GP2 Asia Series Season 2008/09

GP2 Asia Series Season 2008/09

master
Driver:	Kamui Kobayashi
Team:	DAMS
Season dates
Number of races:	12
< 2008	2009/10 >

The 2008/09 GP2 Asia Series season was the second season of the GP2 Asia Series . It began on October 18, 2008 at the Shanghai International Circuit and ends on April 19, 2009 at the Bahrain International Circuit . On the last race weekend, the Japanese Kamui Kobayashi secured the championship title of this season. His racing team DAMS won the team championship.

Starting field

team	Automobile #	driver	Race weekend
ART Grand Prix	1	Sakon Yamamoto	1-6
	2	Nelson Philippe	1
		Pastor Maldonado	2, 5-6
		Nico Hulkenberg	3-4
Arden Motorsport	3	Luiz Razia	1-6
	4th	Mika Mäki	1
		Renger van der Zande	2
		Edoardo Mortara	3-6
Barwa International Campos	5	Vitaly Petrov	1-6
	6th	Sergio Perez	1-6
DAMS	7th	Jérôme D'Ambrosio	1-6
	8th	Kamui Kobayashi	1-6
GFH Team iSport	9	Giedo van der Garde	1-6
	10	Hamad Al Fardan	1-6
Super Nova Racing	11	Javier Villa	1-6
	12	James Jakes	1-6
FMS International	14th	Andreas Zuber	1-2
		Rodolfo González	3-6
	15th	Kevin Nai Chia Chen	1-6
Durango	16	Davide Valsecchi	1-6
	17th	Carlos Iaconelli	1
		Michael Dalle body	2-6
Qi-Meritus Mahara	18th	Alex Yoong	1-2
		Marco Bonanomi	3-6
	19th	Earl Bamber	1-3
		Álvaro Parente	4-6
Piquet GP	20th	Roldán Rodríguez	1-6
	21st	Diego Nunes	1-6
David Price Racing	22nd	Michael Herck	1-6
	23	Yūhi Sekiguchi	1
		Giacomo Ricci	2-6
BCN Competición Ocean Racing Technology 1	24	Hiroki Yoshimoto	1
		Yelmer Buurman	2-5
		Karun Chandhok	6th
	25th	Luca Filippi	1
		Fabrizio Crestani	2-6
Trident Racing	26th	Giacomo Ricci	1
		Alberto Valerio	2
		Frankie Provenzano	3-4
		Ricardo Teixeira	5-6
	27	Chris van der Drift	1-2
		Adrian Vallés	3
		Davide Rigon	4-6

¹ BCN Competición was sold to Tiago Monteiro after the first race weekend , who competed in the GP2 Asia series with Ocean Racing Technology for the rest of the season .

run

The calendar for the GP2 Asia Series season 2008/2009 was published on July 8, 2008.

No.	date	Racetrack	winner	Second	Third
1.	October 18, 2008	Shanghai	Roldán Rodríguez	Kamui Kobayashi	Sakon Yamamoto
2.	October 19, 2008		Davide Valsecchi	Earl Bamber	Javier Villa
3.	December 5, 2008	Dubai	Kamui Kobayashi	Davide Valsecchi	Roldán Rodríguez
4th	December 6, 2008		called off
5.	January 23, 2009	as-Sachir	Kamui Kobayashi	Jérôme D'Ambrosio	Edoardo Mortara
6th	January 24, 2009		Sergio Perez	Davide Valsecchi	Jérôme D'Ambrosio
7th	February 13, 2009	Losail	Nico Hulkenberg	Sergio Perez	Vitaly Petrov
8th.	February 14, 2009		Sergio Perez	Vitaly Petrov	Nico Hulkenberg
9.	April 4, 2009	Sepang	Diego Nunes	Kamui Kobayashi	James Jakes
10.	April 5, 2009		Vitaly Petrov	Pastor Maldonado	Davide Valsecchi
11.	April 25, 2009	as-Sachir	Diego Nunes	Roldán Rodríguez	Jérôme D'Ambrosio
12.	April 26, 2009		Luiz Razia	Jérôme D'Ambrosio	Davide Rigon

On December 17, 2008, the organizers announced that the fourth event of the season would not take place in Dubai as planned, but on February 8 and 9, 2009 at the Losail Circuit in Qatar . This was the first night race under floodlights in GP2 history.

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 CHN HAU CHN SPR UAE HAU UAE SPR BRN HAU BRN SPR QAT HAU QAT SPR MAS HAU MAS SPR BRN HAU BRN SPR Points 1  Kobayashi 2 DNF 1 C. 1 6th 4th 18th 2 7th 4th 5 56 2  D'Ambrosio 9 5 7th C. 2 3 5 7th DNF DSQ 3 2 36 3  Rodríguez 1 6th 3 C. 6th 23 DNF 17th 4th 12 2 DNF 35 4th  Valsecchi 8th 1 2 C. 5 2 6th 5 8th 3 16 DNF 34 5  Petrov 5 DNF 5 C. 10 12 3 2 6th 1 19th 11 28 6th  Hulkenberg 4th 4th 1 3 27 7th  Perez DNF 7th 6th C. 8th 1 2 1 DNF 6th 12 9 26th 8th  Nunes 12 DNF DNF C. 13 22nd 11 12 1 4th 1 6th 24 9  Yamamoto 3 14th 8th C. 17th 11 DNF 14th 12 DNF 6th 4th 13 10  villa 4th 3 9 C. 9 5 13 10 19th 18th 15th 12 12 11  Mortara 3 8th 7th 4th DNF 17th DNF 16 11 12  van der Garde 10 DNS 4th C. 7th 14th 12 8th 14th 10 5 7th 11 13  Razia DNF 17th 10 C. 14th 9 8th 6th DNF DNF 8th 1 9 14th  Bamber 6th 2 DNF C. 11 7th 8th 15th  Maldonado DNF C. 7th 2 DNF DNF 7th 16  Jakes DNF 11 12 C. 22nd DNF 9 9 3 DNF 10 14th 7th 17th  Rigon 14th 15th DNF 13 7th 3 6th 18th  van der drift 7th 4th DNF C. 5 19th  Buurman DNF C. DNF 13 DNF DNS 5 11 4th 20th  Al Fardan 15th DNF DNF C. 12 DNF DNF DNF 9 5 DNF 17th 2 21st  Parents 17th 16 11 9 DNF 13 1 22nd  Bonanomi 20th 10 16 11 DNF 14th 14th 8th 0 23  Gonzalez 16 DNF DNF 19th 10 8th DNF DNF 0 24  Yoshimoto DNF 8th 0 25th  Yoong 14th 9 DNF C. 0 26th  Chandhok 9 DNF 0 27  Ricci 13 DNF 13 C. DNF 16 DNF 13 16 15th 11 10 0 28  Crestani 14th C. DNF 17th 10 21st 15th 16 18th 15th 0 29  Mäki DNF 10 0 30th  Iaconelli 11 DNF 0 31  van der Zande 11 C. 0 32  Sekiguchi DNF 12 0 33  Herck 16 16 15th C. 18th 18th 15th DNF 13 DNF 13 DNF 0 34  Philippe 17th 13 0 35  Provenzano 15th 15th 19th 20th 0 36  Chen DNF 15th 18th C. 21st 21st 18th 23 20th DNF DNF 18th 0 37  Valerio 16 C. 0 38  Teixeira 17th 19th 17th DNF 0 39  Every place 17th C. 19th 20th 20th 22nd 18th 20th DNF 19th 0 40  Vallés DNF 19th 0  Tub DNF DNF DNF C. 0  Filippi DNF DNF 0 Item driver CHN HAU CHN SPR UAE HAU UAE SPR BRN HAU BRN SPR QAT HAU QAT SPR MAS HAU MAS SPR BRN HAU BRN SPR Points

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.	CHN HAU	CHN SPR	UAE HAU	UAE SPR	BRN HAU	BRN SPR	QAT HAU	QAT SPR	MAS HAU	MAS SPR	BRN HAU	BRN SPR	Points
1	DAMS	7th	9	5	7th	C.	2	3	5	7th	DNF	DSQ	3	2	92
		8th	2	DNF	1	C.	1	6th	4th	18th	2	7th	4th	5
2	Piquet GP	20th	1	6th	3	C.	6th	23	DNF	17th	4th	12	2	DNF	59
		21st	12	DNF	DNF	C.	13	22nd	11	12	1	4th	1	6th
3	Barwa International Campos	5	5	DNF	5	C.	10	12	3	2	6th	1	19th	11	54
		6th	DNF	7th	6th	C.	8th	1	2	1	DNF	6th	12	9
4th	ART Grand Prix	1	3	14th	8th	C.	17th	11	DNF	14th	12	DNF	6th	4th	47
		2	17th	13	DNF	C.	4th	4th	1	3	7th	2	DNF	DNF
5	Durango	16	8th	1	2	C.	5	2	6th	5	8th	3	16	DNF	34
		17th	11	DNF	17th	C.	19th	20th	20th	22nd	18th	20th	DNF	19th
6th	Arden Motorsport	3	DNF	17th	10	C.	14th	9	8th	6th	DNF	DNF	8th	1	20th
		4th	DNF	10	11	C.	3	8th	7th	4th	DNF	17th	DNF	16
7th	Super Nova Racing	11	4th	3	9	C.	9	5	13	10	19th	18th	15th	12	19th
		12	DNF	11	12	C.	22nd	DNF	9	9	3	DNF	10	14th
8th	GFH Team iSport	9	10	DNS	4th	C.	7th	14th	12	8th	14th	10	5	7th	13
		10	15th	DNF	DNF	C.	12	DNF	DNF	DNF	9	5	DNF	17th
9	Trident Racing	26th	13	DNF	16	C.	15th	15th	19th	20th	17th	19th	17th	DNF	11
		27	7th	4th	DNF	C.	DNF	19th	14th	15th	DNF	13	7th	3
10	Qi-Meritus Mahara	18th	14th	9	DNF	C.	20th	10	16	11	DNF	14th	14th	8th	9
		19th	6th	2	DNF	C.	11	7th	17th	16	11	9	DNF	13
11	BCN Competición Ocean Racing Technology	24	DNF	8th	DNF	C.	DNF	13	DNF	DNS	5	11	9	DNF	4th
		25th	DNF	DNF	14th	C.	DNF	17th	10	21st	15th	16	18th	15th
12	FMS International	14th	DNF	DNF	DNF	C.	16	DNF	DNF	19th	10	8th	DNF	DNF	0
		15th	DNF	15th	18th	C.	21st	21st	18th	23	20th	DNF	DNF	18th
13	David Price Racing	22nd	16	16	15th	C.	18th	18th	15th	DNF	13	DNF	13	DNF	0
		23	DNF	12	13	C.	DNF	16	DNF	13	16	15th	11	10
Item	team	Car no.	CHN HAU	CHN SPR	UAE HAU	UAE SPR	BRN HAU	BRN SPR	QAT HAU	QAT SPR	MAS HAU	MAS SPR	BRN HAU	BRN SPR	Points

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sakon Yamamoto, official GP2 Asia driver of ART ( Memento from October 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) art-grandprix.com on September 23, 2008.
2. ↑ GP2-Asia: Arden signs Mäki and Razia motorsport-total.com on October 10, 2008.
3. ↑ GP2-Asia: Arden signs Mäki and Razia motorsport-total.com on October 10, 2008.
4. ↑ GP2 Asia: Mortara from now on for Arden motorsport-total.com on January 20, 2009.
5. ↑ GP2 Asia: iSport with van der Garde and Al Fardan motorsport-total.com on October 4th, 2008.
6. ↑ GP2-Asia: iSport with a new sponsor and new driver motorsport-total.com on August 11, 2008.
7. ↑ GP2 Asia: FMS gets Gonzalez for the last races motorsport-total.com on January 21, 2009.
8. ↑ Valsecchi stays with Durango motorsport-total.com on September 23, 2008.
9. ↑ iaconelli to team with valsecchi at shanghai durango.it on October 8, 2008.
10. ↑ http://www.motorsport-total.com/formelsport/splitter/2008/12/Durango_Dalle_Stelle_ersetzt_Iaconelli_08120201.html motorsport-total.com on December 2nd, 2008.
11. ^ GP2-Asia: Meritus with Yoong and Bamber motorsport-total.com on October 10, 2008.
12. ↑ Meritus: Bonanomi replaces Yoong motorsport-total.com on January 18, 2009.
13. ^ GP2-Asia: Meritus with Yoong and Bamber motorsport-total.com on October 10, 2008.
14. ^ Parente for Meritus in Qatar motorsport-total.com on February 11, 2009.
15. ↑ Rodriguez returns to Piquet at motorsport-total.com on September 24, 2008.
16. ↑ DIEGO NUNES COMPLETA LA COPPIA DI PILOTI DI PIQUET GP NEL CAMPIONATO GP2 ASIA SERIES ( Memento from October 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) gpracingcars.com on October 7, 2008.
17. ↑ Sekiguchi joins DPR for Asia campaign. crash.net on October 15, 2008.
18. ↑ Sekiguchi joins DPR for Asia campaign. crash.net on October 15, 2008.
19. ↑ Monteiro buys BCN: First Portuguese team motorsport-total.com on November 28, 2008.
20. ↑ Monteiro's team complete: Crestani drives second car motorsport-total.com on December 2nd, 2008.
21. ↑ Filippi returns to BCN at motorsport-total.com on October 4th, 2008.
22. ↑ Monteiro's team complete: Crestani drives second car motorsport-total.com on December 2nd, 2008.
23. ↑ ^{a b} Trident names new pairing. crash.net on January 21, 2009.
24. ↑ Rigon gets a GP2 chance at Trident motorsport-total.com on February 9, 2009.
25. ↑ GP2 Asia series confirms calendar 2009 (Motorsport-Total.com on July 8, 2008)
26. ↑ Rainstorms in Dubai: GP2 sprint races canceled at motorsport-total.com on December 6, 2008.