2008 Bahrain GP2 Asia Series round
# 2008 Bahrain GP2 Asia Series round

The 2008 Bahrain GP2 Asia Series round was a GP2 Asia Series motor race held on 5 and 6 April 2008 at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the fourth round of the 2008 GP2 Asia Series. The race supported the 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix.

## Classification

### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Romain Grosjean | ART Grand Prix | 1:42.661 | | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Karun Chandhok | iSport International | 1:43.231 | +0.570 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | Bruno Senna | iSport International | 1:43.238 | +0.577 | 3 |
| 4 | 16 | Adrián Vallés | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 1:43.239 | +0.578 | 4 |
| 5 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | 1:43.277 | +0.616 | 5 |
| 6 | 8 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 1:43.489 | +0.828 | 6 |
| 7 | 9 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | DAMS | 1:43.67 | +1.009 | 7 |
| 8 | 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Trust Team Arden | 1:43.698 | +1.037 | 8 |
| 9 | 23 | Diego Nunes | DPR | 1:43.798 | +1.137 | 9 |
| 10 | 21 | Marco Bonanomi | Piquet Sports | 1:43.800 | +1.139 | 10 |
| 11 | 15 | Davide Valsecchi | Durango | 1:43.906 | +1.245 | 11 |
| 12 | 27 | Luca Filippi | Qi-Meritus Mahara | 1:43.982 | +1.321 | 12 |
| 13 | 11 | Yelmer Buurman | Trust Team Arden | 1:44.006 | +1.345 | 13 |
| 14 | 6 | Ben Hanley | Barwa International Campos Team | 1:44.085 | +1.424 | 14 |
| 15 | 5 | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa International Campos Team | 1:44.087 | +1.426 | 15 |
| 16 | 18 | Harald Schlegelmilch | Trident Racing | 1:44.187 | +1.526 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 | Michael Herck | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 1:44.260 | +1.599 | 17 |
| 18 | 26 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | Qi-Meritus Mahara | 1:44.334 | +1.673 | 18 |
| 19 | 7 | Christian Bakkerud | Super Nova Racing | 1:44.347 | +1.686 | 19 |
| 20 | 19 | Ho-Pin Tung | Trident Racing | 1:44.407 | +1.746 | 20 |
| 21 | 14 | Alberto Valerio | Durango | 1:44.439 | +1.778 | 21 |
| 22 | 20 | Marcello Puglisi | Piquet Sports | 1:44.542 | +1.881 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | Miloš Pavlović | BCN Competicion | 1:44.659 | +1.998 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | Jason Tahincioglu | BCN Competicion | 1:44.732 | +2.071 | 24 |
| 25 | 22 | Armaan Ebrahim | DPR | 1:44.845 | +2.184 | 25 |
| 26 | 3 | Stephen Jelley | ART Grand Prix | 1:44.863 | +2.202 | 26 |
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### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Romain Grosjean | ART Grand Prix | 34 | 1:04:03.530 | 1 | 10+2+1 |
| 2 | 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Trust Team Arden | 34 | +12.030 | 8 | 8 |
| 3 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | 34 | +19.148 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | Bruno Senna | iSport International | 34 | +27.232 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 16 | Adrián Vallés | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 34 | +29.747 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | 15 | Davide Valsecchi | Durango | 34 | +36.657 | 11 | 3 |
| 7 | 23 | Diego Nunes | DPR | 34 | +37.226 | 9 | 2 |
| 8 | 1 | Karun Chandhok | iSport International | 34 | +39.431 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | 11 | Yelmer Buurman | Trust Team Arden | 34 | +39.974 | 13 | |
| 10 | 5 | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa International Campos Team | 34 | +42.555 | 15 | |
| 11 | 9 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | DAMS | 34 | +43.444 | 7 | |
| 12 | 26 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | Qi-Meritus Mahara | 34 | +49.053 | 18 | |
| 13 | 22 | Armaan Ebrahim | DPR | 34 | +51.240 | 25 | |
| 14 | 18 | Harald Schlegelmilch | Trident Racing | 34 | +52.398 | 16 | |
| 15 | 17 | Michael Herck | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 34 | +52.799 | 17 | |
| 16 | 3 | Stephen Jelley | ART Grand Prix | 34 | +59.618 | 26 | |
| 17 | 25 | Jason Tahincioglu | BCN Competicion | 34 | +1:00.209 | 24 | |
| 18 | 20 | Marcello Puglisi | Piquet Sports | 34 | +1:08.461 | 22 | |
| 19 | 24 | Miloš Pavlović | BCN Competicion | 34 | +1:28.912 | 23 | |
| Ret | 19 | Ho-Pin Tung | Trident Racing | 24 | Retired | 20 | |
| Ret | 8 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 24 | Retired | 6 | |
| Ret | 6 | Ben Hanley | Barwa International Campos Team | 8 | Retired | 14 | |
| Ret | 7 | Christian Bakkerud | Super Nova Racing | 1 | Retired | 19 | |
| Ret | 21 | Marco Bonanomi | Piquet Sports | 0 | Retired | 10 | |
| Ret | 27 | Luca Filippi | Qi-Meritus Mahara | 0 | Retired | 12 | |
| Ret | 14 | Alberto Valerio | Durango | 0 | Retired | 21 | |
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### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | 23 | 40:59.270 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Trust Team Arden | 23 | +0.861 | 7 | 5+1 |
| 3 | 5 | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa International Campos Team | 23 | +6.526 | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | 26 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | Qi-Meritus Mahara | 23 | +9.127 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | 18 | Harald Schlegelmilch | Trident Racing | 23 | +15.801 | 14 | 2 |
| 6 | 15 | Davide Valsecchi | Durango | 23 | +17.016 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | 19 | Ho-Pin Tung | Trident Racing | 23 | +20.788 | 20 | |
| 8 | 11 | Yelmer Buurman | Trust Team Arden | 23 | +21.543 | 9 | |
| 9 | 3 | Stephen Jelley | ART Grand Prix | 23 | +22.669 | 16 | |
| 10 | 6 | Ben Hanley | Barwa International Campos Team | 23 | +28.217 | 22 | |
| 11 | 27 | Luca Filippi | Qi-Meritus Mahara | 23 | +29.337 | 25 | |
| 12 | 9 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | DAMS | 23 | +29.406 | 11 | |
| 13 | 25 | Jason Tahincioglu | BCN Competicion | 23 | +36.450 | 17 | |
| 14 | 17 | Michael Herck | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 23 | +39.022 | 15 | |
| 15 | 24 | Miloš Pavlović | BCN Competicion | 23 | +49.735 | 19 | |
| 16 | 22 | Armaan Ebrahim | DPR | 23 | +1:39.993 | 13 | |
| 17 | 14 | Alberto Valerio | Durango | 22 | +1 lap | 26 | |
| Ret | 21 | Marco Bonanomi | Piquet Sports | 19 | Retired | 24 | |
| Ret | 4 | Romain Grosjean | ART Grand Prix | 17 | Retired | 8 | |
| Ret | 1 | Karun Chandhok | iSport International | 11 | Retired | 1 | |
| Ret | 16 | Adrián Vallés | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 7 | Retired | 4 | |
| Ret | 7 | Christian Bakkerud | Super Nova Racing | 3 | Retired | 23 | |
| Ret | 20 | Marcello Puglisi | Piquet Sports | 1 | Retired | 18 | |
| Ret | 23 | Diego Nunes | DPR | 1 | Retired | 2 | |
| Ret | 8 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 0 | Retired | 21 | |
| Ret | 2 | Bruno Senna | iSport International | 0 | Retired | 5 | |
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## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Romain Grosjean | 48 |
| | 2 | Vitaly Petrov | 28 |
| 4 | 3 | Sébastien Buemi | 24 |
| 1 | 4 | Fairuz Fauzy | 23 |
| 1 | 5 | Bruno Senna | 23 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | ART Grand Prix | 48 |
| | 2 | Barwa International Campos Team | 34 |
| | 3 | iSport International | 30 |
| 3 | 4 | Trust Team Arden | 29 |
| | 5 | DAMS | 28 |

* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
