title: 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Malaysia
text: # 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Malaysia
  
  The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Malaysia was an A1 Grand Prix race, held on the weekend of November 20, 2005 at the Sepang International Circuit.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Qualification
  
  Qualification took place on Saturday, November 19, 2005, with rain beginning in earnest at the end of the second segment of qualification.
  
  | Pos | Team | Driver | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Q3 Time | Q4 Time | Aggregate | Gap |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Switzerland | Neel Jani | 1'54.441 | 1'54.521 | -- | 2'20.934 | 3'48.962 | -- |
  | 2 | France | Alexandre Premat | 1'54.580 | 1'55.288 | -- | 2'18.569 | 3'49.868 | 0.906 |
  | 3 | Ireland | Ralph Firman | 1'55.234 | 1'54.735 | -- | 2'18.851 | 3'49.969 | 1.007 |
  | 4 | Great Britain | Robbie Kerr | 1'54.963 | 1'55.009 | -- | -- | 3'49.972 | 1.01 |
  | 5 | New Zealand | Matt Halliday | 1'55.149 | 1'55.420 | -- | 2'33.811 | 3'50.569 | 1.607 |
  | 6 | Netherlands | Jos Verstappen | 1'55.822 | 1'55.214 | -- | 2'18.874 | 3'51.036 | 2.074 |
  | 7 | Malaysia | Alex Yoong | 1'55.736 | 1'55.463 | -- | 2'18.612 | 3'51.199 | 2.237 |
  | 8 | Brazil | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 1'55.195 | 1'56.203 | -- | 2'18.293 | 3'51.398 | 2.436 |
  | 9 | Portugal | Alvaro Parente | 1'55.327 | 1'56.220 | -- | -- | 3'51.547 | 2.585 |
  | 10 | Italy | Enrico Toccacelo | 1'54.799 | 1'57.095 | -- | 2'19.887 | 3'51.894 | 2.932 |
  | 11 | Indonesia | Ananda Mikola | 1'55.861 | 1'56.135 | -- | 2'17.682 | 3'51.996 | 3.034 |
  | 12 | USA | Bryan Herta | 1'54.970 | 1'57.043 | -- | 2'21.285 | 3'52.013 | 3.051 |
  | 13 | South Africa | Stephen Simpson | 1'55.436 | 1'56.682 | -- | 2'22.503 | 3'52.118 | 3.156 |
  | 14 | Pakistan | Adam Khan | 1'55.398 | 1'56.802 | -- | -- | 3'52.200 | 3.238 |
  | 15 | India | Armaan Ebrahim | 1'55.620 | 1'57.209 | -- | -- | 3'52.829 | 3.867 |
  | 16 | Germany | Timo Scheider | 1'55.067 | 1'58.200 | -- | -- | 3'53.267 | 4.305 |
  | 17 | Mexico | Luis Diaz | 1'55.775 | 1'57.881 | 2'52.825 | 2'22.400 | 3'53.656 | 4.694 |
  | 18 | Czech Republic | Tomáš Enge | 1'56.270 | 1'57.496 | 2'34.244 | 2'19.478 | 3'53.766 | 4.804 |
  | 19 | Japan | Hayanari Shimoda | 1'56.074 | 1'57.874 | -- | 2'24.564 | 3'53.948 | 4.986 |
  | 20 | Austria | Mathias Lauda | 1'56.209 | 1'58.780 | -- | 2'24.028 | 3'54.989 | 6.027 |
  | 21 | China | Tengyi Jiang | 1'56.947 | 1'59.100 | -- | -- | 3'56.047 | 7.085 |
  | 22 | Canada | Sean McIntosh | 1'55.357 | 2'05.040 | -- | 2'21.232 | 4'00.397 | 11.435 |
  | 23 | Lebanon | Khalil Beschir | 1'56.541 | -- | 2'21.118 | 2'27.605 | 4'17.659 | 28.697 |
  | 24 | Australia | Will Davison | 1'55.378 | -- | -- | 2'22.482 | 4'17.860 | 28.898 |
  
  ### Sprint Race Results
  
  The Sprint Race took place on Sunday, November 20, 2005.
  
  | Pos | Team | Driver | Laps | Time | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | France | Alexandre Premat | 15 | 29:21.541 | 10 |
  | 2 | Switzerland | Neel Jani | 15 | +1.231 | 9 |
  | 3 | Great Britain | Robbie Kerr | 15 | +5.065 | 8 |
  | 4 | Brazil | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 15 | +6.793 | 7 |
  | 5 | Netherlands | Jos Verstappen | 15 | +7.973 | 6 |
  | 6 | New Zealand | Matt Halliday | 15 | +13.162 | 5 |
  | 7 | Ireland | Ralph Firman | 15 | +13.882 | 4 |
  | 8 | Malaysia | Fairuz Fauzy | 15 | +15.782 | 3 |
  | 9 | Portugal | Alvaro Parente | 15 | +20.391 | 2 |
  | 10 | USA | Bryan Herta | 15 | +20.845 | 1 |
  | 11 | India | Armaan Ebrahim | 15 | +21.394 | |
  | 12 | Germany | Timo Scheider | 15 | +23.107 | |
  | 13 | Pakistan | Adam Khan | 15 | +25.214 | |
  | 14 | Japan | Hayanari Shimoda | 15 | +26.247 | |
  | 15 | Canada | Sean McIntosh | 15 | +27.408 | |
  | 16 | Czech Republic | Tomáš Enge | 15 | +30.010 | |
  | 17 | Italy | Enrico Toccacelo | 15 | +31.171 | |
  | 18 | Austria | Mathias Lauda | 15 | +31.638 | |
  | 19 | Mexico | Luis Diaz | 15 | +34.371 | |
  | 20 | China | Tengyi Jiang | 15 | +37.081 | |
  | 21 | South Africa | Stephen Simpson | 9 | +6 Laps | |
  | 22 | Lebanon | Khalil Beschir | 9 | +6 Laps | |
  | 23 | Indonesia | Ananda Mikola | 5 | +10 Laps | |
  | 24 | Australia | Will Davison | 4 | +11 Laps | |
  
  ### Main Race Results
  
  The Main Race took place on Sunday, November 20, 2005.
  
  | Pos | Team | Driver | Laps | Time | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | France | Alexandre Premat | 30 | 1:00:06.495 | 10 |
  | 2 | Switzerland | Neel Jani | 30 | +4.556 | 9 |
  | 3 | Czech Republic | Tomáš Enge | 30 | +15.689 | 8 |
  | 4 | Italy | Enrico Toccacelo | 30 | +23.738 | 7 |
  | 5 | Malaysia | Alex Yoong | 30 | +31.641 | 6 |
  | 6 | New Zealand | Matt Halliday | 30 | +32.697 | 5 |
  | 7 | USA | Bryan Herta | 30 | +33.337 | 4 |
  | 8 | Germany | Timo Scheider | 30 | +35.381 | 3 |
  | 9 | Ireland | Ralph Firman | 30 | +35.745 | 2 |
  | 10 | Brazil | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 30 | +39.388 | 1 |
  | 11 | Australia | Will Davison | 30 | +50.483 | |
  | 12 | South Africa | Stephen Simpson | 30 | +51.839 | |
  | 13 | Japan | Hayanari Shimoda | 30 | +57.748 | |
  | 14 | Indonesia | Ananda Mikola | 30 | +1'05.239 | |
  | 15 | Mexico | Luis Diaz | 30 | +1'22.440 | |
  | 16 | Netherlands | Jos Verstappen | 30 | +1'47.308 | |
  | 17 | Lebanon | Khalil Beschir | 29 | +1 Lap | |
  | 18 | Portugal | Alvaro Parente | 29 | +1 Lap | |
  | 19 | Canada | Sean McIntosh | 21 | +9 Laps | |
  | 20 | Great Britain | Robbie Kerr | 20 | +10 Laps | |
  | 21 | Austria | Mathias Lauda | 17 | +13 Laps | |
  | 22 | Pakistan | Adam Khan | 4 | +26 Laps | |
  | 23 | China | Tengyi Jiang | 1 | +29 Laps | |
  | Excluded ||||||
  | 24 | India | Armaan Ebrahim | 11 | | |
  
  ### Total Points
  
  | Team | Points | SR | MR | FL |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | France | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
  | Switzerland | 18 | 9 | 9 | -- |
  | New Zealand | 10 | 5 | 5 | -- |
  | Malaysia | 9 | 3 | 6 | -- |
  | Brazil | 8 | 7 | 1 | -- |
  | Czech Republic | 8 | -- | 8 | -- |
  | Great Britain | 8 | 8 | -- | -- |
  | Italy | 7 | -- | 7 | -- |
  | Ireland | 6 | 4 | 2 | -- |
  | Netherlands | 6 | 6 | -- | -- |
  | USA | 5 | 1 | 4 | -- |
  | Germany | 3 | -- | 3 | -- |
  | Portugal | 2 | 2 | -- | -- |
  
  * Fastest Lap: A1 Team France (1'55.373 / 172.9 km/h, lap 5 of Sprint Race)
  * A1 Team India was excluded from the Feature Race, after receiving a push start from the marshals.
  