2008 GP2 Asia Series

The 2008 GP2 Asia Series season was the first GP2 Asia Series season. It started on 25 January and ended on 12 April. Romain Grosjean became the champion, with his team, ART Grand Prix, taking the teams' title despite his team-mate Stephen Jelley scoring no points. During this season, only two men were available to score pole positions - it's Romain Grosjean who scores all poles, except one at Sentul International Circuit which in qualifying was won by Vitaly Petrov. Romain Grosjean take four race victories, two in each other (feature and sprint race) in Dubai Autodrome, and two victories in feature races, at Bahrain International Circuit, and in second round of Dubai Autodrome, as Vitaly Petrov won the feature race in Malaysia after started from 17th on the grid. Kamui Kobayashi take two victories: in sprint races, at Round 3 in Sepang, and in Round 4 Sakhir. Sébastien Buemi wins only one time at feature race at Indonesia. Also, Marco Bonanomi and Fairuz Fauzy take one victory in the sprint races. Italian won in final race, as Malaysian wins in Sentul.

2008 GP2 Asia Series
Drivers' champion: Romain Grosjean Teams' champion: ART Grand Prix
Previous:	none	Next:	2008–09

Entry list

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

Race calendar and results

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

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top 8 classified finishers in the Feature race, and to the top 6 classified finishers in the Sprint race. The pole-sitter in the feature race will also receive two points, and one point is given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the feature and sprint races. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race.

Feature race points

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
Points	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

Sprint race points

Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Points	6	5	4	3	2	1

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver DUB1 SEN SEP BHR DUB2 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 SEN SEP BHR DUB2 Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes:

• † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
• ‡ — Luca Filippi was stripped of the victory after stewards found out he had used tyres allocated to his teammate Hiroki Yoshimoto.[1]

Teams' Championship

Pos Team Car No. DUB1 SEN SEP BHR DUB2 Points 1 ART Grand Prix 3 15 12 DSQ Ret Ret 18 16 9 18 DNS 61 4 1 1 4 4 9 2 1 Ret 1 Ret 2 Trust Team Arden 11 18 15 Ret 11 6 5 9 8 3 5 50 12 DSQ Ret 1 7 Ret Ret 2 2 2 2 3 Barwa International Campos Team 5 Ret 9 5 3 1 3 10 3 4 Ret 39 6 12 DNS 3 16 Ret 14 Ret 10 Ret Ret 4 DAMS 9 11 8 Ret Ret 3 Ret 11 12 7 3 34 10 13 Ret Ret 15 5 1 3 1 19 14 5 iSport International 1 7 3 Ret 13 Ret 7 8 Ret Ret Ret 30 2 2 19 7 2 Ret 8 4 Ret DSQ 11 6 Super Nova Racing 7 Ret 11 Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 24 8 8 2 8 1 2 6 Ret Ret 11 6 7 Fisichella Motor Sport International 16 4 Ret 2 5 Ret 20 5 Ret Ret 10 19 17 Ret 17 9 12 11 11 15 14 15 Ret 8 Durango 14 9 5 Ret Ret Ret 17 Ret 17 13 15 19 15 17 6 Ret 19 4 4 6 6 14 4 9 Qi-Meritus Mahara 26 6 4 Ret 20 Ret 10 12 4 5 13 17 27 5 Ret DSQ‡ 21 Ret Ret Ret 11 12 Ret 10 Piquet Sports 20 16 Ret Ret 18 13 9 18 Ret Ret Ret 9 21 20 13 Ret 8 Ret 15 Ret Ret 6 1 11 DPR 22 21 Ret Ret 9 Ret 19 13 16 19 Ret 8 23 3 7 Ret 10 10 13 7 Ret 17 12 12 BCN Competicion 24 10 14 6 Ret 7 12 19 12 8 Ret 6 25 19 16 Ret 17 12 Ret 17 13 9 8 13 Trident Racing 18 14 18 Ret Ret 8 Ret 14 5 16 7 4 19 22 10 Ret 6 Ret 16 Ret 7 10 DSQ Pos Team Car No. DUB1 SEN SEP BHR DUB2 Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes:

• † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
• ‡ — Luca Filippi was stripped of the victory after stewards found out he had used tyres allocated to his teammate Hiroki Yoshimoto.[2]

References

1. "Filippi excluded, Buemi wins at Sentul". autosport.com. 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
2. "Filippi excluded, Buemi wins at Sentul". autosport.com. 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2008-02-16.