2008 UAE 2nd GP2 Asia Series round

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Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg    2008 UAE GP2 round
Round details
Round 5 of 5 rounds in the
2008 GP2 Series
Dubai Autodrome--Grand Prix Course.svg
Location Dubai Autodrome in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Course Permanent racing facility
5.390 km (3.349 mi)
Feature race
Date 11 April 2008
Laps 34 (183.260 km)
Pole position
Driver Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix
Time 1:40.887
Podium
First Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix
Second Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden
Third Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix
Time 1:42.154 (on lap 32)
Sprint race
Date 12 April 2008
Laps 23 (123.970 km)
Podium
First Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bonanomi Piquet Sports
Second Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden
Third Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi [lower-alpha 1] DAMS
Time 1:41.220 (on lap 22)

The 2008 UAE 2nd GP2 Asia Series round was a GP2 Asia Series motor race held on 11 and 12 April 2008 at Dubai Autodrome in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was the final round of the 2008 GP2 Asia Series.

Contents

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimeGapGrid
14 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 1:40.8871
22 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna iSport International 1:41.095+0.2082
310 Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:41.224+0.3373
421 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bonanomi Piquet Sports 1:41.629+0.7424
526 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshimoto Qi-Meritus Mahara 1:41.819+0.9325
611 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 1:41.819+0.9326
75 Flag of Russia.svg Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 1:41.836+0.9497
812 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 1:41.870+0.9838
927 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi Qi-Meritus Mahara 1:41.962+1.0759
1015 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi Durango 1:41.988+1.10110
1125 Flag of Turkey.svg Jason Tahincioglu BCN Competicion 1:41.998+1.11111
1214 Flag of Brazil.svg Alberto Valerio Durango 1:42.056+1.16912
131 Flag of India.svg Karun Chandhok iSport International 1:42.063+1.17613
149 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:42.089+1.20214
1524 Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Pavlović BCN Competicion 1:42.136+1.24915
1618 Flag of Latvia.svg Harald Schlegelmilch Trident Racing 1:42.223+1.33616
1719 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 1:42.301+1.41417
1816 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Vallés Fisichella Motor Sport International 1:42.358+1.47118
198 Flag of Malaysia.svg Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 1:42.440+1.55319
207 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Bakkerud Super Nova Racing 1:42.652+1.76520
216 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Hanley Barwa International Campos Team 1:42.657+1.77021
223 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Jelley ART Grand Prix 1:42.697+1.81022
2320 Flag of Italy.svg Marcello Puglisi Piquet Sports 1:42.717+1.83023
2422 Flag of India.svg Armaan Ebrahim DPR 1:42.866+1.97924
2517 Flag of Spain.svg Roldán Rodríguez Fisichella Motor Sport International 1:43.254+2.36725
2623 Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Nunes DPR 1:43.839+2.95226
Source: [1]

Feature race

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
14 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 3459:37.711110+2+1
212 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 34+1.93388
311 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 34+3.54966
45 Flag of Russia.svg Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 34+4.11475
526 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshimoto Qi-Meritus Mahara 34+11.36454
621 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bonanomi Piquet Sports 34+12.05143
79 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 34+12.596142
824 Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Pavlović BCN Competicion 34+13.021151
925 Flag of Turkey.svg Jason Tahincioglu BCN Competicion 34+29.59811
1019 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 34+30.59717
118 Flag of Malaysia.svg Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 34+30.74419
1227 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi Qi-Meritus Mahara 34+31.3349
1314 Flag of Brazil.svg Alberto Valerio Durango 34+38.48212
1415 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi Durango 34+47.03710
1517 Flag of Spain.svg Roldán Rodríguez Fisichella Motor Sport International 34+48.47425
1618 Flag of Latvia.svg Harald Schlegelmilch Trident Racing 34+48.57516
1723 Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Nunes DPR 34+56.74726
183 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Jelley ART Grand Prix 34+1:30.63122
1922 Flag of India.svg Armaan Ebrahim DPR 33+1 lap24
2010 Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 31+3 laps3
Ret6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Hanley Barwa International Campos Team 27Retired21
Ret1 Flag of India.svg Karun Chandhok iSport International 23Retired13
Ret7 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Bakkerud Super Nova Racing 19Retired20
Ret20 Flag of Italy.svg Marcello Puglisi Piquet Sports 10Retired23
Ret16 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Vallés Fisichella Motor Sport International 7Retired18
DSQ2 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna iSport International 34Disqualified2
Source: [2]

Sprint race

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
121 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bonanomi Piquet Sports 2345:08.52736
212 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 23+0.51675
39 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 23+5.36124
415 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi Durango 23+8.445143+1
511 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 23+12.55062
68 Flag of Malaysia.svg Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 23+12.836111
718 Flag of Latvia.svg Harald Schlegelmilch Trident Racing 23+14.30616
825 Flag of Turkey.svg Jason Tahincioglu BCN Competicion 23+15.9489
97 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Bakkerud Super Nova Racing 23+16.47423
1016 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Vallés Fisichella Motor Sport International 23+16.93425
112 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna iSport International 23+17.21426
1223 Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Nunes DPR 23+18.89517
1326 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshimoto Qi-Meritus Mahara 23+22.2254
1410 Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 23+26.21220
1514 Flag of Brazil.svg Alberto Valerio Durango 22+1 lap13
Ret5 Flag of Russia.svg Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 17Retired4
Ret17 Flag of Spain.svg Roldán Rodríguez Fisichella Motor Sport International 13Retired15
Ret4 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 10Retired8
Ret1 Flag of India.svg Karun Chandhok iSport International 5Retired22
Ret22 Flag of India.svg Armaan Ebrahim DPR 4Retired19
Ret6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Hanley Barwa International Campos Team 4Retired21
Ret20 Flag of Italy.svg Marcello Puglisi Piquet Sports 2Retired24
Ret24 Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Pavlović BCN Competicion 0Retired1
Ret27 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi Qi-Meritus Mahara 0Retired12
DNS3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen Jelley ART Grand Prix 0Did not start18
DSQ19 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 23Disqualified10
Source: [3]

Standings after the event

See also

Notes

  1. Kamui Kobayashi set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Davide Valsecchi was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

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