# 2008 Catalunya GP2 Series round

The 2008 Spanish GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 26 April and 27 April 2008 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain. It was the first race of the 2008 GP2 Series season. The race was used to support the 2008 Spanish Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 23 | Pastor Maldonado | Piquet Sports | 1:27.547 | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | Álvaro Parente | Super Nova Racing | 1:27.705 | 2 |
| 3 | 22 | Andreas Zuber | Piquet Sports | 1:28.155 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | Bruno Senna | iSport International | 1:28.273 | 4 |
| 5 | 12 | Giorgio Pantano | Racing Engineering | 1:28.290 | 5 |
| 6 | 19 | Adrián Vallés | FMS International | 1:28.323 | 6 |
| 7 | 1 | Karun Chandhok | iSport International | 1:28.385 | 7 |
| 8 | 5 | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa International Campos Team | 1:28.423 | 8 |
| 9 | 11 | Javier Villa | Racing Engineering | 1:28.562 | 9 |
| 10 | 20 | Mike Conway | Trident Racing | 1:28.622 | 10 |
| 11 | 4 | Romain Grosjean | ART Grand Prix | 1:28.684 | 11 |
| 12 | 16 | Davide Valsecchi | Durango | 1:28.713 | 12 |
| 13 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | 1:28.799 | 13 |
| 14 | 3 | Luca Filippi | ART Grand Prix | 1:28.868 | 14 |
| 15 | 6 | Ben Hanley | Barwa International Campos Team | 1:28.889 | 15 |
| 16 | 21 | Ho-Pin Tung | Trident Racing | 1:28.937 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 | Alberto Valerio | Durango | 1:29.338 | 17 |
| 18 | 15 | Yelmer Buurman | Trust Team Arden | 1:29.339 | 18 |
| 19 | 7 | Christian Bakkerud | Super Nova Racing | 1:29.394 | 19 |
| 20 | 14 | Sébastien Buemi | Trust Team Arden | 1:29.478 | 20 |
| 21 | 27 | Miloš Pavlović | BCN Competición | 1:29 618 | 21 |
| 22 | 9 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | DAMS | 1:29.628 | 22 |
| 23 | 26 | Paolo Nocera | BCN Competición | 1:29.708 | 23 |
| 24 | 18 | Roldán Rodríguez | FMS International | 1:29.762 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 | Diego Nunes | David Price Racing | 1:30.343 | 25 |
| 26 | 24 | Giacomo Ricci | David Price Racing | 1:30.443 | 26 |
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### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 8 | Álvaro Parente | Super Nova Racing | 38 | 1:01:09.902 | 2 | 10+1 |
| 2 | 2 | Bruno Senna | iSport International | 38 | +0.579 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 22 | Andreas Zuber | Piquet Sports | 38 | +1.511 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 12 | Giorgio Pantano | Racing Engineering | 38 | +3.768 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | Romain Grosjean | ART Grand Prix | 38 | +8.155 | 11 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa International Campos Team | 38 | +19.729 | 8 | 3 |
| 7 | 14 | Sébastien Buemi | Trust Team Arden | 38 | +27.326 | 20 | 2 |
| 8 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | 38 | +27.945 | 13 | 1 |
| 9 | 1 | Karun Chandhok | iSport International | 38 | +30.394 | 7 | |
| 10 | 16 | Davide Valsecchi | Durango | 38 | +34.573 | 12 | |
| 11 | 3 | Luca Filippi | ART Grand Prix | 38 | +34.816 | 14 | |
| 12 | 23 | Pastor Maldonado | Piquet Sports | 38 | +38.600 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | 17 | Alberto Valerio | Durango | 38 | +42.489 | 17 | |
| 14 | 11 | Javier Villa | Racing Engineering | 38 | +43.200 | 9 | |
| 15 | 25 | Diego Nunes | David Price Racing | 38 | +1:09.867 | 25 | |
| 16 | 24 | Giacomo Ricci | David Price Racing | 38 | +1:10.152 | 26 | |
| 17 | 26 | Paolo Nocera | BCN Competición | 38 | +1:28.749 | 23 | |
| 18 | 19 | Adrián Vallés | FMS International | 38 | +1:28.778 | 6 | |
| Ret | 7 | Christian Bakkerud | Super Nova Racing | 20 | Crash | 19 | |
| Ret | 15 | Yelmer Buurman | Trust Team Arden | 18 | Crash | 18 | |
| Ret | 6 | Ben Hanley | Barwa International Campos Team | 15 | Crash | 15 | |
| Ret | 9 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | DAMS | 15 | Crash | 22 | |
| Ret | 18 | Roldán Rodríguez | FMS International | 4 | Collision damage | 24 | |
| Ret | 21 | Ho-Pin Tung | Trident Racing | 1 | Collision | 16 | |
| Ret | 20 | Mike Conway | Trident Racing | 0 | Crash | 10 | |
| DNS | 27 | Miloš Pavlović | BCN Competición | 0 | Did not start | 21 | |
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### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | 26 | 40:27.229 | 1 | 6+1 |
| 2 | 14 | Sébastien Buemi | Trust Team Arden | 26 | +1.176 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 12 | Giorgio Pantano | Racing Engineering | 26 | +1.962 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | Bruno Senna | iSport International | 26 | +2.808 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | Davide Valsecchi | Durango | 26 | +3.501 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | Javier Villa | Racing Engineering | 26 | +8.480 | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | Álvaro Parente | Super Nova Racing | 26 | +8.573 | 8 | |
| 8 | 20 | Mike Conway | Trident Racing | 26 | +9.593 | 25 | |
| 9 | 6 | Ben Hanley | Barwa International Campos Team | 26 | +11.469 | 21 | |
| 10 | 15 | Yelmer Buurman | Trust Team Arden | 26 | +16.974 | 20 | |
| 11 | 19 | Adrián Vallés | FMS International | 26 | +22.871 | 18 | |
| 12 | 27 | Miloš Pavlović | BCN Competición | 26 | +23.360 | 26 | |
| 13 | 4 | Romain Grosjean | ART Grand Prix | 26 | +23.558 | 4 | |
| 14 | 21 | Ho-Pin Tung | Trident Racing | 26 | +25.486 | 24 | |
| 15 | 9 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | DAMS | 26 | +47.929 | 22 | |
| 16 | 25 | Diego Nunes | David Price Racing | 25 | +1 lap | 15 | |
| Ret | 23 | Pastor Maldonado | Piquet Sports | 22 | Collision | 12 | |
| Ret | 22 | Andreas Zuber | Piquet Sports | 22 | Collision | 6 | |
| Ret | 1 | Karun Chandhok | iSport International | 18 | Collision | 9 | |
| Ret | 24 | Giacomo Ricci | David Price Racing | 18 | Collision | 16 | |
| Ret | 5 | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa International Campos Team | 15 | Crash | 3 | |
| Ret | 17 | Alberto Valerio | Durango | 14 | Crash | 13 | |
| Ret | 18 | Roldán Rodríguez | FMS International | 13 | Crash | 23 | |
| Ret | 26 | Paolo Nocera | BCN Competición | 12 | Crash | 17 | |
| Ret | 3 | Luca Filippi | ART Grand Prix | 3 | Crash | 11 | |
| DNS | 7 | Christian Bakkerud | Super Nova Racing | 0 | Did not start | 19 | |
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