2008 GP2 Asia Series

The 2008 GP2 Asia Series season was the first GP2 Asia Series season. It started on 25 January and ended on 12 April.

Season summary Romain Grosjean became the champion despite his teammate Stephen Jelley scoring no points, with their team, ART Grand Prix, winning the teams' title.

In this season, only two drivers scored pole positions. Grosjean took pole in all but one race in Sentul, where Vitaly Petrov secured the first position on the grid. The Frenchman also won four races, including a clean sweep in Dubai and the feature race in Sakhir.

Kamui Kobayashi won two sprint races in Sepang and Sakhir, while Sébastien Buemi won the feature race in Sentul. Marco Bonanomi and Fairuz Fauzy won a sprint race each.

Teams and drivers All of the teams used the Dallara GP2/05 chassis with Renault-badged 4.0 litre (244 cu in) naturally-aspirated Mecachrome V8 engines order and with tyres supplied by Bridgestone. Team Driver Rounds iSport International 1 Karun Chandhok All 2 Bruno Senna All ART Grand Prix 3 Stephen Jelley All 4 Romain Grosjean All Barwa International Campos Team 5 Vitaly Petrov All 6 Diego Nunes 1 Ben Hanley 2–5 Super Nova Racing 7 Christian Bakkerud All 8 Fairuz Fauzy All DAMS 9 Jérôme d'Ambrosio All 10 Kamui Kobayashi All Trust Team Arden 11 Sébastien Buemi All 12 Adam Khan 1–2 Yelmer Buurman 3–5 Durango 14 Davide Valsecchi All 15 Alberto Valerio All Fisichella Motor Sport International 16 Adrián Vallés All 17 Michael Herck 1–4 Roldán Rodríguez 5 Trident Racing 18 Harald Schlegelmilch All 19 Ho-Pin Tung All Piquet Sports 20 Marcello Puglisi All 21 Marco Bonanomi All DPR 22 Armaan Ebrahim All 23 Andy Soucek 1 Diego Nunes 2–5 BCN Competicion 24 Miloš Pavlović All 25 Jason Tahincioglu All Qi-Meritus Mahara 26 Hiroki Yoshimoto All 27 Luca Filippi AllSources:

Results Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team Report 1 Dubai Autodrome(International Circuit) 25 January Romain Grosjean Bruno Senna Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix Report 26 January Romain Grosjean Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 2 F Sentul International Circuit 16 February Vitaly Petrov Bruno Senna Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden Report S 17 February Fairuz Fauzy Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 3 F Sepang International Circuit 22 March Romain Grosjean Romain Grosjean Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team Report S 23 March Bruno Senna Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 4 F Bahrain International Circuit 5 April Romain Grosjean Romain Grosjean Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix Report S 6 April Sébastien Buemi Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 5 F Dubai Autodrome(Grand Prix Circuit) 11 April Romain Grosjean Romain Grosjean Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix Report S 12 April Marco Bonanomi Piquet SportsSource:

Championship standings Scoring system Points are awarded to the top 8 classified finishers in the Feature race, and to the top 6 classified finishers in the Sprint race. The pole-sitter in the feature race will also receive two points, and one point is given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the feature and sprint races. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race.

Point system for Feature Race Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   Pole   FL  Points 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 1

Point system for Sprint Race Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   FL  Points 6 5 4 3 2 1 1

Drivers' Championship Pos Driver DUB1 SEN SEP BHR DUB2 Points 1 Romain Grosjean 1 1 4 4 9 2 1 Ret 1 Ret 61 2 Sébastien Buemi DSQ Ret 1 7 Ret Ret 2 2 2 2 37 3 Vitaly Petrov DNS 9 5 3 1 3 10 3 4 Ret 33 4 Fairuz Fauzy 8 2 8 1 2 6 Ret Ret 11 6 24 5 Bruno Senna 2 19 7 2 Ret 8 4 DNS DSQ 11 23 6 Kamui Kobayashi 13 Ret DNS 15 5 1 3 1 20 14 22 7 Adrián Vallés 4 Ret 2 5 Ret 20 5 Ret Ret 10 19 8 Davide Valsecchi 17 6 Ret 19 4 4 6 6 14 4 17 9 Yelmer Buurman 6 5 9 8 3 5 13 10 Hiroki Yoshimoto 6 4 Ret 20 Ret 10 12 4 5 13 13 11 Jérôme d'Ambrosio 11 8 Ret Ret 3 Ret 11 12 7 3 12 12 Marco Bonanomi 20 13 Ret 8 Ret 15 Ret Ret 6 1 9 13 Karun Chandhok 7 3 Ret 13 Ret 7 8 Ret Ret Ret 7 14 Andy Soucek 3 7 6 15 Ben Hanley 3 16 Ret 14 Ret 10 Ret Ret 6 16 Miloš Pavlović 10 14 6 Ret 7 12 19 15 8 Ret 6 17 Luca Filippi 5 Ret DSQ 21 Ret Ret Ret 11 12 Ret 4 18 Harald Schlegelmilch 14 18 Ret Ret 8 Ret 14 5 16 7 3 19 Alberto Valerio 9 5 Ret Ret Ret 17 DNS 17 13 15 2 20 Diego Nunes 12 DNS Ret 10 10 13 7 Ret 17 12 2 21 Ho-Pin Tung 22 10 Ret 6 Ret 16 Ret 7 10 DSQ 1 22 Jason Tahincioglu 19 16 Ret 17 12 Ret 17 13 9 8 0 23 Michael Herck Ret 17 9 12 11 11 15 14 0 24 Christian Bakkerud Ret 11 Ret 14 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 9 0 25 Stephen Jelley 15 12 DSQ Ret Ret 18 16 9 18 DNS 0 26 Marcello Puglisi 16 Ret DNS 18 13 9 18 Ret Ret Ret 0 27 Armaan Ebrahim 21 Ret Ret 9 Ret 19 13 16 19 Ret 0 28 Adam Khan 18 15 Ret 11 0 29 Roldán Rodríguez 15 Ret 0 Pos Driver DUB1 SEN SEP BHR DUB2 PointsSource: Notes: † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams' Championship Pos Team CarNo. DUB1 SEN SEP BHR DUB2 Points 1 ART Grand Prix 3 15 12 DSQ Ret Ret 18 16 9 18 DNS 61 4 1 1 4 4 9 2 1 Ret 1 Ret 2 Trust Team Arden 11 DSQ Ret 1 7 Ret Ret 2 2 2 2 50 12 18 15 Ret 11 6 5 9 8 3 5 3 Barwa International Campos Team 5 DNS 9 5 3 1 3 10 3 4 Ret 39 6 12 DNS 3 16 Ret 14 Ret 10 Ret Ret 4 DAMS 9 11 8 Ret Ret 3 Ret 11 12 7 3 34 10 13 Ret DNS 15 5 1 3 1 19 14 5 iSport International 1 7 3 Ret 13 Ret 7 8 Ret Ret Ret 30 2 2 19 7 2 Ret 8 4 DNS DSQ 11 6 Super Nova Racing 7 Ret 11 Ret 14 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 9 24 8 8 2 8 1 2 6 Ret Ret 11 6 7 Fisichella Motor Sport International 16 4 Ret 2 5 Ret 20 5 Ret Ret 10 19 17 Ret 17 9 12 11 11 15 14 15 Ret 8 Durango 14 17 6 Ret 19 4 4 6 6 14 4 19 15 9 5 Ret Ret Ret 17 DNS 17 13 15 9 Qi-Meritus Mahara 26 6 4 Ret 20 Ret 10 12 4 5 13 17 27 5 Ret DSQ 21 Ret Ret Ret 11 12 Ret 10 Piquet Sports 20 16 Ret DNS 18 13 9 18 Ret Ret Ret 9 21 20 13 Ret 8 Ret 15 Ret Ret 6 1 11 DPR 22 21 Ret Ret 9 Ret 19 13 16 19 Ret 8 23 3 7 Ret 10 10 13 7 Ret 17 12 12 BCN Competicion 24 10 14 6 Ret 7 12 19 12 8 Ret 6 25 19 16 Ret 17 12 Ret 17 13 9 8 13 Trident Racing 18 14 18 Ret Ret 8 Ret 14 5 16 7 4 19 22 10 Ret 6 Ret 16 Ret 7 10 DSQ Pos Team CarNo. DUB1 SEN SEP BHR DUB2 PointsSource: Notes: † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

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