2008 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round

The 2008 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on May 10 and 11, 2008 at Istanbul Park in Istanbul, Turkey. It was the second round of the 2008 GP2 Series season. The race weekend supported the 2008 Turkish Grand Prix.

Turkey    2008 Istanbul Park GP2 round
Round details
Round 2 of 10 rounds in the
2008 GP2 Series
Istanbul Park
Istanbul Park
Location Istanbul Park, Istanbul, Turkey
Course Permanent racing facility
5.338 km (3.317 mi)
Feature race
Date 10 May 2008
Laps 34
Pole position
Driver Italy Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering
Time 1:32.659
Podium
First Italy Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering
Second France Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix
Third United Arab Emirates Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports
Fastest lap
Driver United Arab Emirates Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports
Time 1:33.482 (on lap 33)
Sprint race
Date 11 May 2008
Laps 23
Podium
First France Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix
Second Russia Vitaly Petrov Barwa Int. Campos Team
Third Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden
Fastest lap
Driver France Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix
Time 1:33.767 (on lap 17)

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos. No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 12   Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 1:32.659 1
2 22   Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 1:32.913 2
3 19   Adam Carroll FMS International 1:33.141 3
4 4   Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 1:33.248 4
5 2   Bruno Senna iSport International 1:33.449 5
6 23   Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 1:33.451 6
7 1   Karun Chandhok iSport International 1:33.703 7
8 11   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 1:33.813 8
9 16   Davide Valsecchi Durango 1:33.841 9
10 5   Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 1:33.896 10
11 9   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:33.948 11
12 6   Ben Hanley Barwa International Campos Team 1:33.957 21
13 26   Adrián Vallés BCN Competición 1:34.006 12
14 7   Andy Soucek Super Nova Racing 1:34.064 18
15 20   Mike Conway Trident Racing 1:34.170 19
16 14   Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 1:34.173 13
17 15   Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 1:34.186 14
18 3   Luca Filippi ART Grand Prix 1:34.366 15
19 21   Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 1:34.506 16
20 25   Diego Nunes DPR 1:34.617 24
21 8   Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 1:34.620 17
22 10   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:34.667 23
23 17   Alberto Valerio Durango 1:34.678 26
24 18   Roldán Rodríguez FMS International 1:34.698 20
25 27   Miloš Pavlović BCN Competición 1:35.398 25
26 24   Giacomo Ricci DPR 1:35.878 22
Source:[1][2]

Feature race

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Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 12   Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 34 56:51.163 1 13+2
2 4   Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 34 +1.792 4 10
3 22   Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 34 +2.252 2 8+1
4 1   Karun Chandhok iSport International 34 +11.321 7 7
5 5   Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 34 +12.474 10 6
6 14   Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 34 +13.773 13 5
7 11   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 34 +14.894 8 4
8 19   Adam Carroll FMS International 34 +16.675 3 3
9 20   Mike Conway Trident Racing 34 +17.743 19 2
10 26   Adrián Vallés BCN Competición 34 +19.012 12 1
11 21   Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 34 +20.346 16
12 18   Roldán Rodríguez FMS International 34 +21.238 20
13 25   Diego Nunes DPR 34 +22.507 24
14 15   Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 34 +23.294 14
15 2   Bruno Senna iSport International 34 +23.765 5
16 3   Luca Filippi ART Grand Prix 33 +1 Lap 15
17 6   Ben Hanley Barwa International Campos Team 33 +1 Lap 21
18 17   Alberto Valerio Durango 32 +2 Laps 26
19 7   Andy Soucek Super Nova Racing 31 +3 Laps 18
Ret 9   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 29 Spins 11
Ret 23   Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 19 Spins 6
Ret 27   Miloš Pavlović BCN Competición 16 Spins 25
Ret 24   Giacomo Ricci DPR 8 Spins 22
Ret 8   Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 7 Collision 17
Ret 10   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1 Collision 23
DNS 16   Davide Valsecchi Durango 0 Crash Qualifying 9
Source:[3]

Sprint race

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Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4   Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 23 41:53.377 7 14+1
2 5   Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 23 +8.019 4 10
3 14   Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 23 +8.447 3 9
4 12   Giorgio Pantano Racing Engineering 23 +9.897 8 8
5 20   Mike Conway Trident Racing 23 +11.508 9 6
6 6   Ben Hanley Barwa International Campos Team 23 +12.847 17 5
7 17   Alberto Valerio Durango 23 +14.150 18 4
8 8   Álvaro Parente Super Nova Racing 23 +16.329 24 3
9 10   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 23 +17.533 25 2
10 25   Diego Nunes DPR 23 +24.392 13 1
11 24   Giacomo Ricci DPR 23 +24.850 23
12 1   Karun Chandhok iSport International 23 +25.743 5
13 18   Roldán Rodríguez FMS International 23 +26.094 12
14 3   Luca Filippi ART Grand Prix 23 +26.450 16
15 11   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 23 +27.449 2
16 27   Miloš Pavlović BCN Competición 23 +1:24.304 22
Ret 2   Bruno Senna iSport International 11 Crash 15
Ret 19   Adam Carroll FMS International 0 Collision 1
Ret 22   Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports 0 Collision 6
Ret 26   Adrián Vallés BCN Competición 0 Collision 10
Ret 21   Ho-Pin Tung Trident Racing 0 Collision 11
Ret 15   Yelmer Buurman Trust Team Arden 0 Collision 14
Ret 7   Andy Soucek Super Nova Racing 0 Collision 19
Ret 9   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 0 Collision 20
Ret 23   Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports 0 Collision 21
DNS 16   Davide Valsecchi Durango 0 Injured
Source:[4]

References

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  1. ^ "GP2 Series 2008 Results - Istanbul Park". Team Dan. Team Dan. Archived from the original on 2008-02-26. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Pantano grabs pole, Valsecchi shunts". Autosport.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Pantano keeps cool to win in Turkey". Autosport.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Grosjean wins bizarre sprint race". Autosport.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.


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