2008 Bahrain GP2 Asia Series round

GP2 Asia Series motor race BHR Bahrain 4 5 2008 Bahrain International Circuit--Grand Prix Layout.svg 2008 Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain Permanent racing facility 3.363 5.412 5 April 34 (184.008 km) FRA Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 1:42.661 FRA Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix SUI Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden JPN Kamui Kobayashi DAMS FRA Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 1:45.453 9 6 April 23 (124.476 km) JPN Kamui Kobayashi DAMS SUI Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden RUS Vitaly Petrov Barwa Int Campos Team SUI Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 1:45.455 19 thumb|Christian Bakkerud thumb|Yelmer Buurman thumb|Armaan Ebrahim The 2008 Bahrain GP2 Asia Series round was a GP2 Asia Series motor race held on 5 and 6 April 2008 at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the fourth round of the 2008 GP2 Asia Series. The race supported the 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix. Classification Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Gap Grid Final grid position14FRA Romain GrosjeanART Grand Prix1:42.661121IND Karun ChandhokiSport International1:43.231 +0.570232BRA Bruno SennaiSport International1:43.238 +0.5773416ESP Adrián VallésFisichella Motor Sport International1:43.239 +0.5784510JPN Kamui KobayashiDAMS1:43.277 +0.616568MYS Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing1:43.489 +0.828679BEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS1:43.67 +1.0097811SUI Sébastien BuemiTrust Team Arden1:43.698 +1.0378923BRA Diego NunesDPR1:43.798 +1.13791021ITA Marco BonanomiPiquet Sports1:43.800 +1.139101114ITA Davide ValsecchiDurango1:43.906 +1.245111227ITA Luca FilippiQi-Meritus Mahara1:43.982 +1.321121312NED Yelmer BuurmanTrust Team Arden1:44.006 +1.34513146GBR Ben HanleyBarwa International Campos Team1:44.085 +1.42414155RUS Vitaly PetrovBarwa International Campos Team1:44.087 +1.426151618LVA Harald SchlegelmilchTrident Racing1:44.187 +1.526161717ROU Michael HerckFisichella Motor Sport International1:44.260 +1.599171826JPN Hiroki YoshimotoQi-Meritus Mahara1:44.334 +1.67318197DEN Christian BakkerudSuper Nova Racing1:44.347 +1.686192019CHN Ho-Pin TungTrident Racing1:44.407 +1.746202115BRA Alberto ValerioDurango1:44.439 +1.778212220ITA Marcello PuglisiPiquet Sports1:44.542 +1.881222324SRB Miloš PavlovićBCN Competicion1:44.659 +1.998232425TUR Jason TahinciogluBCN Competicion1:44.732 +2.071242522IND Armaan EbrahimDPR1:44.845 +2.18425263GBR Stephen JelleyART Grand Prix1:44.863 +2.20226Source:Grosjean takes dominant Bahrain pole http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/66351 5 January 2022 Autosport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080622162754/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/66351 22 June 2008 dead Feature race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points14FRA Romain GrosjeanART Grand Prix341:04:03.530110+2+1211SUI Sébastien BuemiTrust Team Arden34 +12.03088310JPN Kamui KobayashiDAMS34 +19.1485642BRA Bruno SennaiSport International34 +27.23235516ESP Adrián VallésFisichella Motor Sport International34 +29.74744614ITA Davide ValsecchiDurango34 +36.657113723BRA Diego NunesDPR34 +37.2269281IND Karun ChandhokiSport International34 +39.43121912NED Yelmer BuurmanTrust Team Arden34 +39.97413105RUS Vitaly PetrovBarwa International Campos Team34 +42.55515119BEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS34 +43.44471226JPN Hiroki YoshimotoQi-Meritus Mahara34 +49.053181322IND Armaan EbrahimDPR34 +51.240251418LVA Harald SchlegelmilchTrident Racing34 +52.398161517ROU Michael HerckFisichella Motor Sport International34 +52.79917163GBR Stephen JelleyART Grand Prix34 +59.618261725TUR Jason TahinciogluBCN Competicion34 +1:00.209241820ITA Marcello PuglisiPiquet Sports34 +1:08.461221924SRB Miloš PavlovićBCN Competicion34 +1:28.91223Ret19CHN Ho-Pin TungTrident Racing24Retired20Ret8MYS Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing24Retired6Ret6GBR Ben HanleyBarwa International Campos Team8Retired14Ret7DEN Christian BakkerudSuper Nova Racing1Retired19Ret21ITA Marco BonanomiPiquet Sports0Retired10Ret27ITA Luca FilippiQi-Meritus Mahara0Retired12DNS15BRA Alberto ValerioDurango0Did not start21Source:Grosjean wins in Bahrain with ease http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/66393 26 July 2022 Autosport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080617213655/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/66393 17 June 2008 dead Sprint race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points110JPN Kamui KobayashiDAMS2340:59.27066211SUI Sébastien BuemiTrust Team Arden23 +0.86175+135RUS Vitaly PetrovBarwa International Campos Team23 +6.526104426JPN Hiroki YoshimotoQi-Meritus Mahara23 +9.127123518LVA Harald SchlegelmilchTrident Racing23 +15.801142614ITA Davide ValsecchiDurango23 +17.01631719CHN Ho-Pin TungTrident Racing23 +20.78820812NED Yelmer BuurmanTrust Team Arden23 +21.543993GBR Stephen JelleyART Grand Prix23 +22.66916106GBR Ben HanleyBarwa International Campos Team23 +28.217221127ITA Luca FilippiQi-Meritus Mahara23 +29.33725129BEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS23 +29.406111325TUR Jason TahinciogluBCN Competicion23 +36.450171417ROU Michael HerckFisichella Motor Sport International23 +39.022151524SRB Miloš PavlovićBCN Competicion23 +49.735191622IND Armaan EbrahimDPR23 +1:39.993131715BRA Alberto ValerioDurango22 +1 lap26Ret21ITA Marco BonanomiPiquet Sports19Retired24Ret4FRA Romain GrosjeanART Grand Prix17Retired8Ret1IND Karun ChandhokiSport International11Retired1Ret16ESP Adrián VallésFisichella Motor Sport International7Retired4Ret7DEN Christian BakkerudSuper Nova Racing3Retired23Ret20ITA Marcello PuglisiPiquet Sports1Retired18Ret23BRA Diego NunesDPR1Retired2Ret8MYS Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing0Retired21DNS2BRA Bruno SennaiSport International0Did not start5Source:Kobayashi wins as Grosjean takes title http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/66421 26 July 2022 Autosport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080513064638/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/66421 13 May 2008 dead Standings after the event Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 FRA Romain Grosjean 48 10px 2 RUS Vitaly Petrov 28 10px 4 3 SUI Sébastien Buemi 24 10px 1 4 MYS Fairuz Fauzy 23 10px 1 5 BRA Bruno Senna 23 Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position Team Points 10px 1 FRA ART Grand Prix 48 10px 2 ESP Barwa International Campos Team 34 10px 3 GBR iSport International 30 10px 3 4 NED Trust Team Arden 29 10px 5 FRA DAMS 28 Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. See also 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix 2008 Bahrain Speedcar Series round References Bahrain GP2 Asia Series round 2008 2008 Malaysian GP2 Asia Series round 2008 UAE 2nd GP2 Asia Series round 2007 Bahrain GP2 Series round 2009 Bahrain 1st GP2 Asia Series round Category:GP2 Asia Series GP2 Asia