2008 Magny-Cours GP2 Series round

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Flag of France.svg    2008 Magny-Cours GP2 round
Round details
Round 4 of 10 rounds in the
2008 GP2 Series
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.svg
Location Magny-Cours, France
Course Permanent racing facility
4.411 km (2.74 mi)
Feature race
Date 21 June 2008
Laps 41
Pole position
Driver Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna iSport International
Time 1:22.250
Podium
First Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering
Second Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas di Grassi Barwa Int. Campos Team
Third Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering
Time 1:25.352 (on lap 24)
Sprint race
Date 22 June 2008
Laps 28
Podium
First Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden
Second Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden
Third Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi DAMS
Time 1:23.550 (on lap 28)

2008 Magny-Cours GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on June 21 and June 22, 2008 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in Magny-Cours, France. It was the fourth race of the 2008 GP2 Series season. The race was used to support the 2008 French Grand Prix.

Contents

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimeGrid
12 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna iSport International 1:22.2501
24 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 1:22.2872
312 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 1:22.3013
422 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 1:22.3804
514 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 1:22.6199
66 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas di Grassi Barwa International Campos Team 1:22.7085
710 Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:22.72611
85 Flag of Russia.svg Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 1:22.7746
923 Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 1:22.7807
101 Flag of India.svg Karun Chandhok iSport International 1:22.8218
113 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi ART Grand Prix 1:22.95610
127 Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek Super Nova Racing 1:23.03512
139 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:23.09413
1420 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway Trident Racing 1:23.15414
1525 Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Nunes David Price Racing 1:23.15815
1616 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Hanley Durango 1:23.19116
1721 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 1:23.33117
1826 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Vallés BCN Competición 1:23.37218
1915 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 1:23.44119
2018 Flag of Spain.svg Roldán Rodríguez FMS International 1:23.46720
218 Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 1:23.78726
2217 Flag of Brazil.svg Alberto Valerio Durango 1:23.85321
2319 Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Asmer FMS International 1:23.87022
2411 Flag of Spain.svg Javier Villa Racing Engineering 1:23.99823
2527 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Iaconelli BCN Competición 1:24.78424
2624 Flag of Romania.svg Michael Herck David Price Racing 1:25.66825
Source: [1]

Feature race

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
112 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 4159:17.927320+1
26 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas di Grassi Barwa International Campos Team 41+8.607515
323 Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 41+12.436710
45 Flag of Russia.svg Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 41+17.08168
522 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 41+17.48546
69 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 41+18.492135
71 Flag of India.svg Karun Chandhok iSport International 41+20.33084
820 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway Trident Racing 41+23.028143
98 Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 41+28.848262
103 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi ART Grand Prix 41+41.255101
1125 Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Nunes David Price Racing 41+54.16015
1215 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 41+57.58119
137 Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek Super Nova Racing 41+57.81712
1411 Flag of Spain.svg Javier Villa Racing Engineering 41+58.52923
1526 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Vallés BCN Competición 41+1:01.45518
1627 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Iaconelli BCN Competición 41+1:20.43824
1719 Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Asmer FMS International 41+1:21.04222
1817 Flag of Brazil.svg Alberto Valerio Durango 39+2 laps21
Ret4 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 34Retired2
Ret18 Flag of Spain.svg Roldán Rodríguez FMS International 33Retired20
Ret14 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 28Retired9
Ret16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Hanley Durango 24Retired16
Ret2 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna iSport International 22Retired12
Ret24 Flag of Romania.svg Michael Herck David Price Racing 16Spun off25
Ret21 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 14Spun off17
Ret10 Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 0Collision damage11
Source: [1]

Sprint race

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
114 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 2843:08.5042120
215 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 28+6.6391215
33 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi ART Grand Prix 28+23.9531010
46 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas di Grassi Barwa International Campos Team 28+24.47978
52 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna iSport International 28+29.439236
620 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway Trident Racing 28+35.92415
723 Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 28+38.07464
822 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 28+43.06043
910 Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 28+45.558262
1011 Flag of Spain.svg Javier Villa Racing Engineering 28+46.756141
1119 Flag of Estonia.svg Marko Asmer FMS International 28+52.90117
1226 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Vallés BCN Competición 27+1 lap15
1327 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Iaconelli BCN Competición 27+1 lap16
1421 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 26+2 laps25
1524 Flag of Romania.svg Michael Herck David Price Racing 26+2 laps24
1618 Flag of Spain.svg Roldán Rodríguez FMS International 26+2 laps20
1717 Flag of Brazil.svg Alberto Valerio Durango 26+2 laps18
185 Flag of Russia.svg Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 25+3 laps5
Ret8 Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 24Spun off9
Ret16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Hanley Durango 24Spun off22
Ret25 Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Nunes David Price Racing 21Spun off11
Ret12 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 14Spun off8
Ret1 Flag of India.svg Karun Chandhok iSport International 13Spun off2
Ret4 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 6Spun off19
Ret7 Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek Super Nova Racing 2Spun off13
Ret9 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 2Spun off3
Source: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "GP2 Series 2008 Results - Magny-Cours". Team Dan. Team Dan. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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