Brands Hatch Prepares for Great Britain A1GP Finale
02 November 2008
London, Great Britain – The UK fans of A1GP World Cup of Motorsport
can start making plans to see an event and support their team now as
this Saturday (1 November) tickets go on sale for the Season Four finale,
A1GP Brands Hatch, Great Britain that will be held on 1 – 3 May
2009.
The Kent circuit has played host to three superb A1GP events so far,
including the inaugural race in September 2005 where 72,000 fans attended.
In 2009, to offer fans value for money, all entry tickets will remain
at the same price as in 2008, with a weekend ticket available from £39
if purchased online in advance. Grandstand seating prices also remain
unchanged, starting from £8, and camping is available from £20.
In addition, this year a new £20 pit and paddock pass has been
introduced, which includes access to both the GP paddock and the pit
lane walkabout. Tickets, grandstand seating and paddock passes will
all be available to purchase from this weekend through the Brands Hatch
website.
After unfortunately missing the season-opener at Zandvoort, Great
Britain have still not tested their chassis, but its car will be in
the freight that leaves the UK on Saturday to go to China. The A1GP
organisers will allot extra testing time to the team next week at the
Chengdu International Circuit prior to official practice.
For round two of the series next week, GBR have recruited the services
of Danny Watts to help kick-start the team’s 2008/09 campaign.
Watts brings with him a wealth of race experience having been crowned
Formula Renault UK Champion in 2002, and winning races in both British
Formula 3 and the Porsche Carrera Cup.
Watts is no stranger to A1GP, having tested both the previous Lola-Zytek
car and the new Powered by Ferrari car during its development process,
and he also drove in the rookie sessions for A1 Team GBR at the Zhuhai
event in December 2007. James Winslow will also be on hand next weekend
to undertake reserve driver duties
Danny Watts said, “It’s a great privilege and honour to
be asked to drive for A1 Team GBR, having represented the team once
before in Zhuhai last season. I’ve had the experience of driving
both A1GP cars, and the new Powered by Ferrari car is certainly a big
step up in all areas. The biggest goal will be to score as many point
as possible in Chengdu in order to get GBR’s Championship battle
underway as we cannot drop any races for the rest of the year.”
The team is also looking forward to the season finale at Brands Hatch,
UK with tickets going on sale for the event this Saturday (1 November
2008).
Katie Clements, Team Principal, A1 Team GBR: “We’re delighted
to be returning to Brands Hatch for what I'm sure will once again be
another brilliant season finale next May. Brands Hatch has truly become
A1 Team GBR’s home track, and we always have the most fantastic
fans flooding into the circuit to support us and, this time around,
they will get to see the new A1GP Powered by Ferrari cars in action,
which is certain to be a thrilling experience. We have already had
three amazing events at Brands Hatch and I'm looking forward to the
season four finale being the best yet.”
Tickets for A1GP Brands Hatch, Great Britain go on sale this weekend
and will be available through www.brandshatch.co.uk
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