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Round details | |||
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Round 3 of 5 rounds in the 2008 GP2 Series | |||
Location | Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 5.543 km (3.445 mi) | ||
Feature race | |||
Date | 22 March 2008 | ||
Laps | 33 (182.919 km) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Romain Grosjean | ART Grand Prix | |
Time | 1:44.182 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa Int Campos Team | |
Second | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | |
Third | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | DAMS | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Romain Grosjean | ART Grand Prix | |
Time | 1:46.405 (on lap 33) | ||
Sprint race | |||
Date | 23 March 2008 | ||
Laps | 22 (121.946 km) | ||
Podium | |||
First | Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | |
Second | Romain Grosjean | ART Grand Prix | |
Third | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa Int Campos Team | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Bruno Senna | iSport International | |
Time | 1:46.548 (on lap 20) |
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