# 2008 Malaysian GP2 Asia Series round

The 2008 Malaysian GP2 Asia Series round was a GP2 Asia Series motor race held on 22 and 23 March 2008 at Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia. It was the third round of the 2008 GP2 Asia Series. The race supported the 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 4 | Romain Grosjean | ART Grand Prix | 1:44.182 | | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Karun Chandhok | iSport International | 1:44.965 | +0.783 | 2 |
| 3 | 16 | Adrián Vallés | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 1:45.035 | +0.853 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | Bruno Senna | iSport International | 1:45.094 | +0.912 | 4 |
| 5 | 27 | Luca Filippi | Qi-Meritus Mahara | 1:45.166 | +0.984 | 10 |
| 6 | 11 | Sébastien Buemi | Trust Team Arden | 1:45.182 | +1.000 | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 1:45.367 | +1.185 | 6 |
| 8 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | 1:45.401 | +1.219 | 7 |
| 9 | 14 | Davide Valsecchi | Durango | 1:45.471 | +1.289 | 8 |
| 10 | 12 | Yelmer Buurman | Trust Team Arden | 1:45.560 | +1.378 | 9 |
| 11 | 7 | Christian Bakkerud | Super Nova Racing | 1:45.576 | +1.394 | 11 |
| 12 | 5 | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa International Campos Team | 1:45.668 | +1.486 | 15 |
| 13 | 19 | Ho-Pin Tung | Trident Racing | 1:45.704 | +1.522 | 12 |
| 14 | 26 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | Qi-Meritus Mahara | 1:45.719 | +1.537 | 19 |
| 15 | 6 | Ben Hanley | Barwa International Campos Team | 1:45.879 | +1.697 | 13 |
| 16 | 3 | Stephen Jelley | ART Grand Prix | 1:45.901 | +1.719 | 14 |
| 17 | 15 | Alberto Valerio | Durango | 1:45.932 | +1.750 | 16 |
| 18 | 9 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | DAMS | 1:46.019 | +1.837 | 17 |
| 19 | 18 | Harald Schlegelmilch | Trident Racing | 1:46.069 | +1.887 | 18 |
| 20 | 24 | Miloš Pavlović | BCN Competicion | 1:46.093 | +1.911 | 20 |
| 21 | 23 | Diego Nunes | DPR | 1:46.186 | +2.004 | 21 |
| 22 | 17 | Michael Herck | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 1:46.258 | +2.076 | 22 |
| 23 | 21 | Marco Bonanomi | Piquet Sports | 1:46.281 | +2.099 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | Jason Tahincioglu | BCN Competicion | 1:46.710 | +2.528 | 26 |
| 25 | 20 | Marcello Puglisi | Piquet Sports | 1:46.923 | +2.741 | 24 |
| 26 | 22 | Armaan Ebrahim | DPR | 1:47.720 | +3.538 | 25 |
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Luca Filippi, Vitaly Petrov, Hiroki Yoshimoto and Jason Tahincioglu received five place grid penalty for disregarding yellow flags during free practice.

### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa International Campos Team | 33 | 1:27.39.378 | 15 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 33 | +6.531 | 6 | 8 |
| 3 | 9 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | DAMS | 33 | +7.725 | 17 | 6 |
| 4 | 14 | Davide Valsecchi | Durango | 33 | +11.010 | 8 | 5 |
| 5 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | 33 | +11.328 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | 12 | Yelmer Buurman | Trust Team Arden | 33 | +15.262 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | 24 | Miloš Pavlović | BCN Competicion | 33 | +35.862 | 20 | 2 |
| 8 | 18 | Harald Schlegelmilch | Trident Racing | 33 | +41.267 | 18 | 1 |
| 9 | 4 | Romain Grosjean | ART Grand Prix | 33 | +51.129 | 1 | 2+1 |
| 10 | 23 | Diego Nunes | DPR | 32 | +1 lap | 21 | |
| 11 | 17 | Michael Herck | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 32 | +1 lap | 22 | |
| 12 | 25 | Jason Tahincioglu | BCN Competicion | 32 | +1 lap | 26 | |
| 13 | 20 | Marcello Puglisi | Piquet Sports | 32 | +1 lap | 24 | |
| Ret | 22 | Armaan Ebrahim | DPR | 26 | Retired | 25 | |
| Ret | 1 | Karun Chandhok | iSport International | 26 | Retired | 2 | |
| Ret | 19 | Ho-Pin Tung | Trident Racing | 23 | Retired | 12 | |
| Ret | 16 | Adrián Vallés | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 22 | Retired | 3 | |
| Ret | 11 | Sébastien Buemi | Trust Team Arden | 22 | Retired | 5 | |
| Ret | 7 | Christian Bakkerud | Super Nova Racing | 21 | Retired | 11 | |
| Ret | 2 | Bruno Senna | iSport International | 5 | Retired | 4 | |
| Ret | 3 | Stephen Jelley | ART Grand Prix | 4 | Retired | 14 | |
| Ret | 26 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | Qi-Meritus Mahara | 2 | Retired | 19 | |
| Ret | 27 | Luca Filippi | Qi-Meritus Mahara | 0 | Retired | 10 | |
| Ret | 6 | Ben Hanley | Barwa International Campos Team | 0 | Retired | 13 | |
| Ret | 15 | Alberto Valerio | Durango | 0 | Retired | 16 | |
| Ret | 21 | Marco Bonanomi | Piquet Sports | 0 | Retired | 23 | |
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### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | 22 | 39:31.347 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | 4 | Romain Grosjean | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +4.001 | 9 | 5 |
| 3 | 5 | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa International Campos Team | 22 | +11.608 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 14 | Davide Valsecchi | Durango | 22 | +12.417 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 12 | Yelmer Buurman | Trust Team Arden | 22 | +21.986 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 22 | +26.080 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | Karun Chandhok | iSport International | 22 | +26.488 | 15 | |
| 8 | 2 | Bruno Senna | iSport International | 22 | +30.608 | 19 | 1 |
| 9 | 20 | Marcello Puglisi | Piquet Sports | 22 | +39.353 | 13 | |
| 10 | 26 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | Qi-Meritus Mahara | 22 | +39.488 | 21 | |
| 11 | 17 | Michael Herck | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 22 | +40.371 | 11 | |
| 12 | 24 | Miloš Pavlović | BCN Competicion | 22 | +41.385 | 2 | |
| 13 | 23 | Diego Nunes | DPR | 22 | +41.996 | 10 | |
| 14 | 6 | Ben Hanley | Barwa International Campos Team | 22 | +42.187 | 23 | |
| 15 | 21 | Marco Bonanomi | Piquet Sports | 22 | +42.770 | 25 | |
| 16 | 19 | Ho-Pin Tung | Trident Racing | 22 | +44.456 | 16 | |
| 17 | 15 | Alberto Valerio | Durango | 22 | +48.833 | 24 | |
| 18 | 3 | Stephen Jelley | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +49.290 | 20 | |
| 19 | 22 | Armaan Ebrahim | DPR | 22 | +1:14.908 | 14 | |
| 20 | 16 | Adrián Vallés | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 21 | +1 lap | 17 | |
| Ret | 27 | Luca Filippi | Qi-Meritus Mahara | 18 | Retired | 22 | |
| Ret | 11 | Sébastien Buemi | Trust Team Arden | 18 | Retired | 18 | |
| Ret | 18 | Harald Schlegelmilch | Trident Racing | 4 | Retired | 1 | |
| Ret | 25 | Jason Tahincioglu | BCN Competicion | 0 | Retired | 12 | |
| Ret | 9 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | DAMS | 0 | Retired | 6 | |
| DNS | 7 | Christian Bakkerud | Super Nova Racing | 0 | Did not start | | |
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#### Notes

* ^2 – Christian Bakkerud was excluded from the race for ignoring the marshals in the feature race.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Romain Grosjean | 35 |
| 4 | 2 | Vitaly Petrov | 24 |
| 1 | 3 | Fairuz Fauzy | 23 |
| 2 | 4 | Bruno Senna | 18 |
| 2 | 5 | Adrián Vallés | 15 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | ART Grand Prix | 35 |
| 1 | 2 | Barwa International Campos Team | 30 |
| 1 | 3 | iSport International | 24 |
| 1 | 4 | Super Nova Racing | 23 |
| 7 | 5 | DAMS | 16 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.