2008 Silverstone GP2 Series round

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2008 Silverstone GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 5 and 6 July 2008 at Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom. It was the fifth round of the 2008 GP2 Series season. The race weekend supported the 2008 British Grand Prix.

Key Information

Round details
Round 5 of 10 rounds in the 2008 GP2 Series
Silverstone Circuit
Location	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England
Course	Permanent racing circuit 5.141 km (3.194 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	5 July 2008
Laps	36
Pole position
Driver	Bruno Senna	iSport International
Time	1:26.912
Podium
First	Giorgio Pantano	Racing Engineering
Second	Lucas di Grassi	Barwa Int. Campos Team
Third	Karun Chandhok	iSport International
Fastest lap
Driver	Giorgio Pantano	Racing Engineering
Time	1:31.995 (on lap 27)
Sprint race
Date	6 July 2008
Laps	24
Podium
First	Bruno Senna	iSport International
Second	Lucas di Grassi	Barwa Int. Campos Team
Third	Giorgio Pantano	Racing Engineering
Fastest lap
Driver	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa Int. Campos Team
Time	1:47.801 (on lap 21)
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Qualifying

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Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	2	Bruno Senna	iSport International	1:26.912	1
2	4	Romain Grosjean	ART Grand Prix	1:27.034	2
3	22	Andreas Zuber	Piquet Sports	1:27.147	3
4	6	Lucas di Grassi	Barwa International Campos Team	1:27.350	4
5	12	Giorgio Pantano	Racing Engineering	1:27.487	5
6	3	Luca Filippi	ART Grand Prix	1:27.554	6
7	7	Andy Soucek	Super Nova Racing	1:27.699	7
8	20	Mike Conway	Trident Racing	1:27.754	8
9	10	Kamui Kobayashi	DAMS	1:27.774	9
10	1	Karun Chandhok	iSport International	1:27.785	10
11	23	Pastor Maldonado	Piquet Sports	1:27.845	11
12	14	Sébastien Buemi	Trust Team Arden	1:27.921	12
13	11	Javier Villa	Racing Engineering	1:28.163	13
14	9	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	DAMS	1:28.172	14
15	26	Adrián Vallés	BCN Competición	1:28.174	15
16	5	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa International Campos Team	1:28.228	16
17	8	Álvaro Parente	Super Nova Racing	1:28.365	17
18	25	Diego Nunes	David Price Racing	1:28.442	18
19	18	Roldán Rodríguez	FMS International	1:28.590	19
20	21	Ho-Pin Tung	Trident Racing	1:28.595	20
21	16	Davide Valsecchi	Durango	1:28.751	21
22	19	Marko Asmer	FMS International	1:28.857	22
23	17	Alberto Valerio	Durango	1:29.027	23
24	15	Yelmer Buurman	Trust Team Arden	1:29.107	24
25	27	Carlos Iaconelli	BCN Competición	1:29.429	25
26	24	Michael Herck	David Price Racing	1:29.615	26
Source:[1]

Feature race

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Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	12	Giorgio Pantano	Racing Engineering	36	56:38.094	5	20+1
2	6	Lucas di Grassi	Barwa International Campos Team	36	+4.060	4	15
3	1	Karun Chandhok	iSport International	36	+10.280	10	10
4	14	Sébastien Buemi	Trust Team Arden	36	+15.114	12	8
5	4	Romain Grosjean	ART Grand Prix	36	+18.842	2	6
6	2	Bruno Senna	iSport International	36	+18.988	1	5+2
7	22	Andreas Zuber	Piquet Sports	36	+20.205	3	4
8	3	Luca Filippi	ART Grand Prix	36	+23.311	6	3
9	9	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	DAMS	36	+25.590	14	2
10	5	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa International Campos Team	36	+35.431	16	1
11	18	Roldán Rodríguez	FMS International	36	+36.886	19
12	7	Andy Soucek	Super Nova Racing	36	+40.911	7
13	11	Javier Villa	Racing Engineering	36	+50.712	13
14	20	Mike Conway	Trident Racing	36	+53.147	8
15	15	Yelmer Buurman	Trust Team Arden	36	+53.384	24
16	8	Álvaro Parente	Super Nova Racing	36	+56.497	17
17	25	Diego Nunes	David Price Racing	36	+59.654	18
18	21	Ho-Pin Tung	Trident Racing	36	+1:01.002	20
19	16	Davide Valsecchi	Durango	36	+1:01.263	21
20	19	Marko Asmer	FMS International	36	+1:04.667	22
21	17	Alberto Valerio	Durango	36	+1:07.767	23
22	26	Adrián Vallés	BCN Competición	36	+1:16.876	15
23	24	Michael Herck	David Price Racing	35	+1 lap	26
Ret	23	Pastor Maldonado	Piquet Sports	30	Crash	11
Ret	10	Kamui Kobayashi	DAMS	20	Retired	9
DNS	27	Carlos Iaconelli	BCN Competición	0	Crash	25
Source:[1]

Sprint race

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Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Bruno Senna	iSport International	24	44:29.867	3	20
2	6	Lucas di Grassi	Barwa International Campos Team	24	+8.598	7	15
3	12	Giorgio Pantano	Racing Engineering	24	+9.420	8	10
4	20	Mike Conway	Trident Racing	24	+17.784	14	8
5	5	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa International Campos Team	24	+23.390	10	6+1
6	16	Davide Valsecchi	Durango	24	+1:02.921	19	5
7	10	Kamui Kobayashi	DAMS	24	Collision damage	25	4
8	4	Romain Grosjean	ART Grand Prix	24	+1:16.083	4	3
9	17	Alberto Valerio	Durango	24	+1:19.835	21	2
10	15	Yelmer Buurman	Trust Team Arden	23	+1 lap	15	1
11	22	Andreas Zuber	Piquet Sports	23	+1 lap	2	0
12	9	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	DAMS	23	+1 lap	9	0
13	19	Marko Asmer	FMS International	23	+1 lap	20	0
14	26	Adrián Vallés	BCN Competición	22	+2 laps	22	0
15	23	Pastor Maldonado	Piquet Sports	22	+2 laps	24	0
Ret	11	Javier Villa	Racing Engineering	20	Spins	13	0
Ret	18	Roldán Rodríguez	FMS International	20	Spins	11	0
Ret	27	Carlos Iaconelli	BCN Competición	17	Spins	26	0
Ret	7	Andy Soucek	Super Nova Racing	14	Crash	12	0
Ret	3	Luca Filippi	ART Grand Prix	8	Spins	1	0
Ret	21	Ho-Pin Tung	Trident Racing	3	Spins	18	0
Ret	1	Karun Chandhok	iSport International	0	Spins	6	0
Ret	8	Álvaro Parente	Super Nova Racing	0	Spins	16	0
Ret	25	Diego Nunes	David Price Racing	0	Spins	17	0
DNS	14	Sébastien Buemi	Trust Team Arden	0	Crash	5	0
DNS	24	Michael Herck	David Price Racing	0	Crash	23	0
Source:[1]