The is the
Dutch team in the
A1 Grand Prix , an international racing series. The colour of their car is orange (the
Dutch National Colour ), and was presented to the public on
September 16 ,
2005 .
''A1 Team The Netherlands'' owner is former
Formula One driver and
Le Mans winner
Jan Lammers . The team is managed by Lammer's racing team
Racing For Holland , notable for their participation in the
24 Hours Of Le Mans and
FIA Sportscars series.
The main driver is
Jeroen Bleekemolen . Previous driver
Jos Verstappen withdrew after a stalled contract negotiation.
Arie Luyendyk Jr. has replaced
Renger Van Der Zande as backup driver for the
2007-08 Season .
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The 2005-06 season had a difficult start for Team The Netherlands. In the first two sprint races the car was hit in the first turn on both the
Brands Hatch and
EuroSpeedway circuits. Despite these setbacks, Jos Verstappen showed impressive overtaking action in the main races moving from the back of the grid to the seventh position. The season continued with average results, with 4th up to 19th positions as endresults.
about to pass
Jani to take The Netherlands' first A1 win.]]
The street circuit of
Durban ,
South Africa brought the first victory for A1 Team The Netherlands as in the last turn of the main race, Jos Verstappen managed to take the lead from the
Swiss car. A similar manoeuvre that failed during the sprint race forced Verstappen to start from the 16th place on the grid.
(), "spr" indicate a Sprint Race, "fea" indicate a Main Race.
