2008 UAE 3rd Speedcar Series round
| 2008 UAE 3rd Speedcar Series round | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 5 in the 2008–09 Speedcar Series | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 5 December 2008 | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.390 km (3.349 miles) | ||
| Distance | 16 laps, 86.24 km ( miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Union Properties | ||
| Time | 2:04.680 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Phoenix Racing | |
| Time | 2:05.910 on lap 15 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Union Properties | ||
| Second | Phoenix Racing | ||
| Third | Palm Beach | ||
The 2008 UAE 3rd Speedcar Series round was a Speedcar Series motor race held on 5 and 6 December 2008 at Dubai Autodrome in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was the first round of the 2008–09 Speedcar Series.
Classification[edit]
Qualifying[edit]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 |  Vitantonio Liuzzi
|
Union Properties | 2:04.680 | 1 | |
| 2 | 80 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
|
Phoenix Racing | 2:05.134 | +0.454 | 2 |
| 3 | 25 |  Christopher Zoechling
|
Durango | 2:05.380 | +0.700 | 3 |
| 4 | 27 |  Jean Alesi
|
HPR | 2:05.580 | +0.900 | 4 |
| 5 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli
|
Palm Beach | 2:05.630 | +0.950 | 5 |
| 6 | 21 | Mathias Lauda
|
Phoenix Racing | 2:06.120 | +1.440 | 6 |
| 7 | 85 |  Hasher Al Maktoum
|
Union Properties | 2:06.218 | +1.538 | 7 |
| 8 | 07 |  Stefan Johansson
|
Palm Beach | 2:06.439 | +1.759 | 8 |
| 9 | 69 |  Johnny Herbert
|
JMB Racing | 2:06.668 | +1.988 | 9 |
| 10 | 13 | Damien Pasini
|
JMB Racing | 2:06.742 | +2.062 | 10 |
| 11 | 09 | Marcel Tiemann
|
Continental Circus | 2:06.948 | +2.268 | 11 |
| 12 | 50 |  Marchy Lee
|
HPR | 2:07.060 | +2.380 | 12 |
| 13 | 96 |  Jacques Villeneuve
|
Durango | 2:07.282 | +2.602 | 13 |
| 14 | 32 | Eric Charles
|
Continental Circus | 2:13.022 | +8.432 | 14 |
| Source:[1] | ||||||
Race 1[edit]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Vitantonio Liuzzi |
Union Properties | 16 | 40:55.976 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 80 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
Phoenix Racing | 16 | +0.839 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli |
Palm Beach | 16 | +3.091 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 69 | Johnny Herbert |
JMB Racing | 16 | +12.858 | 9 | 5 |
| 5 | 85 | Hasher Al Maktoum |
Union Properties | 16 | +15.815 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | 96 | Jacques Villeneuve |
Durango | 16 | +34.741 | 13 | 3 |
| 7 | 50 | Marchy Lee |
HPR | 16 | +40.868 | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | 13 | Damien Pasini |
JMB Racing | 16 | +1:18.517 | 10 | 1 |
| 9 | 32 | Eric Charles |
Continental Circus | 16 | +1:37.722 | 14 | |
| 10 | 27 | Jean Alesi |
HPR | 16 | +1:51.563 | 4 | |
| 11 | 25 | Christopher Zoechling |
Durango | 15 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| Ret | 09 | Marcel Tiemann |
Continental Circus | 11 | DNF | 11 | |
| Ret | 07 | Stefan Johansson |
Palm Beach | 11 | DNF | 8 | |
| Ret | 21 | Mathias Lauda |
Phoenix Racing | 4 | DNF | 6 | |
| Source:[2] | |||||||
Race 2[edit]
The race 2 was cancelled due to flooding due to heavy rainfall.[3]
Standings after the event[edit]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Speedcar: Tonio Liuzzi on pole for first race". Auto123.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Liuzzi wins debut Speedcar race". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Floods force cancellation of Dubai race". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2022.