2008 UAE 1st GP2 Asia Series round

UAE UAE 1 5 2008 Dubai Autodrome--International Course.svg 2008 Dubai Autodrome in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Permanent racing facility 2.666 4.290 25 January 42 (180.180 km) FRA Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 1:21.760 FRA Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix BRA Bruno Senna iSport International ESP Andy Soucek DPR BRA Bruno Senna iSport International 1:22.462 40 26 January 28 (120.120 km) FRA Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix MYS Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing IND Karun Chandhok iSport International FRA Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 1:22.453 23 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 Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Gap Grid Final grid position14FRA Romain GrosjeanART Grand Prix1:21.760122BRA Bruno SennaiSport International1:21.809 +0.0492323ESP Andy SoucekDPR1:21.859 +0.099341IND Karun ChandhokiSport International1:21.963 +0.2034516ESP Adrián VallésFisichella Motor Sport International1:22.180 +0.4205627ITA Luca FilippiQi-Meritus Mahara1:22.187 +0.4276721ITA Marco BonanomiPiquet Sports1:22.373 +0.6137826JPN Hiroki YoshimotoQi-Meritus Mahara1:22.469 +0.7098914ITA Davide ValsecchiDurango1:22.485 +0.72591011SUI Sébastien BuemiTrust Team Arden1:22.520 +0.760101110JPN Kamui KobayashiDAMS1:22.556 +0.796111219CHN Ho-Pin TungTrident Racing1:22.595 +0.83512138MYS Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing1:22.874 +1.114131415BRA Alberto ValerioDurango1:22.891 +1.13114157DEN Christian BakkerudSuper Nova Racing1:22.947 +1.187151618LVA Harald SchlegelmilchTrident Racing1:23.048 +1.28816176BRA Diego NunesBarwa International Campos Team1:23.190 +1.430171824SRB Miloš PavlovićBCN Competicion1:23.240 +1.48018193GBR Stephen JelleyART Grand Prix1:23.637 +1.877192012PAK Adam KhanTrust Team Arden1:23.859 +2.09920219BEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS1:23.867 +2.107212225TUR Jason TahinciogluBCN Competicion1:23.941 +2.181222317ROU Michael HerckFisichella Motor Sport International1:24.078 +2.318232420ITA Marcello PuglisiPiquet Sports1:24.378 +2.618242522IND Armaan EbrahimDPR1:24.864 +3.10425265RUS Vitaly PetrovBarwa International Campos TeamNo time26Source:Grosjean takes pole http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=33777 5 January 2022 Pitpass.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100106191916/http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=33777 6 January 2010 dead Feature race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points14FRA Romain GrosjeanART Grand Prix4259:25.309110+222BRA Bruno SennaiSport International42 +12.35828+1323ESP Andy SoucekDPR42 +17.34736416ESP Adrián VallésFisichella Motor Sport International42 +17.76855527ITA Luca FilippiQi-Meritus Mahara42 +18.30964626JPN Hiroki YoshimotoQi-Meritus Mahara42 +28.2098371IND Karun ChandhokiSport International42 +36.5684288MYS Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing42 +40.767131915BRA Alberto ValerioDurango42 +46.218141024SRB Miloš PavlovićBCN Competicion42 +59.58118119BEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS42 +1:00.02921126BRA Diego NunesBarwa International Campos Team42 +1:02.146171310JPN Kamui KobayashiDAMS42 +1:02.634111418LVA Harald SchlegelmilchTrident Racing42 +1:09:90216153GBR Stephen JelleyART Grand Prix42 +1:24.834191620ITA Marcello PuglisiPiquet Sports41 +1 lap241714ITA Davide ValsecchiDurango41 +1 lap91812PAK Adam KhanTrust Team Arden41 +1 lap201925TUR Jason TahinciogluBCN Competicion41 +1 lap222021ITA Marco BonanomiPiquet Sports41 +1 lap72122IND Armaan EbrahimDPR40 +2 laps252219CHN Ho-Pin TungTrident Racing40 +2 laps12Ret17ROU Michael HerckFisichella Motor Sport International10Retired23Ret7DEN Christian BakkerudSuper Nova Racing6Retired15DNS5RUS Vitaly PetrovBarwa International Campos Team0Gearbox1 126DSQ11SUI Sébastien BuemiTrust Team Arden42Disqualified2 210Source:Grosjean takes dominant Dubai win http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/64856 26 July 2022 Autosport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080128150858/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/64856 28 January 2008 dead Notes 1 1 – Vitaly Petrov did not start due to a gearbox failure. 2 2 – Sébastien Buemi finished seventh but was disqualified because the car's side skirts did not meet the technical regulations.Buemi excluded for infringement http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/64858 5 January 2022 Autosport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080129015605/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/64858 29 January 2008 dead Sprint race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points14FRA Romain GrosjeanART Grand Prix2843:32.99186+128MYS Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing28 +3.7781531IND Karun ChandhokiSport International28 +5.97424426JPN Hiroki YoshimotoQi-Meritus Mahara28 +12.14733515BRA Alberto ValerioDurango28 +12.85492614ITA Davide ValsecchiDurango28 +18.367171723ESP Andy SoucekDPR28 +19.360689BEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS28 +25.0521195RUS Vitaly PetrovBarwa International Campos Team28 +25.687251019CHN Ho-Pin TungTrident Racing28 +26.33922117DEN Christian BakkerudSuper Nova Racing28 +28.75424123GBR Stephen JelleyART Grand Prix28 +34.481151221ITA Marco BonanomiPiquet Sports28 +35.562201424SRB Miloš PavlovićBCN Competicion28 +36.624101512PAK Adam KhanTrust Team Arden28 +43.462181625TUR Jason TahinciogluBCN Competicion28 +48.157191717ROU Michael HerckFisichella Motor Sport International28 +48.750231818LVA Harald SchlegelmilchTrident Racing27 +1 lap14192BRA Bruno SennaiSport International27 +1 lap7Ret22IND Armaan EbrahimDPR19Retired21Ret27ITA Luca FilippiQi-Meritus Mahara4Retired4Ret16ESP Adrián VallésFisichella Motor Sport International0Retired5Ret10JPN Kamui KobayashiDAMS0Retired13Ret20ITA Marcello PuglisiPiquet Sports0Retired16Ret11SUI Sébastien BuemiTrust Team Arden0Retired26DNS6BRA Diego NunesBarwa International Campos Team0Fuel leak3 312Source:Grosjean storms to second Dubai win http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/64862 26 July 2022 Autosport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080129002607/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/64862 29 January 2008 dead Notes 3 3 – Diego Nunes did not start due to a fuel leak. Standings after the event Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 FRA Romain Grosjean 19 10px 2 BRA Bruno Senna 9 10px 3 MYS Fairuz Fauzy 6 10px 4 IND Karun Chandhok 6 10px 5 ESP Andy Soucek 6 Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position Team Points 10px 1 FRA ART Grand Prix 19 10px 2 GBR iSport International 15 10px 3 MYS Qi-Meritus Mahara 10 10px 4 GBR Super Nova Racing 6 10px 5 GBR DPR 6 Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. See also 2008 UAE 1st Speedcar Series round References UAE GP2 Asia Series round 2008 None 2008 Indonesian GP2 Asia Series round None 2008 UAE 2nd GP2 Asia Series round Category:GP2 Asia Series GP2 Asia