The 2008 UAE 1st GP2 Asia Series round was a GP2 Asia 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 GP2 Asia Series.
Classification Qualifying Driver Team Time Gap 14 Romain GrosjeanART Grand Prix1:21.760122 Bruno SennaiSport International1:21.809 +0.0492323 Andy SoucekDPR1:21.859 +0.099341 Karun ChandhokiSport International1:21.963 +0.2034516 Adrián VallésFisichella Motor Sport International1:22.180 +0.4205627 Luca FilippiQi-Meritus Mahara1:22.187 +0.4276721 Marco BonanomiPiquet Sports1:22.373 +0.6137826 Hiroki YoshimotoQi-Meritus Mahara1:22.469 +0.7098914 Davide ValsecchiDurango1:22.485 +0.72591011 Sébastien BuemiTrust Team Arden1:22.520 +0.760101110 Kamui KobayashiDAMS1:22.556 +0.796111219 Ho-Pin TungTrident Racing1:22.595 +0.83512138 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing1:22.874 +1.114131415 Alberto ValerioDurango1:22.891 +1.13114157 Christian BakkerudSuper Nova Racing1:22.947 +1.187151618 Harald SchlegelmilchTrident Racing1:23.048 +1.28816176 Diego NunesBarwa International Campos Team1:23.190 +1.430171824 Miloš PavlovićBCN Competicion1:23.240 +1.48018193 Stephen JelleyART Grand Prix1:23.637 +1.877192012 Adam KhanTrust Team Arden1:23.859 +2.09920219 Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS1:23.867 +2.107212225 Jason TahinciogluBCN Competicion1:23.941 +2.181222317 Michael HerckFisichella Motor Sport International1:24.078 +2.318232420 Marcello PuglisiPiquet Sports1:24.378 +2.618242522 Armaan EbrahimDPR1:24.864 +3.10425265 Vitaly PetrovBarwa International Campos TeamNo time26Source:
Feature race Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points14 Romain GrosjeanART Grand Prix4259:25.309110+222 Bruno SennaiSport International42 +12.35828+1323 Andy SoucekDPR42 +17.34736416 Adrián VallésFisichella Motor Sport International42 +17.76855527 Luca FilippiQi-Meritus Mahara42 +18.30964626 Hiroki YoshimotoQi-Meritus Mahara42 +28.2098371 Karun ChandhokiSport International42 +36.5684288 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing42 +40.767131915 Alberto ValerioDurango42 +46.218141024 Miloš PavlovićBCN Competicion42 +59.58118119 Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS42 +1:00.02921126 Diego NunesBarwa International Campos Team42 +1:02.146171310 Kamui KobayashiDAMS42 +1:02.634111418 Harald SchlegelmilchTrident Racing42 +1:09:90216153 Stephen JelleyART Grand Prix42 +1:24.834191620 Marcello PuglisiPiquet Sports41 +1 lap241714 Davide ValsecchiDurango41 +1 lap91812 Adam KhanTrust Team Arden41 +1 lap201925 Jason TahinciogluBCN Competicion41 +1 lap222021 Marco BonanomiPiquet Sports41 +1 lap72122 Armaan EbrahimDPR40 +2 laps252219 Ho-Pin TungTrident Racing40 +2 laps12Ret17 Michael HerckFisichella Motor Sport International10Retired23Ret7 Christian BakkerudSuper Nova Racing6Retired15DNS5 Vitaly PetrovBarwa International Campos Team0Gearbox26DSQ11 Sébastien BuemiTrust Team Arden42Disqualified10Source: Notes – Vitaly Petrov did not start due to a gearbox failure. – Sébastien Buemi finished seventh but was disqualified because the car's side skirts did not meet the technical regulations.
Sprint race Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points14 Romain GrosjeanART Grand Prix2843:32.99186+128 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing28 +3.7781531 Karun ChandhokiSport International28 +5.97424426 Hiroki YoshimotoQi-Meritus Mahara28 +12.14733515 Alberto ValerioDurango28 +12.85492614 Davide ValsecchiDurango28 +18.367171723 Andy SoucekDPR28 +19.360689 Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS28 +25.0521195 Vitaly PetrovBarwa International Campos Team28 +25.687251019 Ho-Pin TungTrident Racing28 +26.33922117 Christian BakkerudSuper Nova Racing28 +28.75424123 Stephen JelleyART Grand Prix28 +34.481151221 Marco BonanomiPiquet Sports28 +35.562201424 Miloš PavlovićBCN Competicion28 +36.624101512 Adam KhanTrust Team Arden28 +43.462181625 Jason TahinciogluBCN Competicion28 +48.157191717 Michael HerckFisichella Motor Sport International28 +48.750231818 Harald SchlegelmilchTrident Racing27 +1 lap14192 Bruno SennaiSport International27 +1 lap7Ret22 Armaan EbrahimDPR19Retired21Ret27 Luca FilippiQi-Meritus Mahara4Retired4Ret16 Adrián VallésFisichella Motor Sport International0Retired5Ret10 Kamui KobayashiDAMS0Retired13Ret20 Marcello PuglisiPiquet Sports0Retired16Ret11 Sébastien BuemiTrust Team Arden0Retired26DNS6 Diego NunesBarwa International Campos Team0Fuel leak12Source: Notes – Diego Nunes did not start due to a fuel leak.
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Romain Grosjean 19 2 Bruno Senna 9 3 Fairuz Fauzy 6 4 Karun Chandhok 6 5 Andy Soucek 6
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 ART Grand Prix 19 2 iSport International 15 3 Qi-Meritus Mahara 10 4 Super Nova Racing 6 5 DPR 6
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2008 UAE 1st Speedcar Series round
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