By GP2 It was very hot and humid in Sentul where the feature race of the second round of the 2008 GP2 Asia Series took place. Though it was expected, even feared, the rain never came. If Filippi crossed the finish line a winner, the victory was eventually handed to Sébastien Buemi after the Italian was found to have used tyres allocated to his teammate, Yoshimoto. Adrian Valles was declared second and rookie Ben Hanley was handed his first GP2 podium finish in his first GP2 race ever. Romain Grosjean still leads the drivers' championship.Sébastien Buemi (Trust Team Arden): "After the difficult weekend we had in Dubai, I really wanted to get back in the front. I didn't qualify as well as I wanted, but I pushed until the very last lap and it paid off. The team did a good job. I will now start from 8th tomorrow. Anything can happen on this track, so I'll try and make a good start and then we'll see."
Sentul - Race 1 Driver Team 1. Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 2. AdrianValles FMS International 3. Ben Hanley Barwa international Campos Team 4. Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 5. Vitaly Petroc Barwa International Campos Team 6. MilosPavlovic BCN Compticion 7. Bruno Senna iSport International 8. Fairuz Fauzy Supre Nova Racing 9. Michael Herck FMS international Fastest lap time: Bruno Senna (iSport International) - 1:15.686 on lap 43 Luca Filippi (Qi-Meritus Mahara) - Excluded: tyres on his car were found to be allocated to his Hiroki yoshimoto Stephen Jelley (ART Grand Prix) - Excluded: car refuelled on the grid prior to the start of the race.
Sentul - Race 1 Driver Team 1. Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden 2. AdrianValles FMS International 3. Ben Hanley Barwa international Campos Team 4. Romain Grosjean ART Grand Prix 5. Vitaly Petroc Barwa International Campos Team 6. MilosPavlovic BCN Compticion 7. Bruno Senna iSport International 8. Fairuz Fauzy Supre Nova Racing 9. Michael Herck FMS international Fastest lap time: Bruno Senna (iSport International) - 1:15.686 on lap 43 Luca Filippi (Qi-Meritus Mahara) - Excluded: tyres on his car were found to be allocated to his Hiroki yoshimoto Stephen Jelley (ART Grand Prix) - Excluded: car refuelled on the grid prior to the start of the race.