2008 GP2 Series

Last updated • 7 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Giorgio Pantano won the championship. Racing-engineering-pantano3-spain-2008-lrg.jpg
Giorgio Pantano won the championship.

The 2008 GP2 Series season was the forty-second season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also fourth season under the GP2 Series moniker. It began on 26 April at Montmeló, Spain and it finished on 14 September at Monza, Italy. This is the first season using a new car design to be used during the following 3 seasons. The series was won by Giorgio Pantano.

Contents

Season summary

The fourth GP2 Series season started in Circuit de Catalunya. Pastor Maldonado took first pole position of the season, but he couldn't use the advantage after a very bad start. Alvaro Parente won in his debut race in the series. In the sprint race, Romain Grosjean was heading for victory until late-race safety car. When the safety car went back to the pits, Grosjean straight-lined chicane and lost momentum. He then blocked Kamui Kobayashi, receiving drive through penalty. Kobayashi won the race while Grosjean was left without points.

At Turkey, Giorgio Pantano won from pole in the feature race. Grosjean won the sprint race which included several incidents on the first lap, as well as two stray dogs on the track. One of them was hit by Bruno Senna whose car was damaged and he had to retire. Luckily Senna escaped without injury. Senna then won at Monaco, on the track where his uncle Ayrton had won six times. In the sprint race, which was held for the first time in Monaco, Mike Conway was victorious. He was heading for third place in feature race before being punted off by Javier Villa on the final lap. He was lucky in the event, as only eight drivers were unlapped, so he ended in eight and therefore for the pole in the sprint.

Magny-Cours feature race was won by Pantano after Grosjean and Senna suffered mechanical retirements. The sprint race started on damp track and few drivers gambled starting with slicks. This worked well for Arden drivers, as Sébastien Buemi won from 21st on the grid. His teammate Yelmer Buurman was second. At Silverstone Pantano won the feature again, and wet sprint race was dominated by Senna.

At Hockenheim Grosjean finished first on the road, but he was later penalized for overtaking under yellow flag, giving Pantano third straight feature race victory. Karun Chandhok won the sprint race from pole. At Hungaroring, Lucas di Grassi who had returned to GP2 in Magny-Cours, won the feature race, while Buemi won the sprint after polesitter Andy Soucek made a small mistake.

The feature race at Valencia ended in dramatic fashion. Pantano was on road for victory before he ran out of fuel on the final lap. Several other drivers suffered same fate, including Senna who could get his car over the finish line but in 9th place. Vitaly Petrov inherited the win. Pantano recovered well in sprint race to take third place while Senna crashed out. di Grassi was the winner.

With four races to go, Pantano led by 13 points on Senna and 20 on di Grassi. Senna took the pole in Spa, but his race was destroyed by drive through penalty for unsafe release by the team in his pit stop. Pantano suffered mechanical glitch during safety car and was dropped to back of the field. He was recovering until he collided with di Grassi on the final lap. Pantano was disqualified for the race and also excluded from the sprint. Grosjean won the feature while Maldonado took his first victory of the season in the sprint, overtaking Jérôme d'Ambrosio on the final lap.

Pantano got perfect start for final weekend with pole, therefore knocking di Grassi out from the championship hunt. A race started in wet conditions and mandatory pit stop was done as late as possible, as the track was ready for slicks. di Grassi won while Pantano ended in 10th after drive through penalty for crossing white line at the pit exit. It didn't matter much: while Senna couldn't finish better than 5th, Pantano clinched the title with one race to go. The sprint race was held in wet conditions as well and won by polesitter Davide Valsecchi.

Teams and drivers

All of the teams used the Dallara GP2/08 chassis with Renault-badged 4.0 litre (244 cu in) naturally-aspirated Mecachrome V8 engines order and with tyres supplied by Bridgestone. On 19 October 2007, it was announced that the same 13 teams which took part in 2007 would continue into 2008. [1]

TeamNo.Driver nameRounds
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg iSport International 1 Flag of India.svg Karun Chandhok [2] All
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna [2] All
Flag of France.svg ART Grand Prix 3 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi [3] 1–5
Flag of Japan.svg Sakon Yamamoto [4] 6–10
4 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean [5] All
Flag of Spain.svg Barwa International Campos Team 5 Flag of Russia.svg Vitaly Petrov [6] All
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Hanley [6] 1–3
Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas di Grassi [7] 4–10
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Super Nova Racing 7 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Bakkerud [8] 1, 3
Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek [9] [10] 2, 4–10
8 Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente [8] All
Flag of France.svg DAMS 9 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme d'Ambrosio [11] All
10 Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi [12] All
Flag of Spain.svg Racing Engineering 11 Flag of Spain.svg Javier Villa All
12 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano [13] All
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Trust Team Arden [lower-alpha 1] 14 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi [14] All
15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yelmer Buurman [15] 1–5
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi [16] 6–10
Flag of Italy.svg Durango 16 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi [17] 1–2, 5–10
Flag of Italy.svg Marcello Puglisi [18] 3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Hanley [19] 4
17 Flag of Brazil.svg Alberto Valerio [17] All
Flag of Italy.svg Fisichella Motor Sport International 18 Flag of Spain.svg Roldán Rodríguez [20] All
19 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Vallés [21] 1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll [22] 2–3
Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Asmer [23] 4–10
Flag of Italy.svg Trident Racing 20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway [24] All
21 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung [25] All
Flag of Brazil.svg Piquet Sports 22 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Andreas Zuber [26] [lower-alpha 2] All
23 Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado [27] All
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg DPR 24 Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Ricci [28] 1–2
Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek [29] 3
Flag of Romania.svg Michael Herck [30] 4–10
25 Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Nunes [30] All
Flag of Spain.svg BCN Competición 26 Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Maria Nocera [31] 1
Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Vallés [22] 2–10
27 Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Pavlović [32] 1–3
Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Iaconelli [33] 4–10

Calendar

The original calendar was released on 25 March 2008 and had a standalone event on the 31 May – 1 June at the Valencia's Ricardo Tormo circuit. However, on the 18 April 2008, it was confirmed that a deal had been agreed for a GP2 event to run alongside the new European GP at the Valencia Street Circuit instead of the original date at the Ricardo Tormo circuit. Also, for the first time in the history of GP2, two races were held at Monaco. All of the races supported the Formula One Grands Prix indicated by the relevant flags, except the round at Valencia which supported the 2008 European Grand Prix.

RoundLocationCircuitDateTime [34] Tyres [lower-alpha 3] Supporting
Local UTC
1F Flag of Spain.svg Montmeló, Spain Circuit de Catalunya 26 April16:0014:00Hard Spanish Grand Prix
S27 April10:3008:30
2F Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul Park 10 May16:0013:00Hard Turkish Grand Prix
S11 May11:3008:30
3F Flag of Monaco.svg Monte Carlo, Monaco Circuit de Monaco 23 May11:1509:15Super Soft Monaco Grand Prix
S24 May16:0014:00
4F Flag of France.svg Magny-Cours, France Circuit de Magny-Cours 21 June16:0014:00Medium French Grand Prix
S22 June10:3008:30
5F Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone, Great Britain Silverstone Circuit 5 July15:0014:00Medium British Grand Prix
S6 July09:3008:30
6F Flag of Germany.svg Hockenheim, Germany Hockenheimring 19 July16:0014:00Medium German Grand Prix
S20 July10:3008:30
7F Flag of Hungary.svg Mogyoród, Hungary Hungaroring 2 August16:0014:00Medium Hungarian Grand Prix
S3 August10:3008:30
8F Flag of Spain.svg Valencia, Spain Valencia Street Circuit 23 August16:0014:00Medium European Grand Prix
S24 August10:3008:30
9F Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stavelot, Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 6 September16:0014:00Medium Belgian Grand Prix
S7 September10:3008:30
10F Flag of Italy.svg Monza, Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza 13 September16:0014:00Medium Italian Grand Prix
S14 September10:3008:30

The following rounds were included on the provisional calendars published by the FIA but were cancelled:

RoundLocationCircuitDateSupporting
F Flag of Spain.svg Cheste, Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo 31 MayStand-alone event
S1 June

Results

RoundCircuitPole PositionFastest Lap [36] Winning DriverWinning TeamReport
1F Flag of Spain.svg Circuit de Catalunya Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Vallés [lower-alpha 4] Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Super Nova Racing Report
S Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean [lower-alpha 5] Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi Flag of France.svg DAMS
2F Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul Park Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Andreas Zuber Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Flag of Spain.svg Racing Engineering Report
S Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Flag of France.svg ART Grand Prix
3F Flag of Monaco.svg Circuit de Monaco Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna Flag of the United Kingdom.svg iSport International Report
S Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Andreas Zuber [lower-alpha 6] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway Flag of Italy.svg Trident Racing
4F Flag of France.svg Circuit de Magny-Cours Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Flag of Spain.svg Racing Engineering Report
S Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi Flag of the Netherlands.svg Trust Team Arden
5F Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Circuit Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Flag of Spain.svg Racing Engineering Report
S Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado [lower-alpha 7] Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna Flag of the United Kingdom.svg iSport International
6F Flag of Germany.svg Hockenheimring Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano [lower-alpha 8] Flag of Spain.svg Racing Engineering Report
S Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi [lower-alpha 9] Flag of India.svg Karun Chandhok Flag of the United Kingdom.svg iSport International
7F Flag of Hungary.svg Hungaroring Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean [lower-alpha 10] Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas di Grassi Flag of Spain.svg Barwa International Campos Team Report
S Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas di Grassi Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi Flag of the Netherlands.svg Trust Team Arden
8F Flag of Spain.svg Valencia Street Circuit Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano [lower-alpha 11] Flag of Russia.svg Vitaly Petrov Flag of Spain.svg Barwa International Campos Team Report
S Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas di Grassi Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas di Grassi Flag of Spain.svg Barwa International Campos Team
9F Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna [lower-alpha 12] Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Flag of France.svg ART Grand Prix Report
S Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado Flag of Brazil.svg Piquet Sports
10F Flag of Italy.svg Autodromo Nazionale Monza Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway [lower-alpha 13] Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas di Grassi Flag of Spain.svg Barwa International Campos Team Report
S Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek [lower-alpha 14] Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi Flag of Italy.svg Durango

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top 8 classified finishers in the Feature race, and to the top 6 classified finishers in the Sprint race. The pole-sitter in the feature race will also receive two points, and one point is given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the feature and sprint races. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race.

Feature race points
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th   Pole    FL  
Points10865432121
Sprint race points

Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers.

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th   FL  
Points6543211

Drivers' Championship

PosDriver CAT
Flag of Spain.svg
IST
Flag of Turkey.svg
MON
Flag of Monaco.svg
MAG
Flag of France.svg
SIL
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
VAL
Flag of Spain.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
MNZ
Flag of Italy.svg
Points
1 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano 4314RetRet1Ret131Ret145143DSQEX10576
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna 2415Ret15Ret56143339Ret11Ret5864
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas di Grassi 24225Ret1104120†511163
4 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean 51321Ret10RetRet582417123Ret194362
5 Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado 12RetRetRet2Ret37Ret15†617518†2Ret312460
6 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi 7263Ret11Ret14DNSRet8716Ret543750
7 Flag of Russia.svg Vitaly Petrov 6Ret52Ret15418†105Ret11Ret9115†43RetRet39
8 Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente 17Ret8539Ret16Ret3616Ret16†Ret2RetRet1234
9 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Andreas Zuber 3Ret3Ret11175871111†227RetRetDSQRetRet1032
10 Flag of India.svg Karun Chandhok 9Ret4123Ret7Ret3Ret814DNS15†Ret10711Ret31
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme d'Ambrosio Ret15RetRet976Ret912Ret109Ret52827621
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway Ret8958†186144Ret9611Ret87Ret13Ret20
13 Flag of Spain.svg Roldán Rodríguez RetRet121364Ret1611Ret18†1519RetRet1021†Ret6214
14 Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek 19Ret13613Ret12Ret719827Ret6Ret91814
15 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi 105DNSDNS196Ret13Ret13NC7Ret68111
16 Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi 81Ret9RetRetRet9Ret7Ret18118Ret6914Ret1310
17 Flag of Spain.svg Javier Villa 1467151413141013Ret10†5136Ret5178RetEX8
18 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung Ret1411Ret72Ret1418Ret13†7Ret14Ret91510Ret97
19 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi 11Ret1614Ret121038RetRetRet15Ret81319Ret16Ret6
20 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yelmer Buurman Ret1014Ret12812215105
21 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Vallés 181110Ret41615122214†15RetRet1911Ret1313WDWD5
22 Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Nunes 1516131015911Ret17RetRet20121510412RetRet163
23 Flag of Japan.svg Sakon Yamamoto 12†NC104RetRet18RetRetRet3
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Hanley Ret91761614RetRet1
25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll 8RetRetRet1
26 Flag of Brazil.svg Alberto Valerio 13Ret187RetRet1817219914DNS17Ret12RetRet12150
27 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Bakkerud RetDNS10Ret0
28 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Iaconelli 1613DNSRet1616RetRet1311Ret1214140
29 Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Asmer 17112013141218RetDNSRet16Ret15Ret0
30 Flag of Romania.svg Michael Herck Ret1523DNS17RetRet1612141411Ret170
31 Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Ricci 16RetRet110
32 Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Pavlović DNS12Ret16DNSDNS0
33 Flag of Italy.svg Marcello Puglisi 17190
34 Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Maria Nocera 17Ret0
PosDriver CAT
Flag of Spain.svg
IST
Flag of Turkey.svg
MON
Flag of Monaco.svg
MAG
Flag of France.svg
SIL
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
VAL
Flag of Spain.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
MNZ
Flag of Italy.svg
Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenOther points position
BlueOther classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Text formattingMeaning
Bold Pole position point(s)
Italics Fastest lap point(s)

Notes:

Teams' Championship

PosTeamCar
No.
CAT
Flag of Spain.svg
IST
Flag of Turkey.svg
MON
Flag of Monaco.svg
MAG
Flag of France.svg
SIL
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
VAL
Flag of Spain.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
MNZ
Flag of Italy.svg
Points
1 Flag of Spain.svg Barwa International Campos Team 56Ret52Ret15418†105Ret11Ret9115†43RetRet103
6Ret9176161424225Ret1104120†5111
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg iSport International 19Ret4123Ret7Ret3Ret814DNS15†Ret10711Ret95
22415Ret15Ret56143339Ret11Ret58
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Piquet Sports 223Ret3Ret11175871111†227RetRetDSQRetRet1092
2312RetRetRet2Ret37Ret15†617518†2Ret3124
4 Flag of Spain.svg Racing Engineering 111467151413141013Ret10†5136Ret5178RetEX84
124314RetRet1Ret131Ret145143DSQEX105
5 Flag of France.svg ART Grand Prix 311Ret1614Ret121038Ret12†NC104RetRet18RetRetRet70
451321Ret10RetRet582417123Ret1943
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Trust Team Arden 147263Ret11Ret14DNSRet8716Ret543756
15Ret1014Ret1281221510RetRet15Ret81319Ret16Ret
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Super Nova Racing 7RetDNS19Ret10Ret13Ret12Ret719827Ret6Ret91847
817Ret8539Ret16Ret3616Ret16†Ret2RetRet12
8 Flag of France.svg DAMS 9Ret15RetRet976Ret912Ret109Ret52827631
1081Ret9RetRetRet9Ret7Ret18118Ret6914Ret13
9 Flag of Italy.svg Trident Racing 20Ret8958†186144Ret9611Ret87Ret13Ret27
21Ret1411Ret72Ret1418Ret13†7Ret14Ret91510Ret9
10 Flag of Italy.svg Fisichella Motor Sport International 18RetRet121364Ret1611Ret18†1519RetRet1021†Ret6215
1918118RetRetRet17112013141218RetDNSRet16Ret15Ret
11 Flag of Italy.svg Durango 16105DNSDNS17RetRetRet196Ret13Ret13NC7Ret68111
1713Ret187RetRet1817219914DNS17Ret12RetRet1215
12 Flag of Spain.svg BCN Competición 2617Ret10Ret41615122214†15RetRet1911Ret1313WDWD5
27DNS12Ret16DNSDNS1613DNSRet1616RetRet1311Ret121414
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg DPR 2416RetRet11136Ret1523DNS17RetRet1612141411Ret174
251516131015911Ret17RetRet20121510412RetRet16
PosTeamCar
No.
CAT
Flag of Spain.svg
IST
Flag of Turkey.svg
MON
Flag of Monaco.svg
MAG
Flag of France.svg
SIL
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
VAL
Flag of Spain.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
MNZ
Flag of Italy.svg
Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenOther points position
BlueOther classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Text formattingMeaning
Bold Pole position point(s)
Italics Fastest lap point(s)

Notes:

Notes

  1. Arden International competed under a Dutch licence.
  2. Zuber is an Austrian driver who competed under an Emirati racing licence.
  3. Bridgestone supplied only one dry compound to the teams to be used throughout the race weekend. [35]
  4. Adrián Vallés set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Álvaro Parente was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  5. Romain Grosjean set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Kamui Kobayashi was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  6. Andreas Zuber set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Mike Conway was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  7. Pastor Maldonado set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Vitaly Petrov was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  8. Romain Grosjean won the race, but was later issued a 25 seconds time penalty after passing a under yellow flags. [37]
  9. Kamui Kobayashi set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Sébastien Buemi was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  10. Romain Grosjean set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Pastor Maldonado was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  11. Giorgio Pantano set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Pastor Maldonado was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  12. Karun Chandhok recorded the fastest time in qualifying, but received ten-place grid penalty for a collision in the previous race. [38] Bruno Senna was recognised as the pole-sitter for the race.
  13. Mike Conway set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Pastor Maldonado was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  14. Andy Soucek set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Giorgio Pantano was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Giorgio Pantano</span> Italian racing driver (born 1979)

Giorgio Pantano is an Italian professional racing driver who drove for the Jordan Formula One team for much of the 2004 season before being replaced by Timo Glock. He also raced in Formula 3000. He retired from racing at the end of 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Álvaro Parente</span> Portuguese racing driver

Álvaro Parente is a Portuguese professional racing driver.

The 2006 GP2 Series season was the second season of the Formula One feeder championship GP2 Series. The season began at Circuit de Valencia, Spain on 8 April 2006 and ended in Monza, Italy on 10 September 2006. The championship was won by ART Grand Prix driver Lewis Hamilton, over Piquet Sports driver Nelson Piquet Jr.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luca Filippi</span> Italian racing driver

Luca Filippi is an Italian auto racing driver. He competed in GP2 Series from 2006 to 2012, and the IndyCar Series from 2013 to 2016. In 2008 he was the official Honda Racing F1 test driver.

Andreas "Andi" Zuber is a motor racing driver. An Austrian by birth, he is based in Dubai and once raced under a licence issued by the United Arab Emirates.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bruno Senna</span> Brazilian racing driver (born 1983)

Bruno Senna Lalli is a Brazilian professional racing driver. He is the nephew of the late Ayrton Senna, three-time Formula One world champion. He is also the first driver to win a race in every class in the FIA World Endurance Championship, and was the 2017 WEC world champion in the LMP2 class.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2007 GP2 Series</span> Sports season

The 2007 GP2 Series season was the forty-first season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also third season under the GP2 Series moniker. The series began on 14 April at Bahrain. Timo Glock was crowned series champion on 30 September after winning the final round at Valencia, with Brazilian Lucas di Grassi finishing second.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Romain Grosjean</span> French and Swiss racing driver (born 1986)

Romain David Jeremie Grosjean is a French and Swiss professional racing driver, competing under the French flag. He currently drives in the NTT IndyCar Series, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet for Juncos Hollinger Racing team. Grosjean previously spent nine full-time seasons in Formula One for a variety of teams, picking up 10 podiums, all with Lotus.

The 2008 GP2 Asia Series season was the first GP2 Asia Series season. It started on 25 January and ended on 12 April.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Davide Valsecchi</span> Italian racing driver

Davide Valsecchi is an Italian former racing driver and the 2012 GP2 Series champion.

The 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season was the second season of the GP2 Asia Series. It began on 18 October 2008 and ended on 26 April 2009 and consisted of eleven races at six events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 GP2 Series</span> Season of Formula One feeder championship

The 2009 GP2 Series season was the forty-third season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also fifth season under the GP2 Series moniker. The season consisted of twenty races at ten rounds, beginning on 9 May at the Circuit de Catalunya and finishing on 20 September at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve. The Algarve circuit hosted its first GP2 weekend, and was the only new circuit on the calendar. The Nürburgring also returned as part of its rotation with Hockenheim as the home of the German Grand Prix.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round</span>

The 2009 Turkish GP2 Race was the third race of the 2009 GP2 Series season. It was held on June 6 and 7, 2009 at Istanbul Racing Circuit in Tuzla, Turkey. The race was used as a support race to the 2009 Turkish Grand Prix.

The 2010 GP2 Series season was the forty-fourth season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also sixth season under the GP2 Series moniker. The season began on 8 May at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain and ended on 14 November at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates after 20 races held at ten meetings.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 GP2 Series</span> Season of Formula One feeder championship

The 2011 GP2 Series season was the forty-fifth season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also seventh season under the GP2 Series moniker, the pan-European motor racing series for single specification open wheel GP2 cars. Thirteen teams competed over a nine event series that run from 7 May at Istanbul Park in Turkey to September 11 at Monza in Italy. The series again performed the role of a series for developing emerging young drivers, acting as the principal supporting motor racing series that fills in time between sessions of the nine World Championship Formula One Grands Prix that are held in Europe. The championship was won by reigning GP2 Asia champion Romain Grosjean at the penultimate round of the series. Luca Filippi, Jules Bianchi and Charles Pic were all divided just by two points in their battle for the second, third and fourth places respectively. Christian Vietoris, Davide Valsecchi, Stefano Coletti, Esteban Gutiérrez and Fabio Leimer was the other race winners.

The 2011 GP2 Asia Series was the fourth and final season of the GP2 Asia Series, and the second to be held entirely in a single calendar year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 GP2 Series</span> Season of Formula One feeder championship

The 2012 GP2 Series season was the forty-sixth season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also eighth season under the GP2 Series moniker and also the first season after merging with the GP2 Asia Series. The championship was expanded to include rounds in Malaysia, Bahrain and Singapore, in support of the 2012 Formula One season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013 GP2 Series</span>

The 2013 GP2 Series season was the forty-seventh season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also ninth season under the GP2 Series moniker, a support series to the 2013 Formula One World Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 GP2 Series</span> Season of Formula One feeder championship

The 2016 GP2 Series season was the fiftieth season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also twelfth and final season under the GP2 Series moniker, a motor racing feeder series that was run in support of the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship. It was the final season run under the "GP2 Series" name, with the championship being rebranded as the FIA Formula 2 Championship from 2017. It was also originally scheduled to be the final season for the Dallara GP2/11 chassis that was introduced in 2011 and the Mecachrome 4.0 litre V8 normally-aspirated engine package that débuted in the maiden season of the series in 2005 before a brand new chassis and engine package was introduced for 2017, however due to another cost-cutting, the series announced it would keep the current chassis and engine package for one more season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 UAE 2nd GP2 Asia Series round</span> Motorsport race

The 2008 UAE 2nd GP2 Asia Series round was a GP2 Asia Series motor race held on 11 and 12 April 2008 at Dubai Autodrome in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was the final round of the 2008 GP2 Asia Series.

References

  1. "Current teams confirmed for 2008". autosport.com. 2007-10-19. Archived from the original on 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
  2. 1 2 "Chandhok and Senna sign for iSport". autosport.com. 2007-12-19. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
  3. "Filippi confirmed at ART for 2008". autosport.com. 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
  4. "ART replace Filippi with Yamamoto". autosport.com. 2008-07-15. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
  5. "Grosjean to race for ART in 2008". autosport.com. 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
  6. 1 2 "Campos sign Hanley to partner Petrov". autosport.com. 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
  7. "Di Grassi in GP2 return with Campos". autosport.com. 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
  8. 1 2 "Super Nova confirm Parente, Bakkerud". autosport.com. 2008-02-07. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  9. "Soucek replaces injured Bakkerud". autosport.com. 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
  10. "Soucek secures Super Nova drive". autosport.com. 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
  11. "D'Ambrosio completes Dams line-up". autosport.com. 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
  12. "Kobayashi to race for DAMS". autosport.com. 2007-11-23. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
  13. "Racing Engineering sign Pantano". autosport.com. 2008-02-01. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
  14. "Buemi lands Arden seat for 2008". autosport.com. 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
  15. "Buurman signes for Arden seat for 2008 & 2009". f1today.nl. 2007-01-24. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
  16. "Filippi replaces Buurman at Arden". autosport.com. 2008-07-17. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
  17. 1 2 "Durango confirm 2008 line-up". autosport.com. 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
  18. "Puglisi to stand in for Valsecchi". autosport.com. 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
  19. "Hanley grabs last-gasp Durango drive". autosport.com. 2008-06-20. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  20. "FMS International sign Rodriguez". autosport.com. 2008-04-21. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  21. "Valles to race for FMS in 2008". autosport.com. 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
  22. 1 2 "Carroll: Simple to say yes". crash.net. 2008-05-07. Retrieved 2008-05-07.[ permanent dead link ]
  23. "Asmer to race in GP2 with FMS". autosport.com. 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
  24. "Conway Joins Trident". pitpass.com. 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
  25. "Tung joins Trident for second season". autosport.com. 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
  26. "Zuber joins Minardi Piquet". GPUpdate.net. 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
  27. "Maldona confirma su fichaje por Piquet Sport" (in Spanish). GPUpdate.net. 2008-01-26. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
  28. "Ricci to replace Herck at DPR". autosport.com. 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  29. "Soucek to stand in for Herck at DPR". autosport.com. 2008-05-19. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  30. 1 2 "DPR sign Herck and Nunes for '08". autosport.com. 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  31. "Paolo Maria Nocera joins BCN Competicion for 2008". motorsport.com. 2007-12-22. Archived from the original on 2008-01-25. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
  32. "BCN confirma fichaje de Pavlovic y Tahinci" (in Spanish). GPUpdate.net. 2008-01-14. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
  33. "BCN resorts to Iaconelli". crash.net. 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  34. "GP2 Calendar". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  35. "Tyres". F2fanatic.wordpress.com. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  36. "GP2 Fastest laps". motorsportstats.com. Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  37. "Grosjean penalised, Pantano handed win". Crash.net. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  38. "Chandhok fastest, but Senna on pole". Autosport.com. Retrieved 22 December 2021.