2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Portugal
# 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Portugal

The 2008–09 Vodafone A1GP Algarve, Portugal was an A1 Grand Prix race held at Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portugal.

## Drivers

| Team | Main Driver | Rookie Driver(s) | Reserve Driver |
| - | - | - | - |
| Australia | John Martin | | |
| Brazil | Felipe Guimarães | Ana Beatriz | |
| Canada | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| China | Ho-Pin Tung | | |
| France | Nicolas Prost | Nicolas Prost | |
| Germany | André Lotterer | André Lotterer | |
| Great Britain | Dan Clarke | Dan Clarke | |
| India | Narain Karthikeyan | Parthiva Sureshwaren | |
| Indonesia | Zahir Ali | Zahir Ali | |
| Ireland | Adam Carroll | Niall Quinn | |
| Italy | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Vitantonio Liuzzi | |
| Korea | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| Lebanon | Daniel Morad | Jimmy Auby | |
| Malaysia | Fairuz Fauzy | Aaron Lim | |
| Mexico | Salvador Durán | | |
| Monaco | Clivio Piccione | Hubertus Bahlsen | |
| The Netherlands | Robert Doornbos | Dennis Retera | |
| New Zealand | Earl Bamber | Earl Bamber | |
| Pakistan | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| Portugal | Filipe Albuquerque | Armando Parente | |
| South Africa | Adrian Zaugg | Cristiano Morgado | |
| Switzerland | Neel Jani | Alexandre Imperatori | |
| USA | Marco Andretti | Robbie Pecorari | |

## Qualifying

Sprint race qualifying :

| Pos | Team | Time | Gap |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Italy | $1:30.875^†$ | – |
| 2 | Netherlands | 1:31.346 | + 0.471 |
| 3 | Ireland | 1:31.600 | + 0.725 |
| 4 | Lebanon | $1:31.756^†$ | + 0.881 |
| 5 | Portugal | 1:31.777 | + 0.902 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 1:32.006 | + 1.131 |
| 7 | Germany | $1:32.084^†$ | + 1.209 |
| 8 | South Africa | 1:32.301 | + 1.426 |
| 9 | India | $1:32.358^†$ | + 1.483 |
| 10 | Monaco | 1:32.420 | + 1.545 |
| 11 | Malaysia | 1:32.929 | + 2.054 |
| 12 | USA | 1:33.214 | + 2.339 |
| 13 | Great Britain | 1:33.860 | + 2.985 |
| 14 | Brazil | 1:33.985 | + 3.110 |
| 15 | Indonesia | 1:34.005 | + 3.130 |
| 16 | Mexico | 1:34.216 | + 3.341 |
| 17 | Australia | 1:34.405 | + 3.530 |
| 18 | France | 1:36.567 | + 5.692 |
| 19 | China | 1:36.838 | + 5.963 |
| 20 | Switzerland | no time | no time |

Feature race qualifying :

| Pos | Team | Time | Gap |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Netherlands | $1:30.415^†$ | – |
| 2 | Ireland | $1:30.696^†$ | + 0.281 |
| 3 | Switzerland | $1:30.878^†$ | + 0.463 |
| 4 | South Africa | $1:30.984^†$ | + 0.569 |
| 5 | Brazil | $1:31.023^†$ | + 0.608 |
| 6 | Malaysia | $1:31.025^†$ | + 0.610 |
| 7 | Portugal | $1:31.095^†$ | + 0.680 |
| 8 | USA | $1:31.459^†$ | + 1.044 |
| 9 | Monaco | $1:31.495^†$ | + 1.080 |
| 10 | Italy | 1:31.852 | + 1.437 |
| 11 | New Zealand | $1:31.925^†$ | + 1.510 |
| 12 | Australia | $1:31.939^†$ | + 1.524 |
| 13 | Mexico | $1:32.031^†$ | + 1.616 |
| 14 | Germany | 1:32.269 | + 1.854 |
| 15 | Lebanon | 1:32.352 | + 1.937 |
| 16 | Great Britain | $1:32.400^†$ | + 1.985 |
| 17 | India | 1:32.504 | + 2.089 |
| 18 | Indonesia | $1:32.573^†$ | + 2.158 |
| 19 | France | $1:32.941^†$ | + 2.526 |
| 20 | China | $1:33.237^†$ | + 2.822 |

$^†$ Team utilized Powerboost lap.

## Sprint Race

| Pos | Team | Driver | Laps | Time | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Netherlands | Robert Doornbos | 11 | 19:33.501 | 10 |
| 2 | Ireland | Adam Carroll | 11 | + 3.635 | 8+1 |
| 3 | Portugal | Filipe Albuquerque | 11 | + 5.728 | 6 |
| 4 | Italy | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 11 | + 9.087 | 5 |
| 5 | Monaco | Clivio Piccione | 11 | + 10.048 | 4 |
| 6 | India | Narain Karthikeyan | 11 | + 12.596 | 3 |
| 7 | Brazil | Felipe Guimarães | 11 | + 13.297 | 2 |
| 8 | Malaysia | Fairuz Fauzy | 11 | + 18.014 | 1 |
| 9 | Mexico | Salvador Durán | 11 | + 20.545 | |
| 10 | Australia | John Martin | 11 | + 22.683 | |
| 11 | Great Britain | Dan Clarke | 11 | + 23.080 | |
| 12 | USA | Marco Andretti | 11 | + 23.154 | |
| 13 | France | Nicolas Prost | 11 | + 24.175 | |
| 14 | Indonesia | Zahir Ali | 11 | + 39.400 | |
| 15 | Switzerland | Neel Jani | 11 | + $44.296^†$ | |
| 16 | China | Ho Pin Tung | 11 | + 50.655 | |
| 17 | South Africa | Adrian Zaugg | 9 | + 2 Laps | |
| 18 | Lebanon | Daniel Morad | 1 | Acc. Damage | |
| 19 | Germany | André Lotterer | 0 | Accident | |
| 20 | New Zealand | Earl Bamber | 0 | Spin | |

$^†$ Switzerland assessed penalty for pitting outside of pit-stop window.

## Feature Race

The second pit-stop window was set as Laps 26–34.

| Pos | Team | Driver | Laps | Time | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Switzerland | Neel Jani | 42 | 1:10:45.011 | 15 |
| 2 | Portugal | Filipe Albuquerque | 42 | + 6.786 | 12 |
| 3 | Malaysia | Fairuz Fauzy | 42 | + 9.705 | 10 |
| 4 | Mexico | Salvador Durán | 42 | + 16.332 | 8 |
| 5 | Ireland | Adam Carroll | 42 | + $25.411^†$ | 6+1 |
| 6 | France | Nicolas Prost | 42 | + 27.322 | 5 |
| 7 | Great Britain | Dan Clarke | 42 | + 29.880 | 4 |
| 8 | China | Ho Pin Tung | 42 | + 34.586 | 3 |
| 9 | Germany | André Lotterer | 42 | + 43.970 | 2 |
| 10 | Indonesia | Zahir Ali | 42 | + 1:13.993 | 1 |
| 11 | India | Narain Karthikeyan | 39 | Brakes | |
| 12 | Australia | John Martin | 38 | (Retired) | |
| 13 | Italy | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 18 | Accident | |
| 14 | USA | Marco Andretti | 18 | Accident | |
| 15 | Monaco | Clivio Piccione | 18 | Accident | |
| 16 | South Africa | Adrian Zaugg | 15 | Accident | |
| 17 | New Zealand | Earl Bamber | 15 | Accident | |
| 18 | Lebanon | Daniel Morad | 1 | Puncture | |
| 19 | Brazil | Felipe Guimarães | Did Not Start | Did Not Start | |
| 20 | Netherlands | Robert Doornbos | Did Not Start | Did Not Start | |

$^†$ – Ireland were given a 25-second penalty post-race for passing Australia under the safety car.

