2008 Chinese GP2 Asia Series round
| Round details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Round 1 of 6 rounds in the 2008 GP2 Series | |||
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| Location | Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 5.451 km (3.388 mi) | ||
| Feature race | |||
| Date | 18 October 2008 | ||
| Laps | 34 (185.334 km) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Roldán Rodríguez | Piquet GP | |
| Time | 1:45.233 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Roldán Rodríguez | Piquet GP | |
| Second |
 Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | |
| Third |
Sakon Yamamoto | ART Grand Prix | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | |
| Time | 1:46.407 (on lap 32) | ||
| Sprint race | |||
| Date | 19 October 2008 | ||
| Laps | 23 (125.373 km) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Davide Valsecchi | Durango | |
| Second |
 Earl Bamber | My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara | |
| Third |
Javier Villa | Super Nova Racing | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
Sakon Yamamoto[a] | ART Grand Prix | |
| Time | 1:47.513 (on lap 23) | ||
Meritus's
car in China.The 2008 Chinese GP2 Asia Series round was a GP2 Asia Series motor race held on 18 and 19 October 2008 at Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. It was the first round of the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series. The race supported the 2008 Chinese Grand Prix.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Roldán Rodríguez
|
Piquet GP
|
1:45.233 | 1 | |
| 2 | 8 | Kamui Kobayashi
|
DAMS | 1:45.418 | +0.185 | 2 |
| 3 | 11 | Javier Villa
|
Super Nova Racing | 1:45.643 | +0.410 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | Sakon Yamamoto
|
ART Grand Prix | 1:45.643 | +0.410 | 4 |
| 5 | 9 |  Giedo van der Garde
|
GFH Team iSport | 1:45.800 | +0.567 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 |  Vitaly Petrov
|
Barwa International Campos Team | 1:45.843 | +0.610 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 |  Jérôme d'Ambrosio
|
DAMS | 1:45.885 | +0.652 | 7 |
| 8 | 16 | Davide Valsecchi
|
Durango | 1:46.009 | +0.776 | 8 |
| 9 | 19 | Earl Bamber
|
My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara
|
1:46.060 | +0.827 | 9 |
| 10 | 25 | Luca Filippi
|
BCN Competición
|
1:46.084 | +0.851 | 10 |
| 11 | 3 |  Luiz Razia
|
Trust Team Arden | 1:46.130 | +0.897 | 11 |
| 12 | 21 | Diego Nunes
|
Piquet GP
|
1:46.169 | +0.936 | 12 |
| 13 | 2 |  Nelson Philippe
|
ART Grand Prix | 1:46.171 | +0.938 | 13 |
| 14 | 10 |  Hamad Al Fardan
|
GFH Team iSport | 1:46.305 | +1.072 | 14 |
| 15 | 4 |  Mika Mäki
|
Trust Team Arden | 1:46.504 | +1.271 | 15 |
| 16 | 27 | Chris van der Drift
|
Trident Racing
|
1:46.595 | +1.362 | 16 |
| 17 | 23 | Yuhi Sekiguchi
|
DPR | 1:46.733 | +1.500 | 17 |
| 18 | 6 |  Sergio Pérez
|
Barwa International Campos Team | 1:46.809 | +1.576 | 18 |
| 19 | 22 |  Michael Herck
|
DPR | 1:46.843 | +1.610 | 19 |
| 20 | 26 | Giacomo Ricci
|
Trident Racing
|
1:47.010 | +1.777 | 20 |
| 21 | 24 | Hiroki Yoshimoto
|
BCN Competición
|
1:47.231 | +1.998 | 21 |
| 22 | 17 | Carlos Iaconelli
|
Durango | 1:47.355 | +2.122 | 22 |
| 23 | 18 |  Alex Yoong
|
My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara
|
1:47.652 | +2.419 | 23 |
| 24 | 12 |  James Jakes
|
Super Nova Racing | 1:49.026 | +3.793 | 24 |
| 25 | 15 |  Kevin Chen
|
Fisichella Motor Sport International
|
1:49.413 | +4.180 | 25 |
| 26 | 14 |  Andreas Zuber
|
Fisichella Motor Sport International
|
No Time | ||
| Source:[1] | ||||||
Feature race
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Roldán Rodríguez
|
Piquet GP
|
34 | 1:06:23.303 | 1 | 10+2 |
| 2 | 8 | Kamui Kobayashi
|
DAMS | 34 | +0.632 | 2 | 8+1 |
| 3 | 1 | Sakon Yamamoto
|
ART Grand Prix | 34 | +3.971 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 11 | Javier Villa
|
Super Nova Racing | 34 | +7.235 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | Vitaly Petrov
|
Barwa International Campos Team | 34 | +9.405 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | 19 | Earl Bamber
|
My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara
|
34 | +11.675 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | 27 | Chris van der Drift
|
Trident Racing
|
34 | +15.546 | 16 | 2 |
| 8 | 16 | Davide Valsecchi
|
Durango | 34 | +16.178 | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | 7 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio
|
DAMS | 34 | +16.495 | 7 | |
| 10 | 9 | Giedo van der Garde
|
GFH Team iSport | 34 | +16.811 | 5 | |
| 11 | 17 | Carlos Iaconelli
|
Durango | 34 | +20.604 | 22 | |
| 12 | 21 | Diego Nunes
|
Piquet GP
|
34 | +21.618 | 12 | |
| 13 | 26 | Giacomo Ricci
|
Trident Racing
|
34 | +23.109 | 20 | |
| 14 | 18 | Alex Yoong
|
My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara
|
34 | +25.892 | 23 | |
| 15 | 10 | Hamad Al Fardan
|
GFH Team iSport | 34 | +26.419 | 14 | |
| 16 | 22 | Michael Herck
|
DPR | 34 | +26.821 | 19 | |
| 17 | 2 | Nelson Philippe
|
ART Grand Prix | 33 | +1 lap | 13 | |
| Ret | 25 | Luca Filippi
|
BCN Competición
|
24 | Retired | 10 | |
| Ret | 23 | Yuhi Sekiguchi
|
DPR | 24 | Retired | 17 | |
| Ret | 15 | Kevin Chen
|
Fisichella Motor Sport International
|
24 | Retired | 25 | |
| Ret | 24 | Hiroki Yoshimoto
|
BCN Competición
|
20 | Retired | 21 | |
| Ret | 14 | Andreas Zuber
|
Fisichella Motor Sport International
|
19 | Retired | 26 | |
| Ret | 12 | James Jakes
|
Super Nova Racing | 19 | Retired | 24 | |
| Ret | 4 | Mika Mäki
|
Trust Team Arden | 10 | Retired | 15 | |
| Ret | 6 | Sergio Pérez
|
Barwa International Campos Team | 10 | Retired | 18 | |
| Ret | 3 | Luiz Razia
|
Trust Team Arden | 3 | Retired | 11 | |
| Source:[2] | |||||||
Sprint race
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Davide Valsecchi
|
Durango | 23 | 41:44.065 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 19 | Earl Bamber
|
My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara
|
23 | +4.809 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 11 | Javier Villa
|
Super Nova Racing | 23 | +10.189 | 5 | 4+1 |
| 4 | 27 | Chris van der Drift
|
Trident Racing
|
23 | +17.700 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio
|
DAMS | 23 | +18.383 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 20 | Roldán Rodríguez
|
Piquet GP
|
23 | +18.810 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | Sergio Pérez
|
Barwa International Campos Team | 23 | +19.356 | 25 | |
| 8 | 24 | Hiroki Yoshimoto
|
BCN Competición
|
23 | +31.563 | 21 | |
| 9 | 18 | Alex Yoong
|
My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara
|
23 | +32.982 | 14 | |
| 10 | 4 | Mika Mäki
|
Trust Team Arden | 23 | +33.587 | 24 | |
| 11 | 12 | James Jakes
|
Super Nova Racing | 23 | +34.608 | 23 | |
| 12 | 23 | Yuhi Sekiguchi
|
DPR | 23 | +38.078 | 19 | |
| 13 | 2 | Nelson Philippe
|
ART Grand Prix | 23 | +40.428 | 17 | |
| 14 | 1 | Sakon Yamamoto
|
ART Grand Prix | 23 | +1:05.498 | 6 | |
| 15 | 15 | Kevin Chen
|
Fisichella Motor Sport International
|
23 | +1:39.742 | 20 | |
| 16 | 22 | Michael Herck
|
DPR | 22 | +1 lap | 16 | |
| 17 | 3 | Luiz Razia
|
Trust Team Arden | 21 | +2 laps | 26 | |
| Ret | 5 | Vitaly Petrov
|
Barwa International Campos Team | 19 | Retired | 4 | |
| Ret | 8 | Kamui Kobayashi
|
DAMS | 16 | Retired | 7 | |
| Ret | 10 | Hamad Al Fardan
|
GFH Team iSport | 11 | Retired | 15 | |
| Ret | 25 | Luca Filippi
|
BCN Competición
|
10 | Retired | 18 | |
| Ret | 17 | Carlos Iaconelli
|
Durango | 1 | Retired | 11 | |
| Ret | 26 | Giacomo Ricci
|
Trident Racing
|
1 | Retired | 13 | |
| Ret | 21 | Diego Nunes
|
Piquet GP
|
0 | Retired | 12 | |
| Ret | 14 | Andreas Zuber
|
Fisichella Motor Sport International
|
0 | Retired | 22 | |
| Source:[3] | |||||||
Standings after the event
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Notes
- ^ Sakon Yamamoto set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Javier Villa was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
References
- ^ "2008 Chinese GP2 Asia Qualifying Results". Pitpass.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "2008 Chinese GP2 Asia Race 1 Results". Pitpass.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-19. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "2008 Chinese GP2 Asia Race 2 Results". Pitpass.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-20. Retrieved 28 July 2022.