2008 Malaysian GP2 Asia Series round

The 2008 Malaysian GP2 Asia Series round was a GP2 Asia Series motor race held on 22 and 23 March 2008 at Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia. It was the third round of the 2008 GP2 Asia Series. The race supported the 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix.

Malaysia    2008 Malaysian GP2 round
Round details
Round 3 of 5 rounds in the
2008 GP2 Series
Location Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia
Course Permanent racing facility
5.543 km (3.445 mi)
Feature race
Date 22 March 2008
Laps 33 (182.919 km)
Pole position
Driver France Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix
Time 1:44.182
Podium
First Russia Vitaly Petrov Barwa Int Campos Team
Second Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing
Third Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver France Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix
Time 1:46.405 (on lap 33)
Sprint race
Date 23 March 2008
Laps 22 (121.946 km)
Podium
First Japan Kamui Kobayashi DAMS
Second France Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix
Third Russia Vitaly Petrov Barwa Int Campos Team
Fastest lap
Driver Brazil Bruno Senna iSport International
Time 1:46.548 (on lap 20)

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 4   Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 1:44.182 1
2 1   Karun Chandhok iSport International 1:44.965 +0.783 2
3 16   Adrián Vallés Fisichella Motor Sport International 1:45.035 +0.853 3
4 2   Bruno Senna iSport International 1:45.094 +0.912 4
5 27   Luca Filippi Qi-Meritus Mahara 1:45.166 +0.984 10
6 12   Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 1:45.182 +1.000 5
7 8   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 1:45.367 +1.185 6
8 10   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:45.401 +1.219 7
9 15   Davide Valsecchi Durango 1:45.471 +1.289 8
10 11   Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 1:45.560 +1.378 9
11 7   Christian Bakkerud Super Nova Racing 1:45.576 +1.394 11
12 5   Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 1:45.668 +1.486 15
13 19   Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 1:45.704 +1.522 12
14 26   Hiroki Yoshimoto Qi-Meritus Mahara 1:45.719 +1.537 19
15 6   Ben Hanley Barwa International Campos Team 1:45.879 +1.697 13
16 3   Stephen Jelley ART Grand Prix 1:45.901 +1.719 14
17 14   Alberto Valerio Durango 1:45.932 +1.750 16
18 9   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:46.019 +1.837 17
19 18   Harald Schlegelmilch Trident Racing 1:46.069 +1.887 18
20 24   Miloš Pavlović BCN Competicion 1:46.093 +1.911 20
21 23   Diego Nunes DPR 1:46.186 +2.004 21
22 17   Michael Herck Fisichella Motor Sport International 1:46.258 +2.076 22
23 21   Marco Bonanomi Piquet Sports 1:46.281 +2.099 23
24 25   Jason Tahincioglu BCN Competicion 1:46.710 +2.528 26
25 20   Marcello Puglisi Piquet Sports 1:46.923 +2.741 24
26 22   Armaan Ebrahim DPR 1:47.720 +3.538 25
Source:[1][2]

Feature race edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5   Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 33 1:27.39.378 15 10
2 8   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 33 +6.531 6 8
3 9   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 33 +7.725 17 6
4 15   Davide Valsecchi Durango 33 +11.010 8 5
5 10   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 33 +11.328 7 4
6 11   Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 33 +15.262 9 3
7 24   Miloš Pavlović BCN Competicion 33 +35.862 20 2
8 18   Harald Schlegelmilch Trident Racing 33 +41.267 18 1
9 4   Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 33 +51.129 1 2+1
10 23   Diego Nunes DPR 32 +1 lap 21
11 17   Michael Herck Fisichella Motor Sport International 32 +1 lap 22
12 25   Jason Tahincioglu BCN Competicion 32 +1 lap 26
13 20   Marcello Puglisi Piquet Sports 32 +1 lap 24
Ret 22   Armaan Ebrahim DPR 26 Retired 25
Ret 1   Karun Chandhok iSport International 26 Retired 2
Ret 19   Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 23 Retired 12
Ret 16   Adrián Vallés Fisichella Motor Sport International 22 Retired 3
Ret 12   Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 22 Retired 5
Ret 7   Christian Bakkerud Super Nova Racing 21 Retired 11
Ret 2   Bruno Senna iSport International 5 Retired 4
Ret 3   Stephen Jelley ART Grand Prix 4 Retired 14
Ret 26   Hiroki Yoshimoto Qi-Meritus Mahara 2 Retired 19
Ret 27   Luca Filippi Qi-Meritus Mahara 0 Retired 10
Ret 6   Ben Hanley Barwa International Campos Team 0 Retired 13
Ret 14   Alberto Valerio Durango 0 Retired 16
Ret 21   Marco Bonanomi Piquet Sports 0 Retired 23
Source:[3][4]

Sprint race edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 10   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 22 39:31.347 4 6
2 4   Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 22 +4.001 9 5
3 5   Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 22 +11.608 8 4
4 15   Davide Valsecchi Durango 22 +12.417 5 3
5 11   Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 22 +21.986 3 2
6 8   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 22 +26.080 7 1
7 1   Karun Chandhok iSport International 22 +26.488 15
8 2   Bruno Senna iSport International 22 +30.608 20 1
9 20   Marcello Puglisi Piquet Sports 22 +39.353 13
10 26   Hiroki Yoshimoto Qi-Meritus Mahara 22 +39.488 22
11 17   Michael Herck Fisichella Motor Sport International 22 +40.371 11
12 24   Miloš Pavlović BCN Competicion 22 +41.385 2
13 23   Diego Nunes DPR 22 +41.996 10
14 6   Ben Hanley Barwa International Campos Team 22 +42.187 24
15 21   Marco Bonanomi Piquet Sports 22 +42.770 26
16 19   Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 22 +44.456 16
17 14   Alberto Valerio Durango 22 +48.833 25
18 3   Stephen Jelley ART Grand Prix 22 +49.290 21
19 22   Armaan Ebrahim DPR 22 +1:14.908 14
20 16   Adrián Vallés Fisichella Motor Sport International 21 +1 lap 17
Ret 27   Luca Filippi Qi-Meritus Mahara 18 Retired 23
Ret 12   Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 18 Retired 18
Ret 18   Harald Schlegelmilch Trident Racing 4 Retired 1
Ret 25   Jason Tahincioglu BCN Competicion 0 Retired 12
Ret 9   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 0 Retired 6
Source:[5][6]

Standings after the event edit

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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Grosjean on pole for feature race". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-18. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Pole n°2 for Romain Grosjean in Sepang". Automobilsport.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Petrov claims first win in Sepang". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Vitaly Petrov scores his first win in Sepang". Automobilsport.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Kobayashi claims maiden GP2 win". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Kobayashi flies to his first win!". Automobilsport.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.


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2008 Indonesian GP2 Asia Series round
GP2 Asia Series Championship
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