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

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.

Jean Alesi set the fastest lap time for the second day in a row at the Speedcar Series test session that wrapped up today at the Dubai Autodrome.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 [...]