A1GP // NEIL TOZER REPORTS ON MARCO ANDRETTI AND TEAM USA

A1GP - 8th Round- Taupo New Zealand
 
Marco Andretti qualified for the Sprint Race in 17th place at the picturesque Taupo Circuit in New Zealand. He made steady progress up to 11th and for the final few laps fended off Dan Clarke in the Team GB car to come home just outside the top ten.
 
Adam Carroll for Team Ireland made the sprint race his own, followed across the line by Team Switzerland and Team Netherlands respectively.
 
Come the Feature race, where Marco was starting in the 8th position following a great Timed Session on Saturday, he held his position throughout the race, finishing in 8th. However, he was later penalized for crossing the pit exit line on his second stop and was given a 25 second penalty, dropping Team USA to 11th place.
 
After slowly recovering from his recent illness, Neel Jani took the victory for Switzerland, overtaking long time race leader Adam Carroll during the second pit stop.
 
Team USA now lies 11th overall with 16 points. The series now moves on to Gauteng in South Africa (The Former Kyalami Circuit) on the 22nd of February.

Be sure and stay tuned for continued coverage of Marco Andretti and the A1GP right here on CTD. Editorial courtesy of Neil Tozer // 02.07.2009