2008 UAE 3rd Speedcar Series round

The 2008 UAE 3rd Speedcar Series round was a Speedcar Series motor race held on 5 and 6 December 2008 at Dubai Autodrome in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was the first round of the 2008–09 Speedcar Series.

2008 UAE 3rd Speedcar Series round
Race 1 of 5 in the 2008–09 Speedcar Series
Race details
Date	5 December 2008
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.390 km (3.349 miles)
Distance	16 laps, 86.24 km ( miles)
Pole position
Driver	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Union Properties
Time	2:04.680
Fastest lap
Driver	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Phoenix Racing
Time	2:05.910 on lap 15
Podium
First	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Union Properties
Second	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Phoenix Racing
Third	Gianni Morbidelli	Palm Beach

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	20	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Union Properties	2:04.680		1
2	80	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Phoenix Racing	2:05.134	+0.454	2
3	25	Christopher Zoechling	Durango	2:05.380	+0.700	3
4	27	Jean Alesi	HPR	2:05.580	+0.900	4
5	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Palm Beach	2:05.630	+0.950	5
6	21	Mathias Lauda	Phoenix Racing	2:06.120	+1.440	6
7	85	Hasher Al Maktoum	Union Properties	2:06.218	+1.538	7
8	07	Stefan Johansson	Palm Beach	2:06.439	+1.759	8
9	69	Johnny Herbert	JMB Racing	2:06.668	+1.988	9
10	13	Damien Pasini	JMB Racing	2:06.742	+2.062	10
11	09	Marcel Tiemann	Continental Circus	2:06.948	+2.268	11
12	50	Marchy Lee	HPR	2:07.060	+2.380	12
13	96	Jacques Villeneuve	Durango	2:07.282	+2.602	13
14	32	Eric Charles	Continental Circus	2:13.022	+8.432	14
Source:[1]

Race 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	20	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Union Properties	16	40:55.976	1	10
2	80	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Phoenix Racing	16	+0.839	2	8
3	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Palm Beach	16	+3.091	5	6
4	69	Johnny Herbert	JMB Racing	16	+12.858	9	5
5	85	Hasher Al Maktoum	Union Properties	16	+15.815	7	4
6	96	Jacques Villeneuve	Durango	16	+34.741	13	3
7	50	Marchy Lee	HPR	16	+40.868	12	2
8	13	Damien Pasini	JMB Racing	16	+1:18.517	10	1
9	32	Eric Charles	Continental Circus	16	+1:37.722	14
10	27	Jean Alesi	HPR	16	+1:51.563	4
11	25	Christopher Zoechling	Durango	15	+1 Lap	3
Ret	09	Marcel Tiemann	Continental Circus	11	DNF	11
Ret	07	Stefan Johansson	Palm Beach	11	DNF	8
Ret	21	Mathias Lauda	Phoenix Racing	4	DNF	6
Source:[2]

Race 2

The race 2 was cancelled due to flooding due to heavy rainfall.^[3]

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Vitantonio Liuzzi 10 2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 8 3 Gianni Morbidelli 6 4 Johnny Herbert 5 5 Hasher Al Maktoum 4

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 Union Properties 14 2 Phoenix Racing 8 3 Palm Beach 6 4 JMB Racing 6 5 Durango 3

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

See also

• 2008 UAE 3rd GP2 Asia Series round