2008 UAE 3rd GP2 Asia Series round explained

Country:	UAE
Grand Prix:	UAE
Round No:	2
Season No:	6
Season:	2008
Year:	2008
Location:	Dubai Autodrome in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	3.349
Course Km:	5.390
Date R1:	5 December
Laps R1:	34 (183.260 km)
Pole Driver Country:	JPN
Pole Driver:	Kamui Kobayashi
Pole Team:	DAMS
Pole Time:	1:41.091
First Driver Country R1:	JPN
First Driver R1:	Kamui Kobayashi
First Team R1:	DAMS
Second Driver Country R1:	ITA
Second Driver R1:	Davide Valsecchi
Second Team R1:	Durango
Third Driver Country R1:	ESP
Third Driver R1:	Roldán Rodríguez
Third Team R1:	Piquet GP
Fast Driver Country R1:	JPN
Fast Driver R1:	Kamui Kobayashi
Fast Team R1:	DAMS
Fast Time R1:	1:43.079
Fast Lap R1:	25
Date R2:	6 December
Laps R2:	23 (123.970 km)
First Driver Country R2:	None
First Driver R2:	Race cancelled
First Team R2:	N/A
Second Driver Country R2:	None
Second Driver R2:	Race cancelled
Second Team R2:	N/A
Third Driver Country R2:	None
Third Driver R2:	Race cancelled
Third Team R2:	N/A
Fast Driver Country R2:	None
Fast Driver R2:	Race cancelled
Fast Team R2:	N/A
Fast Time R2:	NC

The 2008 UAE 3rd GP2 Asia Series round was a GP2 Asia Series motor race held on 5 and 6 December 2008 at Dubai Autodrome in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was the second round of the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series.

Classification

Qualifying

		Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	8	Kamui Kobayashi	DAMS	1:41.091		1
2	1	Sakon Yamamoto	ART Grand Prix	1:41.275	+0.184	2
3	5	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa International Campos Team	1:41.341	+0.250	3
4	20	Roldán Rodríguez	Piquet GP	1:41.376	+0.285	4
5	16	Davide Valsecchi	Durango	1:41.472	+0.381	5
6	24	Yelmer Buurman	Ocean Racing Technology	1:41.550	+0.459	6
7	9	Giedo van der Garde	GFH Team iSport	1:41.557	+0.466	7
8	21	Diego Nunes	Piquet GP	1:41.593	+0.502	8
9	6	Sergio Pérez	Barwa International Campos Team	1:41.768	+0.677	9
10	7	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	DAMS	1:41.777	+0.686	10
11	14	Andreas Zuber	Fisichella Motor Sport International	1:41.798	+0.707	11
12	2	Pastor Maldonado	ART Grand Prix	1:41.838	+0.747	12
13	4	Renger van der Zande	Trust Team Arden	1:42.054	+0.963	13
14	11	Javier Villa	Super Nova Racing	1:42.062	+0.971	14
15	12	James Jakes	Super Nova Racing	1:42.066	+0.975	15
16	19	Earl Bamber	My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara	1:42.068	+0.977	16
17	3	Luiz Razia	Trust Team Arden	1:42.204	+1.113	17
18	23	Giacomo Ricci	DPR	1:42.351	+1.260	18
19	10	Hamad Al Fardan	GFH Team iSport	1:42.367	+1.276	19
20	26	Alberto Valerio	Trident Racing	1:42.541	+1.450	20
21	18	Alex Yoong	My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara	1:43.026	+1.935	21
22	22	Michael Herck	DPR	1:43.102	+2.011	22
23	25	Fabrizio Crestani	Ocean Racing Technology	1:43.316	+2.225	23
24	27	Chris van der Drift	Trident Racing	1:43.393	+2.302	24
25	17	Michael Dalle Stelle	Durango	1:45.603	+4.512	25
26	15	Kevin Chen	Fisichella Motor Sport International	1:48.411	+7.320	26
Source:^[1]

Feature race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Kamui Kobayashi	DAMS	34	1:00:26.439	1	10+2+1
2	16	Davide Valsecchi	Durango	34	+14.378	5	8
3	20	Roldán Rodríguez	Piquet GP	34	+15.540	4	6
4	9	Giedo van der Garde	GFH Team iSport	34	+19.403	7	5
5	5	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa International Campos Team	34	+27.541	3	4
6	6	Sergio Pérez	Barwa International Campos Team	34	+29.034	9	3
7	7	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	DAMS	34	+34.012	10	2
8	1	Sakon Yamamoto	ART Grand Prix	34	+36.080	2	1
9	11	Javier Villa	Super Nova Racing	34	+52.219	14
10	3	Luiz Razia	Trust Team Arden	34	+56.955	17
11	4	Renger van der Zande	Trust Team Arden	34	+58.743	13
12	12	James Jakes	Super Nova Racing	34	+1:02.217	15
13	23	Giacomo Ricci	DPR	34	+1:02.854	18
14	25	Fabrizio Crestani	Ocean Racing Technology	34	+1:14.074	23
15	22	Michael Herck	DPR	34	+1:34.638	22
16	26	Alberto Valerio	Trident Racing	34	+1:41.946	20
17	17	Michael Dalle Stelle	Durango	33	+1 Lap	25
18	15	Kevin Chen	Fisichella Motor Sport International	33	+1 Lap	26
Ret	2	Pastor Maldonado	ART Grand Prix	30	DNF	12
Ret	19	Earl Bamber	My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara	30	DNF	16
Ret	14	Andreas Zuber	Fisichella Motor Sport International	30	DNF	11
Ret	24	Yelmer Buurman	Ocean Racing Technology	15	DNF	6
Ret	21	Diego Nunes	Piquet GP	15	DNF	8
Ret	27	Chris van der Drift	Trident Racing	13	DNF	24
Ret	18	Alex Yoong	My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara	4	DNF	21
Ret	10	Hamad Al Fardan	GFH Team iSport	3	DNF	19
Source:^[2]

Sprint race

The sprint race was cancelled due to flooding due to heavy rainfall.^[3]

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
2	1	Kamui Kobayashi	22
1	2	Roldán Rodríguez	19
2	3	Davide Valsecchi	15
2	4	Javier Villa	10
1	5	Earl Bamber	8

Teams' Championship standings

		Team	Points
1	1	DAMS	26
1	2	Piquet GP	19
2	3	Durango	15
4	4	Barwa International Campos Team	11
2	5	Super Nova Racing	10

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

See also

• 2008 UAE 3rd Speedcar Series round

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kobayashi snatches pole in Dubai . 5 January 2022 . Autosport.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20081220062034/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72316 . 20 December 2008 . dead.
2. Web site: Kobayashi storms to Dubai win . 5 January 2022 . Autosport.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20081217160557/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72331 . 17 December 2008 . dead.
3. Web site: Floods force cancellation of Dubai race . 5 January 2022 . Autosport.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20081219131704/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72362 . 19 December 2008 . dead.