2008 GP2 Asia Series season

2008 GP2 Asia Series season
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The 2008 GP2 Asia Series season was the first GP2 Asia Series season. It started on January 25 and ended on April 12. Romain Grosjean became the champion, with his team, ART Grand Prix, taking the teams' title despite his team-mate Stephen Jelley scoring no points.

1 Entry list
2 Calendar
- 2.1 Pre-Season Testing Schedule
- 2.2 Race Calendar
3 Season results
- 3.1 Drivers' Championship
- 3.2 Teams' Championship
4 References

Entry list

Team	No	Driver	Rounds
iSport International	1	Karun Chandhok	All
iSport International	2	Bruno Senna	All
ART Grand Prix	3	Stephen Jelley	All
ART Grand Prix	4	Romain Grosjean	All
Campos Grand Prix	5	Vitaly Petrov	All
	6	Diego Nunes	1
	6	Ben Hanley	2–5
Super Nova International	7	Christian Bakkerud	All
Super Nova International	8	Fairuz Fauzy	All
DAMS	9	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	All
DAMS	10	Kamui Kobayashi	All
Trust Team Arden	11	Adam Khan	1–2
	11	Yelmer Buurman	3–5
	12	Sébastien Buemi	All
Durango	14	Alberto Valerio	All
Durango	15	Davide Valsecchi	All
FMS International	16	Adrián Vallés	All
	17	Michael Herck	1–4
	17	Roldán Rodríguez	5
Trident Racing	18	Harald Schlegelmilch	All
Trident Racing	19	Ho-Pin Tung	All
Piquet Sports	20	Marcello Puglisi	All
Piquet Sports	21	Marco Bonanomi	All
David Price Racing	22	Armaan Ebrahim	All
	23	Andy Soucek	1
	23	Diego Nunes	2–5
BCN Competicion	24	Miloš Pavlović	All
BCN Competicion	25	Jason Tahincioglu	All
Qi-Meritus Mahara	26	Hiroki Yoshimoto	All
Qi-Meritus Mahara	27	Luca Filippi	All

Calendar

Pre-Season Testing Schedule

Date	Circuit	Country	Fastest Driver	Team	Fastest Lap
January 19	Dubai Autodrome	United Arab Emirates	Romain Grosjean	ART Grand Prix	1:22.497
January 20	Dubai Autodrome	United Arab Emirates	Luca Filippi	Qi-Meritus Mahara	1:21.562
January 22	Dubai Autodrome	United Arab Emirates	Romain Grosjean	ART Grand Prix	1:21.595
January 23	Dubai Autodrome	United Arab Emirates	Romain Grosjean	ART Grand Prix	1:21.482

Race Calendar

Round		Circuit	Country	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Report
1	R1	Dubai Autodrome	United Arab Emirates	January 25	Romain Grosjean	Bruno Senna	Romain Grosjean	ART Grand Prix	Report
1	R2	Dubai Autodrome	United Arab Emirates	January 26		Romain Grosjean	Romain Grosjean	ART Grand Prix	Report
2	R1	Sentul International Circuit	Indonesia	February 16	Vitaly Petrov	Bruno Senna	Sébastien Buemi	Trust Team Arden	Report
2	R2	Sentul International Circuit	Indonesia	February 17		Fairuz Fauzy	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	Report
3	R1	Sepang International Circuit	Malaysia	March 22	Romain Grosjean	Romain Grosjean	Vitaly Petrov	Campos Grand Prix	Report
3	R2	Sepang International Circuit	Malaysia	March 23		Bruno Senna	Kamui Kobayashi	DAMS	Report
4	R1	Bahrain International Circuit	Bahrain	April 5	Romain Grosjean	Romain Grosjean	Romain Grosjean	ART Grand Prix	Report
4	R2	Bahrain International Circuit	Bahrain	April 6		Sébastien Buemi	Kamui Kobayashi	DAMS	Report
5	R1	Dubai Autodrome	United Arab Emirates	April 11	Romain Grosjean	Romain Grosjean	Romain Grosjean	ART Grand Prix	Report
5	R2	Dubai Autodrome	United Arab Emirates	April 12		Davide Valsecchi	Marco Bonanomi	Piquet Sports	Report

Season results

Drivers' Championship

Pos	Driver	DUB1 FEA	DUB1 SPR	IDN FEA	IDN SPR	MYS FEA	MYS SPR	BHR FEA	BHR SPR	DUB2 FEA	DUB2 SPR	Points
1	Romain Grosjean	1	1*	4	4	9*	2	1*	Ret	1*	Ret	61
2	Sébastien Buemi	DSQ	Ret	1	7	Ret	Ret	2	2*	2	2	37
3	Vitaly Petrov	Ret	9	5	3	1	3	10	3	4	Ret	33
4	Fairuz Fauzy	8	2	8	1*	2	6	Ret	Ret	11	6	24
5	Bruno Senna	2*	19	7*	2	Ret	8*	4	Ret	DSQ	11	23
6	Kamui Kobayashi	13	Ret	Ret	15	5	1	3	1	20	14	22
7	Adrián Vallés	4	Ret	2	5	Ret	20	5	Ret	Ret	10	19
8	Davide Valsecchi	17	6	Ret	19	4	4	6	6	14	4*	17
9	Yelmer Buurman					6	5	9	8	3	5	13
10	Hiroki Yoshimoto	6	4	Ret	20	Ret	10	12	4	5	13	13
11	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	11	8	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	11	12	7	3	12
12	Marco Bonanomi	20	13	Ret	8	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	6	1	9
13	Karun Chandhok	7	3	Ret	13	Ret	7	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	7
14	Andy Soucek	3	7									6
15	Ben Hanley			3	16	Ret	14	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	6
16	Miloš Pavlović	10	14	6	Ret	7	12	19	15	8	Ret	6
17	Luca Filippi	5	Ret	DSQ†	21	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	12	Ret	4
18	Harald Schlegelmilch	14	18	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	14	5	16	7	3
19	Alberto Valerio	9	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	Ret	17	13	15	2
20	Diego Nunes	12	DNS	Ret	10	10	13	7	Ret	17	12	2
21	Ho-Pin Tung	22	10	Ret	6	Ret	16	Ret	7	10	DSQ	1
22	Jason Tahincioglu	19	16	Ret	17	12	Ret	17	13	9	8	0
23	Michael Herck	Ret	17	9	12	11	11	15	14			0
24	Stephen Jelley	15	12	DSQ	Ret	Ret	18	16	9	18	DNS	0
25	Marcello Puglisi	16	Ret	Ret	18	13	9	18	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
26	Armaan Ebrahim	21	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	19	13	16	19	Ret	0
27	Christian Bakkerud	Ret	11	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	0
28	Adam Khan	18	15	Ret	11							0
29	Roldán Rodríguez									15	Ret	0
Pos	Driver	DUB1 FEA	DUB1 SPR	IDN FEA	IDN SPR	MYS FEA	MYS SPR	BHR FEA	BHR SPR	DUB2 FEA	DUB2 SPR	Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Finished, in points
Blue	Finished, no points
Blue	Not classified (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not participate
Blank	Excluded (EX)

Teams' Championship

Pos	Team	Car No.	DUB1 FEA	DUB1 SPR	IDN FEA	IDN SPR	MYS FEA	MYS SPR	BHR FEA	BHR SPR	DUB2 FEA	DUB2 SPR	Points
1	ART Grand Prix	3	15	12	DSQ	Ret	Ret	18	16	9	18	DNS	61
1	ART Grand Prix	4	1	1*	4	4	9*	2	1*	Ret	1*	Ret	61
2	Trust Team Arden	11	18	15	Ret	11	6	5	9	8	3	5	50
2	Trust Team Arden	12	DSQ	Ret	1	7	Ret	Ret	2	2*	2	2	50
3	Campos Grand Prix	5	Ret	9	5	3	1	3	10	3	4	Ret	39
3	Campos Grand Prix	6	12	DNS	3	16	Ret	14	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	39
4	DAMS	9	11	8	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	11	12	7	3	34
4	DAMS	10	13	Ret	Ret	15	5	1	3	1	19	14	34
5	iSport International	1	7	3	Ret	13	Ret	7	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	30
5	iSport International	2	2*	19	7*	2	Ret	8*	4	Ret	DSQ	11	30
6	Super Nova Racing	7	Ret	11	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	24
6	Super Nova Racing	8	8	2	8	1*	2	6	Ret	Ret	11	6	24
7	FMS International	16	4	Ret	2	5	Ret	20	5	Ret	Ret	10	19
7	FMS International	17	Ret	17	9	12	11	11	15	14	15	Ret	19
8	Durango	14	9	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	Ret	17	13	15	19
8	Durango	15	17	6	Ret	19	4	4	6	6	14	4*	19
9	Qi-Meritus Mahara	26	6	4	Ret	20	Ret	10	12	4	5	13	17
9	Qi-Meritus Mahara	27	5	Ret	DSQ†	21	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	12	Ret	17
10	Piquet Sports	20	16	Ret	Ret	18	13	9	18	Ret	Ret	Ret	9
10	Piquet Sports	21	20	13	Ret	8	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	6	1	9
11	David Price Racing	22	21	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	19	13	16	19	Ret	8
11	David Price Racing	23	3	7	Ret	10	10	13	7	Ret	17	12	8
12	BCN Competicion	24	10	14	6	Ret	7	12	19	12	8	Ret	6
12	BCN Competicion	25	19	16	Ret	17	12	Ret	17	13	9	8	6
13	Trident Racing	18	14	18	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	14	5	16	7	4
13	Trident Racing	19	22	10	Ret	6	Ret	16	Ret	7	10	DSQ	4
Pos	Team	Car No.	DUB1 FEA	DUB1 SPR	IDN FEA	IDN SPR	MYS FEA	MYS SPR	BHR FEA	BHR SPR	DUB2 FEA	DUB2 SPR	Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Finished, in points
Blue	Finished, no points
Blue	Not classified (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not participate
Blank	Excluded (EX)

Polesitter for feature race in bold and is awarded two points.
Driver with asterisk has been awarded point for fastest lap, as long as they finish in the top ten.
Driver who retired but was classified in italics.
† Luca Filippi was stripped of the victory after stewards found out he had used tyres allocated to his teammate Hiroki Yoshimoto.^[1]

References

^ "Filippi excluded, Buemi wins at Sentul". autosport.com. 2008-02-16. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/65165. Retrieved 2008-02-16.

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