First GP2 win for Russian

Russian Vitaly Petrov scored his first victory in the GP2 Series at Valencia on Saturday. It the biggest international motorsport win for a Russian driver. In the championship race, Timo Glock (iSport) is virtually assured of the title after finishing seventh, while rival Lucas di Grassi (ART) crashed out. They are now separated by four points with a maximum of seven possible points to win tomorrow.

Pos Driver Team Time/Behind
1. V. Petrov Campos Grand Prix 1h05:20.497
2. G. Pantano Campos Grand Prix +2.495
3. K. Nakajima DAMS +2.541
4. M. Martinez Racing Engineering +51.658
5. B. Garcia Durango +1:20.832
6. A. Soucek DPR +1 lap
7. T. Glock iSport International +1 lap
8. J. Villa Racing Engineering +1 lap
9. M. Aleshin ART Grand Prix +1 lap
10. F. Albuquerque Arden International +1 lap
11. H. Tung BCN Competicion +1 lap
12. A. Zuber iSport International +1 lap
13. J. Tahinci FMS International +1 lap
14. M. Niemela BCN Competicion +1 lap
15. A. Negrao Minardi Piquet Sports +1 lap
16. M. Conway Super Nova International +2 laps
17. K. Chandhok Durango +2 laps
18. L. Filippi Super Nova International +5 laps

DNF

B. Senna Arden International 23 laps
S. Hernandez Trident Racing 16 laps
A. Carroll FMS International 8 laps
K. Hirate Trident Racing 7 laps
L. Di Grassi ART Grand Prix 5 laps
R. Rodriguez Minardi Piquet Sports 4 laps
C. Bakkerud DPR 3 laps
N. Lapierre DAMS 0 laps

Fastest lap: Chandok, 1:22.336