2008 GP2 Series season

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{{GP2 Series season |Current = 2008 |Previous = 2007 |Next = 2009 }}


The 2008 GP2 Series season was the fourth GP2 Series season. It began on April 26 at Barcelona, Spain and it finished on September 14 at Monza, Italy. This is the first season using a new car design to be used during the following 3 seasons. The series was won by Giorgio Pantano.

Contents

Teams and drivers

On 19 October 2007, it was announced that the same 13 teams which took part in 2007 would continue into 2008.

Team Car # Driver Rounds
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png iSport International 1 Image:22px-Flag_of_India.png Karun Chandhok All
2 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Bruno Senna All
Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png ART Grand Prix 3 Luca Filippi 1-5
Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png Sakon Yamamoto 6-10
4 Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png Romain Grosjean All
Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Campos Grand Prix 5 Image:22px-Flag_of_Russia.png Vitaly Petrov All
6 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Ben Hanley 1-3
Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Lucas Di Grassi 4-10
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Super Nova Racing 7 Image:22px-Flag_of_Denmark.png Christian Bakkerud 1, 3
Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Andy Soucek 2, 4-10
8 Image:22px-Flag_of_Portugal.png Álvaro Parente All
Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png DAMS 9 Image:22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).png Jérôme d'Ambrosio All
10 Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png Kamui Kobayashi All
Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Racing Engineering 11 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Javier Villa All
12 Giorgio Pantano All
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.png Trust Team Arden 14 Image:20px-Flag_of_Switzerland.png Sébastien Buemi All
15 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.png Yelmer Buurman 1-5
Luca Filippi 6-10
Durango 16 Davide Valsecchi 1-2, 5-10
Marcello Puglisi 3
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Ben Hanley 4
17 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Alberto Valerio All
Fisichella Motor Sport International 18 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Roldan Rodriguez All
19 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Adrián Vallés 1
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Adam Carroll 2-3
Image:Estonia flag.jpg Marko Asmer 4-10
Trident Racing 20 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Mike Conway All
21 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China.png Ho-Pin Tung All
Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Piquet Sports 22 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png Andreas Zuber All
23 Image:22px-Flag_of_Venezuela.png Pastor Maldonado All
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png David Price Racing 24 Image:22px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png Michael Herck 4-10
Giacomo Ricci 1-2
Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Andy Soucek 3
25 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Diego Nunes All
Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png BCN Competicion 26 Paolo Maria Nocera 1
Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Adrián Vallés 2-9
27 Image:22px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png Miloš Pavlović 1-3
Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Carlos Iaconelli 4-10

2008 Schedule

Round Location Circuit Date Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Barcelona, Spain Circuit de Catalunya April 26 Image:22px-Flag_of_Portugal.png Álvaro Parente Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Super Nova Racing
R2 April 27 Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png Kamui Kobayashi Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png DAMS
2 R1 Image:22px-Flag_of_Turkey.png Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul Park May 10 Giorgio Pantano Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Racing Engineering
R2 May 11 Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png Romain Grosjean Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png ART Grand Prix
3 R1 Image:22px-Flag_of_Monaco.png Monte-Carlo, Monaco Circuit de Monaco May 23 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Bruno Senna Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png iSport International
R2 May 24 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Mike Conway Trident Racing
4 R1 Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png Magny-Cours, France Circuit de Magny-Cours June 21 Giorgio Pantano Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Racing Engineering
R2 June 22 Image:20px-Flag_of_Switzerland.png Sébastien Buemi Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.png Trust Team Arden
5 R1 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Silverstone, Great Britain Silverstone Circuit July 5 Giorgio Pantano Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Racing Engineering
R2 July 6 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Bruno Senna Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png iSport International
6 R1 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Hockenheim, Germany Hockenheimring July 19 Giorgio Pantano Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Racing Engineering
R2 July 20 Image:22px-Flag_of_India.png Karun Chandhok Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png iSport International
7 R1 Image:22px-Flag_of_Hungary.png Budapest, Hungary Hungaroring August 2 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Lucas di Grassi Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Campos Grand Prix
R2 August 3 Image:20px-Flag_of_Switzerland.png Sébastien Buemi Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.png Trust Team Arden
8 R1 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Valencia, Spain Valencia Street Circuit August 23 Image:22px-Flag_of_Russia.png Vitaly Petrov Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Campos Grand Prix
R2 August 24 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Lucas di Grassi Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Campos Grand Prix
9 R1 Image:22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).png Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps September 6 Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png Romain Grosjean Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png ART Grand Prix
R2 September 7 Image:22px-Flag_of_Venezuela.png Pastor Maldonado Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Piquet Sports
10 R1 Monza, Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza September 13 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Lucas di Grassi Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Campos Grand Prix
R2 September 14 Davide Valsecchi Durango

The original calendar was released on 25th March 2008 and had a standalone event on the 31st May - 1st June at the Valencia's Ricardo Tormo circuit. However, on the 18th April 2008, it was confirmed that a deal had been agreed for a GP2 event to run alongside the new European GP at the Valencia Street Circuit instead of the original date at the Ricardo Tormo circuit.

Also, for the first time in the history of GP2, there will be two races at Monaco.

All of the races supported the Formula One Grands Prix indicated by the relevant flags, except the round at Valencia which supported the 2008 European Grand Prix.

Results

Driver standings

Pos Driver ESP
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png 		ESP
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png 		TUR
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_Turkey.png 		TUR
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_Turkey.png 		MON
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_Monaco.png 		MON
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_Monaco.png 		FRA
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png 		FRA
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png 		GBR
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png 		GBR
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png 		GER
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png 		GER
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png 		HUN
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_Hungary.png 		HUN
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_Hungary.png 		VAL
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png 		VAL
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png 		BEL
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).png 		BEL
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).png 		ITA
FEA
 ITA
SPR
 Points
1 Pantano 4 3 1 4 Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 3 1 Ret 14 5 14† 3 DSQ EX 10 5 76
2 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Senna 2 4 15 Ret 1 5 Ret 5 6 1 4 3 3 3 9 Ret 11 Ret 5 9 64
3 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Di Grassi 2 4 2 2 5 Ret 1 10 4 1 20† 5 1 11 63
4 Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png Grosjean 5 13 2 1 Ret 10 Ret Ret 5 8 2 4 17 12 3 Ret 1 9 4 3 62
5 Image:22px-Flag_of_Venezuela.png Maldonado 12 Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 3 7 Ret 15 6 18 5 18† 2 Ret 3 1 2 4 60
6 Image:20px-Flag_of_Switzerland.png Buemi 7 2 6 3 Ret 11 Ret 1 4 DNS Ret 8 7 1 6 Ret 5 4 3 7 50
7 Image:22px-Flag_of_Russia.png Petrov 6 Ret 5 2 Ret 15 4 18 10 5 Ret 12 Ret 9 1 15 4 3 Ret Ret 39
8 Image:22px-Flag_of_Portugal.png Parente 1 7 Ret 8 5 3 9 Ret 16 Ret 3 6 16 Ret 16† Ret 2 Ret Ret 12 34
9 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png Zuber 3 Ret 3 Ret 11 17 5 8 7 11 11† 2 2 7 Ret Ret DSQ Ret Ret 10 32
10 Image:22px-Flag_of_India.png Chandhok 9 Ret 4 12 3 Ret 7 Ret 3 Ret 8 1 4 DNS 15† Ret 10 7 11 Ret 31
11 Image:22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).png d'Ambrosio Ret 15 Ret Ret 9 7 6 Ret 9 12 Ret 11 9 Ret 5 2 8 2 7 6 21
12 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Conway Ret 8 9 5 8† 1 8 6 14 4 Ret 9 6 11 Ret 8 7 Ret 13 Ret 20
13 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Rodríguez Ret Ret 12 13 6 4 Ret 16 11 Ret 18 16 19 Ret Ret 10 21† Ret 6 2 14
14 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Soucek 19 Ret 13 6 13 Ret 12 Ret 7 Ret 8 2 7 Ret 6 Ret 9 18 14
15 Valsecchi 10 5 DNS INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 19 6 Ret 14 Ret 13 Ret 7 Ret 6 8 1 11
16 Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png Kobayashi 8 1 Ret 9 Ret 18 Ret 9 Ret 7 Ret 18 11 8 Ret 6 9 14 Ret 13 10
17 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Villa 14 6 7 15 14 13 14 10 13 Ret 10† 5 13 6 Ret 5 17 8 Ret EX 8
18 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China.png Tung Ret 14 11 Ret 7 2 Ret 14 18 Ret 13 7 Ret 14 Ret 9 15 10 Ret 8 7
19 Filippi 11 Ret 16 14 Ret 12 10 3 8 Ret Ret Ret 15 NC 8 13 19 Ret Ret Ret 6
20 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.png Buurman Ret 10 14 Ret 12 8 12 2 15 10 5
21 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Vallés 18 11 10 Ret 4 16 15 12 22 14 15 Ret Ret 19 11 Ret 13 13 WD WD 5
22 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Nunes 15 16 13 10 15 9 11 Ret 17 Ret Ret Ret 12 15 10 4 12 Ret Ret 16 3
23 Image:22px-Flag_of_Japan.png Yamamoto 12 NC 10 4 Ret Ret 18 Ret Ret Ret 3
24 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Hanley Ret 9 17 6 16 14 Ret Ret 1
25 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Carroll 8 Ret Ret Ret 1
26 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Valerio 13 Ret 18 7 Ret Ret 18 17 21 9 9 15 DNS 17 Ret 12 Ret Ret 12 15 0
27 Image:22px-Flag_of_Denmark.png Bakkerud Ret INJ INJ INJ 10 Ret INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 0
28 Image:Estonia flag.jpg Asmer 17 11 20 13 14 13 18 Ret DNS Ret 16 Ret Ret Ret 0
29 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Iaconelli 16 13 DNS Ret 16 17 Ret Ret 13 11 Ret 12 14 14 0
30 Image:22px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png Herck INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ Ret 15 23 DNS 17 Ret Ret 17 12 14 14 11 Ret 17 0
31 Ricci 16 Ret Ret 11 0
32 Image:22px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png Pavlović DNS 12 Ret 16 DNS DNS 0
33 Puglisi 17 19 0
34 Nocera 17 Ret 0
Pos Driver ESP
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png 		ESP
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png 		TUR
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_Turkey.png 		TUR
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_Turkey.png 		MON
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_Monaco.png 		MON
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_Monaco.png 		FRA
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png 		FRA
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png 		GBR
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png 		GBR
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png 		GER
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png 		GER
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png 		HUN
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_Hungary.png 		HUN
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_Hungary.png 		VAL
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png 		VAL
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png 		BEL
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).png 		BEL
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).png 		ITA
FEA
 ITA
SPR
 Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished, in points
Blue Finished, no points
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Did not participate
Blank Injured (INJ)
Blank Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest Lap

Team standings

Pos Team Car
No. 		ESP
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png 		ESP
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png 		TUR
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_Turkey.png 		TUR
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_Turkey.png 		MON
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_Monaco.png 		MON
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_Monaco.png 		FRA
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png 		FRA
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png 		GBR
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png 		GBR
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png 		GER
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png 		GER
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png 		HUN
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_Hungary.png 		HUN
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_Hungary.png 		VAL
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png 		VAL
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png 		BEL
FEA
Image:22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).png 		BEL
SPR
Image:22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).png 		ITA
FEA
 ITA
SPR
 Points
1 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Campos Grand Prix 5 6 Ret 5 2 Ret 15 4 18 10 5 Ret 12 Ret 9 1 15 4 3 Ret Ret 103
6 Ret 9 17 6 16 14 2 4 2 2 5 Ret 1 10 4 1 20† 5 1 11
2 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png iSport International 1 9 Ret 4 12 3 Ret 7 Ret 3 Ret 8 1 4 DNS 15† Ret 10 7 11 Ret 95
2 2 4 15 Ret 1 5 Ret 5 6 1 4 3 3 3 9 Ret 11 Ret 5 8
3 Image:22px-Flag_of_Brazil.png Piquet Sports 22 3 Ret 3 Ret 11 Ret 5 8 7 11 11† 2 2 7 Ret Ret DSQ Ret Ret 10 92
23 12 Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 3 7 Ret 15 6 18 5 18† 2 Ret 3 1 2 4
4 Image:22px-Flag_of_Spain.png Racing Engineering 11 14 6 7 15 14 13 14 10 13 Ret 10† 5 13 6 Ret 5 17 8 Ret EX 84
12 4 3 1 4 Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 3 1 Ret 14 5 14† 3 DSQ EX 10 5
5 Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png ART Grand Prix 3 11 Ret 16 14 Ret 12 10 3 8 Ret 12 NC 10 4 Ret Ret 18 Ret Ret Ret 70
4 5 13 2 1 Ret 10 Ret Ret 5 8 2 4 17 12 3 Ret 1 9 4 3
6 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.png Trust Team Arden 14 7 2 6 3 Ret 11 Ret 1 4 DNS Ret 8 7 1 6 Ret 5 4 3 7 56
15 Ret 10 14 Ret 12 8 12 2 15 10 Ret Ret 15 NC 8 13 19 Ret Ret Ret
7 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Super Nova Racing 7 Ret INJ 19 Ret 10 Ret 13 Ret 12 Ret 7 Ret 8 2 7 Ret 6 Ret 9 18 47
8 1 7 Ret 8 5 3 9 Ret 16 Ret 3 6 16 Ret 16† Ret 2 Ret Ret 12
8 Image:22px-Flag_of_France.png DAMS 9 Ret 15 Ret Ret 9 7 6 Ret 9 12