The cars line up for the Feature race with the hint of rain in the air.

The announcement by A1GP that there was a problem with the satellite feed was obviously code for something else — website problem maybe?

More brake problems for A1Team.BRA in Sprint race causing an accident and they are not competing in the Feature race.

Pit stop windows between Lap 8/16 and 26/34.

Robert Doornbos, Netherlands, has stopped on the parade lap after it seems his fire extinguisher went off, onboard electrical fire. Race started as normal.

1st lap leaders IRL, SUI, RSA, POR, USA, NZL, ITA, MAL, MON, MEX.

There are some really tight racing battles right through the field on the opening laps.

The race leader, Ireland, penalised with drive through penalty for jumping the start but the replay is not conclusive.

Following the first pit stops the order is now SUI, POR, ITA, USA, MEX, MON, MAL, IND, GER, IRL.

A1Team.NZL hits the back of South Africa and flies through the air leaving both teams out of the race.

Portugal take the lead at the end of Safety Car period following previous accident.

Oh dear Italy and USA collide side by side and Liuzzi then collects Monaco — 3 more cars out and back to Safety Car.

So Brazil never started, Netherlands never made start line, LEB, NZL, RSA, MON, USA and ITA crash out — just 12 teams left.

Order now is POR, SUI, MEX, MAL, IND, AUS, IRL, GER, FRA, INA in points followed by GBR and CHN.

Green Flag with 20 laps to go.

At the restart Portugal nearly passed the Safety Car and had to back off.

A1Teams IRL and GER passed Australia plus GBR and CHN passed Indonesia at the restart.

Following the second pit stop the order is SUI, IRL, POR, IND, MAL, MEX, AUS, FRA, GBR, CHN, INA, GER.

Ireland get another drive through penalty for overtaking prior to start/finish line on restart after Safety Car. Ireland dispute the facts saying the AUS car slowed forcing IRL to pass him. The stewards have agreed to cancel the drive through and hold a stewards enquiry following the finish of the race.

A1Team.AUS drop out as the team push the car into their garage.

Ireland close up to just 0.4sec behind Switzerland.

A1Team.IND spin off the track into the gravel — this is survival of the fittest.

With never a dull moment throughout the race the final finishing positions are SUI, IRL, POR, MAL, MEX, FRA, GBR, CHN, GER, INA, only finishers but may change following stewards enquiry.

[Update on Irelands first drive through penalty -- it seems the engine stalled after it was started on the grid and had to be restarted but it was after the time for crew to leave the grid so a drive through penalty was issued]

Pos	A1 Team	Driver	Laps	Time	Gap
1	Switzerland	Neel Jani	42	1:10′45.011
2	Ireland	Adam Carroll	42	1:10′45.422	0.411
3	Portugal	Filipe Albuquerque	42	1:10′51.797	6.786
4	Malaysia	Fairuz Fauzy	42	1:10′54.716	9.705
5	Mexico	Salvador Durán	42	1:11′01.343	16.332
6	France	Nicolas Prost	42	1:11′12.333	27.322
7	Great Britain	Dan Clarke	42	1:11′14.891	29.880
8	China	Ho-Pin Tung	42	1:11′19.597	34.586
9	Germany	André Lotterer	42	1:11′28.981	43.970
10	Indonesia	Zahir Ali	42	1:11′59.004	1′13.993
11	India	Narain Karthikeyan	39	1:06′18.915	3 laps
12	Australia	John Martin	38	1:05′15.599	4 laps
13	Italy	Vitantonio Liuzzi	18	30′33.518	24 laps
14	USA	Marco Andretti	18	30′33.604	24 laps
15	Monaco	Clivio Piccione	18	30′34.044	24 laps
16	South Africa	Adrian Zaugg	15	24′18.166	27 laps
17	New Zealand	Earl Bamber	15	24′18.264	27 laps
18	Lebanon	Daniel Morad	1	1′42.800	41 laps
19	Brazil	Felipe Guimarães	0		42 laps
20	Netherlands	Robert Doornbos	0		42 laps