Motor Sport:Adam Carroll, from Portadown, followed up his recent maiden A1GP victory in Mexico by taking third place in the Feature race for Belmayne A1 Team Ireland at the Shanghai International Circuit in China today.
However, the Belmayne A1 Team Ireland driver finished in eleventh in the Sprint race, which was won by Switzerland.
Mark Gallagher, team principal: "Coming off the back of the win in Mexico, it's very satisfying to get another podium in the Feature race. Once again it was not only about Adam's ability behind the wheel, but also the terrific work of the pit crew."
Ireland lie in seventh place in the A1GP Championship standings after today's results and Gallagher in confident that the team can improve on this position.
"From a Team Ireland point of view, heading into what is our closest race to home at Brands Hatch, this couldn't be a better run of success. We go to the Brand Hatch GP circuit, a track that Adam knows well, with the expectation of being able to run at the sharp end all weekend and hopefully achieve our goal of finishing in the top six of the championship," said Gallagher.
A1GP Round 9 Feature Race
1.USA, Jonathan Summerton, 1:02:25.206
2.Portugal, Filipe Albuquerque, 1:02:34.935
3.Ireland, Adam Carroll, 1:02:40.509
A1GP Round 9 Sprint Race
1.Switzerland, Neel Jani, 15:59.612
2.Canada, Robert Wickens, 16:04.255
3.Portugal, Filipe Albuquerque, 16:04.947
11.Ireland, Adam Carroll, 16:18.193
A1GP Championship Standings
1stSwitzerland (150)
2ndNew Zealand (121)
3rdFrance (111)
4thGreat Britain (99)
5thSouth Africa (92)
6thGermany (83)
7thIreland (83)
8thNetherlands (80)
9thCanada (75)
10thPortugal (50)
The final round of the 2007-08 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport will be at Brands Hatch, UK, on 2 - 4 May 2008.