Season . The team chairman is former- Formula One world champion Alan Jones , backed by general manager and former NASCAR driver Peter Nolan. The seat is owned by Formula One talent-spotter come principal engineer Alan Docking through his eponymous racing team organisation. 2005-06 SEASON Will Power was the team's driver for the Opening Round at Brands Hatch , scoring a fourth place in the Sprint Race and a second in the Main Race, beaten only by Nelson Angelo Piquet who dominated the weekend. Power amassed 16 points for these two results; however, he had already signed for Champ Cars ' Team Australia and made no further appearance in A1GP. His replacement was seat owner Jones' son Christian Jones , who did not fare so well; Round Two In Germany provided no points and a best finish of fourteenth place. The uncompetitive Jones was replaced with Will Davison for Round Three In Portugal , and despite a qualifying performance of 18th place and a first-lap retirement in the Sprint Race, secured sixth place and five points in the Main Race. Davison was maintained for the Home Round at Eastern Creek Raceway , and again provided a sixth-place Main Race result. Davison consistently scored better in the Main Race in his drives, securing a one-point tenth place in the UAE Round , although retiring from the main race In Durban . Contract obligations again caused a driver change when Davison switched to V8 Supercars ; Australia's fourth driver of the season was Marcus Marshall , who scored the team's first podium since the opening round with a third-place finish In Indonesia . He also moved into V8 Supercars however, and the driver's seat reverted to Christian Jones, who was again uncompetitive. The seat for the last two rounds was awarded to Ryan Briscoe , who matched Power and Marshall's podium feat in the final round In China , with a main race third-place finish. In total, Australia's best results were a second place and two third places, for a total of 51 points and 13th place in the first-ever A1GP championship. 2006-07 SEASON Australia are currently competing in the 2006-07 Season with Ryan Briscoe and Karl Reindler driving. 2007-08 SEASON On June 25th 2007, Team Australia announced they would be using Ian Dyk as their main driver in the 2007-08 season. {Link without Title} OVERALL DRIVER BREAKDOWN REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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