DAMS - Kamui Kobayashi (Winner) Jerome d'Ambrosio (15th)

Today, DAMS won the second race in the GP2 Series Championship held on the Barcelona circuit. Kamui Kobayashi started from pole and scored a telling victory in the curtain raiser for the Formula 1 Grand Prix, receiving a warm round of applause from the whole Panasonic Toyota Racing team at the foot of the podium. Kamui also set the fastest lap of the race. The Japanese was passed by Sebastien Grosjean at the halfway mark, but got back in front when Grosjean was penalised by the Stewards due to a dangerous manoeuvre. Jerome d'Ambrosio started from 22nd place on the grid and fought his way up to 15th. He took advantage of the race to rack up experience in the car.

With 7 points DAMS is in 4th place in the teams' classification. Kamui Kobayashi has 8 points after scoring twice this weekend and is 4th in the drivers' ratings only 3 points behind the leader.

Eric Boullier, team manager: "We were a bit disappointed after qualifying yesterday but the team did a great job and turned the tables. It's this kind of reaction that makes all the difference in a championship. DAMS is certainly one of the most competitive outfits in the opening races of the GP2 Series. We'll do everything possible to confirm this in the coming events. Congratulations to Kamui for his perfect drive!"

Kamui Kobayashi: "By opening the season with a victory I've made the best possible start to the championship. The car's been competitive all weekend and I've scored points on two occasions. We've shown that we're among the front-runners. It's all very positive and I'm champing at the bit to increase my tally in the next race."

Jerome d'Ambrosio: "Starting from so far back it was impossible to score points without a major upset. I took advantage of the race to gain experience and it's been a success from that point of view. I was among the quickest up to the very last lap. I feel more and more at ease in the car, and I reckon I can make it into the top ten in qualifying provided that everything goes off as planned."

Jean-Paul Driot, Team Principal: "I'm happy with the opening weekend. We've continued the surge begun in the Asian GP2 Championship this winter and started our 2008 campaign with a victory. Bravo to the whole team. We're going to redouble our efforts to improve our performance before the next race."

Racing Engineering - Giorgio Pantano (3rd) Javier Villa (6th)

Today's Sprint Race at Barcelona saw a great result for Racing Engineering with both drivers finishing in the top six and scoring points. Giorgio Pantano continued his great run from yesterday with an intelligent drive and using all his experience he took a very close third place while once again Javier Villa kept his head and calmly moved up from 14th on the grid to finish an excellent sixth.

It was a clean start to the Sprint Race although Giorgio was hampered slightly by the car in front being slightly slower away but he still managed to take 4th place right on the gearbox of Buemi as the cars dived into the first corner. Javier also made a good start and was fortunate to avoid a spinning Chandhok, at the end of the first lap he was already up to 11th. Giorgio was trying everything he could to pass Buemi and tried to outbreak the Swiss driver into the first corner on lap 3 but wasn't quite close enough.

Javier was continuing his progress through the field as he moved up to 10th on lap two and then 9th on the fourth lap. Giorgio continued to put pressure on Buemi as he clearly had the faster car but he also had to keep a close eye on the 5th placed Petrov who was right behind him.

Javier was beginning to close in on the group of cars ahead of him that were battling over 3rd to 8th but he also had to be careful of the chasing Valsecchi but the young Spaniard was driving quickly and not making any mistakes. Lap 11 saw Giorgio continuing his fight to take 3rd place taking every opportunity to close in on the third placed Arden car and constantly keep the Racing Engineering car in Buemi's mirrors. A little further back Javier continued to close on the group ahead and by lap 12 he was only 1.5 seconds behind.

For the next eight laps the positions remained static other than the retirement of Petrov that moved Javier up to 8th but up ahead the two Piquet cars of Maldonado and Zuber were fighting each other for position and on lap 17 and then again two laps later the two cars made contact allowing Javier to close right in on them.

Lap 20 saw the Safety Car out on track as a spinning car was stranded on the track and as it pulled off the track on the following lap and the cars were up to speed again the two Piquet cars hit each other again. Javier took immediate advantage and passed Zuber and then dived inside Maldonado but the second Piquet car made contact with him and in the confusion Valsecchi passed the Racing Engineering car.

Lap 23 and everything changed as race leader Grosjean was penalised with a drive-through penalty moving everybody up a place. Three laps later and the chequered flag was waved and Giorgio crossed the line in an excellent third place and a delighted Javier came home sixth to see both the Repsol/Telefónica supported cars scoring points.

With such a great result for Racing Engineering both drivers can look forward to the next round in Turkey in two weeks time with more podium positions and a race win within the scope of both drivers.