2008 Valencia GP2 Series round

2008 Valencia GP2 Series round was the Eight round of the 2008 GP2 Series season. It was held on August 23 and 24, 2008 at Valencia Street Circuit at Valencia, Spain. The race was used as a support race to the 2008 European Grand Prix.

Spain    2008 Valencia GP2 round
Round details
Round 8 of 10 rounds in the
2008 GP2 Series
Circuit de Valencia
Circuit de Valencia
Location Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia, Spain
Course Street Course
5.419 km (3.367 mi)
Feature race
Date 23 August 2008
Laps 34
Pole position
Driver Italy Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering
Time 1:45.640
Podium
First Russia Vitaly Petrov Barwa Int. Campos Team
Second Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports
Third France Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports
Time 1:46.880
Sprint race
Date 24 August 2008
Laps 23
Podium
First Brazil Lucas di Grassi Barwa Int. Campos Team
Second Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS
Third Italy Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering
Fastest lap
Driver Brazil Lucas di Grassi Barwa Int. Campos Team
Time 1:47.712 (on lap 18)

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 12   Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 1:45.640 1
2 23   Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 1:45.711 2
3 5   Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 1:45.802 3
4 4   Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 1:46.010 4
5 22   Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 1:46.090 5
6 9   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:46.254 6
7 14   Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 1:46.372 7
8 2   Bruno Senna iSport International 1:46.529 8
9 20   Mike Conway Trident Racing 1:46.592 9
10 15   Luca Filippi Trust Team Arden 1:46.603 10
11 6   Lucas di Grassi Barwa International Campos Team 1:46.607 11
12 1   Karun Chandhok iSport International 1:46.657 12
13 8   Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 1:46.763 13
14 11   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 1:46.813 14
15 7   Andy Soucek Super Nova Racing 1:46.949 15
16 26   Adrián Vallés BCN Competición 1:47.102 16
17 18   Roldán Rodríguez FMS International 1:47.269 17
18 3   Sakon Yamamoto ART Grand Prix 1:47.270 18
19 16   Davide Valsecchi Durango 1:47.374 19
20 25   Diego Nunes David Price Racing 1:47.756 20
21 19   Marko Asmer FMS International 1:47.854 21
22 21   Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 1:48.030 22
23 17   Alberto Valerio Durango 1:48.179 23
24 27   Carlos Iaconelli BCN Competición 1:48.249 24
25 10   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:48.469 25
26 24   Michael Herck David Price Racing 1:48.620 26
Source:[1]

Feature race edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5   Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 34 1:03:25.719 3 20
2 23   Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 34 +0.868 2 15+1
3 4   Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 34 +4.447 4 10
4 6   Lucas di Grassi Barwa International Campos Team 34 +28.038 11 8
5 9   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 34 +28.736 6 6
6 14   Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 34 +28.855 7 5
7 7   Andy Soucek Super Nova Racing 34 +36.960 15 4
8 15   Luca Filippi Trust Team Arden 34 +45.390 10 3
9 2   Bruno Senna iSport International 34 +48.177 8 2
10 25   Diego Nunes David Price Racing 34 +56.935 20 1
11 26   Adrián Vallés BCN Competición 34 +59.149 16
12 24   Michael Herck David Price Racing 34 +1:03.604 26
13 27   Carlos Iaconelli BCN Competición 34 +1:12.716 24
14 12   Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 33 Out of fuel 1 2
15 1   Karun Chandhok iSport International 33 +1 lap 12
16 8   Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 32 +2 laps 13
NC 16   Davide Valsecchi Durango 29 +5 laps 19
Ret 22   Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 24 Crash 5
Ret 3   Sakon Yamamoto ART Grand Prix 9 Failure 18
Ret 20   Mike Conway Trident Racing 1 Crash 9
Ret 11   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 0 Crash 14
Ret 18   Roldán Rodríguez FMS International 0 Crash 17
Ret 21   Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 0 Crash 22
Ret 17   Alberto Valerio Durango 0 Crash 23
Ret 10   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 0 Crash 25
DNS 19   Marko Asmer FMS International 0 Did not start 21
Source:[1]

Sprint race edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 6   Lucas di Grassi Barwa International Campos Team 23 43:01.131 5 20+1
2 9   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 23 +6.456 4 15
3 12   Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 23 +7.545 14 10
4 25   Diego Nunes David Price Racing 23 +12.039 10 8
5 11   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 23 +12.674 21 6
6 10   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 23 +13.201 25 5
7 16   Davide Valsecchi Durango 23 +15.394 17 4
8 20   Mike Conway Trident Racing 23 +17.496 20 3
9 21   Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 23 +20.072 23 2
10 18   Roldán Rodríguez FMS International 23 +22.960 22 1
11 27   Carlos Iaconelli BCN Competición 23 +24.716 13
12 17   Alberto Valerio Durango 23 +25.933 24
13 15   Luca Filippi Trust Team Arden 23 +29.213 1
14 24   Michael Herck David Price Racing 22 +1 lap 12
15 5   Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 20 +3 laps 8
Ret 1   Karun Chandhok iSport International 18 Crash 15
Ret 19   Marko Asmer FMS International 12 Crash 26
Ret 4   Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 11 Crash 6
Ret 7   Andy Soucek Super Nova Racing 7 Crash 2
Ret 2   Bruno Senna iSport International 7 Crash 9
Ret 3   Sakon Yamamoto ART Grand Prix 4 Collision 19
Ret 26   Adrián Vallés BCN Competición 3 Collision 11
Ret 14   Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 3 Collision 3
Ret 23   Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 2 Crash 7
Ret 8   Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 0 Crash 16
Ret 22   Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 0 Crash 18
Source:[1]

| Luca Filippi he was finished 2nd place but because for the penalty After Collision with Romain Grosjean.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "GP2 Series 2008 Results - Valencia". Team Dan. Team Dan. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 17 December 2020.


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2008 Hungaroring GP2 Series round
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2007 Valencia GP2 Series round
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