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Kobayashi Claims Dubai Gp2 Asia Feature Event

Kobayashi Claims Dubai Gp2 Asia Feature Event

DAMS racer Kamui Kobayashi was unstoppable in the GP2 Asia feature race at the Dubai Autodrome today.

GP2 Asia: Kamui Kobayashi on Shanghai Pole

GP2 Asia: Kamui Kobayashi on Shanghai Pole

Japanese driver Kamui Kobayashi got his revenge on Thursday when after seeking pole position in Shanghai and failing, he brilliantly managed to be the quickest man of the day, securing top spot on the grid for today’s feature race of the second round of the GP2 Asia Series.

The GP2 Asia Series Returns to Familiar Ground

The GP2 Asia Series Returns to Familiar Ground

Last season, events in Dubai book-ended the inaugural GP2 Asia Series, and as a result the circuit is a familiar hunting ground for many competitors, including Barwa Campos International Team’s Vitaly Petrov.

GP2 Asia: Davide Valsecchi Scores Race 2 win

GP2 Asia: Davide Valsecchi Scores Race 2 win

It seems like Davide Valsecchi is making Sunday wins his specialty. After he dominated the last race of the GP2 Series in Monza last month, he drove from pole to victory in this morning’s sprint race in the opening event of the GP2 Asia Series.

GP2 Asia: Roldan Rodriguez Scores Maiden Win

GP2 Asia: Roldan Rodriguez Scores Maiden Win

Dams’ Kobayashi may have been the quickest man on track today at the opening race of the GP2 Asia Series in China, but it was Roldan Rodriguez who claimed victory at the end of the 34 laps after the Japanese went too wide in the last stages of the event.

GP2 Asia: Roldan Rodriguez on Pole

GP2 Asia: Roldan Rodriguez on Pole

Roldan Rodriguez stole the thunder on the 5.451km Shanghai International Circuit in China as they take to the track on the same weekend of the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix.

Kamui Kobayashi Tops GP2 Asia Practice

Kamui Kobayashi Tops GP2 Asia Practice

Japanese ace Kamui Kobayashi tops the morning Free Practice at Shanghai International Circuit that marks the opening of the second season of the GP2 Asia Series.

GP2 Asia: DAMS Preview

GP2 Asia: DAMS Preview

This weekend in Shanghai in China DAMS is beginning its 2008-09 campaign in the Asian GP2 Series Championship. It is a new challenge for the French team, which shone on several occasions in last winter’s title fight. It is taking it up with the same 2 drivers who defended its colours throughout the year in GP2 Asia as well as in GP2 Europe: Kamui Kobayashi and Jerome d’Ambrosio.

GP2 Asia: Shanghai Test Results

Kamui Kobayashi leads the way on day one of GP2 Asia testing at the Shanghai circuit in China.
Leading performances - AM session:
1. Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1m 47.361s 11 laps
2. Davide Valsecchi Durango 1m 47.389s 20 laps
3. Roldan Rodriquez Piquet 1m 47.397s 21 laps
4. Giedo van der Garde iSport 1m 47.660s 14 laps
5. Luca Filippi BCN [...]

GP2 Asia Dubai Race One Line-up

Pos Driver Team Time Gap To 1st
1. Romain Grosjean ART 1:40.887
2. Bruno Senna iSport 1:41.095 0.208 0.208
3. Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:41.224 0.129 0.337
4. Marco Bonanomi Piquet 1:41.629 0.405 0.742
5. Hiroki Yoshimoto Qi- Meritus 1:41.819 0.190 0.932
6. Yelmer Buurman Arden 1:41.819 0.000 0.932
7. Vitaly Petrov Campos 1:41.836 0.017 0.949
8. Sébastien Buemi [...]