A1 Team USA
| A1 Team USA | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 2005 |
| Seat holder(s) | Rick Weidinger |
| Race driver(s) |
Marco Andretti Charlie Kimball |
| First race | 2005-06 Great Britain |
| Rounds entered | 33 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Sprint race victories | 0 |
| Feature race victories | 1 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Total points | 124 |
| 2008-09 position | 10th (3 pts) |
A1 Team USA is the American team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.
Owner Rick Weidinger became interested in A1 Team USA and the A1 Grand Prix series when national franchises were being bid for the new series. Along with minority partners and friends Rusty Lewis and Bill Dean, Weidinger finalized the franchise acquisition in July 2005. The engineering side of the team was originally run by British squads David Price Racing, and then West Surrey Racing. For 2008-2009 the team was run by IndyCar Series team Andretti Green Racing and Andretti Green's IndyCar drivers, primarily Marco Andretti drove the majority of races.
Driver: Marco Andretti, Charlie Kimball, J.R. Hildebrand
2008-09 marked the first season in which Andretti Green Racing ran Team USA. Following the Zandvoort race, it was announced that Marco Andretti and Danica Patrick would race for Team USA at some point during the season.
Drivers: Buddy Rice, Jonathan Summerton
After a slow start to the season, Team USA gradually improved, peaking with the team's first victory. Along with 2 podiums, the team finished 12th in the championship.
Drivers: Phil Giebler, Ryan Hunter-Reay
Team USA scored two podiums, and other consistent scoring to finish in 9th place in the championship.
Drivers: Bryan Herta, Phil Giebler, Scott Speed
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