Romain Grosjean could have finished fourth in the GP2 Asia Series feature race in Dubai, but was eventually handed victory when race-long leader Bruno Senna was cruelly denied the win by a puncture four laps from home.
Starting alongside each other on the front row, polewinner Grosjean and Senna pulled an immediate gap over their pursuers, but proceeded to battle around the entire opening lap. Finally, when the Brazilian showed a little muscle, both found themselves off line, but it was the iSport car that responded quickest, getting alongside Grosjean on the exit and leaving the Frenchman with little option but to yield.
Once out in front, Senna was able to pull away from the field, while Grosjean found himself sandwiched by the two Arden cars as Yelmer Buurman also took advantage of the Frenchman's excursion and team-mate Sebastien Buemi - after a lightning start that saw him rival Buurman into turn one - closed in behind. The Swiss driver was not about to be denied another spot, however, and sliced past Grosjean at the start of lap two to relegate the series champion to an early fourth.
Grosjean's attempt at a response did not appear to be helped by a trip over the kerbs that sent him airborne next time around, but the ART driver managed to keep in touch with the two ahead of him and, when Buemi decided to challenge Buurman for second, almost found a way past both red-and-blue cars. Instead, it was Buemi who came out on top, usurping his team-mate who, suffering a slide not long afterwards, also succumbed to Grosjean, dropping to fourth on lap four.
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