2008 Silverstone GP2 Series round

2008 Silverstone GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 5 and 6 July 2008 at Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom. It was the fifth round of the 2008 GP2 Series season. The race weekend supported the 2008 British Grand Prix.

United Kingdom    2008 Silverstone GP2 round
Round details
Round 5 of 10 rounds in the
2008 GP2 Series
Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit
Location Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England
Course Permanent racing circuit
5.141 km (3.194 mi)
Feature race
Date 5 July 2008
Laps 36
Pole position
Driver Brazil Bruno Senna iSport International
Time 1:26.912
Podium
First Italy Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering
Second Brazil Lucas di Grassi Barwa Int. Campos Team
Third India Karun Chandhok iSport International
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering
Time 1:31.995 (on lap 27)
Sprint race
Date 6 July 2008
Laps 24
Podium
First Brazil Bruno Senna iSport International
Second Brazil Lucas di Grassi Barwa Int. Campos Team
Third Italy Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering
Fastest lap
Driver Russia Vitaly Petrov Barwa Int. Campos Team
Time 1:47.801 (on lap 21)

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 2   Bruno Senna iSport International 1:26.912 1
2 4   Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 1:27.034 2
3 22   Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 1:27.147 3
4 6   Lucas di Grassi Barwa International Campos Team 1:27.350 4
5 12   Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 1:27.487 5
6 3   Luca Filippi ART Grand Prix 1:27.554 6
7 7   Andy Soucek Super Nova Racing 1:27.699 7
8 20   Mike Conway Trident Racing 1:27.754 8
9 10   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:27.774 9
10 1   Karun Chandhok iSport International 1:27.785 10
11 23   Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 1:27.845 11
12 14   Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 1:27.921 12
13 11   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 1:28.163 13
14 9   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:28.172 14
15 26   Adrián Vallés BCN Competición 1:28.174 15
16 5   Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 1:28.228 16
17 8   Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 1:28.365 17
18 25   Diego Nunes David Price Racing 1:28.442 18
19 18   Roldán Rodríguez FMS International 1:28.590 19
20 21   Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 1:28.595 20
21 16   Davide Valsecchi Durango 1:28.751 21
22 19   Marko Asmer FMS International 1:28.857 22
23 17   Alberto Valerio Durango 1:29.027 23
24 15   Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 1:29.107 24
25 27   Carlos Iaconelli BCN Competición 1:29.429 25
26 24   Michael Herck David Price Racing 1:29.615 26
Source:[1]

Feature race edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 12   Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 36 56:38.094 5 20+1
2 6   Lucas di Grassi Barwa International Campos Team 36 +4.060 4 15
3 1   Karun Chandhok iSport International 36 +10.280 10 10
4 14   Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 36 +15.114 12 8
5 4   Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 36 +18.842 2 6
6 2   Bruno Senna iSport International 36 +18.988 1 5+2
7 22   Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 36 +20.205 3 4
8 3   Luca Filippi ART Grand Prix 36 +23.311 6 3
9 9   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 36 +25.590 14 2
10 5   Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 36 +35.431 16 1
11 18   Roldán Rodríguez FMS International 36 +36.886 19
12 7   Andy Soucek Super Nova Racing 36 +40.911 7
13 11   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 36 +50.712 13
14 20   Mike Conway Trident Racing 36 +53.147 8
15 15   Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 36 +53.384 24
16 8   Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 36 +56.497 17
17 25   Diego Nunes David Price Racing 36 +59.654 18
18 21   Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 36 +1:01.002 20
19 16   Davide Valsecchi Durango 36 +1:01.263 21
20 19   Marko Asmer FMS International 36 +1:04.667 22
21 17   Alberto Valerio Durango 36 +1:07.767 23
22 26   Adrián Vallés BCN Competición 36 +1:16.876 15
23 24   Michael Herck David Price Racing 35 +1 lap 26
Ret 23   Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 30 Crash 11
Ret 10   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 20 Retired 9
DNS 27   Carlos Iaconelli BCN Competición 0 Crash 25
Source:[1]

Sprint race edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2   Bruno Senna iSport International 24 44:29.867 3 20
2 6   Lucas di Grassi Barwa International Campos Team 24 +8.598 7 15
3 12   Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 24 +9.420 8 10
4 20   Mike Conway Trident Racing 24 +17.784 14 8
5 5   Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 24 +23.390 10 6+1
6 16   Davide Valsecchi Durango 24 +1:02.921 19 5
7 10   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 24 Collision damage 25 4
8 4   Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 24 +1:16.083 4 3
9 17   Alberto Valerio Durango 24 +1:19.835 21 2
10 15   Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 23 +1 lap 15 1
11 22   Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 23 +1 lap 2 0
12 9   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 23 +1 lap 9 0
13 19   Marko Asmer FMS International 23 +1 lap 20 0
14 26   Adrián Vallés BCN Competición 22 +2 laps 22 0
15 23   Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 22 +2 laps 24 0
Ret 11   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 20 Spins 13 0
Ret 18   Roldán Rodríguez FMS International 20 Spins 11 0
Ret 27   Carlos Iaconelli BCN Competición 17 Spins 26 0
Ret 7   Andy Soucek Super Nova Racing 14 Crash 12 0
Ret 3   Luca Filippi ART Grand Prix 8 Spins 1 0
Ret 21   Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 3 Spins 18 0
Ret 1   Karun Chandhok iSport International 0 Spins 6 0
Ret 8   Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 0 Spins 16 0
Ret 25   Diego Nunes David Price Racing 0 Spins 17 0
DNS 14   Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 0 Crash 5 0
DNS 24   Michael Herck David Price Racing 0 Crash 23 0
Source:[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "GP2 Series 2008 Results - Silverstone". Team Dan. Team Dan. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 22 December 2020.


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