2008 Chinese GP2 Asia Series round

The 2008 Chinese GP2 Asia Series round was the first round of the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series. It was held on 18 and 19 October 2008 at Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. The race supported the 2008 Chinese Grand Prix.

   2008 Chinese GP2 round
Round details
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
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
Podium
First Davide Valsecchi Durango
Second Earl Bamber My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara
Third Javier Villa Super Nova Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Sakon Yamamoto[lower-alpha 1] ART Grand Prix
Time 1:47.513 (on lap 23)
Alex Yoong drive Meritus's car in China.

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]

Notes
  1. 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
  1. "Qualifying results - GP2: Chinese 2008". Pitpass.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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