2008 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round

2008 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round was the penultimate round of the 2008 GP2 Series season. It was held on 6 September and 7, 2008 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps near the village of Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium. The race was used as a support race to the 2008 Belgian Grand Prix.

Belgium    2008 Belgian GP2 round
Round details
Round 9 of 10 rounds in the
2008 GP2 Series
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium
Course Permanent racing facility
7.004 km (4.352 mi)
Feature race
Date 6 September 2008
Laps 26
Pole position
Driver Brazil Bruno Senna iSport International
Time 2:15.550
Podium
First France Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix
Second Portugal Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing
Third Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports
Fastest lap
Driver France Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix
Time 1:59.529 (on lap 26)
Sprint race
Date 7 September 2008
Laps 18
Podium
First Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports
Second Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS
Third Russia Vitaly Petrov Barwa Int. Campos Team
Fastest lap
Driver Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports
Time 1:58.860 (on lap 5)

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 1   Karun Chandhok iSport International 2:15.489 16
2 2   Bruno Senna iSport International 2:15.550 1
3 8   Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 2:16.100 2
4 4   Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 2:16.280 3
5 12   Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 2:16.291 4
6 22   Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 2:16.370 5
7 14   Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 2:16.786 11
8 20   Mike Conway Trident Racing 2:16.853 6
9 7   Andy Soucek Super Nova Racing 2:16.958 7
10 23   Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 2:17.310 8
11 5   Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 2:17.374 9
12 17   Alberto Valerio Durango 2:17.587 10
13 16   Davide Valsecchi Durango 2:17.757 12
14 25   Diego Nunes David Price Racing 2:17.857 13
15 19   Marko Asmer FMS International 2:17.969 14
16 26   Adrián Vallés BCN Competición 2:18.097 15
17 18   Roldán Rodríguez FMS International 2:18.170 17
18 24   Michael Herck David Price Racing 2:18.206 18
19 21   Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 2:18.836 19
20 15   Luca Filippi Trust Team Arden 2:19.174 20
21 9   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 2:19.394 21
22 11   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 2:21.482 22
23 27   Carlos Iaconelli BCN Competición 2:22.089 23
24 3   Sakon Yamamoto ART Grand Prix 2:22.764 24
25 10   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 2:24.020 25
26 6   Lucas di Grassi Barwa International Campos Team 2:30.459 26
Source:[1]

Feature race edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4   Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 26 1:02:33.710 3 20+1
2 8   Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 26 +4.139 2 15
3 23   Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 26 +6.308 8 10
4 5   Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 26 +6.783 9 8
5 14   Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 26 +8.711 11 6
6 7   Andy Soucek Super Nova Racing 26 +8.939 7 5
7 20   Mike Conway Trident Racing 26 +9.549 6 4
8 9   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 26 +10.846 21 3
9 10   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 26 +12.790 25 2
10 1   Karun Chandhok iSport International 26 +13.048 16 1
11 2   Bruno Senna iSport International 26 +13.383 1 2
12 25   Diego Nunes David Price Racing 26 +14.176 13
13 26   Adrián Vallés BCN Competición 26 +14.903 15
14 24   Michael Herck David Price Racing 26 +16.537 18
15 21   Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 26 +17.315 19
16 19   Marko Asmer FMS International 26 +17.935 14
17 11   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 26 +18.204 22
18 3   Sakon Yamamoto ART Grand Prix 26 +19.705 24
19 15   Luca Filippi Trust Team Arden 26 +43.184 20
20 6   Lucas di Grassi Barwa International Campos Team 25 +1 lap 26
21 18   Roldán Rodríguez FMS International 25 +1 lap 17
Ret 17   Alberto Valerio Durango 21 Crash 10
Ret 16   Davide Valsecchi Durango 9 Crash 12
Ret 27   Carlos Iaconelli BCN Competición 3 Crash 23
DSQ 22   Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 26 Disqualified 5
DSQ 12   Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 26 Disqualified 4
Source:[1]

Sprint race edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 23   Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 18 39:35.689 6 14+1
2 9   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 18 +1.256 1 10
3 5   Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 18 +5.439 5 9
4 14   Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 18 +6.390 4 8
5 6   Lucas di Grassi Barwa International Campos Team 18 +7.222 20 6
6 16   Davide Valsecchi Durango 18 +8.213 23 5
7 1   Karun Chandhok iSport International 18 +8.767 10 4
8 11   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 18 +12.199 17 3
9 4   Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 18 +16.317 8 2
10 21   Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 18 +17.065 15 1
11 24   Michael Herck David Price Racing 18 +18.351 14
12 27   Carlos Iaconelli BCN Competición 18 +20.023 24
13 26   Adrián Vallés BCN Competición 18 +20.350 13
14 10   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 18 +32.890 9
Ret 7   Andy Soucek Super Nova Racing 15 Crash 3
Ret 15   Luca Filippi Trust Team Arden 12 Collision 19
Ret 19   Marko Asmer FMS International 10 Crash 16
Ret 2   Bruno Senna iSport International 9 Failure 11
Ret 25   Diego Nunes David Price Racing 7 Crash 12
Ret 8   Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 5 Crash 7
Ret 17   Alberto Valerio Durango 5 Crash 22
Ret 20   Mike Conway Trident Racing 4 Crash 2
Ret 18   Roldán Rodríguez FMS International 4 Crash 21
Ret 3   Sakon Yamamoto ART Grand Prix 2 Crash 18
Ret 22   Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 1 Crash 25
EX 12   Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 0 Excluded 26
Source:[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "GP2 Series 2008 Results - Spa-Francorchamps". Team Dan. Team Dan. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 20 December 2020.


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