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.
Round details | |||
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Round 1 of 6 rounds in the 2008 GP2 Series | |||
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) |
Classification
editQualifying
edit- Notes
- ^1 – Andreas Zuber didn't get time due to a engine problem.
Feature race
editSprint race
edit- Notes
- ^2 – Yuhi Sekiguchi was given a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Luca Filippi in the feature race.
- ^3 – Giedo van der Garde didn't leave because she attended on saturday night to fly back to Europe to attend the awards ceremony.
Standings after the event
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Notes
edit- ^ 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
edit- ^ "2008 Chinese GP2 Asia Qualifying Results". Pitpass.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Rodriguez takes pole". Pitpass.com. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sekiguchi penalised". Pitpass.com. Retrieved 10 September 2024.