2008 GP2 Asia Series

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The 2008 GP2 Asia Series season was the first GP2 Asia Series season. It started on 25 January and ended on 12 April.

Christian Bakkerud driving for Super Nova at the 2008 Bahrain GP2 Asia Series round.

Season summary

Romain Grosjean became the champion despite his teammate Stephen Jelley scoring no points, with their team, ART Grand Prix, winning the teams' title.

In this season, only two drivers scored pole positions. Grosjean took pole in all but one race in Sentul, where Vitaly Petrov secured the first position on the grid. The Frenchman also won four races, including a clean sweep in Dubai and the feature race in Sakhir.

Kamui Kobayashi won two sprint races in Sepang and Sakhir, while Sébastien Buemi won the feature race in Sentul. Marco Bonanomi and Fairuz Fauzy won a sprint race each.

Teams and drivers

All of the teams used the Dallara GP2/05 chassis with Renault-badged 4.0 litre (244 cu in) naturally-aspirated Mecachrome V8 engines order and with tyres supplied by Bridgestone.[1]


Results

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top 8 classified finishers in the Feature race, and to the top 6 classified finishers in the Sprint race. The pole-sitter in the feature race will also receive two points, and one point is given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the feature and sprint races. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race.[2]

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Drivers' Championship

More information Pos, Driver ...
Pos Driver DUB1
United Arab Emirates
SEN
Indonesia
SEP
Malaysia
BHR
Bahrain
DUB2
United Arab Emirates
Points
1 France Romain Grosjean 1 1 4 4 9 2 1 Ret 1 Ret 61
2 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi DSQ Ret 1 7 Ret Ret 2 2 2 2 37
3 Russia Vitaly Petrov DNS 9 5 3 1 3 10 3 4 Ret 33
4 Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy 8 2 8 1 2 6 Ret Ret 11 6 24
5 Brazil Bruno Senna 2 19 7 2 Ret 8 4 DNS DSQ 11 23
6 Japan Kamui Kobayashi 13 Ret DNS 15 5 1 3 1 20 14 22
7 Spain Adrián Vallés 4 Ret 2 5 Ret 20 5 Ret Ret 10 19
8 Italy Davide Valsecchi 17 6 Ret 19 4 4 6 6 14 4 17
9 Netherlands Yelmer Buurman 6 5 9 8 3 5 13
10 Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto 6 4 Ret 20 Ret 10 12 4 5 13 13
11 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio 11 8 Ret Ret 3 Ret 11 12 7 3 12
12 Italy Marco Bonanomi 20 13 Ret 8 Ret 15 Ret Ret 6 1 9
13 India Karun Chandhok 7 3 Ret 13 Ret 7 8 Ret Ret Ret 7
14 Spain Andy Soucek 3 7 6
15 United Kingdom Ben Hanley 3 16 Ret 14 Ret 10 Ret Ret 6
16 Serbia Miloš Pavlović 10 14 6 Ret 7 12 19 15 8 Ret 6
17 Italy Luca Filippi 5 Ret DSQ 21 Ret Ret Ret 11 12 Ret 4
18 Latvia Harald Schlegelmilch 14 18 Ret Ret 8 Ret 14 5 16 7 3
19 Brazil Alberto Valerio 9 5 Ret Ret Ret 17 DNS 17 13 15 2
20 Brazil Diego Nunes 12 DNS Ret 10 10 13 7 Ret 17 12 2
21 China Ho-Pin Tung 22 10 Ret 6 Ret 16 Ret 7 10 DSQ 1
22 Turkey Jason Tahincioglu 19 16 Ret 17 12 Ret 17 13 9 8 0
23 Romania Michael Herck Ret 17 9 12 11 11 15 14 0
24 Denmark Christian Bakkerud Ret 11 Ret 14 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 9 0
25 United Kingdom Stephen Jelley 15 12 DSQ Ret Ret 18 16 9 18 DNS 0
26 Italy Marcello Puglisi 16 Ret DNS 18 13 9 18 Ret Ret Ret 0
27 India Armaan Ebrahim 21 Ret Ret 9 Ret 19 13 16 19 Ret 0
28 Pakistan Adam Khan 18 15 Ret 11 0
29 Spain Roldán Rodríguez 15 Ret 0
Pos Driver DUB1
United Arab Emirates
SEN
Indonesia
SEP
Malaysia
BHR
Bahrain
DUB2
United Arab Emirates
Points
Source:[2]
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenOther points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position point(s)
Italics Fastest lap point(s)
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Notes:

  • † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams' Championship

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Car
No.
DUB1
United Arab Emirates
SEN
Indonesia
SEP
Malaysia
BHR
Bahrain
DUB2
United Arab Emirates
Points
1 France ART Grand Prix 3 15 12 DSQ Ret Ret 18 16 9 18 DNS 61
4 1 1 4 4 9 2 1 Ret 1 Ret
2 Netherlands Trust Team Arden 11 DSQ Ret 1 7 Ret Ret 2 2 2 2 50
12 18 15 Ret 11 6 5 9 8 3 5
3 Spain Barwa International Campos Team 5 DNS 9 5 3 1 3 10 3 4 Ret 39
6 12 DNS 3 16 Ret 14 Ret 10 Ret Ret
4 France DAMS 9 11 8 Ret Ret 3 Ret 11 12 7 3 34
10 13 Ret DNS 15 5 1 3 1 19 14
5 United Kingdom iSport International 1 7 3 Ret 13 Ret 7 8 Ret Ret Ret 30
2 2 19 7 2 Ret 8 4 DNS DSQ 11
6 United Kingdom Super Nova Racing 7 Ret 11 Ret 14 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 9 24
8 8 2 8 1 2 6 Ret Ret 11 6
7 Italy Fisichella Motor Sport International 16 4 Ret 2 5 Ret 20 5 Ret Ret 10 19
17 Ret 17 9 12 11 11 15 14 15 Ret
8 Italy Durango 14 17 6 Ret 19 4 4 6 6 14 4 19
15 9 5 Ret Ret Ret 17 DNS 17 13 15
9 Malaysia Qi-Meritus Mahara 26 6 4 Ret 20 Ret 10 12 4 5 13 17
27 5 Ret DSQ 21 Ret Ret Ret 11 12 Ret
10 Brazil Piquet Sports 20 16 Ret DNS 18 13 9 18 Ret Ret Ret 9
21 20 13 Ret 8 Ret 15 Ret Ret 6 1
11 United Kingdom DPR 22 21 Ret Ret 9 Ret 19 13 16 19 Ret 8
23 3 7 Ret 10 10 13 7 Ret 17 12
12 Spain BCN Competicion 24 10 14 6 Ret 7 12 19 12 8 Ret 6
25 19 16 Ret 17 12 Ret 17 13 9 8
13 Italy Trident Racing 18 14 18 Ret Ret 8 Ret 14 5 16 7 4
19 22 10 Ret 6 Ret 16 Ret 7 10 DSQ
Pos Team Car
No.
DUB1
United Arab Emirates
SEN
Indonesia
SEP
Malaysia
BHR
Bahrain
DUB2
United Arab Emirates
Points
Source:[2]
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenOther points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position point(s)
Italics Fastest lap point(s)
Close

Notes:

  • † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Notes

  1. Arden International competed under a Dutch licence.
  2. Luca Filippi was stripped of the victory after stewards found out he had used tyres allocated to his teammate Hiroki Yoshimoto.[3]
  3. 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[4] was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

References

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