2008 GP2 Series

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Giorgio Pantano won the championship.

The 2008 GP2 Series season was the forty-second season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also fourth season under the GP2 Series moniker. It began on 26 April at Montmeló, Spain and it finished on 14 September at Monza, Italy. This is the first season using a new car design to be used during the following 3 seasons. The series was won by Giorgio Pantano.

Season summary[edit]

The fourth GP2 Series season started in Circuit de Catalunya. Pastor Maldonado took first pole position of the season, but he couldn't use the advantage after a very bad start. Alvaro Parente won in his debut race in the series. In the sprint race, Romain Grosjean was heading for victory until late-race safety car. When the safety car went back to the pits, Grosjean straight-lined chicane and lost momentum. He then blocked Kamui Kobayashi, receiving drive through penalty. Kobayashi won the race while Grosjean was left without points.

At Turkey, Giorgio Pantano won from pole in the feature race. Grosjean won the sprint race which included several incidents on the first lap, as well as two stray dogs on the track. One of them was hit by Bruno Senna whose car was damaged and he had to retire. Luckily Senna escaped without injury. Senna then won at Monaco, on the track where his uncle Ayrton had won six times. In the sprint race, which was held for the first time in Monaco, Mike Conway was victorious. He was heading for third place in feature race before being punted off by Javier Villa on the final lap. He was lucky in the event, as only eight drivers were unlapped, so he ended in eight and therefore for the pole in the sprint.

Magny-Cours feature race was won by Pantano after Grosjean and Senna suffered mechanical retirements. The sprint race started on damp track and few drivers gambled starting with slicks. This worked well for Arden drivers, as Sébastien Buemi won from 21st on the grid. His teammate Yelmer Buurman was second. At Silverstone Pantano won the feature again, and wet sprint race was dominated by Senna.

At Hockenheim Grosjean finished first on the road, but he was later penalized for overtaking under yellow flag, giving Pantano third straight feature race victory. Karun Chandhok won the sprint race from pole. At Hungaroring, Lucas di Grassi who had returned to GP2 in Magny-Cours, won the feature race, while Buemi won the sprint after polesitter Andy Soucek made a small mistake.

The feature race at Valencia ended in dramatic fashion. Pantano was on road for victory before he ran out of fuel on the final lap. Several other drivers suffered same fate, including Senna who could get his car over the finish line but in 9th place. Vitaly Petrov inherited the win. Pantano recovered well in sprint race to take third place while Senna crashed out. di Grassi was the winner.

With four races to go, Pantano led by 13 points on Senna and 20 on di Grassi. Senna took the pole in Spa, but his race was destroyed by drive through penalty for unsafe release by the team in his pit stop. Pantano suffered mechanical glitch during safety car and was dropped to back of the field. He was recovering until he collided with di Grassi on the final lap. Pantano was disqualified for the race and also excluded from the sprint. Grosjean won the feature while Maldonado took his first victory of the season in the sprint, overtaking Jérôme d'Ambrosio on the final lap.

Pantano got perfect start for final weekend with pole, therefore knocking di Grassi out from the championship hunt. A race started in wet conditions and mandatory pit stop was done as late as possible, as the track was ready for slicks. di Grassi won while Pantano ended in 10th after drive through penalty for crossing white line at the pit exit. It didn't matter much: while Senna couldn't finish better than 5th, Pantano clinched the title with one race to go. The sprint race was held in wet conditions as well and won by polesitter Davide Valsecchi.

Teams and drivers[edit]

All of the teams used the Dallara GP2/08 chassis with Renault-badged 4.0 litre (244 cu in) naturally-aspirated Mecachrome V8 engines order and with tyres supplied by Bridgestone. On 19 October 2007, it was announced that the same 13 teams which took part in 2007 would continue into 2008.[1]

Team No. Driver name Rounds
United Kingdom iSport International 1 India Karun Chandhok[2] All
2 Brazil Bruno Senna[2] All
France ART Grand Prix 3 Italy Luca Filippi[3] 1–5
Japan Sakon Yamamoto[4] 6–10
4 France Romain Grosjean[5] All
Spain Barwa International Campos Team 5 Russia Vitaly Petrov[6] All
6 United Kingdom Ben Hanley[6] 1–3
Brazil Lucas di Grassi[7] 4–10
United Kingdom Super Nova Racing 7 Denmark Christian Bakkerud[8] 1, 3
Spain Andy Soucek[9][10] 2, 4–10
8 Portugal Álvaro Parente[8] All
France DAMS 9 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio[11] All
10 Japan Kamui Kobayashi[12] All
Spain Racing Engineering 11 Spain Javier Villa All
12 Italy Giorgio Pantano[13] All
Netherlands Trust Team Arden[a] 14 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi[14] All
15 Netherlands Yelmer Buurman[15] 1–5
Italy Luca Filippi[16] 6–10
Italy Durango 16 Italy Davide Valsecchi[17] 1–2, 5–10
Italy Marcello Puglisi[18] 3
United Kingdom Ben Hanley[19] 4
17 Brazil Alberto Valerio[17] All
Italy Fisichella Motor Sport International 18 Spain Roldán Rodríguez[20] All
19 Spain Adrián Vallés[21] 1
United Kingdom Adam Carroll[22] 2–3
Estonia Marko Asmer[23] 4–10
Italy Trident Racing 20 United Kingdom Mike Conway[24] All
21 China Ho-Pin Tung[25] All
Brazil Piquet Sports 22 United Arab Emirates Andreas Zuber[26][b] All
23 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado[27] All
United Kingdom DPR 24 Italy Giacomo Ricci[28] 1–2
Spain Andy Soucek[29] 3
Romania Michael Herck[30] 4–10
25 Brazil Diego Nunes[30] All
Spain BCN Competición 26 Italy Paolo Maria Nocera[31] 1
Spain Adrián Vallés[22] 2–10
27 Serbia Miloš Pavlović[32] 1–3
Brazil Carlos Iaconelli[33] 4–10

Calendar[edit]

The original calendar was released on 25 March 2008 and had a standalone event on the 31 May – 1 June at the Valencia's Ricardo Tormo circuit. However, on the 18 April 2008, it was confirmed that a deal had been agreed for a GP2 event to run alongside the new European GP at the Valencia Street Circuit instead of the original date at the Ricardo Tormo circuit. Also, for the first time in the history of GP2, two races were held at Monaco. All of the races supported the Formula One Grands Prix indicated by the relevant flags, except the round at Valencia which supported the 2008 European Grand Prix.

Round Location Circuit Date Time[34] Tyres[c] Supporting
Local UTC
1 F Spain Montmeló, Spain Circuit de Catalunya 26 April 16:00 14:00 Hard Spanish Grand Prix
S 27 April 10:30 08:30
2 F Turkey Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul Park 10 May 16:00 13:00 Hard Turkish Grand Prix
S 11 May 11:30 08:30
3 F Monaco Monte Carlo, Monaco Circuit de Monaco 23 May 11:15 09:15 Super Soft Monaco Grand Prix
S 24 May 16:00 14:00
4 F France Magny-Cours, France Circuit de Magny-Cours 21 June 16:00 14:00 Medium French Grand Prix
S 22 June 10:30 08:30
5 F United Kingdom Silverstone, Great Britain Silverstone Circuit 5 July 15:00 14:00 Medium British Grand Prix
S 6 July 09:30 08:30
6 F Germany Hockenheim, Germany Hockenheimring 19 July 16:00 14:00 Medium German Grand Prix
S 20 July 10:30 08:30
7 F Hungary Mogyoród, Hungary Hungaroring 2 August 16:00 14:00 Medium Hungarian Grand Prix
S 3 August 10:30 08:30
8 F Spain Valencia, Spain Valencia Street Circuit 23 August 16:00 14:00 Medium European Grand Prix
S 24 August 10:30 08:30
9 F Belgium Stavelot, Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 6 September 16:00 14:00 Medium Belgian Grand Prix
S 7 September 10:30 08:30
10 F Italy Monza, Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza 13 September 16:00 14:00 Medium Italian Grand Prix
S 14 September 10:30 08:30

The following rounds were included on the provisional calendars published by the FIA but were cancelled:

Round Location Circuit Date Supporting
F Spain Cheste, Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo 31 May Stand-alone event
S 1 June

Results[edit]

Round Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap[36] Winning Driver Winning Team Report
1 F Spain Circuit de Catalunya Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Spain Adrián Vallés[d] Portugal Álvaro Parente United Kingdom Super Nova Racing Report
S France Romain Grosjean[e] Japan Kamui Kobayashi France DAMS
2 F Turkey Istanbul Park Italy Giorgio Pantano United Arab Emirates Andreas Zuber Italy Giorgio Pantano Spain Racing Engineering Report
S France Romain Grosjean France Romain Grosjean France ART Grand Prix
3 F Monaco Circuit de Monaco Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Brazil Bruno Senna Brazil Bruno Senna United Kingdom iSport International Report
S United Arab Emirates Andreas Zuber[f] United Kingdom Mike Conway Italy Trident Racing
4 F France Circuit de Magny-Cours Brazil Bruno Senna Italy Giorgio Pantano Italy Giorgio Pantano Spain Racing Engineering Report
S Japan Kamui Kobayashi Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Netherlands Trust Team Arden
5 F United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit Brazil Bruno Senna Italy Giorgio Pantano Italy Giorgio Pantano Spain Racing Engineering Report
S Venezuela Pastor Maldonado[g] Brazil Bruno Senna United Kingdom iSport International
6 F Germany Hockenheimring Italy Giorgio Pantano Italy Giorgio Pantano Italy Giorgio Pantano[h] Spain Racing Engineering Report
S Japan Kamui Kobayashi[i] India Karun Chandhok United Kingdom iSport International
7 F Hungary Hungaroring France Romain Grosjean France Romain Grosjean[j] Brazil Lucas di Grassi Spain Barwa International Campos Team Report
S Brazil Lucas di Grassi Switzerland Sébastien Buemi Netherlands Trust Team Arden
8 F Spain Valencia Street Circuit Italy Giorgio Pantano Italy Giorgio Pantano[k] Russia Vitaly Petrov Spain Barwa International Campos Team Report
S Brazil Lucas di Grassi Brazil Lucas di Grassi Spain Barwa International Campos Team
9 F Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Brazil Bruno Senna[l] France Romain Grosjean France Romain Grosjean France ART Grand Prix Report
S Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Brazil Piquet Sports
10 F Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza Italy Giorgio Pantano United Kingdom Mike Conway[m] Brazil Lucas di Grassi Spain Barwa International Campos Team Report
S Spain Andy Soucek[n] Italy Davide Valsecchi Italy Durango

Championship standings[edit]

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   Pole   FL 
Points 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 1
Sprint race points

Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   FL 
Points 6 5 4 3 2 1 1

Drivers' Championship[edit]

Pos Driver CAT
Spain 		IST
Turkey 		MON
Monaco 		MAG
France 		SIL
United Kingdom 		HOC
Germany 		HUN
Hungary 		VAL
Spain 		SPA
Belgium 		MNZ
Italy 		Points
1 Italy Giorgio Pantano 4 3 1 4 Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 3 1 Ret 14 5 14† 3 DSQ EX 10 5 76
2 Brazil Bruno Senna 2 4 15 Ret 1 5 Ret 5 6 1 4 3 3 3 9 Ret 11 Ret 5 8 64
3 Brazil Lucas di Grassi 2 4 2 2 5 Ret 1 10 4 1 20† 5 1 11 63
4 France Romain Grosjean 5 13 2 1 Ret 10 Ret Ret 5 8 2 4 17 12 3 Ret 1 9 4 3 62
5 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado 12 Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 3 7 Ret 15† 6 17 5 18† 2 Ret 3 1 2 4 60
6 Switzerland Sébastien Buemi 7 2 6 3 Ret 11 Ret 1 4 DNS Ret 8 7 1 6 Ret 5 4 3 7 50
7 Russia Vitaly Petrov 6 Ret 5 2 Ret 15 4 18† 10 5 Ret 11 Ret 9 1 15† 4 3 Ret Ret 39
8 Portugal Álvaro Parente 1 7 Ret 8 5 3 9 Ret 16 Ret 3 6 16 Ret 16† Ret 2 Ret Ret 12 34
9 United Arab Emirates Andreas Zuber 3 Ret 3 Ret 11 17 5 8 7 11 11† 2 2 7 Ret Ret DSQ Ret Ret 10 32
10 India Karun Chandhok 9 Ret 4 12 3 Ret 7 Ret 3 Ret 8 1 4 DNS 15† Ret 10 7 11 Ret 31
11 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Ret 15 Ret Ret 9 7 6 Ret 9 12 Ret 10 9 Ret 5 2 8 2 7 6 21
12 United Kingdom Mike Conway Ret 8 9 5 8† 1 8 6 14 4 Ret 9 6 11 Ret 8 7 Ret 13 Ret 20
13 Spain Roldán Rodríguez Ret Ret 12 13 6 4 Ret 16 11 Ret 18† 15 19 Ret Ret 10 21† Ret 6 2 14
14 Spain Andy Soucek 19 Ret 13 6 13 Ret 12 Ret 7 19 8 2 7 Ret 6 Ret 9 18 14
15 Italy Davide Valsecchi 10 5 DNS DNS 19 6 Ret 13 Ret 13 NC 7 Ret 6 8 1 11
16 Japan Kamui Kobayashi 8 1 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 7 Ret 18 11 8 Ret 6 9 14 Ret 13 10
17 Spain Javier Villa 14 6 7 15 14 13 14 10 13 Ret 10† 5 13 6 Ret 5 17 8 Ret EX 8
18 China Ho-Pin Tung Ret 14 11 Ret 7 2 Ret 14 18 Ret 13† 7 Ret 14 Ret 9 15 10 Ret 9 7
19 Italy Luca Filippi 11 Ret 16 14 Ret 12 10 3 8 Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret 8 13 19 Ret 16 Ret 6
20 Netherlands Yelmer Buurman Ret 10 14 Ret 12 8 12 2 15 10 5
21 Spain Adrián Vallés 18 11 10 Ret 4 16 15 12 22 14† 15 Ret Ret 19 11 Ret 13 13 WD WD 5
22 Brazil Diego Nunes 15 16 13 10 15 9 11 Ret 17 Ret Ret 20 12 15 10 4 12 Ret Ret 16 3
23 Japan Sakon Yamamoto 12† NC 10 4 Ret Ret 18 Ret Ret Ret 3
24 United Kingdom Ben Hanley Ret 9 17 6 16 14 Ret Ret 1
25 United Kingdom Adam Carroll 8 Ret Ret Ret 1
26 Brazil Alberto Valerio 13 Ret 18 7 Ret Ret 18 17 21 9 9 14 DNS 17 Ret 12 Ret Ret 12 15 0
27 Denmark Christian Bakkerud Ret DNS 10 Ret 0
28 Brazil Carlos Iaconelli 16 13 DNS Ret 16 16 Ret Ret 13 11 Ret 12 14 14 0
29 Estonia Marko Asmer 17 11 20 13 14 12 18 Ret DNS Ret 16 Ret 15 Ret 0
30 Romania Michael Herck Ret 15 23 DNS 17 Ret Ret 16 12 14 14 11 Ret 17 0
31 Italy Giacomo Ricci 16 Ret Ret 11 0
32 Serbia Miloš Pavlović DNS 12 Ret 16 DNS DNS 0
33 Italy Marcello Puglisi 17 19 0
34 Italy Paolo Maria Nocera 17 Ret 0
Pos Driver CAT
Spain 		IST
Turkey 		MON
Monaco 		MAG
France 		SIL
United Kingdom 		HOC
Germany 		HUN
Hungary 		VAL
Spain 		SPA
Belgium 		MNZ
Italy 		Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position point(s)
Italics Fastest lap point(s)

Notes:

  • † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Teams' Championship[edit]

Pos Team Car
No. 		CAT
Spain 		IST
Turkey 		MON
Monaco 		MAG
France 		SIL
United Kingdom 		HOC
Germany 		HUN
Hungary 		VAL
Spain 		SPA
Belgium 		MNZ
Italy 		Points
1 Spain Barwa International Campos Team 5 6 Ret 5 2 Ret 15 4 18† 10 5 Ret 11 Ret 9 1 15† 4 3 Ret Ret 103
6 Ret 9 17 6 16 14 2 4 2 2 5 Ret 1 10 4 1 20† 5 1 11
2 United Kingdom iSport International 1 9 Ret 4 12 3 Ret 7 Ret 3 Ret 8 1 4 DNS 15† Ret 10 7 11 Ret 95
2 2 4 15 Ret 1 5 Ret 5 6 1 4 3 3 3 9 Ret 11 Ret 5 8
3 Brazil Piquet Sports 22 3 Ret 3 Ret 11 17 5 8 7 11 11† 2 2 7 Ret Ret DSQ Ret Ret 10 92
23 12 Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 3 7 Ret 15† 6 17 5 18† 2 Ret 3 1 2 4
4 Spain Racing Engineering 11 14 6 7 15 14 13 14 10 13 Ret 10† 5 13 6 Ret 5 17 8 Ret EX 84
12 4 3 1 4 Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 3 1 Ret 14 5 14† 3 DSQ EX 10 5
5 France ART Grand Prix 3 11 Ret 16 14 Ret 12 10 3 8 Ret 12† NC 10 4 Ret Ret 18 Ret Ret Ret 70
4 5 13 2 1 Ret 10 Ret Ret 5 8 2 4 17 12 3 Ret 1 9 4 3
6 Netherlands Trust Team Arden 14 7 2 6 3 Ret 11 Ret 1 4 DNS Ret 8 7 1 6 Ret 5 4 3 7 56
15 Ret 10 14 Ret 12 8 12 2 15 10 Ret Ret 15 Ret 8 13 19 Ret 16 Ret
7 United Kingdom Super Nova Racing 7 Ret DNS 19 Ret 10 Ret 13 Ret 12 Ret 7 19 8 2 7 Ret 6 Ret 9 18 47
8 1 7 Ret 8 5 3 9 Ret 16 Ret 3 6 16 Ret 16† Ret 2 Ret Ret 12
8 France DAMS 9 Ret 15 Ret Ret 9 7 6 Ret 9 12 Ret 10 9 Ret 5 2 8 2 7 6 31
10 8 1 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 7 Ret 18 11 8 Ret 6 9 14 Ret 13
9 Italy Trident Racing 20 Ret 8 9 5 8† 1 8 6 14 4 Ret 9 6 11 Ret 8 7 Ret 13 Ret 27
21 Ret 14 11 Ret 7 2 Ret 14 18 Ret 13† 7 Ret 14 Ret 9 15 10 Ret 9
10 Italy Fisichella Motor Sport International 18 Ret Ret 12 13 6 4 Ret 16 11 Ret 18† 15 19 Ret Ret 10 21† Ret 6 2 15
19 18 11 8 Ret Ret Ret 17 11 20 13 14 12 18 Ret DNS Ret 16 Ret 15 Ret
11 Italy Durango 16 10 5 DNS DNS 17 Ret Ret Ret 19 6 Ret 13 Ret 13 NC 7 Ret 6 8 1 11
17 13 Ret 18 7 Ret Ret 18 17 21 9 9 14 DNS 17 Ret 12 Ret Ret 12 15
12 Spain BCN Competición 26 17 Ret 10 Ret 4 16 15 12 22 14† 15 Ret Ret 19 11 Ret 13 13 WD WD 5
27 DNS 12 Ret 16 DNS DNS 16 13 DNS Ret 16 16 Ret Ret 13 11 Ret 12 14 14
13 United Kingdom DPR 24 16 Ret Ret 11 13 6 Ret 15 23 DNS 17 Ret Ret 16 12 14 14 11 Ret 17 4
25 15 16 13 10 15 9 11 Ret 17 Ret Ret 20 12 15 10 4 12 Ret Ret 16
Pos Team Car
No. 		CAT
Spain 		IST
Turkey 		MON
Monaco 		MAG
France 		SIL
United Kingdom 		HOC
Germany 		HUN
Hungary 		VAL
Spain 		SPA
Belgium 		MNZ
Italy 		Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position point(s)
Italics Fastest lap point(s)

Notes:

  • † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Arden International competed under a Dutch licence.
  2. ^ Zuber is an Austrian driver who competed under an Emirati racing licence.
  3. ^ Bridgestone supplied only one dry compound to the teams to be used throughout the race weekend.[35]
  4. ^ Adrián Vallés set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Álvaro Parente was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  5. ^ Romain Grosjean set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Kamui Kobayashi was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  6. ^ Andreas Zuber set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Mike Conway was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  7. ^ Pastor Maldonado set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Vitaly Petrov was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  8. ^ Romain Grosjean won the race, but was later issued a 25 seconds time penalty after passing a under yellow flags.[37]
  9. ^ Kamui Kobayashi set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Sébastien Buemi was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  10. ^ Romain Grosjean set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Pastor Maldonado was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  11. ^ Giorgio Pantano set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Pastor Maldonado was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  12. ^ Karun Chandhok recorded the fastest time in qualifying, but received ten-place grid penalty for a collision in the previous race.[38] Bruno Senna was recognised as the pole-sitter for the race.
  13. ^ Mike Conway set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Pastor Maldonado was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  14. ^ Andy Soucek set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Giorgio Pantano was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

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