With the final countdown now under way for the series, which pits nation against nation in a race for the first ever World Cup of Motorsport, the three new additions will race in front of a full-house at Brands Hatch in the UK.
The Austrian car will be run by two legendary Formula One world champions – Niki Lauda and Keke Rosberg.
Leading the Italian team is Piercarlo Ghinzani who, after a successful career as a professional driver from 1970-1990, founded his own race team in 1992.
A business conglomeration will run A1 Team Japan’s car and run by Carlin Motorsport, a team with a string of racing titles to their name, most recently the British Formula 3 championship title.
A1 Grand Prix CEO, Tony Teixeira who brokered the deals with the teams, said: “We promised to deliver 25 teams by the start of the first season, and we’ve done it. We have offered seat holders, commercial partners, their sponsors and our broadcasters details on the sound business model on which we have based the A1GP series.
“This has made owning or supporting a franchise, and showing the races on television an attractive proposition. In fact, we have been so successful in generating interest in A1 Grand Prix, the national competition began before our cars have taken to the track. We’ve had to turn away applications from a number of countries to keep to our limit of 25 teams.”
A1 Grand Prix also revealed today that businessman Wade Cherwayko has taken over the franchise for A1 Team Canada.
