2008 Hockenheimring GP2 Series round

2008 Hockenheimring GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on July 19 and 20, 2008 at the Hockenheimring in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was the sixth round of the 2008 GP2 Series season. The race weekend supported the 2008 German Grand Prix.

   2008 German GP2 round

Round details
Round 6 of 10 rounds in the 2008 GP2 Series
Hockenheimring
Location	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.574 km (2.842 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	19 July 2008
Laps	40
Pole position
Driver	Giorgio Pantano	Racing Engineering
Time	1:21.650
Podium
First	Giorgio Pantano	Racing Engineering
Second	Romain Grosjean	ART Grand Prix
Third	Álvaro Parente	Super Nova Racing
Fastest lap
Driver	Giorgio Pantano	Racing Engineering
Time	1:24.454 (on lap 28)
Sprint race
Date	20 July 2008
Laps	27
Podium
First	Karun Chandhok	iSport International
Second	Andreas Zuber	Piquet Sports
Third	Bruno Senna	iSport International
Fastest lap
Driver	Sébastien Buemi	Trust Team Arden
Time	1:24.317 (on lap 24)

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	12	Giorgio Pantano	Racing Engineering	1:21.650	1
2	4	Romain Grosjean	ART Grand Prix	1:21.934	2
3	22	Andreas Zuber	Piquet Sports	1:22.004	3
4	14	Sébastien Buemi	Trust Team Arden	1:22.171	4
5	6	Lucas di Grassi	Barwa International Campos Team	1:22.172	5
6	2	Bruno Senna	iSport International	1:22.216	6
7	8	Álvaro Parente	Super Nova Racing	1:22.391	7
8	10	Kamui Kobayashi	DAMS	1:22.459	13
9	11	Javier Villa	Racing Engineering	1:22.560	8
10	5	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa International Campos Team	1:22.587	9
11	1	Karun Chandhok	iSport International	1:22.759	10
12	3	Sakon Yamamoto	ART Grand Prix	1:22.788	11
13	15	Luca Filippi	Trust Team Arden	1:22.802	12
14	9	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	DAMS	1:22.907	14
15	23	Pastor Maldonado	Piquet Sports	1:22.969	15
16	7	Andy Soucek	Super Nova Racing	1:22.992	16
17	21	Ho-Pin Tung	Trident Racing	1:23.264	17
18	16	Davide Valsecchi	Durango	1:23.320	18
19	17	Alberto Valerio	Durango	1:23.378	19
20	20	Mike Conway	Trident Racing	1:23.433	20
21	25	Diego Nunes	David Price Racing	1:23.434	21
22	18	Roldán Rodríguez	FMS International	1:23.497	22
23	27	Carlos Iaconelli	BCN Competición	1:23.913	23
24	19	Marko Asmer	FMS International	1:24.011	24
25	26	Adrián Vallés	BCN Competición	1:24.273	24
26	24	Michael Herck	David Price Racing	1:24.641	26
Source:[1]

Feature race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	12	Giorgio Pantano	Racing Engineering	40	59:03.426	1	22+2+1
2	4	Romain Grosjean	ART Grand Prix	40	+14.004	2	20
3	8	Álvaro Parente	Super Nova Racing	40	+43.248	7	18
4	2	Bruno Senna	iSport International	40	+45.658	6	15
5	6	Lucas di Grassi	Barwa International Campos Team	40	+49.205	5	10
6	23	Pastor Maldonado	Piquet Sports	40	+49.410	15	9
7	7	Andy Soucek	Super Nova Racing	40	+50.768	16	5
8	1	Karun Chandhok	iSport International	40	+1:08.417	10	3
9	17	Alberto Valerio	Durango	40	+1:36.478	19	2
10	11	Javier Villa	Racing Engineering	39	Crash	8	1
11	22	Andreas Zuber	Piquet Sports	39	Crash	3
12	3	Sakon Yamamoto	ART Grand Prix	39	+1 lap	11
13	21	Ho-Pin Tung	Trident Racing	39	+1 lap	17
14	19	Marko Asmer	FMS International	39	+1 lap	24
15	26	Adrián Vallés	BCN Competición	39	+1 lap	25
16	27	Carlos Iaconelli	BCN Competición	39	+1 lap	23
17	24	Michael Herck	David Price Racing	39	+1 lap	26
18	18	Roldán Rodríguez	FMS International	38	+2 laps	22
Ret	14	Sébastien Buemi	Trust Team Arden	35	Crash	4
Ret	20	Mike Conway	Trident Racing	35	Crash	20
Ret	5	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa International Campos Team	35	Crash	9
Ret	9	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	DAMS	35	Crash	14
Ret	15	Luca Filippi	Trust Team Arden	33	Crash	12
Ret	25	Diego Nunes	David Price Racing	33	Crash	21
Ret	16	Davide Valsecchi	Durango	23	Collision	18
Ret	10	Kamui Kobayashi	DAMS	0	Did not finish	13
Source:[1]

Romain Grosjean won the race, but was later issued a 25 seconds time penalty after passing a under yellow flags.[37]

Sprint race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Karun Chandhok	iSport International	27	38:27.955	1	25
2	22	Andreas Zuber	Piquet Sports	27	+0.702	11	20
3	2	Bruno Senna	iSport International	27	+1.274	5	18
4	4	Romain Grosjean	ART Grand Prix	27	+4.947	7	15
5	11	Javier Villa	Racing Engineering	27	+10.893	10	10
6	8	Álvaro Parente	Super Nova Racing	27	+16.383	6	9
7	21	Ho-Pin Tung	Trident Racing	27	+17.423	13	7
8	14	Sébastien Buemi	Trust Team Arden	27	+18.364	19	5
9	20	Mike Conway	Trident Racing	27	+21.808	24	2
10	9	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	DAMS	27	+27.503	25	1
11	5	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa International Campos Team	27	+28.832	26
12	19	Marko Asmer	FMS International	27	+34.160	14
13	16	Davide Valsecchi	Durango	27	+34.854	22
14	17	Alberto Valerio	Durango	27	+35.468	9
15	18	Roldán Rodríguez	FMS International	27	+36.769	18
16	27	Carlos Iaconelli	BCN Competición	27	+41.765	16
17	23	Pastor Maldonado	Piquet Sports	27	+46.526	3
18	10	Kamui Kobayashi	DAMS	27	+47.554	23
19	7	Andy Soucek	Super Nova Racing	26	+1 lap	2
20	25	Diego Nunes	David Price Racing	26	+1 lap	21
NC	3	Sakon Yamamoto	ART Grand Prix	20	+7 laps	12
Ret	26	Adrián Vallés	BCN Competición	9	Collision damage	15
Ret	6	Lucas di Grassi	Barwa International Campos Team	7	Collision	4
Ret	12	Giorgio Pantano	Racing Engineering	2	Engine	8
Ret	24	Michael Herck	David Price Racing	0	Collision	17
Ret	15	Luca Filippi	Trust Team Arden	0	Collision	20
Source:[1]