title: 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Mexico
text: # 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Mexico
  
  The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Mexico was an A1 Grand Prix race, held on the weekend of February 26, 2006 at the Fundidora Park Circuit.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Qualification
  
  Qualification took place on Saturday, February 25, 2006.
  
  | Pos | Team | Driver | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Q3 Time | Q4 Time | Aggregate | Gap |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | South Africa | Stephen Simpson | 1'25.394 | 1'22.817 | 1'23.638 | 1'22.078 | 2'44.895 |
  | 2 | France | Alexandre Premat | 1'24.908 | 1'24.581 | 1'23.533 | 1'22.315 | 2'45.848 | 0.953 |
  | 3 | Switzerland | Neel Jani | 1'25.419 | 1'23.442 | 1'23.942 | 1'22.705 | 2'46.147 | 1.252 |
  | 4 | Italy | Enrico Toccacelo | 1'26.744 | 1'23.353 | 1'26.214 | 1'23.304 | 2'46.657 | 1.762 |
  | 5 | USA | Bryan Herta | 1'27.369 | 1'25.756 | 1'24.211 | 1'22.609 | 2'46.820 | 1.925 |
  | 6 | Czech Republic | Tomáš Enge | 1'27.380 | 1'25.340 | 1'23.658 | 1'23.236 | 2'46.894 | 1.999 |
  | 7 | The Netherlands | Jos Verstappen | 1'27.422 | 1'23.678 | 1'25.160 | 1'23.297 | 2'46.975 | 2.080 |
  | 8 | Ireland | Ralph Firman | 1'26.193 | 1'23.552 | 1'24.142 | 1'23.439 | 2'46.991 | 2.096 |
  | 9 | Brazil | Christian Fittipaldi | 1'26.944 | 1'23.454 | 1'24.441 | 1'23.612 | 2'47.066 | 2.171 |
  | 10 | Portugal | Alvaro Parente | 1'27.220 | 1'25.012 | 1'25.181 | 1'23.059 | 2'48.071 | 3.176 |
  | 11 | Malaysia | Alex Yoong | 1'26.796 | 1'24.938 | 1'25.738 | 1'23.509 | 2'48.447 | 3.552 |
  | 12 | Germany | Timo Scheider | 1'27.572 | 1'25.971 | 1'24.834 | 1'23.976 | 2'48.810 | 3.915 |
  | 13 | New Zealand | Matt Halliday | 1'26.625 | 1'27.388 | 1'25.081 | 1'23.944 | 2'49.025 | 4.130 |
  | 14 | Mexico | Salvador Durán | 1'27.778 | 1'25.343 | 1'25.357 | 1'23.747 | 2'49.090 | 4.195 |
  | 15 | Great Britain | Robbie Kerr | 1'25.493 | 1'24.563 | 1'24.738 | 1'24.584 | 2'49.147 | 4.252 |
  | 16 | Lebanon | Graham Rahal | 1'31.310 | 1'25.856 | 1'25.588 | 1'23.678 | 2'49.266 | 4.371 |
  | 17 | Japan | Hayanari Shimoda | 1'27.906 | 1'25.181 | 1'25.602 | 1'24.183 | 2'49.364 | 4.469 |
  | 18 | Austria | Patrick Friesacher | 1'27.117 | 1'25.029 | 1'25.127 | 1'24.364 | 2'49.393 | 4.498 |
  | 19 | Canada | Patrick Carpentier | 1'27.010 | | 1'25.603 | 1'23.908 | 2'49.511 | 4.616 |
  | 20 | Indonesia | Ananda Mikola | 1'27.655 | 1'26.565 | 1'25.738 | 1'24.431 | 2'50.169 | 5.274 |
  | 21 | Australia | Christian Jones | 1'32.131 | 1'28.912 | 1'27.757 | 1'26.359 | 2'54.116 | 9.221 |
  | 22 | China | Ma Qinghua | 1'31.119 | 1'41.920 | 1'28.842 | 1'27.558 | 2'56.400 | 11.505 |
  
  ### Sprint Race Results
  
  The Sprint Race took place on Sunday, February 26, 2006.
  
  | Pos | Team | Driver | Laps | Time | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | France | Alexandre Premat | 18 | 29:20.7 | 10 |
  | 2 | Switzerland | Neel Jani | 18 | +0.283 | 9 |
  | 3 | Italy | Enrico Toccacelo | 18 | +0.874 | 8 |
  | 4 | The Netherlands | Jos Verstappen | 18 | +2.141 | 7 |
  | 5 | Czech Republic | Tomáš Enge | 18 | +13.553 | 6 |
  | 6 | USA | Bryan Herta | 18 | +20.079 | 5 |
  | 7 | Malaysia | Alex Yoong | 18 | +22.870 | 4 |
  | 8 | Germany | Timo Scheider | 18 | +23.357 | 3 |
  | 9 | Canada | Patrick Carpentier | 18 | +26.236 | 2 |
  | 10 | Austria | Patrick Friesacher | 18 | +26.911 | 1 |
  | 11 | Great Britain | Robbie Kerr | 18 | +28.701 | |
  | 12 | Indonesia | Ananda Mikola | 18 | +38.460 | |
  | 13 | Lebanon | Graham Rahal | 18 | +41.406 | |
  | 14 | Brazil | Christian Fittipaldi | 18 | +50.749 | |
  | 15 | China | Tengyi Jiang | 18 | +51.721 | |
  | 16 | Australia | Christian Jones | 18 | +1'12.442 | |
  | 17 | South Africa | Stephen Simpson | 9 | +9 Laps | |
  | 18 | New Zealand | Matt Halliday | 4 | +14 Laps | |
  | 19 | Portugal | Alvaro Parente | 4 | +14 Laps | |
  | 20 | Japan | Hayanari Shimoda | 3 | +15 Laps | |
  | 21 | Ireland | Ralph Firman | 0 | +18 Laps | |
  | 22 | Mexico | Salvador Durán | 0 | +18 Laps | |
  
  ### Main Race Results
  
  The Main Race took place on Sunday, February 26, 2006.
  
  | Pos | Team | Driver | Laps | Time | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | France | Alexandre Premat | 36 | 52:26.7 | 10 |
  | 2 | The Netherlands | Jos Verstappen | 36 | +0.780 | 9 |
  | 3 | Switzerland | Neel Jani | 36 | +3.525 | 8 |
  | 4 | Germany | Timo Scheider | 36 | +4.588 | 7 |
  | 5 | Italy | Enrico Toccacelo | 36 | +4.994 | 6 |
  | 6 | Great Britain | Robbie Kerr | 36 | +11.502 | 5 |
  | 7 | Czech Republic | Tomáš Enge | 36 | +14.840 | 4 |
  | 8 | New Zealand | Matt Halliday | 36 | +18.828 | 3 |
  | 9 | Austria | Patrick Friesacher | 36 | +19.140 | 2 |
  | 10 | Portugal | Alvaro Parente | 36 | +19.577 | 1 |
  | 11 | Malaysia | Alex Yoong | 36 | +23.000 | |
  | 12 | Brazil | Christian Fittipaldi | 36 | +23.561 | |
  | 13 | USA | Bryan Herta | 36 | +23.876 | |
  | 14 | Lebanon | Graham Rahal | 36 | +25.517 | |
  | 15 | Canada | Patrick Carpentier | 35 | +1 Lap | |
  | 16 | Indonesia | Ananda Mikola | 35 | +1 Lap | |
  | 17 | China | Tengyi Jiang | 35 | +1 Lap | |
  | 18 | South Africa | Stephen Simpson | 35 | +1 Lap | |
  | 19 | Australia | Christian Jones | 20 | +16 Laps | |
  | 20 | Ireland | Ralph Firman | 16 | +20 Laps | |
  | 21 | Mexico | Salvador Durán | 6 | +30 Laps | |
  | 22 | Japan | Hayanari Shimoda | DNS | +36 Laps |
  
  ### Total Points
  
  | Team | Points | SR | MR | FL |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | France | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
  | Switzerland | 17 | 9 | 8 | -- |
  | The Netherlands | 16 | 7 | 9 | -- |
  | Italy | 14 | 8 | 6 | -- |
  | Czech Republic | 10 | 6 | 4 | -- |
  | Germany | 10 | 3 | 7 | -- |
  | Great Britain | 5 | -- | 5 | -- |
  | USA | 5 | 5 | -- | -- |
  | Malaysia | 4 | 4 | -- | -- |
  | Austria | 3 | 1 | 2 | -- |
  | New Zealand | 3 | -- | 3 | -- |
  | Canada | 2 | 2 | -- | -- |
  | Portugal | 1 | -- | 1 | -- |
  
  * Fastest Lap: A1 Team France (1'21.100 / 150.3 km/h, lap 17 of Main Race)
  