2008 Indonesian GP2 Asia Series round

   2008 Indonesian GP2 round

Round details
Round 2 of 5 rounds in the 2008 GP2 Series
Location	Sentul International Circuit in Sentul, Indonesia
Course	Permanent racing facility 3.965 km (2.464 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	16 February 2008
Laps	46 (182.390 km)
Pole position
Driver	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa Int Campos Team
Time	1:19.337
Podium
First	Sébastien Buemi	Trust Team Arden
Second	Adrián Vallés	Fisichella Motor Sport
Third	Ben Hanley	Barwa Int Campos Team
Fastest lap
Driver	Bruno Senna	iSport International
Time	1:15.686 (on lap 43)
Sprint race
Date	17 February 2008
Laps	25 (99.125 km)
Podium
First	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing
Second	Bruno Senna	iSport International
Third	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa Int Campos Team
Fastest lap
Driver	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing
Time	1:23.203 (on lap 16)

The 2008 Indonesian GP2 Asia Series round was a GP2 Asia Series motor race held on 16 and 17 February 2008 at Sentul International Circuit in Sentul, Indonesia. It was the second round of the 2008 GP2 Asia Series.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	5	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa International Campos Team	1:19.337		1
2	27	Luca Filippi	Qi-Meritus Mahara	1:22.390	+3.053	2
3	16	Adrián Vallés	Fisichella Motor Sport International	1:22.658	+3.321	3
4	4	Romain Grosjean	ART Grand Prix	1:22.751	+3.414	4
5	8	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	1:22.782	+3.445	10 1
6	7	Christian Bakkerud	Super Nova Racing	1:23.141	+3.804	5
7	1	Karun Chandhok	iSport International	1:23.161	+3.824	6
8	18	Harald Schlegelmilch	Trident Racing	1:23.241	+3.904	7
9	11	Sébastien Buemi	Trust Team Arden	1:23.266	+3.929	8
10	2	Bruno Senna	iSport International	1:23.367	+4.030	9
11	19	Ho-Pin Tung	Trident Racing	1:23.539	+4.202	11
12	21	Marco Bonanomi	Piquet Sports	1:23.758	+4.421	12
13	26	Hiroki Yoshimoto	Qi-Meritus Mahara	1:23.922	+4.585	13
14	14	Davide Valsecchi	Durango	1:23.943	+4.606	14
15	24	Miloš Pavlović	BCN Competicion	1:23.959	+4.622	15
16	15	Alberto Valerio	Durango	1:24.046	+4.709	16
17	9	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	DAMS	1:24.163	+4.826	17
18	6	Ben Hanley	Barwa International Campos Team	1:24.274	+4.937	18
19	12	Adam Khan	Trust Team Arden	1:24.382	+5.045	19
20	25	Jason Tahincioglu	BCN Competicion	1:24.713	+5.376	20
21	23	Diego Nunes	DPR	1:24.737	+5.400	21
22	22	Armaan Ebrahim	DPR	1:25.084	+5.747	22
23	3	Stephen Jelley	ART Grand Prix	1:25.104	+5.767	25 2
24	10	Kamui Kobayashi	DAMS	1:25.416	+6.079	23
25	17	Michael Herck	Fisichella Motor Sport International	1:25.907	+6.570	24
26	20	Marcello Puglisi	Piquet Sports	No time 2		26
Source: [1] [2]

Notes

• ^1 – Fairuz Fauzy and Stephen Jelley received five grid penalty for passing the checkered flag twice.
• ^2 – Marcello Puglisi didn't get time due to a gearbox problem.

Feature race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	11	Sébastien Buemi	Trust Team Arden	46	1:10:28.016	8	10
2	16	Adrián Vallés	Fisichella Motor Sport International	46	+9.206	3	8
3	6	Ben Hanley	Barwa International Campos Team	46	+11.139	18	6
4	4	Romain Grosjean	ART Grand Prix	46	+16.301	4	5
5	5	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa International Campos Team	46	+27.840	1	4+2
6	24	Miloš Pavlović	BCN Competicion	46	+41.163	15	3
7	2	Bruno Senna	iSport International	46	+43.257	9	2+1
8	8	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	46	+48.685	10	1
9	17	Michael Herck	Fisichella Motor Sport International	46	+1:11.539	24
Ret	15	Alberto Valerio	Durango	36	Retired	16
Ret	26	Hiroki Yoshimoto	Qi-Meritus Mahara	33	Retired	13
Ret	14	Davide Valsecchi	Durango	30	Retired	14
Ret	19	Ho-Pin Tung	Trident Racing	29	Retired	11
Ret	9	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	DAMS	26	Retired	17
Ret	21	Marco Bonanomi	Piquet Sports	25	Retired	12
Ret	22	Armaan Ebrahim	DPR	20	Retired	22
Ret	23	Diego Nunes	DPR	18	Retired	21
Ret	1	Karun Chandhok	iSport International	15	Retired	6
Ret	12	Adam Khan	Trust Team Arden	1	Retired	19
Ret	25	Jason Tahincioglu	BCN Competicion	1	Retired	20
Ret	7	Christian Bakkerud	Super Nova Racing	0	Retired	5
Ret	18	Harald Schlegelmilch	Trident Racing	0	Retired	7
DNS	10	Kamui Kobayashi	DAMS	0	Did not start	23
DNS	20	Marcello Puglisi	Piquet Sports	0	Did not start	26
DSQ	27	Luca Filippi	Qi-Meritus Mahara	46	Disqualified 3	2
DSQ	3	Stephen Jelley	ART Grand Prix	46	Disqualified 4	25
Source: [3] [4]

Notes

• ^3 – Luca Filippi won the race but was disqualified after the stewards found out he had used tyres allocated to his teammate Hiroki Yoshimoto.
• ^4 – Stephen Jelley finished ninth but was disqualified due to his car being refuelled on the grid prior to the start of the race.

Sprint race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	25	45:06.344	1	6+1
2	2	Bruno Senna	iSport International	25	+1.480	2	5
3	5	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa International Campos Team	25	+1.700	4	4
4	4	Romain Grosjean	ART Grand Prix	25	+2.243	5	3
5	16	Adrián Vallés	Fisichella Motor Sport International	25	+5.079	7	2
6	19	Ho-Pin Tung	Trident Racing	25	+7.208	13	1
7	11	Sébastien Buemi	Trust Team Arden	25	+7.538	8
8	21	Marco Bonanomi	Piquet Sports	25	+10.199	15
9	22	Armaan Ebrahim	DPR	25	+14.656	16
10	23	Diego Nunes	DPR	25	+16.549	17
11	12	Adam Khan	Trust Team Arden	25	+18.197	19
12	17	Michael Herck	Fisichella Motor Sport International	25	+19.389	9
13	1	Karun Chandhok	iSport International	25	+19.632	18
14	7	Christian Bakkerud	Super Nova Racing	25	+30.798	21
15	10	Kamui Kobayashi	DAMS	25	+30.813	23
16	6	Ben Hanley	Barwa International Campos Team	25	+31.378	6
17	25	Jason Tahincioglu	BCN Competicion	25	+33.431	20
18	20	Marcello Puglisi	Piquet Sports	23	+2 laps	24
19	14	Davide Valsecchi	Durango	23	+2 laps	12
20	26	Hiroki Yoshimoto	Qi-Meritus Mahara	22	+3 laps	11
21	27	Luca Filippi	Qi-Meritus Mahara	22	+3 laps	25
Ret	24	Miloš Pavlović	BCN Competicion	15	Retired	3
Ret	3	Stephen Jelley	ART Grand Prix	15	Retired	26
Ret	9	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	DAMS	8	Retired	14
Ret	18	Harald Schlegelmilch	Trident Racing	3	Retired	22
Ret	15	Alberto Valerio	Durango	2	Retired	10
Source: [5] [6]

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Romain Grosjean 27 2 Bruno Senna 17 4 3 Adrián Vallés 15 1 4 Fairuz Fauzy 14 21 5 Sébastien Buemi 10

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 ART Grand Prix 27 2 iSport International 23 6 3 Barwa International Campos Team 16 2 4 Fisichella Motor Sport International 15 1 5 Super Nova Racing 14

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

• 2008 Indonesian Speedcar Series round

References

1. "Gamble gives Petrov maiden pole". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
2. "Pole Position for Vitaly Petrov". Automobilsport.com. Archived from the original on 2022-07-30. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
3. "Filippi excluded, Buemi wins at Sentul". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
4. "GP2 Asia Series - Indonesia Feature Race Results". Motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
5. "Maiden win for Fauzy in Sentul sprint". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-16. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
6. "GP2 Asia Series - Indonesia Sprint Race Results". Motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 17 September 2024.

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