2008 UAE 2nd GP2 Asia Series round

The 2008 UAE 2nd GP2 Asia Series round was a GP2 Asia Series motor race held on 11 and 12 April 2008 at Dubai Autodrome in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was the final round of the 2008 GP2 Asia Series.

   2008 UAE GP2 round

Round details
Round 5 of 5 rounds in the 2008 GP2 Series
Location	Dubai Autodrome in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.390 km (3.349 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	11 April 2008
Laps	34 (183.260 km)
Pole position
Driver	Romain Grosjean	ART Grand Prix
Time	1:40.887
Podium
First	Romain Grosjean	ART Grand Prix
Second	Sébastien Buemi	Trust Team Arden
Third	Yelmer Buurman	Trust Team Arden
Fastest lap
Driver	Romain Grosjean	ART Grand Prix
Time	1:42.154 (on lap 32)
Sprint race
Date	12 April 2008
Laps	23 (123.970 km)
Podium
First	Marco Bonanomi	Piquet Sports
Second	Sébastien Buemi	Trust Team Arden
Third	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver	Kamui Kobayashi[a]	DAMS
Time	1:41.220 (on lap 22)

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	4	Romain Grosjean	ART Grand Prix	1:40.887		1
2	2	Bruno Senna	iSport International	1:41.095	+0.208	2
3	10	Kamui Kobayashi	DAMS	1:41.224	+0.337	3
4	21	Marco Bonanomi	Piquet Sports	1:41.629	+0.742	4
5	26	Hiroki Yoshimoto	Qi-Meritus Mahara	1:41.819	+0.932	5
6	12	Yelmer Buurman	Trust Team Arden	1:41.819	+0.932	6
7	5	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa International Campos Team	1:41.836	+0.949	7
8	11	Sébastien Buemi	Trust Team Arden	1:41.870	+0.983	8
9	27	Luca Filippi	Qi-Meritus Mahara	1:41.962	+1.075	9
10	14	Davide Valsecchi	Durango	1:41.988	+1.101	10
11	25	Jason Tahincioglu	BCN Competicion	1:41.998	+1.111	11
12	15	Alberto Valerio	Durango	1:42.056	+1.169	12
13	1	Karun Chandhok	iSport International	1:42.063	+1.176	13
14	9	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	DAMS	1:42.089	+1.202	14
15	24	Miloš Pavlović	BCN Competicion	1:42.136	+1.249	15
16	18	Harald Schlegelmilch	Trident Racing	1:42.223	+1.336	16
17	19	Ho-Pin Tung	Trident Racing	1:42.301	+1.414	17
18	16	Adrián Vallés	Fisichella Motor Sport International	1:42.358	+1.471	18
19	8	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	1:42.440	+1.553	19
20	7	Christian Bakkerud	Super Nova Racing	1:42.652	+1.765	20
21	6	Ben Hanley	Barwa International Campos Team	1:42.657	+1.770	21
22	3	Stephen Jelley	ART Grand Prix	1:42.697	+1.810	22
23	20	Marcello Puglisi	Piquet Sports	1:42.717	+1.830	23
24	22	Armaan Ebrahim	DPR	1:42.866	+1.979	24
25	17	Roldán Rodríguez	Fisichella Motor Sport International	1:43.254	+2.367	25
26	23	Diego Nunes	DPR	1:43.839	+2.952	26
Source:[1]

Feature race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Romain Grosjean	ART Grand Prix	34	59:37.711	1	10+2+1
2	11	Sébastien Buemi	Trust Team Arden	34	+1.933	8	8
3	12	Yelmer Buurman	Trust Team Arden	34	+3.549	6	6
4	5	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa International Campos Team	34	+4.114	7	5
5	26	Hiroki Yoshimoto	Qi-Meritus Mahara	34	+11.364	5	4
6	21	Marco Bonanomi	Piquet Sports	34	+12.051	4	3
7	9	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	DAMS	34	+12.596	14	2
8	24	Miloš Pavlović	BCN Competicion	34	+13.021	15	1
9	25	Jason Tahincioglu	BCN Competicion	34	+29.598	11
10	19	Ho-Pin Tung	Trident Racing	34	+30.597	17
11	8	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	34	+30.744	19
12	27	Luca Filippi	Qi-Meritus Mahara	34	+31.334	9
13	15	Alberto Valerio	Durango	34	+38.482	12
14	14	Davide Valsecchi	Durango	34	+47.037	10
15	17	Roldán Rodríguez	Fisichella Motor Sport International	34	+48.474	25
16	18	Harald Schlegelmilch	Trident Racing	34	+48.575	16
17	23	Diego Nunes	DPR	34	+56.747	26
18	3	Stephen Jelley	ART Grand Prix	34	+1:30.631	22
19	22	Armaan Ebrahim	DPR	33	+1 lap	24
20	10	Kamui Kobayashi	DAMS	31	+3 laps	3
Ret	6	Ben Hanley	Barwa International Campos Team	27	Retired	21
Ret	1	Karun Chandhok	iSport International	23	Retired	13
Ret	7	Christian Bakkerud	Super Nova Racing	19	Retired	20
Ret	20	Marcello Puglisi	Piquet Sports	10	Retired	23
Ret	16	Adrián Vallés	Fisichella Motor Sport International	7	Retired	18
DSQ	2	Bruno Senna	iSport International	34	Disqualified1	2
Source:[2]

Notes

• ^1 – Bruno Senna finished ninth but was disqualified for changing only one tyre during a pit stop.

Sprint race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	21	Marco Bonanomi	Piquet Sports	23	45:08.527	3	6
2	11	Sébastien Buemi	Trust Team Arden	23	+0.516	7	5
3	9	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	DAMS	23	+5.361	2	4
4	14	Davide Valsecchi	Durango	23	+8.445	14	3+1
5	12	Yelmer Buurman	Trust Team Arden	23	+12.550	6	2
6	8	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	23	+12.836	11	1
7	18	Harald Schlegelmilch	Trident Racing	23	+14.306	16
8	25	Jason Tahincioglu	BCN Competicion	23	+15.948	9
9	7	Christian Bakkerud	Super Nova Racing	23	+16.474	23
10	16	Adrián Vallés	Fisichella Motor Sport International	23	+16.934	25
11	2	Bruno Senna	iSport International	23	+17.214	26
12	23	Diego Nunes	DPR	23	+18.895	17
13	26	Hiroki Yoshimoto	Qi-Meritus Mahara	23	+22.225	4
14	10	Kamui Kobayashi	DAMS	23	+26.212	20
15	15	Alberto Valerio	Durango	22	+1 lap	13
Ret	5	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa International Campos Team	17	Retired	4
Ret	17	Roldán Rodríguez	Fisichella Motor Sport International	13	Retired	15
Ret	4	Romain Grosjean	ART Grand Prix	10	Retired	8
Ret	1	Karun Chandhok	iSport International	5	Retired	22
Ret	22	Armaan Ebrahim	DPR	4	Retired	19
Ret	6	Ben Hanley	Barwa International Campos Team	4	Retired	21
Ret	20	Marcello Puglisi	Piquet Sports	2	Retired	24
Ret	24	Miloš Pavlović	BCN Competicion	0	Retired	1
Ret	27	Luca Filippi	Qi-Meritus Mahara	0	Retired	12
DNS	3	Stephen Jelley	ART Grand Prix	0	Did not start2	18
DSQ	19	Ho-Pin Tung	Trident Racing	23	Disqualified3	10
Source:[3]

Notes

• ^2 – Stephen Jelley did not start due to taking part in BTCC round at Rockingham.
• ^3 – Ho-Pin Tung finished fifth, but was disqualified because the car's right hand side skirt was too low.^[4]

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Romain Grosjean 61 1 2 Sébastien Buemi 37 1 3 Vitaly Petrov 33 4 Fairuz Fauzy 24 5 Bruno Senna 23

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 ART Grand Prix 61 2 2 Trust Team Arden 50 1 3 Barwa International Campos Team 39 1 4 DAMS 34 2 5 iSport International 30

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

• 2008 UAE 2nd Speedcar Series round

Notes

1. Kamui Kobayashi set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Davide Valsecchi was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.