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Round details | |||
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Round 3 of 10 rounds in the 2008 GP2 Series | |||
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 | Pastor Maldonado | Piquet Sports | |
Time | 1:21.057 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Bruno Senna | iSport International | |
Second | Pastor Maldonado | Piquet Sports | |
Third | Karun Chandhok | iSport International | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Bruno Senna | iSport International | |
Time | 1:21.338 (on lap 38) | ||
Sprint race | |||
Date | 24 May 2008 | ||
Laps | 30 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Mike Conway | Trident Racing | |
Second | Ho-Pin Tung | Trident Racing | |
Third | Álvaro Parente | Super Nova Racing | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Mike Conway | Trident Racing | |
Time | 1:22.001 (on lap 9) |
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