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05/10/2008
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Race Two: Track still damp. Doornbos able to take his place on the grid
43:23 Lap 1: Beijing goes around the outside of AC Milan to take the lead
42:59 Lap 1: Corinthians spins off - rear of the car stuck into the sand trap
42:35 Lap 1: Safety car deployed - to collect the Corinthians car
42:15 Lap 2: Ten ten after one lap is Beijing, AC Milan, Olympiacos, Sevilla, Roma, Galatasaray, Tottenham, Flamengo, Al Ain, PSV
41:20 Lap 2: Rangers car in its pit box - Dalziel climbing out the car
31:08 Lap 6: Lights out on the safety car - ready to go racing
29:41 Lap 7: Spin for Galatasaray - now drops to last
28:56 Lap 8: Top ten are Beijing, Roma, Olympiacos, Milan, Sevilla, Spurs, Flamengo, PSV, Al Ain and BVB
28:26 Lap 8: Problems for Olympiacos - drops out of 3rd
27:04 Lap 9: the Greek club was able to get going again - actually has only dropped a spot - was running slowly off track for a moment
25:38 Lap 9: Pit stop window now open - only LIverpool and Atletico elect to pit
24:00 Lap 11: Huge lead for Beijing - now out to 10.567 seconds over Roma
23:30 Lap 11 PSV, Anderlecht and Porto make their pit stops
21:42 Lap 12: BVB, Tottenham, Al AIn and Galatasaray make their stops
21:34 Lap 13: Beijing still stretching lead - now out to 11.920 seconds
20:00 Lap 13: Top seven cars still to pit
18:57 Lap 14: Sevilla, Flamengo pits
18:27 Lap 14: Fastest lap so far actually goes to Atletico which is running 16th - 1:37.370
17:56 Lap 14: Beijing now leads by 13.099 over Roma and Milan
17:26 Lap 15: Roma pits from second place
16:22 Lap 15: Local hero Anderlecht on the charge - now up to 9th place. Race 1 winner Liverpool is 12th
15:15 Lap 17: FC Basel Pits - only remaining cars to pit are the race leader Beijing, AC Milan and Olympiacos
14:15 Lap 17: Race leader pits - Beijing makes its stop
13:30 Lap 17: Porto spins at Villenueve chicane - lucky to get going again. Porto then make contact with Al Ain at the next corner - nearly forcing Al Ain off the track
12:36 Lap 17: Broken wing for Flamengo - Rocha has dropped back through the field
12:18 Lap 17: AC Milan's Doornbos makes his stop - only Olympiacos yet to pit
11:33 Lap 18: Olympiacos pits
10:15 Lap 19: Problems for Anderlecht - pulls off at turn one - heartbreak for the local fans!
9:10 Lap 19: Top ten are now Beijing, Roma, PSV, Sevilla, Spurs, AC Milan, Olympiacos, Basel, Liverpool and BVB
8:28 Lap 19: PSV is all over the back of Roma for second place
8:00 Lap 20: three car battle for 2nd between Roma, PSV and Sevilla
6:00 Lap 21: Pit window now closed. Beijing out to huge 20.740 second lead
5:37 Lap 21: Drive through penalty for FC Porto - possibly as a result of a dangerous recovery from his spin?
5:00 Lap 21: PSV has now lost ground - back to 5th behind Spurs. Sevilla now up to third place
4:25 Lap 22: Sevilla challenges Roma around the outside in turn one and spins - Spurs now up to third. Sevilla rejoins but loses several spots
2:41 Lap 23: Spurs through into seond - PSV now challenging Roma for third
2:00 Lap 23: FC Porto serves drive-through
0:00 Lap 25: Last lap
00:00 Lap: Roma dropping back
00:00 Chequered Flag: Beijing wins from Spurs and PSV
