# 2008 UAE 2nd GP2 Asia Series round

The 2008 UAE 2nd GP2 Asia Series round was a GP2 Asia Series motor race held on 11 and 12 April 2008 at Dubai Autodrome in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was the final round of the 2008 GP2 Asia Series.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 4 | Romain Grosjean | ART Grand Prix | 1:40.887 | | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Bruno Senna | iSport International | 1:41.095 | +0.208 | 2 |
| 3 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | 1:41.224 | +0.337 | 3 |
| 4 | 21 | Marco Bonanomi | Piquet Sports | 1:41.629 | +0.742 | 4 |
| 5 | 26 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | Qi-Meritus Mahara | 1:41.819 | +0.932 | 5 |
| 6 | 12 | Yelmer Buurman | Trust Team Arden | 1:41.819 | +0.932 | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa International Campos Team | 1:41.836 | +0.949 | 7 |
| 8 | 11 | Sébastien Buemi | Trust Team Arden | 1:41.870 | +0.983 | 8 |
| 9 | 27 | Luca Filippi | Qi-Meritus Mahara | 1:41.962 | +1.075 | 9 |
| 10 | 14 | Davide Valsecchi | Durango | 1:41.988 | +1.101 | 10 |
| 11 | 25 | Jason Tahincioglu | BCN Competicion | 1:41.998 | +1.111 | 11 |
| 12 | 15 | Alberto Valerio | Durango | 1:42.056 | +1.169 | 12 |
| 13 | 1 | Karun Chandhok | iSport International | 1:42.063 | +1.176 | 13 |
| 14 | 9 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | DAMS | 1:42.089 | +1.202 | 14 |
| 15 | 24 | Miloš Pavlović | BCN Competicion | 1:42.136 | +1.249 | 15 |
| 16 | 18 | Harald Schlegelmilch | Trident Racing | 1:42.223 | +1.336 | 16 |
| 17 | 19 | Ho-Pin Tung | Trident Racing | 1:42.301 | +1.414 | 17 |
| 18 | 16 | Adrián Vallés | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 1:42.358 | +1.471 | 18 |
| 19 | 8 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 1:42.440 | +1.553 | 19 |
| 20 | 7 | Christian Bakkerud | Super Nova Racing | 1:42.652 | +1.765 | 20 |
| 21 | 6 | Ben Hanley | Barwa International Campos Team | 1:42.657 | +1.770 | 21 |
| 22 | 3 | Stephen Jelley | ART Grand Prix | 1:42.697 | +1.810 | 22 |
| 23 | 20 | Marcello Puglisi | Piquet Sports | 1:42.717 | +1.830 | 23 |
| 24 | 22 | Armaan Ebrahim | DPR | 1:42.866 | +1.979 | 24 |
| 25 | 17 | Roldán Rodríguez | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 1:43.254 | +2.367 | 25 |
| 26 | 23 | Diego Nunes | DPR | 1:43.839 | +2.952 | 26 |
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### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 4 | Romain Grosjean | ART Grand Prix | 34 | 59:37.711 | 1 | 10+2+1 |
| 2 | 11 | Sébastien Buemi | Trust Team Arden | 34 | +1.933 | 8 | 8 |
| 3 | 12 | Yelmer Buurman | Trust Team Arden | 34 | +3.549 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | 5 | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa International Campos Team | 34 | +4.114 | 7 | 5 |
| 5 | 26 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | Qi-Meritus Mahara | 34 | +11.364 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | 21 | Marco Bonanomi | Piquet Sports | 34 | +12.051 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | 9 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | DAMS | 34 | +12.596 | 14 | 2 |
| 8 | 24 | Miloš Pavlović | BCN Competicion | 34 | +13.021 | 15 | 1 |
| 9 | 25 | Jason Tahincioglu | BCN Competicion | 34 | +29.598 | 11 | |
| 10 | 19 | Ho-Pin Tung | Trident Racing | 34 | +30.597 | 17 | |
| 11 | 8 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 34 | +30.744 | 19 | |
| 12 | 27 | Luca Filippi | Qi-Meritus Mahara | 34 | +31.334 | 9 | |
| 13 | 15 | Alberto Valerio | Durango | 34 | +38.482 | 12 | |
| 14 | 14 | Davide Valsecchi | Durango | 34 | +47.037 | 10 | |
| 15 | 17 | Roldán Rodríguez | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 34 | +48.474 | 25 | |
| 16 | 18 | Harald Schlegelmilch | Trident Racing | 34 | +48.575 | 16 | |
| 17 | 23 | Diego Nunes | DPR | 34 | +56.747 | 26 | |
| 18 | 3 | Stephen Jelley | ART Grand Prix | 34 | +1:30.631 | 22 | |
| 19 | 22 | Armaan Ebrahim | DPR | 33 | +1 lap | 24 | |
| 20 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | 31 | +3 laps | 3 | |
| Ret | 6 | Ben Hanley | Barwa International Campos Team | 27 | Retired | 21 | |
| Ret | 1 | Karun Chandhok | iSport International | 23 | Retired | 13 | |
| Ret | 7 | Christian Bakkerud | Super Nova Racing | 19 | Retired | 20 | |
| Ret | 20 | Marcello Puglisi | Piquet Sports | 10 | Retired | 23 | |
| Ret | 16 | Adrián Vallés | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 7 | Retired | 18 | |
| DSQ | 2 | Bruno Senna | iSport International | 34 | Disqualified | 2 | |
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Bruno Senna finished ninth but was disqualified for changing only one tyre during a pit stop.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 21 | Marco Bonanomi | Piquet Sports | 23 | 45:08.527 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 11 | Sébastien Buemi | Trust Team Arden | 23 | +0.516 | 7 | 5 |
| 3 | 9 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | DAMS | 23 | +5.361 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 14 | Davide Valsecchi | Durango | 23 | +8.445 | 14 | 3+1 |
| 5 | 12 | Yelmer Buurman | Trust Team Arden | 23 | +12.550 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 23 | +12.836 | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 18 | Harald Schlegelmilch | Trident Racing | 23 | +14.306 | 16 | |
| 8 | 25 | Jason Tahincioglu | BCN Competicion | 23 | +15.948 | 9 | |
| 9 | 7 | Christian Bakkerud | Super Nova Racing | 23 | +16.474 | 23 | |
| 10 | 16 | Adrián Vallés | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 23 | +16.934 | 25 | |
| 11 | 2 | Bruno Senna | iSport International | 23 | +17.214 | 26 | |
| 12 | 23 | Diego Nunes | DPR | 23 | +18.895 | 17 | |
| 13 | 26 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | Qi-Meritus Mahara | 23 | +22.225 | 4 | |
| 14 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | 23 | +26.212 | 20 | |
| 15 | 15 | Alberto Valerio | Durango | 22 | +1 lap | 13 | |
| Ret | 5 | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa International Campos Team | 17 | Retired | 4 | |
| Ret | 17 | Roldán Rodríguez | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 13 | Retired | 15 | |
| Ret | 4 | Romain Grosjean | ART Grand Prix | 10 | Retired | 8 | |
| Ret | 1 | Karun Chandhok | iSport International | 5 | Retired | 22 | |
| Ret | 22 | Armaan Ebrahim | DPR | 4 | Retired | 19 | |
| Ret | 6 | Ben Hanley | Barwa International Campos Team | 4 | Retired | 21 | |
| Ret | 20 | Marcello Puglisi | Piquet Sports | 2 | Retired | 24 | |
| Ret | 24 | Miloš Pavlović | BCN Competicion | 0 | Retired | 1 | |
| Ret | 27 | Luca Filippi | Qi-Meritus Mahara | 0 | Retired | 12 | |
| DNS | 3 | Stephen Jelley | ART Grand Prix | 0 | Did not start | 18 | |
| DSQ | 19 | Ho-Pin Tung | Trident Racing | 23 | Disqualified | 10 | |
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#### Notes

* ^2 – Stephen Jelley did not start due to taking part in BTCC round at Rockingham.
* ^3 – Ho-Pin Tung finished fifth, but was disqualified because the car's right hand side skirt was too low.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Romain Grosjean | 61 |
| 1 | 2 | Sébastien Buemi | 37 |
| 1 | 3 | Vitaly Petrov | 33 |
| | 4 | Fairuz Fauzy | 24 |
| | 5 | Bruno Senna | 23 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | ART Grand Prix | 61 |
| 2 | 2 | Trust Team Arden | 50 |
| 1 | 3 | Barwa International Campos Team | 39 |
| 1 | 4 | DAMS | 34 |
| 2 | 5 | iSport International | 30 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.