2008 Malaysian Speedcar Series round

Last updated September 18, 2024

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The 2008 Malaysian Speedcar Series round was the third round of the 2008 Speedcar Series. It was held on 22 and 23 March 2008 at Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia. The race supported the 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	27	Jean Alesi	Speedcar Team	2:11.342		1
2	69	Johnny Herbert	Speedcar Team	2:12.740	+1.398	2
3	21	Mathias Lauda	G.P.C. Squadra Corse	2:12.750	+1.408	3
4	20	David Terrien	Union Properties	2:13.414	+2.072	4
5	08	Uwe Alzen	Phoenix Racing Team	2:14.014	+2.672	5
6	18	Ananda Mikola	Speedcar Team	2:14.165	+2.823	6
7	85	Hasher Al Maktoum	Union Properties	2:14.479	+3.137	7
8	06	Ukyo Katayama	Speedcar Team	2:14.597	+3.255	8
9	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Speedcar Team	2:14.632	+3.290	9
10	07	Stefan Johansson	Speedcar Team	2:14.670	+3.328	10
11	71	Nicolas Navarro	Team First Centreville	2:14.673	+3.331	11
12	17	Fabien Giroix	Team First Centreville	2:15.213	+3.871	12
13	50	Marchy Lee	Speedcar Team	2:16.508	+5.166	13
14	80	Christian Danner	Phoenix Racing Team	2:17.162	+5.730	14
15	09	Alex Yoong	Speedcar Team	2:17.436	+6.094	15
16	90	Jyrki Järvilehto	Speedcar Team	2:17.740	+6.398	16
Source:^[1]

Race 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	27	Jean Alesi	Speedcar Team	19	42:06.705	1	10
2	69	Johnny Herbert	Speedcar Team	19	+0.286	2	8
3	21	Mathias Lauda	Speedcar Team	19	+18.556	3	6
4	08	Uwe Alzen	Phoenix Racing Team	19	+21.348	5	5
5	18	Ananda Mikola	Speedcar Team	19	+23.894	6	4
6	07	Stefan Johansson	Speedcar Team	19	+28.279	10	3
7	71	Nicolas Navarro	Team First Centreville	19	+28.547	11	2
8	20	David Terrien	Union Properties	19	+32.939	4	1
9	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Speedcar Team	19	+35.038	9
10	85	Hasher Al Maktoum	Union Properties	19	+46.177	7
11	09	Alex Yoong	Speedcar Team	19	+57.090	15
12	10	Jyrki Järvilehto	Speedcar Team	19	+59.385	16
13	80	Christian Danner	Phoenix Racing Team	19	+1:13.787	14
14	50	Marchy Lee	Speedcar Team	19	+1:18.226	13
15	06	Ukyo Katayama	Speedcar Team	17	+2 Laps	8
Ret	17	Fabien Giroix	Team First Centreville	12	DNF	12
Source:^[2]

Race 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	08	Uwe Alzen	Phoenix Racing Team	19	40:05.212	5	10
2	20	David Terrien	Union Properties	19	+1.936	1	8
3	27	Jean Alesi	Speedcar Team	19	+9.334	8	6
4	69	Johnny Herbert	Speedcar Team	19	+11.381	7	5
5	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Speedcar Team	19	+15.059	9	4
6	07	Stefan Johansson	Speedcar Team	19	+20.630	3	3
7	71	Nicolas Navarro	Team First Centreville	19	+22.467	11	2
8	85	Hasher Al Maktoum	Union Properties	19	+32.445	10	1
9	09	Alex Yoong	Speedcar Team	19	+33.029	11
10	10	Jyrki Järvilehto	Speedcar Team	19	+42.795	12
11	06	Ukyo Katayama	Speedcar Team	19	+46.639	15
12	80	Christian Danner	Phoenix Racing Team	19	+1:38.515	13
Ret	21	Mathias Lauda	Speedcar Team	12	DNF	6
Ret	18	Ananda Mikola	Speedcar Team	8	DNF	4
Ret	50	Marchy Lee	Speedcar Team	4	DNF	14
Ret	17	Fabien Giroix	Team First Centreville	0	DNF	16
Source:^[3]

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References

↑ "Alesi takes pole in Malaysia". Automobilsport.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
↑ "The Jean and Johnny Show". Automobilsport.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
↑ "Classification Race 2". Automobilsport.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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[1] "Alesi takes pole in Malaysia". Automobilsport.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[2] "The Jean and Johnny Show". Automobilsport.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[3] "Classification Race 2". Automobilsport.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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