2008 Chinese GP2 Asia Series round

CHN Chinese 1 6 2008 Shanghai International Racing Circuit track map.svg 2008 Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China Permanent racing facility 3.388 5.451 18 October 34 (185.334 km) ESP Roldán Rodríguez Piquet GP 1:45.233 ESP Roldán Rodríguez Piquet GP JPN Kamui Kobayashi DAMS JPN Sakon Yamamoto ART Grand Prix JPN Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:46.407 32 19 October 23 (125.373 km) ITA Davide Valsecchi Durango NZL Earl Bamber My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara ESP Javier Villa Super Nova Racing JPN Sakon Yamamoto Javier Villa ART Grand Prix 1:47.513 23 thumb|270px|Alex Yoong drive Meritus's car in China. The 2008 Chinese GP2 Asia Series round was a GP2 Asia Series motor race held on 18 and 19 October 2008 at Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. It was the first round of the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series. The race supported the 2008 Chinese Grand Prix. Classification Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Gap Grid Final grid position120ESP Roldán RodríguezPiquet GP1:45.233128JPN Kamui KobayashiDAMS1:45.418 +0.1852311ESP Javier VillaSuper Nova Racing1:45.643 +0.410341JPN Sakon YamamotoART Grand Prix1:45.643 +0.410459NED Giedo van der GardeGFH Team iSport1:45.800 +0.567565RUS Vitaly PetrovBarwa International Campos Team1:45.843 +0.610677BEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS1:45.885 +0.6527816ITA Davide ValsecchiDurango1:46.009 +0.7768919NZL Earl BamberMy Team Qi-Meritus Mahara1:46.060 +0.82791025ITA Luca FilippiBCN Competición1:46.084 +0.85110113BRA Luiz RaziaTrust Team Arden1:46.130 +0.897111221BRA Diego NunesPiquet GP1:46.169 +0.93612132FRA Nelson PhilippeART Grand Prix1:46.171 +0.938131410BHR Hamad Al FardanGFH Team iSport1:46.305 +1.07214154FIN Mika MäkiTrust Team Arden1:46.504 +1.271151627NZL Chris van der DriftTrident Racing1:46.595 +1.362161723JPN Yuhi SekiguchiDPR1:46.733 +1.50017186MEX Sergio PérezBarwa International Campos Team1:46.809 +1.576181922ROM Michael HerckDPR1:46.843 +1.610192026ITA Giacomo RicciTrident Racing1:47.010 +1.777202124JPN Hiroki YoshimotoBCN Competición1:47.231 +1.998212217BRA Carlos IaconelliDurango1:47.355 +2.122222318MYS Alex YoongMy Team Qi-Meritus Mahara1:47.652 +2.419232412UK James JakesSuper Nova Racing1:49.026 +3.793242515USA Kevin ChenFisichella Motor Sport International1:49.413 +4.180252614UAE Andreas ZuberFisichella Motor Sport InternationalNo Time1 126Source:2008 Chinese GP2 Asia Qualifying Results https://www.pitpass.com/36324/Shanghai-Qualifying-Times 4 January 2022 Pitpass.com https://web.archive.org/web/20200804023903/https://www.pitpass.com/36324/Shanghai-Qualifying-Times 4 August 2020 deadRodriguez takes pole https://www.pitpass.com/36327/Rodriguez-takes-pole 10 September 2024 Pitpass.com Notes 1 1 – Andreas Zuber didn't get time due to an engine problem. Feature race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points120ESP Roldán RodríguezPiquet GP341:06:23.303110+228JPN Kamui KobayashiDAMS34 +0.63228+131JPN Sakon YamamotoART Grand Prix34 +3.97146411ESP Javier VillaSuper Nova Racing34 +7.2353555RUS Vitaly PetrovBarwa International Campos Team34 +9.40564619NZL Earl BamberMy Team Qi-Meritus Mahara34 +11.67593727NZL Chris van der DriftTrident Racing34 +15.546162816ITA Davide ValsecchiDurango34 +16.1788197BEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS34 +16.4957109NED Giedo van der GardeGFH Team iSport34 +16.81151117BRA Carlos IaconelliDurango34 +20.604221221BRA Diego NunesPiquet GP34 +21.618121326ITA Giacomo RicciTrident Racing34 +23.109201418MYS Alex YoongMy Team Qi-Meritus Mahara34 +25.892231510BHR Hamad Al FardanGFH Team iSport34 +26.419141622ROM Michael HerckDPR34 +26.82119172FRA Nelson PhilippeART Grand Prix33 +1 lap13Ret25ITA Luca FilippiBCN Competición24Retired10Ret23JPN Yuhi SekiguchiDPR24Retired17Ret15USA Kevin ChenFisichella Motor Sport International24Retired25Ret24JPN Hiroki YoshimotoBCN Competición20Retired21Ret14UAE Andreas ZuberFisichella Motor Sport International19Retired26Ret12UK James JakesSuper Nova Racing19Retired24Ret4FIN Mika MäkiTrust Team Arden10Retired15Ret6MEX Sergio PérezBarwa International Campos Team10Retired18Ret3BRA Luiz RaziaTrust Team Arden3Retired11Source:2008 Chinese GP2 Asia Race 1 Results http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=36349 https://web.archive.org/web/20081019210314/http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=36349 2008-10-19 28 July 2022 Pitpass.com Sprint race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points116ITA Davide ValsecchiDurango2341:44.06516219NZL Earl BamberMy Team Qi-Meritus Mahara23 +4.80935311ESP Javier VillaSuper Nova Racing23 +10.18954+1427NZL Chris van der DriftTrident Racing23 +17.7002357BEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS23 +18.38392620ESP Roldán RodríguezPiquet GP23 +18.8108176MEX Sergio PérezBarwa International Campos Team23 +19.35624824JPN Hiroki YoshimotoBCN Competición23 +31.56319918MYS Alex YoongMy Team Qi-Meritus Mahara23 +32.98213104FIN Mika MäkiTrust Team Arden23 +33.587221112UK James JakesSuper Nova Racing23 +34.608211223JPN Yuhi SekiguchiDPR23 +38.078232 2132FRA Nelson PhilippeART Grand Prix23 +40.42816141JPN Sakon YamamotoART Grand Prix23 +1:05.49861515USA Kevin ChenFisichella Motor Sport International23 +1:39.742181622ROM Michael HerckDPR22 +1 lap15173BRA Luiz RaziaTrust Team Arden21 +2 laps25Ret5RUS Vitaly PetrovBarwa International Campos Team19Retired4Ret8JPN Kamui KobayashiDAMS16Retired7Ret10BHR Hamad Al FardanGFH Team iSport11Retired14Ret25ITA Luca FilippiBCN Competición10Retired17Ret17BRA Carlos IaconelliDurango1Retired10Ret26ITA Giacomo RicciTrident Racing1Retired12Ret21BRA Diego NunesPiquet GP0Retired11Ret14UAE Andreas ZuberFisichella Motor Sport International0Retired20DNS9NED Giedo van der GardeGFH Team iSport0Did not start3 3Source:2008 Chinese GP2 Asia Race 2 Results http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=36370 https://web.archive.org/web/20081020213121/http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=36370 2008-10-20 28 July 2022 Pitpass.comSekiguchi penalised https://www.pitpass.com/36351/Sekiguchi-penalised 10 September 2024 Pitpass.com Notes 2 2 – Yuhi Sekiguchi was given a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Luca Filippi in the feature race. 3 3 – Giedo van der Garde didn't leave because she attended on saturday night to fly back to Europe to attend the awards ceremony. Standings after the event Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 ESP Roldán Rodríguez 13 10px 2 ESP Javier Villa 10 10px 3 JPN Kamui Kobayashi 9 10px 4 NZL Earl Bamber 8 10px 5 ITA Davide Valsecchi 7 Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position Team Points 10px 1 BRA Piquet GP 13 10px 2 FRA DAMS 11 10px 3 GBR Super Nova Racing 10 10px 4 MYS My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara 8 10px 5 ITA Durango 7 Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Notes References Chinese GP2 Asia Series round 2008–09 2008 UAE 2nd GP2 Asia Series round 2008 UAE 3rd GP2 Asia Series round None None Category:GP2 Asia Series GP2 Asia Chinese GP2 Asia