London, 14 April 2005:
A1 Team Great Britain Chairman, John Surtees, has announced details of the drivers who will take part in a shoot out for the prestigious drive in the first World Cup of Motorsport.

Arden International Motorsport, who will run the Lola chassis car in the A1 Grand Prix championship, will also carry out driver evaluation in conjunction with John Surtees at Brands Hatch on the 23rd and 24th May when four of Great Britain’s top international drivers will compete for the chance to represent their country against nations from the four corners of the world.

The four drivers represent the best of British motorsport. Former Grand Prix driver, Ralph Firman, was also the first A1 Grand Prix test driver. In his racing career he has won the British Formula 3 Championship, the Formula Nippon Championship and the McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award. Another winner of this prestigious Autosport award is Alex Lloyd who, at the age of 20, has already tested a Formula One car and raced in the European Formula 3000 and Formula Renault Championships. Robbie Kerr, who has also been on testing duty for A1 Grand Prix, won the British Formula 3 Championship in 2002, having won the Scholarship class the year before. Adam Carroll has a string of championship titles to his name. He also won the British F3 Championship scholarship class and, in 2004, was runner up in the overall championship in what turned out to be an extremely competitive series.