2008 GP2 Asia Series


The 2008 GP2 Asia Series season was the first GP2 Asia Series season. It started on 25 January and ended on 12 April. Romain Grosjean became the champion, with his team, ART Grand Prix, taking the teams' title despite his team-mate Stephen Jelley scoring no points. During this season, only two men were available to score pole positions - it's Romain Grosjean who scores all poles, except one at Sentul International Circuit which in qualifying was won by Vitaly Petrov. Romain Grosjean take four race victories, two in each other in Dubai Autodrome, and two victories in feature races, at Bahrain International Circuit, and in second round of Dubai Autodrome, as Vitaly Petrov won the feature race in Malaysia after started from 17th on the grid. Kamui Kobayashi take two victories: in sprint races, at Round 3 in Sepang, and in Round 4 Sakhir. Sébastien Buemi wins only one time at feature race at Indonesia. Also, Marco Bonanomi and Fairuz Fauzy take one victory in the sprint races. Italian won in final race, as Malaysian wins in Sentul.

Entry list

Race calendar and results

Championship standings

;Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top 8 classified finishers in the Feature race, and to the top 6 classified finishers in the Sprint race. The pole-sitter in the feature race will also receive two points, and one point is given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the feature and sprint races. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race.
;Feature race points
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
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;Sprint race points
Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers.
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
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Drivers' Championship

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