2008 Indonesian GP2 Asia Series round explained

Country:	INA
Grand Prix:	Indonesian
Round No:	2
Season No:	5
Season:	2008
Year:	2008
Location:	Sentul International Circuit in Sentul, Indonesia
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	2.464
Course Km:	3.965
Date R1:	16 February
Laps R1:	46 (182.390 km)
Pole Driver Country:	RUS
Pole Driver:	Vitaly Petrov
Pole Team:	Barwa Int Campos Team
Pole Time:	1:19.337
First Driver Country R1:	SUI
First Driver R1:	Sébastien Buemi
First Team R1:	Trust Team Arden
Second Driver Country R1:	ESP
Second Driver R1:	Adrián Vallés
Second Team R1:	Fisichella Motor Sport
Third Driver Country R1:	GBR
Third Driver R1:	Ben Hanley
Third Team R1:	Barwa Int Campos Team
Fast Driver Country R1:	BRA
Fast Driver R1:	Bruno Senna
Fast Team R1:	iSport International
Fast Time R1:	1:15.686
Fast Lap R1:	43
Date R2:	17 February
Laps R2:	25 (99.125 km)
First Driver Country R2:	MYS
First Driver R2:	Fairuz Fauzy
First Team R2:	Super Nova Racing
Second Driver Country R2:	BRA
Second Driver R2:	Bruno Senna
Second Team R2:	iSport International
Third Driver Country R2:	RUS
Third Driver R2:	Vitaly Petrov
Third Team R2:	Barwa Int Campos Team
Fast Driver Country R2:	MYS
Fast Driver R2:	Fairuz Fauzy
Fast Team R2:	Super Nova Racing
Fast Time R2:	1:23.203
Fast Lap R2:	16

The 2008 Indonesian GP2 Asia Series round was a GP2 Asia Series motor race held on 16 and 17 February 2008 at Sentul International Circuit in Sentul, Indonesia. It was the second round of the 2008 GP2 Asia Series.

Classification

Qualifying

		Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	5	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa International Campos Team	1:19.337		1
2	27	Luca Filippi	Qi-Meritus Mahara	1:22.390	+3.053	2
3	16	Adrián Vallés	Fisichella Motor Sport International	1:22.658	+3.321	3
4	4	Romain Grosjean	ART Grand Prix	1:22.751	+3.414	4
5	8	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	1:22.782	+3.445	10
6	7	Christian Bakkerud	Super Nova Racing	1:23.141	+3.804	5
7	1	Karun Chandhok	iSport International	1:23.161	+3.824	6
8	18	Harald Schlegelmilch	Trident Racing	1:23.241	+3.904	7
9	11	Sébastien Buemi	Trust Team Arden	1:23.266	+3.929	8
10	2	Bruno Senna	iSport International	1:23.367	+4.030	9
11	19	Ho-Pin Tung	Trident Racing	1:23.539	+4.202	11
12	21	Marco Bonanomi	Piquet Sports	1:23.758	+4.421	12
13	26	Hiroki Yoshimoto	Qi-Meritus Mahara	1:23.922	+4.585	13
14	14	Davide Valsecchi	Durango	1:23.943	+4.606	14
15	24	Miloš Pavlović	BCN Competicion	1:23.959	+4.622	15
16	15	Alberto Valerio	Durango	1:24.046	+4.709	16
17	9	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	DAMS	1:24.163	+4.826	17
18	6	Ben Hanley	Barwa International Campos Team	1:24.274	+4.937	18
19	12	Adam Khan	Trust Team Arden	1:24.382	+5.045	19
20	25	Jason Tahincioglu	BCN Competicion	1:24.713	+5.376	20
21	23	Diego Nunes	DPR	1:24.737	+5.400	21
22	22	Armaan Ebrahim	DPR	1:25.084	+5.747	22
23	3	Stephen Jelley	ART Grand Prix	1:25.104	+5.767	25
24	10	Kamui Kobayashi	DAMS	1:25.416	+6.079	23
25	17	Michael Herck	Fisichella Motor Sport International	1:25.907	+6.570	24
26	20	Marcello Puglisi	Piquet Sports	No time		26
Source:^[1] ^[2]

Notes:

• – Fairuz Fauzy and Stephen Jelley received five grid penalty for passing the checkered flag twice.
• – Marcello Puglisi didn't get time due to a gearbox problem.

Feature race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	11	Sébastien Buemi	Trust Team Arden	46	1:10:28.016	8	10
2	16	Adrián Vallés	Fisichella Motor Sport International	46	+9.206	3	8
3	6	Ben Hanley	Barwa International Campos Team	46	+11.139	18	6
4	4	Romain Grosjean	ART Grand Prix	46	+16.301	4	5
5	5	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa International Campos Team	46	+27.840	1	4+2
6	24	Miloš Pavlović	BCN Competicion	46	+41.163	15	3
7	2	Bruno Senna	iSport International	46	+43.257	9	2+1
8	8	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	46	+48.685	10	1
9	17	Michael Herck	Fisichella Motor Sport International	46	+1:11.539	24
Ret	15	Alberto Valerio	Durango	36	Retired	16
Ret	26	Hiroki Yoshimoto	Qi-Meritus Mahara	33	Retired	13
Ret	14	Davide Valsecchi	Durango	30	Retired	14
Ret	19	Ho-Pin Tung	Trident Racing	29	Retired	11
Ret	9	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	DAMS	26	Retired	17
Ret	21	Marco Bonanomi	Piquet Sports	25	Retired	12
Ret	22	Armaan Ebrahim	DPR	20	Retired	22
Ret	23	Diego Nunes	DPR	18	Retired	21
Ret	1	Karun Chandhok	iSport International	15	Retired	6
Ret	12	Adam Khan	Trust Team Arden	1	Retired	19
Ret	25	Jason Tahincioglu	BCN Competicion	1	Retired	20
Ret	7	Christian Bakkerud	Super Nova Racing	0	Retired	5
Ret	18	Harald Schlegelmilch	Trident Racing	0	Retired	7
DNS	10	Kamui Kobayashi	DAMS	0	Did not start	23
DNS	20	Marcello Puglisi	Piquet Sports	0	Did not start	26
DSQ	27	Luca Filippi	Qi-Meritus Mahara	46	Disqualified	2
DSQ	3	Stephen Jelley	ART Grand Prix	46	Disqualified	25
Source:^[3] ^[4]

Notes:

• – Luca Filippi win the race but was disqualified after the stewards found out he had used tyres allocated to his teammate Hiroki Yoshimoto.
• – Stephen Jelley finished ninth but was disqualified due to his car being refuelled on the grid prior to the start of the race.

Sprint race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	25	45:06.344	1	6+1
2	2	Bruno Senna	iSport International	25	+1.480	2	5
3	5	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa International Campos Team	25	+1.700	4	4
4	4	Romain Grosjean	ART Grand Prix	25	+2.243	5	3
5	16	Adrián Vallés	Fisichella Motor Sport International	25	+5.079	7	2
6	19	Ho-Pin Tung	Trident Racing	25	+7.208	13	1
7	11	Sébastien Buemi	Trust Team Arden	25	+7.538	8
8	21	Marco Bonanomi	Piquet Sports	25	+10.199	15
9	22	Armaan Ebrahim	DPR	25	+14.656	16
10	23	Diego Nunes	DPR	25	+16.549	17
11	12	Adam Khan	Trust Team Arden	25	+18.197	19
12	17	Michael Herck	Fisichella Motor Sport International	25	+19.389	9
13	1	Karun Chandhok	iSport International	25	+19.632	18
14	7	Christian Bakkerud	Super Nova Racing	25	+30.798	21
15	10	Kamui Kobayashi	DAMS	25	+30.813	23
16	6	Ben Hanley	Barwa International Campos Team	25	+31.378	6
17	25	Jason Tahincioglu	BCN Competicion	25	+33.431	20
18	20	Marcello Puglisi	Piquet Sports	23	+2 laps	24
19	14	Davide Valsecchi	Durango	23	+2 laps	12
20	26	Hiroki Yoshimoto	Qi-Meritus Mahara	22	+3 laps	11
21	27	Luca Filippi	Qi-Meritus Mahara	22	+3 laps	25
Ret	24	Miloš Pavlović	BCN Competicion	15	Retired	3
Ret	3	Stephen Jelley	ART Grand Prix	15	Retired	26
Ret	9	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	DAMS	8	Retired	14
Ret	18	Harald Schlegelmilch	Trident Racing	3	Retired	22
Ret	15	Alberto Valerio	Durango	2	Retired	10
Source:^[5] ^[6]

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	Romain Grosjean	27
	2	Bruno Senna	17
4	3	Adrián Vallés	15
1	4	Fairuz Fauzy	14
21	5	Sébastien Buemi	10

Teams' Championship standings

		Team	Points
	1	ART Grand Prix	27
	2	iSport International	23
6	3	Barwa International Campos Team	16
2	4	Fisichella Motor Sport International	15
1	5	Super Nova Racing	14

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

• 2008 Indonesian Speedcar Series round

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gamble gives Petrov maiden pole . 5 January 2022 . Autosport.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20080219233037/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/65159 . 19 February 2008 . dead.
2. Web site: Pole Position for Vitaly Petrov. https://web.archive.org/web/20220730091300/https://www.automobilsport.com/race-categories--24,14192,Pole-Position-for-Vitaly-Petrov,news.htm. dead. 2022-07-30. 10 September 2024. Automobilsport.com.
3. Web site: Filippi excluded, Buemi wins at Sentul. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191955/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/65165 . 2016-03-03 . 5 January 2022. Autosport.com.
4. Web site: GP2 Asia Series - Indonesia Feature Race Results. 17 September 2024. Motorsportmagazine.com.
5. Web site: Maiden win for Fauzy in Sentul sprint. https://web.archive.org/web/20080316221136/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/65173 . 2008-03-16 . 26 July 2022. Autosport.com.
6. Web site: GP2 Asia Series - Indonesia Sprint Race Results. 17 September 2024. Motorsportmagazine.com.