Fans of A1GP World Cup of Motorsport will have the ideal opportunity to find out more about the international racing series at Autosport International at the NEC, Birmingham this week (11-14 January). Not only will one of the 550bhp A1GP cars be on display, but drivers and team personnel will also be appearing on the A1GP stand.

At the centre of the stand in Hall 9 will be one of the series’ cars liveried with the flags of the 22 nations currently competing, including that of championship leader, A1 Team Germany. However, running a close second is A1 Team Great Britain and one of its drivers, Robbie Kerr, will be the first guest on the stand on Thursday at 12.30. Also scheduled to appear on the stand are A1 Team Ireland Team Principal, Mark Gallagher, at 3pm on Friday and A1 Team Lebanon drivers Basil Shabaan and Khalil Beschir at 11am and 3pm on Saturday. While on the stand the drivers will be interviewed about the series, as well as being available for photographs and to sign autographs. However, their racing skills will also be tested as there will be a special Scalextric race track featuring the A1GP cars.

Other show appearances for Robbie on Thursday will the Autosport Central Stage at 3.15pm and the Karting stage at 2.30. One of the most successful A1GP races to date was the very first, at Brands Hatch in 2005. This event was a resounding success with a crowd of over 72,000. For this second season the Kent circuit will host the season finale on 29 April and tickets for this can be purchased at the show on the A1GP stand (9-137). A1GP is fast approaching the halfway point in its second season with the action in the races in the Netherlands, Czech Republic, China, Malaysia and Indonesia some of the most exciting in the sport. After the show the series will again break new ground with a race in Taupo, New Zealand on 21 January, followed by return visits to Eastern Creek in Australia (4 February) and Durban in South Africa (25 February). Another pair of new venues will be Brazil (18 March) and Mexico City (25 March). The series will then return to the state of the art Chinese track in Shanghai for the penultimate round on the 15 April two weeks before Brands Hatch.