2008 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round explained

Country:	Turkey
Grand Prix:	Istanbul Park
Round No:	2
Season No:	10
Year:	2008
Location:	Istanbul Park, Istanbul, Turkey
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	3.317
Course Km:	5.338
Date R1:	10 May
Laps R1:	34
Pole Driver Country:	ITA
Pole Driver:	Giorgio Pantano
Pole Team:	Racing Engineering
Pole Time:	1:32.659
First Driver Country R1:	ITA
First Driver R1:	Giorgio Pantano
First Team R1:	Racing Engineering
Second Driver Country R1:	FRA
Second Driver R1:	Romain Grosjean
Second Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Third Driver Country R1:	UAE
Third Driver R1:	Andreas Zuber
Third Team R1:	Piquet Sports
Fast Driver Country R1:	UAE
Fast Driver R1:	Andreas Zuber
Fast Team R1:	Piquet Sports
Fast Time R1:	1:33.482
Fast Lap R1:	33
Date R2:	11 May
Laps R2:	23
First Driver Country R2:	FRA
First Driver R2:	Romain Grosjean
First Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Second Driver Country R2:	RUS
Second Driver R2:	Vitaly Petrov
Second Team R2:	Barwa Int. Campos Team
Third Driver Country R2:	SUI
Third Driver R2:	Sébastien Buemi
Third Team R2:	Trust Team Arden
Fast Driver Country R2:	FRA
Fast Driver R2:	Romain Grosjean
Fast Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Fast Time R2:	1:33.767
Fast Lap R2:	17

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.

Classification

		Driver	Team	Time
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]

		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]

		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]

News: GP2 Series 2008 Results - Istanbul Park. Team Dan. Team Dan. 1 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20080226044155/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/2008/gp2.html. 2008-02-26. dead.
Web site: Pantano grabs pole, Valsecchi shunts. 24 January 2022. Autosport.com.
Web site: Pantano keeps cool to win in Turkey. 24 January 2022. Autosport.com.
Web site: Grosjean wins bizarre sprint race. 24 January 2022. Autosport.com.