2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, China
 2008–09 A1GP of China
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| Race Details | |
| Race 2 of 7 in the 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season | |
| Date | November 9, 2008 |
| Location |
Chengdu Goldenport Circuit Chengdu, People's Republic of China |
| Weather | Clear, 20°C |
| Sprint race | |
| Qualifying | |
| Pole |
 Ireland (Adam Carroll) |
| Time | 1'15.423 |
| Podium | |
| 1st |
Ireland (Adam Carroll) |
| 2nd |
 Netherlands (Robert Doornbos) |
| 3rd |
 Great Britain (Danny Watts) |
| Fastest Lap | |
| FL |
Ireland (Adam Carroll) |
| Time | 1'16.084, (Lap 17) |
| Feature race | |
| Qualifying | |
| Pole |
Great Britain (Danny Watts) |
| Time | 1'15.325 |
| Podium | |
| 1st |
 Portugal (Filipe Albuquerque) |
| 2nd |
Ireland (Adam Carroll) |
| 3rd |
Great Britain (Danny Watts) |
| Fastest Lap | |
| FL |
Netherlands (Robert Doornbos) |
| Time | 1'15.212, (Lap 33) |
| Official Classifications | |
| PDF Booklet | |
The 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, China was an A1 Grand Prix race, held at Chengdu Goldenport Circuit, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
All proceeds from this race were donated to the Sichuan Earthquake Relief Fund, following the earthquake which devastated the region in May 2008.
After missing the first race due to a lack of cars, A1 Teams Great Britain, India and Mexico took part in this race. Both A1 Team Pakistan and A1 Team Germany will not make their season debut until the fourth round at Taupo. Team Pakistan require more changes to their chassis to render it suitable for their lead driver Adam Khan, while Team Germany is undergoing management restructuring.
The status of A1 Team Canada was not announced, but they were removed from the race's drivers list on the A1GP website front page, and did not make an appearance. Their status for future events is still unknown.
↑ Karthikeyan and Andretti were granted special dispensation to participate in the rookie session as neither team had completed as many testing miles as the other teams with the new car. Karthikeyan (F1) and Andretti (IRL ICS) are veteran drivers in one of the four series (F1, GP2, FN, IRL-ICS) which their drivers may not compete as A1GP rookies.
Due to a delay in recovering the 
Italian car after spinning into a gravel trp during the first qualifying session, the second qualifying session was cancelled, meaning all times from Q1 set the field for Q1, with 
Ireland taking their first ever pole position, ahead of 
The Netherlands and 
Switzerland.
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