2008 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round

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Flag of Turkey.svg    2008 Istanbul Park GP2 round
Round details
Round 2 of 10 rounds in the
2008 GP2 Series
Istanbul park.svg
Istanbul Park
Location Istanbul Park, Istanbul, Turkey
Course Permanent racing facility
5.338 km (3.317 mi)
Feature race
Date 10 May 2008
Laps 34
Pole position
Driver Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering
Time 1:32.659
Podium
First Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering
Second Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix
Third Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports
Time 1:33.482 (on lap 33)
Sprint race
Date 11 May 2008
Laps 23
Podium
First Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix
Second Flag of Russia.svg Vitaly Petrov Barwa Int. Campos Team
Third Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix
Time 1:33.767 (on lap 17)

The 2008 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on May 10 and 11, 2008 at Istanbul Park in Istanbul, Turkey. It was the second round of the 2008 GP2 Series season. The race weekend supported the 2008 Turkish Grand Prix.

Contents

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimeGrid
112 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 1:32.6591
222 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 1:32.9132
319 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll FMS International 1:33.1413
44 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 1:33.2484
52 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna iSport International 1:33.4495
623 Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 1:33.4516
71 Flag of India.svg Karun Chandhok iSport International 1:33.7037
811 Flag of Spain.svg Javier Villa Racing Engineering 1:33.8138
916 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi Durango 1:33.8419
105 Flag of Russia.svg Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 1:33.89610
119 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:33.94811
126 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Hanley Barwa International Campos Team 1:33.95721
1326 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Vallés BCN Competición 1:34.00612
147 Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek Super Nova Racing 1:34.06418
1520 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway Trident Racing 1:34.17019
1614 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 1:34.17313
1715 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 1:34.18614
183 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi ART Grand Prix 1:34.36615
1921 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 1:34.50616
2025 Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Nunes DPR 1:34.61724
218 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 1:34.62017
2210 Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:34.66723
2317 Flag of Brazil.svg Alberto Valerio Durango 1:34.67826
2418 Flag of Spain.svg Roldán Rodríguez FMS International 1:34.69820
2527 Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Pavlović BCN Competición 1:35.39825
2624 Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Ricci DPR 1:35.87822
Source: [1] [2]

Feature race

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
112 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 3456:51.163112
24 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 34+1.79248
322 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 34+2.25227
41 Flag of India.svg Karun Chandhok iSport International 34+11.32175
55 Flag of Russia.svg Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 34+12.474104
614 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 34+13.773133
711 Flag of Spain.svg Javier Villa Racing Engineering 34+14.89482
819 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll FMS International 34+16.67531
920 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway Trident Racing 34+17.74319
1026 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Vallés BCN Competición 34+19.01212
1121 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 34+20.34616
1218 Flag of Spain.svg Roldán Rodríguez FMS International 34+21.23820
1325 Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Nunes DPR 34+22.50724
1415 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 34+23.29414
152 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna iSport International 34+23.7655
163 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi ART Grand Prix 33+1 Lap15
176 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Hanley Barwa International Campos Team 33+1 Lap21
1817 Flag of Brazil.svg Alberto Valerio Durango 32+2 Laps26
197 Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek Super Nova Racing 31+3 Laps18
Ret9 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 29Spins11
Ret23 Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 19Spins6
Ret27 Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Pavlović BCN Competición 16Spins25
Ret24 Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Ricci DPR 8Spins22
Ret8 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 7Collision17
Ret10 Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1Collision23
DNS16 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi Durango 0Crash Qualifying9
Source: [3]

Sprint race

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
14 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 2341:53.37777
25 Flag of Russia.svg Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 23+8.01945
314 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 23+8.44734
412 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 23+9.89783
520 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway Trident Racing 23+11.50892
66 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Hanley Barwa International Campos Team 23+12.847171
717 Flag of Brazil.svg Alberto Valerio Durango 23+14.15018
88 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 23+16.32924
910 Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 23+17.53325
1025 Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Nunes DPR 23+24.39213
1124 Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Ricci DPR 23+24.85023
121 Flag of India.svg Karun Chandhok iSport International 23+25.7435
1318 Flag of Spain.svg Roldán Rodríguez FMS International 23+26.09412
143 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi ART Grand Prix 23+26.45016
1511 Flag of Spain.svg Javier Villa Racing Engineering 23+27.4492
1627 Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Pavlović BCN Competición 23+1:24.30422
Ret2 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna iSport International 11Crash15
Ret19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll FMS International 0Collision1
Ret22 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 0Collision6
Ret26 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Vallés BCN Competición 0Collision10
Ret21 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 0Collision11
Ret15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 0Collision14
Ret7 Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek Super Nova Racing 0Collision19
Ret9 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 0Collision20
Ret23 Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 0Collision21
DNS16 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi Durango 0Injured
Source: [4]

References

  1. "GP2 Series 2008 Results - Istanbul Park". Team Dan. Team Dan. Archived from the original on 2008-02-26. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  2. "Pantano grabs pole, Valsecchi shunts". Autosport.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. "Pantano keeps cool to win in Turkey". Autosport.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. "Grosjean wins bizarre sprint race". Autosport.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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