# 2008 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round

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
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Grid |
| 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 |
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### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | 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 | |
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### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | 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 | | |
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