2008 Malaysian GP2 Asia Series round

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Round details
Round 3 of 5 rounds in the
2008 GP2 Series
Location Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia
Course Permanent racing facility
5.543 km (3.445 mi)
Feature race
Date 22 March 2008
Laps 33 (182.919 km)
Pole position
Driver France Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix
Time 1:44.182
Podium
First Russia Vitaly Petrov Barwa Int Campos Team
Second Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing
Third Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver France Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix
Time 1:46.405 (on lap 33)
Sprint race
Date 23 March 2008
Laps 22 (121.946 km)
Podium
First Japan Kamui Kobayashi DAMS
Second France Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix
Third Russia Vitaly Petrov Barwa Int Campos Team
Fastest lap
Driver Brazil Bruno Senna iSport International
Time 1:46.548 (on lap 20)

The 2008 Malaysian GP2 Asia Series round was a GP2 Asia Series motor race held on 22 and 23 March 2008 at Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia. It was the third round of the 2008 GP2 Asia Series. The race supported the 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix.

Classification[edit]

Qualifying[edit]

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 4 France Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 1:44.182 1
2 1 India Karun Chandhok iSport International 1:44.965 +0.783 2
3 16 Spain Adrián Vallés Fisichella Motor Sport International 1:45.035 +0.853 3
4 2 Brazil Bruno Senna iSport International 1:45.094 +0.912 4
5 27 Italy Luca Filippi Qi-Meritus Mahara 1:45.166 +0.984 10
6 12 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 1:45.182 +1.000 5
7 8 Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 1:45.367 +1.185 6
8 10 Japan Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:45.401 +1.219 7
9 15 Italy Davide Valsecchi Durango 1:45.471 +1.289 8
10 11 Netherlands Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 1:45.560 +1.378 9
11 7 Denmark Christian Bakkerud Super Nova Racing 1:45.576 +1.394 11
12 5 Russia Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 1:45.668 +1.486 15
13 19 China Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 1:45.704 +1.522 12
14 26 Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto Qi-Meritus Mahara 1:45.719 +1.537 19
15 6 United Kingdom Ben Hanley Barwa International Campos Team 1:45.879 +1.697 13
16 3 United Kingdom Stephen Jelley ART Grand Prix 1:45.901 +1.719 14
17 14 Brazil Alberto Valerio Durango 1:45.932 +1.750 16
18 9 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:46.019 +1.837 17
19 18 Latvia Harald Schlegelmilch Trident Racing 1:46.069 +1.887 18
20 24 Serbia Miloš Pavlović BCN Competicion 1:46.093 +1.911 20
21 23 Brazil Diego Nunes DPR 1:46.186 +2.004 21
22 17 Romania Michael Herck Fisichella Motor Sport International 1:46.258 +2.076 22
23 21 Italy Marco Bonanomi Piquet Sports 1:46.281 +2.099 23
24 25 Turkey Jason Tahincioglu BCN Competicion 1:46.710 +2.528 26
25 20 Italy Marcello Puglisi Piquet Sports 1:46.923 +2.741 24
26 22 India Armaan Ebrahim DPR 1:47.720 +3.538 25
Source:[1][2]

Feature race[edit]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Russia Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 33 1:27.39.378 15 10
2 8 Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 33 +6.531 6 8
3 9 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 33 +7.725 17 6
4 15 Italy Davide Valsecchi Durango 33 +11.010 8 5
5 10 Japan Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 33 +11.328 7 4
6 11 Netherlands Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 33 +15.262 9 3
7 24 Serbia Miloš Pavlović BCN Competicion 33 +35.862 20 2
8 18 Latvia Harald Schlegelmilch Trident Racing 33 +41.267 18 1
9 4 France Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 33 +51.129 1 2+1
10 23 Brazil Diego Nunes DPR 32 +1 lap 21
11 17 Romania Michael Herck Fisichella Motor Sport International 32 +1 lap 22
12 25 Turkey Jason Tahincioglu BCN Competicion 32 +1 lap 26
13 20 Italy Marcello Puglisi Piquet Sports 32 +1 lap 24
Ret 22 India Armaan Ebrahim DPR 26 Retired 25
Ret 1 India Karun Chandhok iSport International 26 Retired 2
Ret 19 China Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 23 Retired 12
Ret 16 Spain Adrián Vallés Fisichella Motor Sport International 22 Retired 3
Ret 12 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 22 Retired 5
Ret 7 Denmark Christian Bakkerud Super Nova Racing 21 Retired 11
Ret 2 Brazil Bruno Senna iSport International 5 Retired 4
Ret 3 United Kingdom Stephen Jelley ART Grand Prix 4 Retired 14
Ret 26 Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto Qi-Meritus Mahara 2 Retired 19
Ret 27 Italy Luca Filippi Qi-Meritus Mahara 0 Retired 10
Ret 6 United Kingdom Ben Hanley Barwa International Campos Team 0 Retired 13
Ret 14 Brazil Alberto Valerio Durango 0 Retired 16
Ret 21 Italy Marco Bonanomi Piquet Sports 0 Retired 23
Source:[3][4]

Sprint race[edit]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 10 Japan Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 22 39:31.347 4 6
2 4 France Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 22 +4.001 9 5
3 5 Russia Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 22 +11.608 8 4
4 15 Italy Davide Valsecchi Durango 22 +12.417 5 3
5 11 Netherlands Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 22 +21.986 3 2
6 8 Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 22 +26.080 7 1
7 1 India Karun Chandhok iSport International 22 +26.488 15
8 2 Brazil Bruno Senna iSport International 22 +30.608 20 1
9 20 Italy Marcello Puglisi Piquet Sports 22 +39.353 13
10 26 Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto Qi-Meritus Mahara 22 +39.488 22
11 17 Romania Michael Herck Fisichella Motor Sport International 22 +40.371 11
12 24 Serbia Miloš Pavlović BCN Competicion 22 +41.385 2
13 23 Brazil Diego Nunes DPR 22 +41.996 10
14 6 United Kingdom Ben Hanley Barwa International Campos Team 22 +42.187 24
15 21 Italy Marco Bonanomi Piquet Sports 22 +42.770 26
16 19 China Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 22 +44.456 16
17 14 Brazil Alberto Valerio Durango 22 +48.833 25
18 3 United Kingdom Stephen Jelley ART Grand Prix 22 +49.290 21
19 22 India Armaan Ebrahim DPR 22 +1:14.908 14
20 16 Spain Adrián Vallés Fisichella Motor Sport International 21 +1 lap 17
Ret 27 Italy Luca Filippi Qi-Meritus Mahara 18 Retired 23
Ret 12 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 18 Retired 18
Ret 18 Latvia Harald Schlegelmilch Trident Racing 4 Retired 1
Ret 25 Turkey Jason Tahincioglu BCN Competicion 0 Retired 12
Ret 9 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 0 Retired 6
Source:[5][6]

Standings after the event[edit]

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Grosjean on pole for feature race". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-18. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Pole n°2 for Romain Grosjean in Sepang". Automobilsport.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Petrov claims first win in Sepang". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Vitaly Petrov scores his first win in Sepang". Automobilsport.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Kobayashi claims maiden GP2 win". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Kobayashi flies to his first win!". Automobilsport.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.


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