Before the start of the sprint race , all A1 Teams and drivers observed a minute 's silence in respect to the victims of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake in Pakistan , India and Afghanistan . A1 Team France started at the front of the grid for the 30 minute race , which began with a rolling start . A first-corner incident between USA and Great Britain eliminated both teams on the spot , with Switzerland taking advantage of the chaos to slip into 2nd . The collision also allowed Piquet to make up for starting the race in the wrong gear , the Brazilian able to retain his 3rd-place grid position by the end of the first lap . Pakistan and Malaysia were also major beneficiaries of the confusion , gaining 9 and 13 positions respectively for both teams to move into the top 10 . With no compulsory pitstops in the shorter race , the top four positions remained the same for the remainder of the race , the drivers choosing to continue the trend of " playing it safe " in order not to compromise their starting position for the main race . Lapierre took the 10 points and France 's first A1GP race win to continue the team 's perfect weekend . Switzerland 's Jani took their first podium , with Piquet coming in third for Brazil to continue their championship lead . On lap 14 , Piquet was also able to set the fastest lap , which could mean an additional point for Brazil , provided the time of 1 ' 34.736 was not beaten in the main race
2005 Kashmir earthquake
2005 Kashmir earthquake
2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Germany