Dams driver Kamui Kobayashi claimed a second win today in the GP2 Asia Series at the Sakhir track, however, it was French driver Romain Grosjean who was declared Champion.

iSport International's Karun Chandhok and DPR's Diego Nunes placed their car on the front row of the reversed grid this morning, but due to an electrical problem, Bruno Senna did not take part in the race.

As the lights went off, all 25 cars took off, but at the first corner, Nunes and Chandhok touched, sending the Indian driver into a spin and leaving Petrov in the lead with Grosjean on his tail after an outstanding start from 8th place. In the final corner of the first lap, the RDD driver made a brave move on the Russian and pulled away easily, soon securing an 8 second gap over the rest of the pack.

Behind the ART Grand Prix driver, Vitaly Petrov, Kamui Kobayashi, Adrian Valles and Sebastien Buemi fought for the podium positions. While the Dams driver tried to overtake Petrov, Buemi passed Valles who was suffering gearbox problems.

On Lap 5, Kobayashi made a bold move on Petrov and gained second place, leaving the Russian to an entertaining fight with Buemi and Qi-Meritus' Yoshimoto.

Mid-race, leader Grosjean started to suffer major brake problems. He subsequently lost ground and Kobayashi caught him and took the lead on Lap 13. Still struggling with his brakes, the Frenchman was then overtaken by the following six drivers and eventually had to retire.

Towards the final stages of the race, Buemi overtook Petrov at the end of the main straight handing the GP2 Asia title to Grosjean in the process, for with a 20 point lead over Petrov, courtesy of three wins and a second place, the Frenchman wins the inaugural title.

Kobayashi crossed the finish line first, followed by Sébastien Buemi - who posted the fastest lap of the race.

Taking the final podium position was Vitaly Petrov, while Hiroki Yoshimoto, Harald Schleghelmilch and Davide Valsecchi scored the remaining points.

Next week, the last round in Dubai will see six drivers - Petrov, Buemi, Fauzy, Senna, Kobayashi and Valles - fight for second and third places in the championship.

Note: Nunes and Hanley receive a 10 position penalty for the feature race in Dubai, next week respectively for their moves on Chandhok and Bonanomi.

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