2008 UAE 3rd GP2 Asia Series round

UAE UAE 2 6 2008 Dubai Autodrome--Grand Prix Course.svg 2008 Dubai Autodrome in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Permanent racing facility 3.349 5.390 5 December 34 (183.260 km) JPN Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:41.091 JPN Kamui Kobayashi DAMS ITA Davide Valsecchi Durango ESP Roldán Rodríguez Piquet GP JPN Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:43.079 25 6 December 23 (123.970 km) None Race cancelled N/A None Race cancelled N/A None Race cancelled N/A None Race cancelled N/A NC 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 Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Gap Grid Final grid position18JPN Kamui KobayashiDAMS1:41.091121JPN Sakon YamamotoART Grand Prix1:41.275 +0.184235RUS Vitaly PetrovBarwa International Campos Team1:41.341 +0.2503420ESP Roldán RodríguezPiquet GP1:41.376 +0.2854516ITA Davide ValsecchiDurango1:41.472 +0.3815624NED Yelmer BuurmanOcean Racing Technology1:41.550 +0.459679NED Giedo van der GardeGFH Team iSport1:41.557 +0.4667821BRA Diego NunesPiquet GP1:41.593 +0.502896MEX Sergio PérezBarwa International Campos Team1:41.768 +0.6779107BEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS1:41.777 +0.686101114UAE Andreas ZuberFisichella Motor Sport International1:41.798 +0.70711122VEN Pastor MaldonadoART Grand Prix1:41.838 +0.74712134NED Renger van der ZandeTrust Team Arden1:42.054 +0.963131411ESP Javier VillaSuper Nova Racing1:42.062 +0.971141512UK James JakesSuper Nova Racing1:42.066 +0.975151619NZL Earl BamberMy Team Qi-Meritus Mahara1:42.068 +0.97716173BRA Luiz RaziaTrust Team Arden1:42.204 +1.113171823ITA Giacomo RicciDPR1:42.351 +1.260181910BHR Hamad Al FardanGFH Team iSport1:42.367 +1.276192026BRA Alberto ValerioTrident Racing1:42.541 +1.450202118MYS Alex YoongMy Team Qi-Meritus Mahara1:43.026 +1.935212222ROM Michael HerckDPR1:43.102 +2.011222325ITA Fabrizio CrestaniOcean Racing Technology1:43.316 +2.225232427NZL Chris van der DriftTrident Racing1:43.393 +2.302242517ITA Michael Dalle StelleDurango1:45.603 +4.512252615USA Kevin ChenFisichella Motor Sport International1:48.411 +7.32026Source:Kobayashi snatches pole in Dubai http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72316 5 January 2022 Autosport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20081220062034/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72316 20 December 2008 dead Feature race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points18JPN Kamui KobayashiDAMS341:00:26.439110+2+1216ITA Davide ValsecchiDurango34 +14.37858320ESP Roldán RodríguezPiquet GP34 +15.5404649NED Giedo van der GardeGFH Team iSport34 +19.4037555RUS Vitaly PetrovBarwa International Campos Team34 +27.5413466MEX Sergio PérezBarwa International Campos Team34 +29.0349377BEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS34 +34.01210281JPN Sakon YamamotoART Grand Prix34 +36.08021911ESP Javier VillaSuper Nova Racing34 +52.21914103BRA Luiz RaziaTrust Team Arden34 +56.95517114NED Renger van der ZandeTrust Team Arden34 +58.743131212UK James JakesSuper Nova Racing34 +1:02.217151323ITA Giacomo RicciDPR34 +1:02.854181425ITA Fabrizio CrestaniOcean Racing Technology34 +1:14.074231522ROM Michael HerckDPR34 +1:34.638221626BRA Alberto ValerioTrident Racing34 +1:41.946201717ITA Michael Dalle StelleDurango33 +1 Lap251815USA Kevin ChenFisichella Motor Sport International33 +1 Lap26Ret2VEN Pastor MaldonadoART Grand Prix30DNF12Ret19NZL Earl BamberMy Team Qi-Meritus Mahara30DNF16Ret14UAE Andreas ZuberFisichella Motor Sport International30DNF11Ret24NED Yelmer BuurmanOcean Racing Technology15DNF6Ret21BRA Diego NunesPiquet GP15DNF8Ret27NZL Chris van der DriftTrident Racing13DNF24Ret18MYS Alex YoongMy Team Qi-Meritus Mahara4DNF21Ret10BHR Hamad Al FardanGFH Team iSport3DNF19Source:Kobayashi storms to Dubai win http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72331 5 January 2022 Autosport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20081217160557/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72331 17 December 2008 dead Sprint race The sprint race was cancelled due to flooding due to heavy rainfall.Floods force cancellation of Dubai race http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72362 5 January 2022 Autosport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20081219131704/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72362 19 December 2008 dead Standings after the event Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 2 1JPN Kamui Kobayashi 22 10px 1 2 ESP Roldán Rodríguez 19 10px 2 3 ITA Davide Valsecchi 15 10px 2 4 ESP Javier Villa 10 10px 1 5 NZL Earl Bamber 8 Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position Team Points 10px 1 1 FRA DAMS 26 10px 1 2 BRA Piquet GP 19 10px 2 3 ITA Durango 15 10px 4 4 ESP Barwa International Campos Team 11 10px 2 5 GBR 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 References UAE GP2 Asia Series round 2008–09 2008 Chinese GP2 Asia Series round 2009 Bahrain 1st GP2 Asia Series round 2008 UAE 2nd GP2 Asia Series round None Category:GP2 Asia Series GP2 Asia