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The 2008 UAE 1st Speedcar Series round was a Speedcar Series motor race held on 25 and 26 January 2008 at Dubai Autodrome in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was the first round of the 2008 Speedcar Series. This round was declared a non-championship round as not all of the cars had been updated in time to the FIA crash standards. [1]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |  Gianni Morbidelli | Speedcar Team | 1:42.558 | 1 | |
| 2 | 21 |  Mathias Lauda | G.P.C. Squadra Corse | 1:42.590 | +0.032 | 2 |
| 3 | 20 |  David Terrien | Union Properties | 1:42.612 | +0.054 | 3 |
| 4 | 08 |  Uwe Alzen | Phoenix Racing Team | 1:42.747 | +0.189 | 4 |
| 5 | 27 | Jean Alesi | Union Properties | 1:42.956 | +0.398 | 5 |
| 6 | 85 |  Hasher Al Maktoum | Union Properties | 1:42.999 | +0.441 | 6 |
| 7 | 71 | Nicolas Navarro | Team First Centreville | 1:43.099 | +0.541 | 7 |
| 8 | 07 |  Ukyo Katayama | Speedcar Team | 1:43.733 | +1.175 | 8 |
| 9 | 18 |  Ananda Mikola | Speedcar Team | 1.43.863 | +1.797 | 9 |
| 10 | 15 |  Stefan Johansson | Speedcar Team | 1:44.208 | +1.722 | 10 |
| 11 | 17 | Fabien Giroix | Team First Centreville | 1:45.290 | +2.732 | 11 |
| 12 | 14 |  Johnny Herbert | Speedcar Team | 1:47.049 | +4.491 | 12 |
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| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Speedcar Team | 20 | 34:27.443 | 1 | |
| 2 | 08 | Uwe Alzen | Phoenix Racing Team | 20 | +8.364 | 4 | |
| 3 | 21 | Mathias Lauda | G.P.C. Squadra Corse | 20 | +9.842 | 2 | |
| 4 | 20 | David Terrien | Union Properties | 20 | +10.577 | 3 | |
| 5 | 85 | Hasher Al Maktoum | Union Properties | 20 | +17.795 | 6 | |
| 6 | 27 | Jean Alesi | Speedcar Team | 20 | +21.701 | 5 | |
| 7 | 71 | Nicolas Navarro | Team First Centreville | 20 | +33.738 | 7 | |
| 8 | 07 | Stefan Johansson | Speedcar Team | 20 | +42.365 | 10 | |
| 9 | 69 | Johnny Herbert | Speedcar Team | 20 | +59.704 | 12 | |
| Ret | 18 | Ananda Mikola | Speedcar Team | 10 | Retired | 9 | |
| Ret | 06 | Ukyo Katayama | Speedcar Team | 7 | Retired | 8 | |
| Ret | 17 | Fabien Giroix | Team First Centreville | 0 | Retired | 11 | |
| Source: [2] | |||||||
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Speedcar Team | 20 | 34:40.616 | 8 | |
| 2 | 21 | Mathias Lauda | G.P.C. Squadra Corse | 20 | +7.864 | 6 | |
| 3 | 85 | Hasher Al Maktoum | Union Properties | 20 | +17.148 | 4 | |
| 4 | 17 | Fabien Giroix | Team First Centreville | 20 | +48.196 | 12 | |
| 5 | 06 | Ukyo Katayama | Speedcar Team | 20 | +1:21.795 | 11 | |
| 6 | 71 | Nicolas Navarro | Team First Centreville | 17 | +3 laps | 2 | |
| Ret | 18 | Ananda Mikola | Speedcar Team | 3 | Retired | 10 | |
| Ret | 27 | Jean Alesi | Speedcar Team | 3 | Retired | 3 | |
| Ret | 07 | Stefan Johansson | Speedcar Team | 2 | Retired | 1 | |
| Ret | 69 | Johnny Herbert | Speedcar Team | 1 | Retired | 9 | |
| Ret | 20 | David Terrien | Union Properties | 1 | Retired | 5 | |
| DSQ | 08 | Uwe Alzen | Phoenix Racing Team | 17 | Disqualified | 7 | |
| Source: [3] | |||||||
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