2008 Monaco GP2 Series round

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Round details
Round 3 of 10 rounds in the
2008 GP2 Series
Monte Carlo Formula 1 track map.svg
Location Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course Permanent racing facility
3.340 km (2.08 mi)
Feature race
Date 23 May 2008
Laps 45
Pole position
Driver Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports
Time 1:21.057
Podium
First Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna iSport International
Second Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports
Third Flag of India.svg Karun Chandhok iSport International
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna iSport International
Time 1:21.338 (on lap 38)
Sprint race
Date 24 May 2008
Laps 30
Podium
First Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway Trident Racing
Second Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing
Third Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway Trident Racing
Time 1:22.001 (on lap 9)

2008 Monaco GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 23 and 24 May 2008 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the third race of the 2008 GP2 Series. The race was used to support the 2008 Monaco Grand Prix.

Contents

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimeGrid
123 Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 1:21.0571
22 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna iSport International 1:21.2352
320 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway Trident Racing 1:21.2833
426 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Vallés BCN Competición 1:21.3684
512 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 1:21.4665
61 Flag of India.svg Karun Chandhok iSport International 1:21.6146
74 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 1:21.6637
814 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 1:21.6638
922 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 1:21.66724
109 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:21.7739
118 Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 1:21.77710
123 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi ART Grand Prix 1:21.84911
135 Flag of Russia.svg Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 1:21.90712
1419 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll FMS International 1:21.98113
157 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Bakkerud Super Nova Racing 1:22.21014
166 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Hanley Barwa International Campos Team 1:22.69715
1710 Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:22.78516
1815 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 1:22.80217
1911 Flag of Spain.svg Javier Villa Racing Engineering 1:23.04818
2025 Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Nunes David Price Racing 1:23.22419
2127 Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Pavlović BCN Competición 1.23,68420
2221 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 1:23.79821
2317 Flag of Brazil.svg Alberto Valerio Durango 1:24.03722
2418 Flag of Spain.svg Roldán Rodríguez FMS International 1:24.28323
2516 Flag of Italy.svg Marcello Puglisi Durango 1:24.63325
2624 Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek David Price Racing No time26
Source: [1]

Feature race

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
12 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna iSport International 451:03:36.091210+1
223 Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 45+0.67418+2
31 Flag of India.svg Karun Chandhok iSport International 45+44.92366
426 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Vallés BCN Competición 45+47.59245
58 Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 45+48.191104
618 Flag of Spain.svg Roldán Rodríguez FMS International 45+56.857233
721 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 45+1:17.615212
820 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway Trident Racing 44Collision31
99 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 44+1 lap9
107 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Bakkerud Super Nova Racing 44+1 lap14
1122 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 44+1 lap24
1215 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 44+1 lap17
1324 Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek David Price Racing 44+1 lap26
1411 Flag of Spain.svg Javier Villa Racing Engineering 44+1 lap18
1525 Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Nunes David Price Racing 44+1 lap19
166 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Hanley Barwa International Campos Team 44+1 lap15
1716 Flag of Italy.svg Marcello Puglisi Durango 44+1 lap25
Ret3 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi ART Grand Prix 32Crash11
Ret4 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 27Crash7
Ret12 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 26Collision5
Ret14 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 26Collision8
Ret19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll FMS International 26Collision13
Ret17 Flag of Brazil.svg Alberto Valerio Durango 25Crash22
Ret10 Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 0Collision16
Ret5 Flag of Russia.svg Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 0Collision12
DNS27 Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Pavlović BCN Competición 0Did not start20
Source: [1]

Sprint race

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
120 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway Trident Racing 3045:31.10516+1
221 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 30+18.44625
38 Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 30+18.91544
418 Flag of Spain.svg Roldán Rodríguez FMS International 30+20.89833
52 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna iSport International 30+21.29882
624 Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek David Price Racing 30+22.256131
79 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 30+23.1889
815 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 30+23.88712
925 Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Nunes David Price Racing 30+33.07214
104 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 30+33.53618
1114 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 30+35.75620
123 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi ART Grand Prix 30+37.85517
1311 Flag of Spain.svg Javier Villa Racing Engineering 30+39.16224
146 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Hanley Barwa International Campos Team 30+40.06415
155 Flag of Russia.svg Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 30+41.86525
1626 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Vallés BCN Competición 30+43.2335
1722 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 29+1 lap11
Ret10 Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 14Crash23
Ret16 Flag of Italy.svg Marcello Puglisi Durango 11Crash16
Ret17 Flag of Brazil.svg Alberto Valerio Durango 8Crash22
Ret12 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 7Crash19
Ret19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll FMS International 2Crash21
Ret1 Flag of India.svg Karun Chandhok iSport International 0Collision6
Ret23 Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 0Collision damage7
Ret7 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Bakkerud Super Nova Racing 0Collision10
DNS27 Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Pavlović BCN Competicion 0Did not start26
Source: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "GP2 Series 2008 Results - Monaco". Team Dan. Team Dan. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
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