2008 UAE 2nd GP2 Asia Series round

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United Arab Emirates    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
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
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)

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

Classification[]

Qualifying[]

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

Feature race[]

Sprint race[]

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.

References[]

  1. ^ "Grosjean storms to Dubai pole". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2022.


Previous round:
2008 Bahrain GP2 Asia Series round
GP2 Asia Series Championship
2008 season
Next round:
2008 Chinese GP2 Asia Series round
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2008 UAE 1st GP2 Asia Series round
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