[1] The status of A1 Team Canada was not announced, but they were removed from the race's drivers list on the A1GP website front page, and did not make an appearance.

[14] Due to a delay in recovering the Italian car after spinning into a gravel trap during the first qualifying session, the second qualifying session was cancelled, meaning all times from Q1 set the field for Q1, with Ireland taking their first ever pole position, ahead of The Netherlands and Switzerland.

Danny Watts for Great Britain took pole ahead of Ireland and Portugal.

In lap 2, Brazil is slowing and the Safety car is on while Felipe Guimarães reach the pits.

In the same lap 2, China spun and lost some positions but finally catch up and pass Korea on lap 7. when the Safety car is out, the order was Ireland, Netherlands, Great Britain, Switzerland, South Africa, Portugal, New Zealand and France.