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2008–09 GP2 Asia Series

Teams' Champion: DAMS Speedcar Series

The 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season was the second season of the GP2 Asia Series. It began on 18 October 2008 and ended on 26 April 2009 and consisted of eleven races at six events.

Season summary

All teams from the 2008 GP2 Series season except for Racing Engineering took part in the competition, with the thirteenth slot being filled by Qi-Meritus Mahara. The reigning champion Romain Grosjean did not defend his title.

Kamui Kobayashi clinched the title with a fourth place at the penultimate race in Bahrain. 8 different winners were in 12 races: Kamui Kobayashi become champion, after Japanese won in two consecutive feature races at Dubai Autodrome, and at Bahrain International Circuit.

Diego Nunes won the last two feature races at Sepang International Circuit, and at Bahrain International Circuit. Roldán Rodríguez wins in first race of the season. Nico Hülkenberg, Luiz Razia, Vitaly Petrov, Davide Valsecchi, and Sergio Pérez each other won one race.

Teams and drivers

All of the teams used the Dallara GP2/05 chassis with Renault-badged 4.0 litre (244 cu in) naturally-aspirated Mecachrome V8 engines order and with tyres supplied by Bridgestone.

TeamNo.DriverRounds
FRA ART Grand Prix1JPN Sakon YamamotoAll
2FRA Nelson Philippe1
VEN Pastor Maldonado2, 5–6
DEU Nico Hülkenberg3–4
NLD Trust Team Arden (1–2)
NLD Arden International Motorsport (3–6)3BRA Luiz RaziaAll
4FIN Mika Mäki1
nowrapNLD Renger van der Zande2
ITA Edoardo Mortara3–6
ESP Barwa International Campos Team5RUS Vitaly PetrovAll
6MEX Sergio PérezAll
FRA DAMS7BEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioAll
8JPN Kamui KobayashiAll
GBR GFH Team iSport9NLD Giedo van der GardeAll
10BHR Hamad Al FardanAll
GBR Super Nova Racing11ESP Javier VillaAll
12GBR James JakesAll
ITA Fisichella Motor Sport International14ARE Andreas Zuber1–2
VEN Rodolfo González3–6
15USA Kevin ChenAll
ITA Durango16ITA Davide ValsecchiAll
17BRA Carlos Iaconelli1
ITA Michael Dalle Stelle2–6
MYS My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara18MYS Alex Yoong1–2
ITA Marco Bonanomi3–6
19NZL Earl Bamber1–3
PRT Álvaro Parente4–6
BRA Piquet GP20ESP Roldán RodríguezAll
21BRA Diego NunesAll
GBR DPR22ROU Michael HerckAll
23JPN Yuhi Sekiguchi1
ITA Giacomo Ricci2–6
ESP BCN Competición*24JPN Hiroki Yoshimoto1
25ITA Luca Filippi1
PRT Ocean Racing Technology*24NLD Yelmer Buurman{{cite newstitle =Ocean sign Crestani as second driverurl =http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72299date =2008-12-02accessdate =2008-12-02archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081205062607/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72299archivedate= 5 December 2008url-status= live}}
IND Karun Chandhok6
25
ITA Fabrizio Crestani2–6
ITA Trident Racing26ITA Giacomo Ricci1
BRA Alberto Valerio2
ITA Frankie Provenzano3–4
PRT Ricardo Teixeira5–6
27NZL Chris van der Drift1–2
ESP Adrián Vallés3
ITA Davide Rigon4–6
  • – Team was known as BCN Competición at round one in Shanghai, before Tiago Monteiro bought over the team's assets and renamed it as Ocean Racing Technology.

Calendar

On 12 July, GP2 Series organisers announced a provisional calendar for their second season. Unlike the first season of the GP2 Asia Series, this season will start prior to the new year, and be expanded to six events from the previous five. The Indonesian round has been dropped, while Bahrain earns a second event and Shanghai earns its first GP2 races. Shanghai will also host the official GP2 Asia Series test session prior to the start of the season.

The sprint race of the second round of the championship – at the Dubai Autodrome – was cancelled due to flooding.

On 17 December, an alteration was made to the calendar, with the Losail International Circuit in Qatar replacing the February meeting in Dubai. The meeting was also moved to February 12–14 because the original date on the calendar was unsuitable, due to MotoGP testing. This event introduced night racing to GP2, following the circuit's lead with MotoGP and its support classes and also Formula One's night race in Singapore.

Race Calendar

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest LapWinning driverWinning teamReport1FS2FSRace cancelled3FS4FS5FS6FS
CHN Shanghai International Circuit18 OctobernowrapESP Roldán RodríguezJPN Kamui KobayashinowrapESP Roldán RodríguezBRA Piquet GPReport
19 OctobernowrapJPNITA Davide ValsecchiITA Durango
ARE Dubai Autodromenowrap5 DecembernowrapJPN Kamui KobayashinowrapJPN Kamui KobayashinowrapJPN Kamui KobayashiFRA DAMSReport
6 December
BHR Bahrain International Circuit23 JanuaryDEU Nico HülkenbergJPN Kamui KobayashiJPN Kamui KobayashiFRA DAMSReport
24 JanuaryBRAMEX Sergio PérezESP Barwa International Campos Team
QAT Losail International Circuit13 FebruaryDEU Nico HülkenbergPORDEU Nico HülkenbergFRA ART Grand PrixReport
14 FebruaryMEX Sergio PérezMEX Sergio PérezESP Barwa International Campos Team
MYS Sepang International Circuit4 AprilBEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioESPBRA Diego NunesBRA Piquet GPReport
5 AprilPRT Álvaro ParenteRUS Vitaly PetrovnowrapESP Barwa International Campos Team
BHR Bahrain International Circuit25 AprilnowrapJPN Kamui KobayashinowrapBEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioBRA Diego NunesBRA Piquet GPReport
26 AprilnowrapBEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioBRA Luiz RazianowrapNLD Arden International Motorsport
Source:

Championship standings

;Scoring system Points are awarded to the top 8 classified finishers in the Feature race, and to the top 6 classified finishers in the Sprint race. The pole-sitter in the feature race will also receive two points, and one point is given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the feature and sprint races. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race.

Point system for Feature RacePositionPoints
1st2nd3rd
1086
Point system for Sprint RacePositionPoints
1st2nd3rd
654

Drivers' Championship

PosDriverSHI
CHNDUB
AREBHR
BHRLSL
QATSEP
MYSBHR
BHRPoints156236335434528627726824913101211111211139148157167176185194202211220230240250260270280290300310320330340350360370380390400–0–0PosDriverSHI
CHNDUB
AREBHR
BHRLSL
QATSEP
MYSBHR
BHRPoints
JPN Kamui Kobayashi2Ret*1*C164182745
BEL Jérôme d'Ambrosio957C2357DNSDSQ32
ESP Roldán Rodríguez163C623Ret174122Ret
ITA Davide Valsecchi812C52658316Ret
RUS Vitaly Petrov5Ret5C101232611911
DEU Nico Hülkenberg44*1*3
MEX Sergio PérezRet76C8121Ret6129
BRA Diego Nunes12RetRetC132211121416
JPN Sakon Yamamoto3148C1711Ret1412Ret64
ESP Javier Villa439C95131019181512
ITA Edoardo Mortara3874Ret17Ret16
NLD Giedo van der Garde10DNS4C714128141057
BRA Luiz RaziaRet1710C14986RetRet81
NZL Earl Bamber62RetC117
VEN Pastor MaldonadoRetC72RetRet
GBR James JakesRet1112C22Ret993Ret1014
ITA Davide Rigon1415Ret1373
NZL Chris van der Drift74RetC
NLD Yelmer BuurmanRetCRet13RetDNS511
BHR Hamad Al Fardan15RetRetC12RetRetRet95Ret17
PRT Álvaro Parente1716119Ret13
ITA Marco Bonanomi20101611Ret14148
VEN Rodolfo González16RetRet19108RetRet
JPN Hiroki YoshimotoRet8
MYS Alex Yoong149RetC
IND Karun Chandhok9Ret
ITA Giacomo Ricci13Ret13CRet16Ret1316151110
ITA Fabrizio Crestani14CRet17102115161815
FIN Mika MäkiRet10
BRA Carlos Iaconelli11Ret
NLD Renger van der Zande11C
JPN Yuhi SekiguchiRet12
ROU Michael Herck161615C181815Ret13Ret13Ret
FRA Nelson Philippe1713
ITA Frankie Provenzano15151920
USA Kevin ChenRet1518C2121182320RetRet18
BRA Alberto Valerio16C
PRT Ricardo Teixeira171917Ret
ITA Michael Dalle Stelle17C192020221820Ret19
ESP Adrián VallésRet19
ARE Andreas ZuberRetRetRetC
ITA Luca FilippiRetRet
Source:

|} Notes:

  • † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams' Championship

PosTeamCar
No.SHI
CHNDUB
AREBHR
BHRLSL
QATSEP
MYSBHR
BHRPoints192259354447534620719813911109114120130140PosTeamCar
No.SHI
CHNDUB
AREBHR
BHRLSL
QATSEP
MYSBHR
BHRPoints
FRA DAMS7957C2357DNSDSQ32
82Ret*1*C164182745
BRA Piquet GP20163C623Ret174122Ret
2112RetRetC132211121416
ESP Barwa International Campos Team55Ret5C101232611911
6Ret76C8121Ret6129
FRA ART Grand Prix13148C1711Ret1412Ret64
21713RetC44*1*372RetRet
ITA Durango16812C52658316Ret
1711Ret17C192020221820Ret19
NLD Trust Team Arden (1–2)
NLD Arden International Motorsport (3–6)3Ret1710C14986RetRet81
4Ret1011C3874Ret17Ret16
GBR Super Nova Racing11439C95131019181512
12Ret1112C22Ret993Ret1014
GBR GFH Team iSport910DNS4C714128141057
1015RetRetC12RetRetRet95Ret17
ITA Trident Racing2613Ret16C151519201713173
2774RetCRet191415Ret197Ret
MYS My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara18149RetC20101611Ret14148
1962RetC1171716119Ret13
PRT Ocean Racing Technology24RetCRet13RetDNS5119Ret
2514CRet17102115161815
ITA Fisichella Motor Sport International14RetRetRetC16RetRet19108RetRet
15Ret1518C2121182320RetRet18
GBR DPR22161615C181815Ret13Ret13Ret
23Ret1213CRet16Ret1316151110
ESP BCN Competición24Ret8
25RetRet
Source:

|} Notes:

  • † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Notes

References

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