2008 Catalunya GP2 Series round

The 2008 Spanish GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 26 April and 27 April 2008 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain. It was the first race of the 2008 GP2 Series season. The race was used to support the 2008 Spanish Grand Prix.

Spain    2008 Spanish GP2 round
Round details
Round 1 of 10 rounds in the
2008 GP2 Series
Location Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain
Course Permanent racing facility
4.627 km (2.875 mi)
Feature race
Date 26 April 2008
Laps 38
Pole position
Driver Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports
Time 1:27.547
Podium
First Portugal Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing
Second Brazil Bruno Senna iSport International
Third United Arab Emirates Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports
Fastest lap
Driver Portugal Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing
Time 1:30.548 (on lap 10)
Sprint race
Date 27 April 2008
Laps 26
Podium
First Japan Kamui Kobayashi DAMS
Second Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden
Third Italy Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering
Fastest lap
Driver Japan Kamui Kobayashi DAMS
Time 1:30.045 (on lap 5)

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos. No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 23   Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 1:27.547 1
2 8   Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 1:27.705 2
3 22   Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 1:28.155 3
4 2   Bruno Senna iSport International 1:28.273 4
5 12   Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 1:28.290 5
6 19   Adrián Vallés FMS International 1:28.323 6
7 1   Karun Chandhok iSport International 1:28.385 7
8 5   Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 1:28.423 8
9 11   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 1:28.562 9
10 20   Mike Conway Trident Racing 1:28.622 10
11 4   Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 1:28.684 11
12 16   Davide Valsecchi Durango 1:28.713 12
13 10   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:28.799 13
14 3   Luca Filippi ART Grand Prix 1:28.868 14
15 6   Ben Hanley Barwa International Campos Team 1:28.889 15
16 21   Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 1:28.937 16
17 17   Alberto Valerio Durango 1:29.338 17
18 15   Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 1:29.339 18
19 7   Christian Bakkerud Super Nova Racing 1:29.394 19
20 14   Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 1:29.478 20
21 27   Miloš Pavlović BCN Competición 1:29 618 21
22 9   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:29.628 22
23 26   Paolo Nocera BCN Competición 1:29.708 23
24 18   Roldán Rodríguez FMS International 1:29.762 24
25 25   Diego Nunes David Price Racing 1:30.343 25
26 24   Giacomo Ricci David Price Racing 1:30.443 26
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Feature race

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Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 8   Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 38 1:01:09.902 2 10+1
2 2   Bruno Senna iSport International 38 +0.579 4 8
3 22   Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 38 +1.511 3 6
4 12   Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 38 +3.768 5 5
5 4   Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 38 +8.155 11 4
6 5   Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 38 +19.729 8 3
7 14   Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 38 +27.326 20 2
8 10   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 38 +27.945 13 1
9 1   Karun Chandhok iSport International 38 +30.394 7
10 16   Davide Valsecchi Durango 38 +34.573 12
11 3   Luca Filippi ART Grand Prix 38 +34.816 14
12 23   Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 38 +38.600 1 2
13 17   Alberto Valerio Durango 38 +42.489 17
14 11   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 38 +43.200 9
15 25   Diego Nunes David Price Racing 38 +1:09.867 25
16 24   Giacomo Ricci David Price Racing 38 +1:10.152 26
17 26   Paolo Nocera BCN Competición 38 +1:28.749 23
18 19   Adrián Vallés FMS International 38 +1:28.778 6
Ret 7   Christian Bakkerud Super Nova Racing 20 Crash 19
Ret 15   Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 18 Crash 18
Ret 6   Ben Hanley Barwa International Campos Team 15 Crash 15
Ret 9   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 15 Crash 22
Ret 18   Roldán Rodríguez FMS International 4 Collision damage 24
Ret 21   Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 1 Collision 16
Ret 20   Mike Conway Trident Racing 0 Crash 10
DNS 27   Miloš Pavlović BCN Competición 0 Did not start 21
Source:[1]

Sprint race

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Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 10   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 26 40:27.229 1 6+1
2 14   Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 26 +1.176 2 5
3 12   Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 26 +1.962 5 4
4 2   Bruno Senna iSport International 26 +2.808 7 3
5 16   Davide Valsecchi Durango 26 +3.501 10 2
6 11   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 26 +8.480 14 1
7 8   Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 26 +8.573 8
8 20   Mike Conway Trident Racing 26 +9.593 25
9 6   Ben Hanley Barwa International Campos Team 26 +11.469 21
10 15   Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 26 +16.974 20
11 19   Adrián Vallés FMS International 26 +22.871 18
12 27   Miloš Pavlović BCN Competición 26 +23.360 26
13 4   Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 26 +23.558 4
14 21   Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 26 +25.486 24
15 9   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 26 +47.929 22
16 25   Diego Nunes David Price Racing 25 +1 lap 15
Ret 23   Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 22 Collision 12
Ret 22   Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 22 Collision 6
Ret 1   Karun Chandhok iSport International 18 Collision 9
Ret 24   Giacomo Ricci David Price Racing 18 Collision 16
Ret 5   Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 15 Crash 3
Ret 17   Alberto Valerio Durango 14 Crash 13
Ret 18   Roldán Rodríguez FMS International 13 Crash 23
Ret 26   Paolo Nocera BCN Competición 12 Crash 17
Ret 3   Luca Filippi ART Grand Prix 3 Crash 11
DNS 7   Christian Bakkerud Super Nova Racing 0 Did not start 19
Source:[1]

References

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


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