A1GP Taupo, New Zealand - Qualifying Result

Taupo, New Zealand January 23, 2009: A1 Team Ireland dominated qualifying to take pole position for both of tomorrow’s races in Taupo, New Zealand.

Adam Carroll initially took control of Sprint race qualifying, posting a time of 1 minute 14.507 round the 2.06-mile circuit. The Netherlands’ Robert Doornbos will start alongside Carroll on the front row with Portugal’s Filipe Albuquerque in third.

Amazingly, the top three also qualified in the same positions in Feature race qualfying, with Carroll going even quicker to post a 1m 14.411-second lap, the fastest time an A1GP car has ever lapped Taupo Motorsports Park.

Local favourite, New Zealand’s Chris van der Drift, will start the two races from sixth and tenth.