Thankfully, Schlegelmilch's machine appeared to take less effort to clear and racing finally resumed on lap 14, by which time the majority of the field had made their mandatory pit-stop. Petrov resumed 'in front', the Campos team having executed a swift turnaround, but Valles was gifted a chance to take second as Filippi's crew proved not quite as sharp, and Sebastien Buemi moved up to 'third' by jumping Grosjean and Chandhok.
Among those electing not to stop - or being prevented from doing so by tactics - was Bruno Senna, who had to cede to iSport team-mate Chandhok, the Indian holding superior track position at the time of the safety car despite his brush with Bakkerud. Behind the Brazilian, Filippi's team-mate Hiroki Yoshimoto, Piquet Sport's Marco Bonanomi, ART's Stephen Jelley, FMSI's Michael Herck and the Durango pairing of David Valsecchi and Valerio all held sway over Petrov and co, albeit not for long.
Once the green flags had signalled the resumption of racing, the Russian made it his goal to carve through the front of the field as soon as possible, fending off Valles' initial challenge and then leaving the Spaniard to deal with Filippi. With Petrov past Valerio, the chasing duo had to negotiate the Brazilian, and it was Filippi who came out on top, boxing his rival in to reclaim 'second' spot.
Fairuz Fauzy and Chandhok both damaged their chances of a decent result by spinning on the second lap after the restart, the Indian having to retire as a result of his trip into the gravel, while Filippi closed on Petrov, only to lose his momentum behind the next batch of slower cars.
![Luca Filippi testing for GP2 newcomers Qi-Meritus.Mahara in Dubai ahead of the inaugural GP2 Asia Series in 2008 [pic credit: GP2 Media]](http://pix.crash.net/thumbs/403175.jpg)
