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2008 UAE 2nd GP2 Asia Series round

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.

United Arab Emirates    2008 UAE GP2 round
Round details
Round 5 of 5 rounds in the
2008 GP2 Series
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 France Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix
Time 1:40.887
Podium
First France Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix
Second Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden
Third Netherlands Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden
Fastest lap
Driver France 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 Italy Marco Bonanomi Piquet Sports
Second Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden
Third Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver Japan Kamui Kobayashi[a] DAMS
Time 1:41.220 (on lap 22)

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 4   Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 1:40.887 1
2 2   Bruno Senna iSport International 1:41.095 +0.208 2
3 10   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:41.224 +0.337 3
4 21   Marco Bonanomi Piquet Sports 1:41.629 +0.742 4
5 26   Hiroki Yoshimoto Qi-Meritus Mahara 1:41.819 +0.932 5
6 11   Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 1:41.819 +0.932 6
7 5   Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 1:41.836 +0.949 7
8 12   Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 1:41.870 +0.983 8
9 27   Luca Filippi Qi-Meritus Mahara 1:41.962 +1.075 9
10 15   Davide Valsecchi Durango 1:41.988 +1.101 10
11 25   Jason Tahincioglu BCN Competicion 1:41.998 +1.111 11
12 14   Alberto Valerio Durango 1:42.056 +1.169 12
13 1   Karun Chandhok iSport International 1:42.063 +1.176 13
14 9   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:42.089 +1.202 14
15 24   Miloš Pavlović BCN Competicion 1:42.136 +1.249 15
16 18   Harald Schlegelmilch Trident Racing 1:42.223 +1.336 16
17 19   Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 1:42.301 +1.414 17
18 16   Adrián Vallés Fisichella Motor Sport International 1:42.358 +1.471 18
19 8   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 1:42.440 +1.553 19
20 7   Christian Bakkerud Super Nova Racing 1:42.652 +1.765 20
21 6   Ben Hanley Barwa International Campos Team 1:42.657 +1.770 21
22 3   Stephen Jelley ART Grand Prix 1:42.697 +1.810 22
23 20   Marcello Puglisi Piquet Sports 1:42.717 +1.830 23
24 22   Armaan Ebrahim DPR 1:42.866 +1.979 24
25 17   Roldán Rodríguez Fisichella Motor Sport International 1:43.254 +2.367 25
26 23   Diego Nunes DPR 1:43.839 +2.952 26
Source:[1]

Feature race edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4   Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 34 59:37.711 1 10+2+1
2 12   Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 34 +1.933 8 8
3 11   Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 34 +3.549 6 6
4 5   Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 34 +4.114 7 5
5 26   Hiroki Yoshimoto Qi-Meritus Mahara 34 +11.364 5 4
6 21   Marco Bonanomi Piquet Sports 34 +12.051 4 3
7 9   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 34 +12.596 14 2
8 24   Miloš Pavlović BCN Competicion 34 +13.021 15 1
9 25   Jason Tahincioglu BCN Competicion 34 +29.598 11
10 19   Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 34 +30.597 17
11 8   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 34 +30.744 19
12 27   Luca Filippi Qi-Meritus Mahara 34 +31.334 9
13 14   Alberto Valerio Durango 34 +38.482 12
14 15   Davide Valsecchi Durango 34 +47.037 10
15 17   Roldán Rodríguez Fisichella Motor Sport International 34 +48.474 25
16 18   Harald Schlegelmilch Trident Racing 34 +48.575 16
17 23   Diego Nunes DPR 34 +56.747 26
18 3   Stephen Jelley ART Grand Prix 34 +1:30.631 22
19 22   Armaan Ebrahim DPR 33 +1 lap 24
20 10   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 31 +3 laps 3
Ret 6   Ben Hanley Barwa International Campos Team 27 Retired 21
Ret 1   Karun Chandhok iSport International 23 Retired 13
Ret 7   Christian Bakkerud Super Nova Racing 19 Retired 20
Ret 20   Marcello Puglisi Piquet Sports 10 Retired 23
Ret 16   Adrián Vallés Fisichella Motor Sport International 7 Retired 18
DSQ 2   Bruno Senna iSport International 34 Disqualified 2
Source:[2]
  • Bruno Senna finished 9th, but he was rejected for having his team change only one rear tyre when the sporting regulations requires that at least two tyres to be changed on the car during the mandatory pit stop.

Sprint race edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 21   Marco Bonanomi Piquet Sports 23 45:08.527 3 6
2 12   Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 23 +0.516 7 5
3 9   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 23 +5.361 2 4
4 15   Davide Valsecchi Durango 23 +8.445 14 3+1
5 11   Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 23 +12.550 6 2
6 8   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 23 +12.836 11 1
7 18   Harald Schlegelmilch Trident Racing 23 +14.306 16
8 25   Jason Tahincioglu BCN Competicion 23 +15.948 9
9 7   Christian Bakkerud Super Nova Racing 23 +16.474 23
10 16   Adrián Vallés Fisichella Motor Sport International 23 +16.934 25
11 2   Bruno Senna iSport International 23 +17.214 26
12 23   Diego Nunes DPR 23 +18.895 17
13 26   Hiroki Yoshimoto Qi-Meritus Mahara 23 +22.225 4
14 10   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 23 +26.212 20
15 14   Alberto Valerio Durango 22 +1 lap 13
Ret 5   Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 17 Retired 4
Ret 17   Roldán Rodríguez Fisichella Motor Sport International 13 Retired 15
Ret 4   Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 10 Retired 8
Ret 1   Karun Chandhok iSport International 5 Retired 22
Ret 22   Armaan Ebrahim DPR 4 Retired 19
Ret 6   Ben Hanley Barwa International Campos Team 4 Retired 21
Ret 20   Marcello Puglisi Piquet Sports 2 Retired 24
Ret 24   Miloš Pavlović BCN Competicion 0 Retired 1
Ret 27   Luca Filippi Qi-Meritus Mahara 0 Retired 12
DNS 3   Stephen Jelley ART Grand Prix 0 Did not start 18
DSQ 19   Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 23 Disqualified 10
Source:[3]
  • Ho-Pin Tung finished 5th, but he was rejected because his car not conforming.[4]

Standings after the event edit

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also edit

Notes edit

  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.

References edit

  1. ^ "Grosjean storms to Dubai pole". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Grosjean inherits victory from Senna". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 2008-04-12. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Bonanomi wins Asian series finale". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 2008-04-27. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Asia: Dubai II: Tung disqualified from both races". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 2022-07-26. Retrieved 26 July 2022.


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