GP2 Asia Series Season 2008

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GP2 Asia Series Season 2008
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master
Driver: Romain Grosjean
Team: ART Grand Prix
Season dates
Number of races: 10

2008/09 >

The 2008 GP2 Asia Series season was the first season of the GP2 Asia Series . It began on January 25, 2008 in the United Arab Emirates at the Dubai Autodrome and ended there on April 12, 2008 as well. Frenchman Romain Grosjean was already the champion of the GP2 Asia series before the last race weekend . His racing team ART Grand Prix won the team championship.

Starting field

team Automobile # driver Race weekend
United KingdomUnited Kingdom iSport International 1 IndiaIndia Karun Chandhok 1-5
2 BrazilBrazil Bruno Senna 1-5
FranceFrance ART Grand Prix 3 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Stephen Jelley 1-5
4th FranceFrance Romain Grosjean 1-5
SpainSpain Campos Grand Prix 5 RussiaRussia Vitaly Petrov 1-5
6th BrazilBrazil Diego Nunes 1
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ben Hanley 2-5
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Super Nova International 7th DenmarkDenmark Christian Bakkerud 1-5
8th MalaysiaMalaysia Fairuz Fauzy 1-5
FranceFrance DAMS 9 BelgiumBelgium Jérôme D'Ambrosio 1-5
10 JapanJapan Kamui Kobayashi 1-5
NetherlandsNetherlands Trust Team Arden 11 PakistanPakistan Adam Khan 1-2
NetherlandsNetherlands Yelmer Buurman 3-5
12 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Sébastien Buemi 1-5
ItalyItaly Durango 14th BrazilBrazil Alberto Valerio 1-5
15th ItalyItaly Davide Valsecchi 1-5
ItalyItaly FMS International 16 SpainSpain Adrian Vallés 1-5
17th RomaniaRomania Michael Herck 1-4
SpainSpain Roldán Rodríguez 5
ItalyItaly Trident Racing 18th LatviaLatvia Harald Schlegelmilch 1-5
19th China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Ho-Pin Tung 1-5
BrazilBrazil Piquet Sports 20th ItalyItaly Marcello Puglisi 1-5
21st ItalyItaly Marco Bonanomi 1-5
United KingdomUnited Kingdom David Price Racing 22nd IndiaIndia Armaan Ebrahim 1-5
23 SpainSpain Andy Souček 1
BrazilBrazil Diego Nunes 2-5
SpainSpain BCN Competición 24 SerbiaSerbia Miloš Pavlović 1-5
25th TurkeyTurkey Jason Tahinci 1-5
MalaysiaMalaysia Qi-Meritus Mahara 26th JapanJapan Hiroki Yoshimoto 1-5
27 ItalyItaly Luca Filippi 1-5

run

No. date Racetrack winner Second Third
1. January 25th United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates Dubai FranceFrance Romain Grosjean BrazilBrazil Bruno Senna SpainSpain Andy Souček
2. January 26th FranceFrance Romain Grosjean MalaysiaMalaysia Fairuz Fauzy IndiaIndia Karun Chandhok
3. February 16 IndonesiaIndonesia Citeureup SwitzerlandSwitzerland Sébastien Buemi SpainSpain Adrian Vallés United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ben Hanley
4th February 17th MalaysiaMalaysia Fairuz Fauzy BrazilBrazil Bruno Senna RussiaRussia Vitaly Petrov
5. March 22 MalaysiaMalaysia Sepang RussiaRussia Vitaly Petrov MalaysiaMalaysia Fairuz Fauzy BelgiumBelgium Jérôme D'Ambrosio
6th March 23 JapanJapan Kamui Kobayashi FranceFrance Romain Grosjean RussiaRussia Vitaly Petrov
7th April 5th BahrainBahrain as-Sachir FranceFrance Romain Grosjean SwitzerlandSwitzerland Sébastien Buemi JapanJapan Kamui Kobayashi
8th. April 6th JapanJapan Kamui Kobayashi SwitzerlandSwitzerland Sébastien Buemi RussiaRussia Vitaly Petrov
9. 11 April United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates Dubai FranceFrance Romain Grosjean SwitzerlandSwitzerland Sébastien Buemi NetherlandsNetherlands Yelmer Buurman
10. 12. April ItalyItaly Marco Bonanomi SwitzerlandSwitzerland Sébastien Buemi BelgiumBelgium Jérôme D'Ambrosio

Rating

Point system

In the main race (HAU) the first eight of the race got 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 or 1 point (s). In the sprint race (SPR), the first six of the race received 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 or 1 point (s). In addition, the winner of the qualifying, who started from pole position in the main race, received two points. The driver who achieved the fastest lap of the first ten classified drivers also received a point.

Driver ranking

Item driver United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates UAE IndonesiaIndonesia INA MalaysiaMalaysia MAS BahrainBahrain BRN United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates UAE Points
HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR
1 FranceFrance R. Grosjean 1 1 4th 4th 9 2 1 DNF 1 DNF 61
2 SwitzerlandSwitzerland S. Buemi DSQ DNF 1 7th DNF DNF 2 2 2 2 37
3 RussiaRussia W. Petrov DNF 9 5 3 1 3 10 3 4th DNF 33
4th MalaysiaMalaysia F. Fauzy 8th 2 8th 1 2 6th DNF DNF 11 6th 24
5 BrazilBrazil B. Senna 2 19th 7th 2 DNF 8th 4th DNF DSQ 11 23
6th JapanJapan K. Kobayashi 13 DNF DNF 15th 5 1 3 1 20th 14th 22nd
7th SpainSpain A. Vallés 4th DNF 2 5 DNF 20th 5 DNF DNF 10 19th
8th ItalyItaly D. Valsecchi 17th 6th DNF 19th 4th 4th 6th 6th 14th 4th 17th
9 NetherlandsNetherlands Y. Buurman 6th 5 9 8th 3 5 13
10 JapanJapan H. Yoshimoto 6th 4th DNF 20th DNF 10 12 4th 5 13 13
11 BelgiumBelgium J. D'Ambrosio 11 8th DNF DNF 3 DNF 11 12 7th 3 12
12 ItalyItaly M. Bonanomi 20th 13 DNF 8th DNF 15th DNF DNF 6th 1 9
13 IndiaIndia K. Chandhok 7th 3 DNF 13 DNF 7th 8th DNF DNF DNF 7th
14th SpainSpain A. Souček 3 7th 6th
15th United KingdomUnited Kingdom B. Hanley 3 16 DNF 14th DNF 10 DNF DNF 6th
16 SerbiaSerbia M. Pavlović 10 14th 6th DNF 7th 12 19th 15th 8th DNF 6th
17th ItalyItaly L. Filippi 5 DNF DSQ 1 21st DNF DNF DNF 11 12 DNF 4th
18th LatviaLatvia H. Schlegelmilch 14th 18th DNF DNF 8th DNF 14th 5 16 7th 3
19th BrazilBrazil A. Valerio 9 5 DNF DNF DNF 17th DNF 17th 13 15th 2
20th BrazilBrazil D. Nunes 12 DNS DNF 10 10 13 7th DNF 17th 12 2
21st China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China H. Tung 22nd 10 DNF 6th DNF 16 DNF 7th 10 DSQ 1
22nd TurkeyTurkey J. Tahinci 19th 16 DNF 17th 12 DNF 17th 13 9 8th 0
23 RomaniaRomania M. Herck DNF 17th 9 12 11 11 15th 14th INJ INJ 0
24 United KingdomUnited Kingdom S. Jelley 15th 12 DSQ DNF DNF 18th 16 9 18th DNS 0
25th ItalyItaly M. Puglisi 16 DNF DNF 18th 13 9 18th DNF DNF DNF 0
26th IndiaIndia A. Ebrahim 21st DNF DNF 9 DNF 19th 13 16 19th DNF 0
27 DenmarkDenmark C. Bakkerud DNF 11 DNF 14th DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF 9 0
28 PakistanPakistan A. Khan 18th 15th DNF 11 0
29 SpainSpain R. Rodríguez 15th DNF 0
Item driver HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR Points
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates UAE IndonesiaIndonesia INA MalaysiaMalaysia MAS BahrainBahrain BRN United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates UAE
colour meaning
gold winner
silver 2nd place
bronze 3rd place
green Placement in the points
blue Classified outside the point ranks
violet Race not finished (DNF)
not classified (NC)
red not qualified (DNQ)
black disqualified (DSQ)
White not at the start (DNS)
withdrawn (WD)
Race canceled (C)
Blank not participated
injured or sick (INJ)
excluded (EX)
other
formats
and
characters 		P / bold Pole position
italic Fastest racing lap (in the GP2 series / FIA Formula 2 championship
from 2008 for the fastest racing lap of the ten best drivers)
* not at the finish,
but counted due to the distance covered
underlined Leader in the overall standings

Bold - Pole Position
Italic - Fastest race lap

Team evaluation

Item team Car no. United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates UAE IndonesiaIndonesia INA MalaysiaMalaysia MAS BahrainBahrain BRN United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates UAE Points
HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR
1 FranceFrance ART Grand Prix 3 15th 12 DSQ DNF DNF 18th 16 9 18th DNS 61
4th 1 1 4th 4th 9 2 1 DNF 1 DNF
2 NetherlandsNetherlands Trust Team Arden 11 18th 15th DNF 11 6th 5 9 8th 3 5 50
12 DSQ DNF 1 7th DNF DNF 2 2 2 2
3 SpainSpain Campos Grand Prix 5 DNF 9 5 3 1 3 10 3 4th DNF 39
6th 12 DNS 3 16 DNF 14th DNF 10 DNF DNF
4th FranceFrance DAMS 9 11 8th DNF DNF 3 DNF 11 12 7th 3 34
10 13 DNF DNF 15th 5 1 3 1 20th 14th
5 United KingdomUnited Kingdom iSport International 1 7th 3 DNF 13 DNF 7th 8th DNF DNF DNF 30th
2 2 19th 7th 2 DNF 8th 4th DNF DSQ 11
6th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Super Nova International 7th DNF 11 DNF 14th DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF 9 24
8th 8th 2 8th 1 2 6th DNF DNF 11 6th
7th ItalyItaly FMS International 16 4th DNF 2 5 DNF 20th 5 DNF DNF 10 19th
17th DNF 17th 9 12 11 11 15th 14th 15th DNF
8th ItalyItaly Durango 14th 9 5 DNF DNF DNF 17th DNF 17th 13 15th 19th
15th 17th 6th DNF 19th 4th 4th 6th 6th 14th 4th
9 MalaysiaMalaysia Qi-Meritus Mahara 26th 6th 4th DNF 20th DNF 10 12 4th 5 13 17th
27 5 DNF DSQ 1 21st DNF DNF DNF 11 12 DNF
10 BrazilBrazil Piquet Sports 20th 16 DNF DNF 18th 13 9 18th DNF DNF DNF 9
21st 20th 13 DNF 8th DNF 15th DNF DNF 6th 1
11 United KingdomUnited Kingdom David Price Racing 22nd 21st DNF DNF 9 DNF 19th 13 16 19th DNF 8th
23 3 7th DNF 10 10 13 7th DNF 17th 12
12 SpainSpain BCN Competición 24 10 14th 6th DNF 7th 12 19th 15th 8th DNF 6th
25th 19th 16 DNF 17th 12 DNF 17th 13 9 8th
13 ItalyItaly Trident Racing 18th 14th 18th DNF DNF 8th DNF 14th 5 16 7th 4th
19th 22nd 10 DNF 6th DNF 16 DNF 7th 10 DSQ
Item team Car no. HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR Points
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates UAE IndonesiaIndonesia INA MalaysiaMalaysia MAS BahrainBahrain BRN United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates UAE

1 Luca Filippi was victory disallowed because he tires of his team-mate Hiroki Yoshimoto was used