Watching Five’s highlights of the last round of A1GP yesterday, it occurred to me just how much variation there has been in only three years. Team Germany, for example, have finished 15th, 1st and 8th in the final championship standings since the series began.

So putting all three seasons together, who’s best?

With a 4th and two 2nd places, in terms of overall championship position it’s New Zealand. France and Great Britain are joint second.

On total points scored over three seasons, it’s France, thanks mainly to their huge margin over second place in the 2005/06 season. Switzerland are second, Great Britain third.

It’s France again if you look at number of wins, podium finishes or fastest laps; Switzerland have the most top ten finishes and pole positions.

If you want Great Britain to be the best, then you just have to look at consistency: they’ve finished 3rd overall in every season so far.