Under the deal, Ferrari will also supply engines to the new A2GP Series in Season Five. The partnership with Ferrari extends to an exclusive licensing agreement for all A1GP merchandise to use the Ferrari name and phrase ‘Powered by Ferrari’ from January 2008.
A1GP Chairman, Tony Teixeira said: “Partnering with a world-class organisation like Ferrari will officially position A1GP as one of the most significant motorsport series’ in the world.”
The introduction of A2GP was also announced today, a regional single-seat racing car series developed by A1GP to begin testing in 2009. Ferrari will be integral to the growth of the new series and will again supply all engines and design and consult on the manufacture of the new chassis.
“Ferrari will add significant value to our brand and in our opinion there is no better partner to progress the series,’” added Teixeira. “We will be meeting with our commercial partners over the next few weeks to discuss the multitude of exciting opportunities that this partnership presents.”
This season’s fixture list is as follows:
Date Event
30 September 2007 A1GP Zandvoort, The Netherlands
14 October 2007 A1GP Brno, Czech Republic
25 November 2007 A1GP Sepang, Malaysia
16 December 2007 A1GP Zhuhai, China
20 January 2008 A1GP Taupo, New Zealand
3 February 2008 A1GP Sydney, Australia
24 February 2008 A1GP Durban, South Africa
16 March 2008 A1GP Mexico City, Mexico
13 April 2008 A1GP Shanghai, China
4 May 2008 A1GP Brands Hatch, Great Britain
