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2008 Bahrain GP2 Asia Series round

{{Short description|GP2 Asia Series motor race}}

{{Infobox GP2 round report

| Country = BHR

| Grand Prix = Bahrain

| Round_No = 4

| Season_No = 5

| Season = 2008

| Image = Bahrain International Circuit--Grand Prix Layout.svg

| Caption =

| Year = 2008

| Location = Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain

| Course = Permanent racing facility

| Course_mi = 3.363

| Course_km = 5.412

| Date_r1 = 5 April

| Laps_r1 = 34 (184.008 km)

| Pole_driver_country = FRA

| Pole_driver = Romain Grosjean

| Pole_team = ART Grand Prix

| Pole_time = 1:42.661

| First_driver_country_r1 = FRA

| First_driver_r1 = Romain Grosjean

| First_team_r1 = ART Grand Prix

| Second_driver_country_r1 = SUI

| Second_driver_r1 = Sébastien Buemi

| Second_team_r1 = Trust Team Arden

| Third_driver_country_r1 = JPN

| Third_driver_r1 = Kamui Kobayashi

| Third_team_r1 = DAMS

| Fast_driver_country_r1 = FRA

| Fast_driver_r1 = Romain Grosjean

| Fast_team_r1 = ART Grand Prix

| Fast_time_r1 = 1:45.453

| Fast_lap_r1 = 9

| Date_r2 = 6 April

| Laps_r2 = 23 (124.476 km)

| First_driver_country_r2 = JPN

| First_driver_r2 = Kamui Kobayashi

| First_team_r2 = DAMS

| Second_driver_country_r2 = SUI

| Second_driver_r2 = Sébastien Buemi

| Second_team_r2 = Trust Team Arden

| Third_driver_country_r2 = RUS

| Third_driver_r2 = Vitaly Petrov

| Third_team_r2 = Barwa Int Campos Team

| Fast_driver_country_r2 = SUI

| Fast_driver_r2 = Sébastien Buemi

| Fast_team_r2 = Trust Team Arden

| Fast_time_r2 = 1:45.455

| Fast_lap_r2 = 19

}}

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The 2008 Bahrain GP2 Asia Series round was a GP2 Asia Series motor race held on 5 and 6 April 2008 at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the fourth round of the 2008 GP2 Asia Series. The race supported the 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix.

Classification

=Qualifying=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Time

! Gap

! {{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}}

1

|align="center"|4

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Romain Grosjean

|ART Grand Prix

|1:42.661

|

|1

2

|align="center"|1

|{{flagicon|IND}} Karun Chandhok

|iSport International

|1:43.231

| +0.570

|2

3

|align="center"|2

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Senna

|iSport International

|1:43.238

| +0.577

|3

4

|align="center"|16

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Adrián Vallés

|Fisichella Motor Sport International

|1:43.239

| +0.578

|4

5

|align="center"|10

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kamui Kobayashi

|DAMS

|1:43.277

| +0.616

|5

6

|align="center"|8

|{{flagicon|MYS}} Fairuz Fauzy

|Super Nova Racing

|1:43.489

| +0.828

|6

7

|align="center"|9

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Jérôme d'Ambrosio

|DAMS

|1:43.67

| +1.009

|7

8

|align="center"|11

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Sébastien Buemi

|Trust Team Arden

|1:43.698

| +1.037

|8

9

|align="center"|23

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Diego Nunes

|DPR

|1:43.798

| +1.137

|9

10

|align="center"|21

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Bonanomi

|Piquet Sports

|1:43.800

| +1.139

|10

11

|align="center"|14

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Valsecchi

|Durango

|1:43.906

| +1.245

|11

12

|align="center"|27

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Filippi

|Qi-Meritus Mahara

|1:43.982

| +1.321

|12

13

|align="center"|12

|{{flagicon|NED}} Yelmer Buurman

|Trust Team Arden

|1:44.006

| +1.345

|13

14

|align="center"|6

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Ben Hanley

|Barwa International Campos Team

|1:44.085

| +1.424

|14

15

|align="center"|5

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Vitaly Petrov

|Barwa International Campos Team

|1:44.087

| +1.426

|15

16

|align="center"|18

|{{flagicon|LVA}} Harald Schlegelmilch

|Trident Racing

|1:44.187

| +1.526

|16

17

|align="center"|17

|{{flagicon|ROU}} Michael Herck

|Fisichella Motor Sport International

|1:44.260

| +1.599

|17

18

|align="center"|26

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroki Yoshimoto

|Qi-Meritus Mahara

|1:44.334

| +1.673

|18

19

|align="center"|7

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Christian Bakkerud

|Super Nova Racing

|1:44.347

| +1.686

|19

20

|align="center"|19

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Ho-Pin Tung

|Trident Racing

|1:44.407

| +1.746

|20

21

|align="center"|15

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Alberto Valerio

|Durango

|1:44.439

| +1.778

|21

22

|align="center"|20

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Marcello Puglisi

|Piquet Sports

|1:44.542

| +1.881

|22

23

|align="center"|24

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Miloš Pavlović

|BCN Competicion

|1:44.659

| +1.998

|23

24

|align="center"|25

|{{flagicon|TUR}} Jason Tahincioglu

|BCN Competicion

|1:44.732

| +2.071

|24

25

|align="center"|22

|{{flagicon|IND}} Armaan Ebrahim

|DPR

|1:44.845

| +2.184

|25

26

|align="center"|3

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Stephen Jelley

|ART Grand Prix

|1:44.863

| +2.202

|26

colspan="7"|Source:{{Cite web |title=Grosjean takes dominant Bahrain pole |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/66351 |access-date=5 January 2022 |website=Autosport.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622162754/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/66351 |archive-date=22 June 2008 |url-status=dead}}

= Feature race =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

|align="center"|4

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Romain Grosjean

|ART Grand Prix

|34

|1:04:03.530

|1

|align="center"|10+2+1

2

|align="center"|11

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Sébastien Buemi

|Trust Team Arden

|34

| +12.030

|8

|align="center"|8

3

|align="center"|10

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kamui Kobayashi

|DAMS

|34

| +19.148

|5

|align="center"|6

4

|align="center"|2

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Senna

|iSport International

|34

| +27.232

|3

|align="center"|5

5

|align="center"|16

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Adrián Vallés

|Fisichella Motor Sport International

|34

| +29.747

|4

|align="center"|4

6

|align="center"|14

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Valsecchi

|Durango

|34

| +36.657

|11

|align="center"|3

7

|align="center"|23

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Diego Nunes

|DPR

|34

| +37.226

|9

|align="center"|2

8

|align="center"|1

|{{flagicon|IND}} Karun Chandhok

|iSport International

|34

| +39.431

|2

|align="center"|1

9

|align="center"|12

|{{flagicon|NED}} Yelmer Buurman

|Trust Team Arden

|34

| +39.974

|13

|

10

|align="center"|5

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Vitaly Petrov

|Barwa International Campos Team

|34

| +42.555

|15

|

11

|align="center"|9

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Jérôme d'Ambrosio

|DAMS

|34

| +43.444

|7

|

12

|align="center"|26

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroki Yoshimoto

|Qi-Meritus Mahara

|34

| +49.053

|18

|

13

|align="center"|22

|{{flagicon|IND}} Armaan Ebrahim

|DPR

|34

| +51.240

|25

|

14

|align="center"|18

|{{flagicon|LVA}} Harald Schlegelmilch

|Trident Racing

|34

| +52.398

|16

|

15

|align="center"|17

|{{flagicon|ROU}} Michael Herck

|Fisichella Motor Sport International

|34

| +52.799

|17

|

16

|align="center"|3

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Stephen Jelley

|ART Grand Prix

|34

| +59.618

|26

|

17

|align="center"|25

|{{flagicon|TUR}} Jason Tahincioglu

|BCN Competicion

|34

| +1:00.209

|24

|

18

|align="center"|20

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Marcello Puglisi

|Piquet Sports

|34

| +1:08.461

|22

|

19

|align="center"|24

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Miloš Pavlović

|BCN Competicion

|34

| +1:28.912

|23

|

Ret

|align="center"|19

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Ho-Pin Tung

|Trident Racing

|24

|Retired

|20

|

Ret

|align="center"|8

|{{flagicon|MYS}} Fairuz Fauzy

|Super Nova Racing

|24

|Retired

|6

|

Ret

|align="center"|6

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Ben Hanley

|Barwa International Campos Team

|8

|Retired

|14

|

Ret

|align="center"|7

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Christian Bakkerud

|Super Nova Racing

|1

|Retired

|19

|

Ret

|align="center"|21

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Bonanomi

|Piquet Sports

|0

|Retired

|10

|

Ret

|align="center"|27

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Filippi

|Qi-Meritus Mahara

|0

|Retired

|12

|

DNS

|align="center"|15

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Alberto Valerio

|Durango

|0

|Did not start

|21

|

colspan="8"|Source:{{Cite web |title=Grosjean wins in Bahrain with ease |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/66393 |access-date=26 July 2022 |website=Autosport.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617213655/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/66393 |archive-date=17 June 2008 |url-status=dead}}

= Sprint race =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

|align="center"|10

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kamui Kobayashi

|DAMS

|23

|40:59.270

|6

|align="center"|6

2

|align="center"|11

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Sébastien Buemi

|Trust Team Arden

|23

| +0.861

|7

|align="center"|5+1

3

|align="center"|5

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Vitaly Petrov

|Barwa International Campos Team

|23

| +6.526

|10

|align="center"|4

4

|align="center"|26

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroki Yoshimoto

|Qi-Meritus Mahara

|23

| +9.127

|12

|align="center"|3

5

|align="center"|18

|{{flagicon|LVA}} Harald Schlegelmilch

|Trident Racing

|23

| +15.801

|14

|align="center"|2

6

|align="center"|14

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Valsecchi

|Durango

|23

| +17.016

|3

|align="center"|1

7

|align="center"|19

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Ho-Pin Tung

|Trident Racing

|23

| +20.788

|20

|

8

|align="center"|12

|{{flagicon|NED}} Yelmer Buurman

|Trust Team Arden

|23

| +21.543

|9

|

9

|align="center"|3

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Stephen Jelley

|ART Grand Prix

|23

| +22.669

|16

|

10

|align="center"|6

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Ben Hanley

|Barwa International Campos Team

|23

| +28.217

|22

|

11

|align="center"|27

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Filippi

|Qi-Meritus Mahara

|23

| +29.337

|25

|

12

|align="center"|9

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Jérôme d'Ambrosio

|DAMS

|23

| +29.406

|11

|

13

|align="center"|25

|{{flagicon|TUR}} Jason Tahincioglu

|BCN Competicion

|23

| +36.450

|17

|

14

|align="center"|17

|{{flagicon|ROU}} Michael Herck

|Fisichella Motor Sport International

|23

| +39.022

|15

|

15

|align="center"|24

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Miloš Pavlović

|BCN Competicion

|23

| +49.735

|19

|

16

|align="center"|22

|{{flagicon|IND}} Armaan Ebrahim

|DPR

|23

| +1:39.993

|13

|

17

|align="center"|15

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Alberto Valerio

|Durango

|22

| +1 lap

|26

|

Ret

|align="center"|21

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Bonanomi

|Piquet Sports

|19

|Retired

|24

|

Ret

|align="center"|4

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Romain Grosjean

|ART Grand Prix

|17

|Retired

|8

|

Ret

|align="center"|1

|{{flagicon|IND}} Karun Chandhok

|iSport International

|11

|Retired

|1

|

Ret

|align="center"|16

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Adrián Vallés

|Fisichella Motor Sport International

|7

|Retired

|4

|

Ret

|align="center"|7

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Christian Bakkerud

|Super Nova Racing

|3

|Retired

|23

|

Ret

|align="center"|20

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Marcello Puglisi

|Piquet Sports

|1

|Retired

|18

|

Ret

|align="center"|23

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Diego Nunes

|DPR

|1

|Retired

|2

|

Ret

|align="center"|8

|{{flagicon|MYS}} Fairuz Fauzy

|Super Nova Racing

|0

|Retired

|21

|

DNS

|align="center"|2

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Senna

|iSport International

|0

|Did not start

|5

|

colspan="8"|Source:{{Cite web |title=Kobayashi wins as Grosjean takes title |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/66421 |access-date=26 July 2022 |website=Autosport.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513064638/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/66421 |archive-date=13 May 2008 |url-status=dead}}

Standings after the event

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Romain Grosjean

|align="right"| 48

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Vitaly Petrov

|align="right"| 28

align="left"| 10px 4

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Sébastien Buemi

|align="right"| 24

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|MYS}} Fairuz Fauzy

|align="right"| 23

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Senna

|align="right"| 23

{{col-2}}

;Teams' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Team

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|FRA}} ART Grand Prix

|align="right"| 48

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Barwa International Campos Team

|align="right"| 34

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} iSport International

|align="right"| 30

align="left"| 10px 3

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|NED}} Trust Team Arden

|align="right"| 29

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|FRA}} DAMS

|align="right"| 28

{{col-end}}

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

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

{{GP2 Asia round report

| Name_of_round = Bahrain GP2 Asia Series round

| Year_of_round = 2008

| Previous_round_in_season = 2008 Malaysian GP2 Asia Series round

| Next_round_in_season = 2008 UAE 2nd GP2 Asia Series round

| Previous_year's_round = None

| Next_year's_round = 2009 Bahrain 1st GP2 Asia Series round

}}

Category:GP2 Asia Series

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