GP2 Asia Two Worlds Prediction Comp - Round 3, Sepang

[Mekola]

Welcome to the Round 3 of the 2008 GP2 Asia Two Worlds Prediction Competition!

Sepang is a wide Malaysian circuit where GP2 Asia will run for the first time aside Formula 1. Surely GP2 racers would be glad to race there after the complications they suffered at Sentul.

In all GP2 Asia race weekends, we'll post our predictions for these items: race 1 polesitter, top 8 finishers of Race 1, top 6 finishers of Race 2 and fastest lap scorers of races 1 and 2.The deadline will be at 0:00 AM GMT Hour of Friday, March 21th.

Best of all lucks for everyone!

[Mekola]

In order to help concursants in their predictions, I left here the entrylist of GP2 Asia teams and drivers:

01. Karun Chandhok (IND) - iSport International
02. Bruno Senna (BR) - iSport International
03. Stephen Jelley (GB) - Art Grand Prix
04. Romain Grosjean (F) - Art Grand Prix
05. Vitaly Petrov (RUS) - Campos Team
06. Ben Hanley (GB) - Campos Team
07. Christian Bakkerud (DK) - Super Nova Racing
08. Fairuz Fauzy (MAS) - Super Nova Racing
09. Jerome D’Ambrosio (B) - DAMS
10. Kamui Kobayashi (J) - DAMS
11. Sebastian Buemi (CH) - Trust Team Arden
12. Adam Khan (PAK) - Trust Team Arden
14. Davide Valsecchi (I) - Durango
15. Albero Valerio (BR) - Durango
16. Adrian Vallés (E) - Fisichella Motor Sport International
17. Michael Herck (RO) - Fisichella Motor Sport International
18. Harald Schleghelmilch (LV) - Trident Racing
19. Ho-Pin Tung (CHN) - Trident Racing
20. Marcello Puglisi (I) - Minardi Piquet Sports
21. Marco Bonanomi (I) - Minardi Piquet Sports
22. Armaan Ebrahim (IND) - David Price Racing
23. Diego Nunes (BR) - David Price Racing
24. Milos Pavlovic (SRB) - BCN Competition
25. Jason Tahinci (TR) - BCN Competition
26. Hiroki Yoshimoto (J) - Qi-Meritus Mahara
27. Luca Filippi (I) - Qi-Meritus Mahara

[kerrmanningjarv]

Let's hope we have no more driver changes like we did before Sentul...

Anyway, my predictions:

Race 1
Polesitter: Bruno Senna
1st: Bruno Senna
2nd: Romain Grosjean
3rd: Luca Filippi
4th: Karun Chandhok
5th: Vitaly Petrov
6th: Ben Hanley
7th: Sebastien Buemi
8th: Adrian Valles
Fastest Lap: Adrian Valles

Race 2
1st: Ben Hanley
2nd: Sebastien Buemi
3rd: Romain Grosjean
4th: Bruno Senna
5th: Karun Chandhok
6th: Adrian Valles
Fastest Lap: Romain Grosjean

[Adri_tifosi]

Race 1

Pole: Romain Grosjean
1st: Romain Grosjean
2nd: Bruno Senna
3rd: Luca Filippi
4th: Adrian Valles
5th: Vitaly Petrov
6th: Ben Hanley
7th: Sebastien Buemi
8th: Karun Chandhok
Fastest Lap: Adrian Valles

Race 2

1st: Bruno Senna
2nd: Romain Grosjean
3rd: Ben Hanley
4th: Luca Filippi
5th: Karun Chandhok
6th: Adrian Valles
Fastest Lap: Romain Grosjean

[Alex K]

Pole: Fairuz Fauzy

First race:
1) Karun Chandhok
2) Luca Filippi
3) Fairuz Fauzy
4) Christian Bakkerud
5) Adrian Valles
6) Romain Grosjean
7) Sebastien Buemi
8) Steven Jelley
FL: Fairuz Fauzy

Race 2:
1) Sebastien Buemi
2) Romain Grosjean
3) Fairuz Fauzy
4) Bruno Senna
5) Karun Schandhok
6) Luca Filippi
FL: Sebastien Buemi

[Daisy]

Pole: Buemi

Race 1:
1. Buemi
2. Grosjean
3. Filippi
4. Hanley
5. Valles
6. Senna
7. Petrov
8. Fauzy
FL: Hanley

Race 2:
1. Fauzy
2. Senna
3. Grosjean
4. Filippi
5. Chandhok
6. Petrov
FL: Grosjean

[WSR Fan]

Pole: Senna

Race 1:

1. Senna
2. Grosjean
3. Valles
4. Buemi
5. Petrov
6. Fauzy
7. Hanley
8. Chandhok

F/Lap: Grosjean

Race 2:

1. Hanley
2. Fauzy
3. Grosjean
4. Senna
5. Valles
6. Filippi

F/Lap: Senna

[vinod]

Pole: Karun Chandhok

First race:
1) Karun Chandhok
2) Luca Filippi
3) Adrian Valles
4) Bruno Senna
5) Romain Grosjean
6) Fairuz Fausy
7) Sebastien Buemi
8) Ben Hanley
FL: Luca Filippi

Race 2:
1) Romain Grosjean
2) Ben Hanley
3) Sebastien Buemi
4) Bruno Senna
5) Luca Filippi
6) Karun Chandhok
FL: Romain Grosjean

[kerrmanningjarv]

Driver News:

Yelmer Buurman replaces Adam Khan at Trust Team Arden for the remaining 3 rounds of the season.

So the driver list reads like this:

01. Karun Chandhok (IND) - iSport International
02. Bruno Senna (BR) - iSport International
03. Stephen Jelley (GB) - Art Grand Prix
04. Romain Grosjean (F) - Art Grand Prix
05. Vitaly Petrov (RUS) - Campos Team
06. Ben Hanley (GB) - Campos Team
07. Christian Bakkerud (DK) - Super Nova Racing
08. Fairuz Fauzy (MAS) - Super Nova Racing
09. Jerome D’Ambrosio (B) - DAMS
10. Kamui Kobayashi (J) - DAMS
11. Sebastian Buemi (CH) - Trust Team Arden
12. Yelmer Buurman (NED) - Trust Team Arden
14. Davide Valsecchi (I) - Durango
15. Alberto Valerio (BR) - Durango
16. Adrian Vallés (E) - Fisichella Motor Sport International
17. Michael Herck (RO) - Fisichella Motor Sport International
18. Harald Schleghelmilch (LV) - Trident Racing
19. Ho-Pin Tung (CHN) - Trident Racing
20. Marcello Puglisi (I) - Minardi Piquet Sports
21. Marco Bonanomi (I) - Minardi Piquet Sports
22. Armaan Ebrahim (IND) - David Price Racing
23. Diego Nunes (BR) - David Price Racing
24. Milos Pavlovic (SRB) - BCN Competition
25. Jason Tahinci (TR) - BCN Competition
26. Hiroki Yoshimoto (J) - Qi-Meritus Mahara
27. Luca Filippi (I) - Qi-Meritus Mahara

[Race to Win]

Pole Chandhok

1 Senna
2 Grosjean
3 Chandhok
4 Fillippi
5 Valles
6 Buurman
7 Jelley
8 Buemi

FL Senna

Race 2

1 Buemi
2 Fillippi
3 Valles
4 Grosjean
5 Kobyashi
6 Fauzy

FL Senna

[Lam Pak]

Race 1

Pole: Bruno Senna
1st: bruno Senna
2nd: Jerome Ambrosio
3rd: Ho Pin tung
4th: Fairuz Faiuzy
5th: Kamui Kobayashi
6th: Sebastien Buemi
7th: luca filipi
8th: Karun Chandhok
Fastest Lap: Sebastien Buemi

Race 2

1st: Bruno Senna
2nd: Sebastien Buemi
3rd: ho pin tung
4th: Luca filipi
5th: Karun Chandhok
6th: Kamui kobaysashi
Fastest Lap: Sebastien Buemi

[chunterer]

Race 1

Pole: Filippi
1 Filippi
2 Valles
3 Grosjean
4 Senna
5 Hanley
6 Buemi
7 Chandhok
8 Petrov
FLap: Sebastien Buemi

Race 2

1 Grosjean
2 Hanley
3 Valles
4 Filippi
5 Senna
6 Chandhok
F Lap: Grosjean

[Channel Super]

Race 1

Pole: Luca Filippi

01.Luca Filippi
02.Fairuz Fauzy
03.Karun Chandhok
04.Romain Grosjean
05.Bruno Senna
06.Adrian Valles
07.Vitaly Petrov
08.Sebastian Buemi

FL:Luca Filippi

Race 2

01.Adrian Valles
02.Romain Grosjean
03.Fairuz Fauzy
04.Bruno Senna
05.Luca Filippi
06.Vitaly Petrov

FL:Fairuz Fauzy

[Robbe]

Race 1:
Pole: Roman Grosjean
1. Adrian Valles
2. Roman Grosjean
3. Karun Chandhok
4. Bruno Senna
5. Ben Hanley
6. Marco Bonanomi
7. Vitaly Petrov
8. Fairuz Fauzy
FL: Ben Hanley

Race 2:
1. Bruno Senna
2. Roman Grosjean
3. Marco Bonanomi
4. Karun Chandhok
5. Sebastian Buemi
6. Ben Hanley
FL: Karun Chandhok

[Kai]

Race 1:

Pole: Bruno Senna
1:Romain Grosjean
2: Bruno Senna
3: Adrian Valles
4: Sebastian Buemi
5: Luca Filippi
6: Karun Chandhok
7: Hiroki Yoshimoto
8: Marco Bonanomi
Fastest Lap: Romain Grosjean

Race 2:

1. Karun Chandhok
2. Bruno Senna
3. Marco Bonanomi
4. Romain Grosejean
5. Luca Filippi
6: Hiroki Yoshimoto
Fastest Lap: Luca Filippi

[Adri_tifosi]

Roldan Rodriguez will race with Piquet Sports for the rest of the season.

And the question is , Who is out ? Puglisi or Bonanomi ?

[Mekola]

Pole: Grosjean

Race 1:
1. Grosjean
2. Senna
3. Filippi
4. Hanley
5. Vallés
6. Buemi
7. Yoshimoto
8. Fauzy
FL. Senna

Race 2:
1. Buemi
2. Fauzy
3. Grosjean
4. Hanley
5. Senna
6. Petrov
FL. Grosjean

[OJB]

Pole: Grosjean

1. Filippi
2. Grosjean
3. Senna
4. Valles
5. Fauzy
6. Petrov
7. Buemi
8. Chandhok

FL: Filippi

1. Petrov
2. Fauzy
3. Valles
4. Filippi
5. Hanley
6. Yoshimoto

FL: Petrov

[Adri_tifosi]

Originally Posted by Adri_tifosi

Roldan Rodriguez will race with Piquet Sports for the rest of the season.

And the question is , Who is out ? Puglisi or Bonanomi ?

Finally , Rodriguez will not race , Marco Bonanomi has paid the seat.

[sauber11]

Finally , Rodriguez will not race , Marco Bonanomi has paid the seat.

LOL on that story, Rodriguez already reported how happy he is.
Pole: Filippi

1. Filippi
2. Hanley
3. Senna
4. Grosjean
5. Petrov
6. Buemi
7. Yoshimoto
8. Fauzy

FL: Hanley

1. Fauzy
2. Petrov
3. Senna
4. Grosjean
5. Hanley
6. Filippi

FL: Senna

[pericu]

Pole: Grosjean

1-Grosjean
2-Fauzy
3-Buemi
4-Valles
5-Chandok
6-Petrov
7-Filippi
8-Kobayashi

FL:Grosjean

1-Kobayashi
2-Valles
3-Buemi
4-Grosjean
5-Fauzy
6-Filippi

FL:Valles

[Alex K]

Originally Posted by Adri_tifosi

Finally , Rodriguez will not race , Marco Bonanomi has paid the seat.

Off topic. Good news, Bonanomi is 1 of the most talented Italians, I'm happy he is staying. That Rodriguez mate, will we see him behind the wheel anywhere at last? I just read many PRs and his interviews on his challenges in the current year, F1, F1 testing, GP2...

[Mekola]

I'm happy too for Bonanomi, it seems that Italians have no much support to go up in the formula scale, don't know why, mostly when there are people like Fisichella, Minardi, Coloni... and of course, ScuderÃ*a Ferrari!
What happens with RodrÃ*guez? Is still he "supported" by Minardi and Campos or not? His future looks mild.

[Mekola]

T-Minus 001 - Last day to post your predictions!

[kerrmanningjarv]

What I know of Roldan's situation: he was hoping for a Force India test/race drive and, by the time he had been told he was not needed, it was too late for any top GP2 seats... so he has tested WSR (but stated he doesn't want to race in the series) and has also expressed an interest in Superleague Formula team Sevilla as he comes from Sevilla.