2008 UAE 1st Speedcar Series round

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]

The layout of the Dubai Autodrome

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

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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Race 1 edit

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]

Race 2 edit

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]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2008 UAE 1st Speedcar Series round". Teamdan.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Gianni Morbidelli wins inaugural race". Automobilsport.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Morbidelli sweeps second Speedcar win". Automobilsport.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.