The 2008 UAE 3rd GP2 Asia Series round was a GP2 Asia Series motor race held on 5 and 6 December 2008 at Dubai Autodrome in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was the second round of the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series.
Classification Qualifying Driver Team Time Gap 18 Kamui KobayashiDAMS1:41.091121 Sakon YamamotoART Grand Prix1:41.275 +0.184235 Vitaly PetrovBarwa International Campos Team1:41.341 +0.2503420 Roldán RodríguezPiquet GP1:41.376 +0.2854516 Davide ValsecchiDurango1:41.472 +0.3815624 Yelmer BuurmanOcean Racing Technology1:41.550 +0.459679 Giedo van der GardeGFH Team iSport1:41.557 +0.4667821 Diego NunesPiquet GP1:41.593 +0.502896 Sergio PérezBarwa International Campos Team1:41.768 +0.6779107 Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS1:41.777 +0.686101114 Andreas ZuberFisichella Motor Sport International1:41.798 +0.70711122 Pastor MaldonadoART Grand Prix1:41.838 +0.74712134 Renger van der ZandeTrust Team Arden1:42.054 +0.963131411 Javier VillaSuper Nova Racing1:42.062 +0.971141512 James JakesSuper Nova Racing1:42.066 +0.975151619 Earl BamberMy Team Qi-Meritus Mahara1:42.068 +0.97716173 Luiz RaziaTrust Team Arden1:42.204 +1.113171823 Giacomo RicciDPR1:42.351 +1.260181910 Hamad Al FardanGFH Team iSport1:42.367 +1.276192026 Alberto ValerioTrident Racing1:42.541 +1.450202118 Alex YoongMy Team Qi-Meritus Mahara1:43.026 +1.935212222 Michael HerckDPR1:43.102 +2.011222325 Fabrizio CrestaniOcean Racing Technology1:43.316 +2.225232427 Chris van der DriftTrident Racing1:43.393 +2.302242517 Michael Dalle StelleDurango1:45.603 +4.512252615 Kevin ChenFisichella Motor Sport International1:48.411 +7.32026Source:
Feature race Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points18 Kamui KobayashiDAMS341:00:26.439110+2+1216 Davide ValsecchiDurango34 +14.37858320 Roldán RodríguezPiquet GP34 +15.5404649 Giedo van der GardeGFH Team iSport34 +19.4037555 Vitaly PetrovBarwa International Campos Team34 +27.5413466 Sergio PérezBarwa International Campos Team34 +29.0349377 Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS34 +34.01210281 Sakon YamamotoART Grand Prix34 +36.08021911 Javier VillaSuper Nova Racing34 +52.21914103 Luiz RaziaTrust Team Arden34 +56.95517114 Renger van der ZandeTrust Team Arden34 +58.743131212 James JakesSuper Nova Racing34 +1:02.217151323 Giacomo RicciDPR34 +1:02.854181425 Fabrizio CrestaniOcean Racing Technology34 +1:14.074231522 Michael HerckDPR34 +1:34.638221626 Alberto ValerioTrident Racing34 +1:41.946201717 Michael Dalle StelleDurango33 +1 Lap251815 Kevin ChenFisichella Motor Sport International33 +1 Lap26Ret2 Pastor MaldonadoART Grand Prix30DNF12Ret19 Earl BamberMy Team Qi-Meritus Mahara30DNF16Ret14 Andreas ZuberFisichella Motor Sport International30DNF11Ret24 Yelmer BuurmanOcean Racing Technology15DNF6Ret21 Diego NunesPiquet GP15DNF8Ret27 Chris van der DriftTrident Racing13DNF24Ret18 Alex YoongMy Team Qi-Meritus Mahara4DNF21Ret10 Hamad Al FardanGFH Team iSport3DNF19Source:
Sprint race The sprint race was cancelled due to flooding due to heavy rainfall.
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 2 1 Kamui Kobayashi 22 1 2 Roldán Rodríguez 19 2 3 Davide Valsecchi 15 2 4 Javier Villa 10 1 5 Earl Bamber 8
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 1 DAMS 26 1 2 Piquet GP 19 2 3 Durango 15 4 4 Barwa International Campos Team 11 2 5 Super Nova Racing 10
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2008 UAE 3rd Speedcar Series round
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