2008 UAE 3rd Speedcar Series round

2008 UAE 3rd Speedcar Series round
Race 1 of 5 in the 2008–09 Speedcar Series
Race details
Date 5 December 2008
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.390 km (3.349 miles)
Distance 16 laps, 86.24 km ( miles)
Pole position
Driver
Union Properties
Time 2:04.680
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Phoenix Racing
Time 2:05.910 on lap 15
Podium
First
Union Properties
Second
Phoenix Racing
Third
Palm Beach

The 2008 UAE 3rd Speedcar Series round was a Speedcar Series motor race held on 5 and 6 December 2008 at Dubai Autodrome in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was the first round of the 2008–09 Speedcar Series.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 20 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Union Properties 2:04.680 1
2 80 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Phoenix Racing 2:05.134 +0.454 2
3 25 Austria Christopher Zoechling Durango 2:05.380 +0.700 3
4 27 France Jean Alesi HPR 2:05.580 +0.900 4
5 10 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Palm Beach 2:05.630 +0.950 5
6 21 Austria Mathias Lauda Phoenix Racing 2:06.120 +1.440 6
7 85 United Arab Emirates Hasher Al Maktoum Union Properties 2:06.218 +1.538 7
8 07 Sweden Stefan Johansson Palm Beach 2:06.439 +1.759 8
9 69 United Kingdom Johnny Herbert JMB Racing 2:06.668 +1.988 9
10 13 France Damien Pasini JMB Racing 2:06.742 +2.062 10
11 09 Germany Marcel Tiemann Continental Circus 2:06.948 +2.268 11
12 50 Hong Kong Marchy Lee HPR 2:07.060 +2.380 12
13 96 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Durango 2:07.282 +2.602 13
14 32 France Eric Charles Continental Circus 2:13.022 +8.432 14
Source:[1]

Race 1

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 20 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Union Properties 16 40:55.976 1 10
2 80 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Phoenix Racing 16 +0.839 2 8
3 10 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Palm Beach 16 +3.091 5 6
4 69 United Kingdom Johnny Herbert JMB Racing 16 +12.858 9 5
5 85 United Arab Emirates Hasher Al Maktoum Union Properties 16 +15.815 7 4
6 96 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Durango 16 +34.741 13 3
7 50 Hong Kong Marchy Lee HPR 16 +40.868 12 2
8 13 France Damien Pasini JMB Racing 16 +1:18.517 10 1
9 32 Germany Eric Charles Continental Circus 16 +1:37.722 14
10 27 France Jean Alesi HPR 16 +1:51.563 4
11 25 Austria Christopher Zoechling Durango 15 +1 Lap 3
Ret 09 Germany Marcel Tiemann Continental Circus 11 DNF 11
Ret 07 Sweden Stefan Johansson Palm Beach 11 DNF 8
Ret 21 Austria Mathias Lauda Phoenix Racing 4 DNF 6
Source:[2]

Race 2

The race 2 was cancelled due to flooding due to heavy rainfall.[3]

Standings after the event

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Speedcar: Tonio Liuzzi on pole for first race". Auto123.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Liuzzi wins debut Speedcar race". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Floods force cancellation of Dubai race". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2022.