2009 Bahrain 1st GP2 Asia Series round

The 2009 Bahrain 1st GP2 Asia Series round was a GP2 Asia Series motor race held on 23 and 24 January 2009 at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the third round of the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series.

Bahrain    2009 Bahrain GP2 round
Round details
Round 3 of 6 rounds in the
2009 GP2 Series
Location Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain
Course Permanent racing facility
5.412 km (3.363 mi)
Feature race
Date 23 January 2009
Laps 34 (184.008 km)
Pole position
Driver Germany Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix
Time 1:41.351
Podium
First Japan Kamui Kobayashi DAMS
Second Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS
Third Italy Edoardo Mortara Arden International Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver Japan Kamui Kobayashi DAMS
Time 1:43.604 (on lap 23)
Sprint race
Date 24 January 2009
Laps 23 (124.476 km)
Podium
First Mexico Sergio Pérez Barwa Int Campos Team
Second Italy Davide Valsecchi Durango
Third Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver Brazil Diego Nunes[a] Piquet GP
Time 1:43.913 (on lap 5)

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos. No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 2   Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix 1:41.351 1
2 7   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:41.476 +0.125 2
3 8   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:41.522 +0.172 3
4 4   Edoardo Mortara Arden International Motorsport 1:41.978 +0.627 4
5 20   Roldán Rodríguez Piquet GP 1:42.195 +0.844 5
6 9   Giedo van der Garde GFH Team iSport 1:42.307 +0.956 6
7 1   Sakon Yamamoto ART Grand Prix 1:42.344 +0.993 7
8 11   Javier Villa Super Nova Racing 1:42.355 +1.004 8
9 18   Marco Bonanomi My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara 1:42.362 +1.011 9
10 16   Davide Valsecchi Durango 1:42.449 +1.098 10
11 5   Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 1:42.458 +1.107 11
12 21   Diego Nunes Piquet GP 1:42.564 +1.213 12
13 6   Sergio Pérez Barwa International Campos Team 1:42.632 +1.282 13
14 12   James Jakes Super Nova Racing 1:42.636 +1.285 14
15 19   Earl Bamber My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara 1:42.798 +1.447 15
16 10   Hamad Al Fardan GFH Team iSport 1:42.818 +1.467 16
17 24   Yelmer Buurman Ocean Racing Technology 1:42.833 +1.482 17
18 3   Luiz Razia Arden International Motorsport 1:43.061 +1.710 18
19 25   Fabrizio Crestani Ocean Racing Technology 1:43.373 +2.022 19
20 27   Adrián Vallés Trident Racing 1:43.401 +2.050 20
21 22   Michael Herck DPR 1:43.413 +2.062 21
22 14   Rodolfo González Fisichella Motor Sport International 1:43.701 +2.351 22
23 23   Giacomo Ricci DPR 1:44.043 +2.692 23
24 26   Frankie Provenzano Trident Racing 1:44.325 +2.974 24
25 15   Kevin Chen Fisichella Motor Sport International 1:45.281 +3.930 25
26 17   Michael Dalle Stelle Durango No time 26
Source:[1]

Feature race

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Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 8   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 34 1:00:10.318 1 10+1
2 7   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 34 +5.892 2 8
3 4   Edoardo Mortara Arden International Motorsport 34 +18.570 4 6
4 2   Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix 34 +19.436 1 5+2
5 16   Davide Valsecchi Durango 34 +20.368 10 4
6 20   Roldán Rodríguez Piquet GP 34 +24.076 5 3
7 9   Giedo van der Garde GFH Team iSport 34 +24.748 6 2
8 6   Sergio Pérez Barwa International Campos Team 34 +27.462 13 1
9 11   Javier Villa Super Nova Racing 34 +30.687 8
10 5   Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 34 +36.702 11
11 19   Earl Bamber My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara 34 +38.042 15
12 10   Hamad Al Fardan GFH Team iSport 34 +51.424 16
13 21   Diego Nunes Piquet GP 34 +55.560 12
14 3   Luiz Razia Arden International Motorsport 34 +1:06.976 18
15 26   Frankie Provenzano Trident Racing 34 +1:14.584 24
16 14   Rodolfo González Fisichella Motor Sport International 34 +1:18.339 22
17 1   Sakon Yamamoto ART Grand Prix 34 +1:18.391 7
18 22   Michael Herck DPR 34 +1:18.559 21
19 17   Michael Dalle Stelle Durango 34 +1:46.185 26
20 18   Marco Bonanomi My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara 33 +1 lap 9
21 15   Kevin Chen Fisichella Motor Sport International 32 +2 laps 25
22 12   James Jakes Super Nova Racing 31 +3 laps 14
Ret 23   Giacomo Ricci DPR 21 Retired 23
Ret 27   Adrián Vallés Trident Racing 13 Retired 20
Ret 25   Fabrizio Crestani Ocean Racing Technology 0 Retired 19
Ret 24   Yelmer Buurman Ocean Racing Technology 0 Retired 17
Source:[2]

Sprint race

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Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 6   Sergio Pérez Barwa International Campos Team 23 40:14.642 1 6
2 16   Davide Valsecchi Durango 23 +0.749 4 5
3 7   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 23 +8.081 7 4+1
4 2   Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix 23 +8.675 5 3
5 11   Javier Villa Super Nova Racing 23 +10.533 9 2
6 8   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 23 +11.116 8 1
7 19   Earl Bamber My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara 23 +15.441 11
8 4   Edoardo Mortara Arden International Motorsport 23 +16.230 6
9 3   Luiz Razia Arden International Motorsport 23 +17.213 14
10 18   Marco Bonanomi My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara 23 +17.821 20
11 1   Sakon Yamamoto ART Grand Prix 23 +18.323 17
12 5   Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 23 +25.466 10
13 24   Yelmer Buurman Ocean Racing Technology 23 +29.283 26
14 9   Giedo van der Garde GFH Team iSport 23 +36.850 2
15 26   Frankie Provenzano Trident Racing 23 +41.242 15
16 23   Giacomo Ricci DPR 23 +44.677 23
17 25   Fabrizio Crestani Ocean Racing Technology 23 +45.389 25
18 22   Michael Herck DPR 23 +50.464 18
19 27   Adrián Vallés Trident Racing 23 +55.913 24
20 17   Michael Dalle Stelle Durango 23 +1:04.298 19
21 15   Kevin Chen Fisichella Motor Sport International 23 +1:07.235 21
22 21   Diego Nunes Piquet GP 23 +1:09.072 13
23 20   Roldán Rodríguez Piquet GP 22 +1 lap 3
Ret 14   Rodolfo González Fisichella Motor Sport International 14 Retired 16
Ret 10   Hamad Al Fardan GFH Team iSport 12 Retired 12
Ret 12   James Jakes Super Nova Racing 8 Retired 22
Source:[3]

Standings after the event

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Diego Nunes set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Jérôme d'Ambrosio was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

References

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  1. ^ "Hülkenberg takes pole on GP2 debut". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Kobayashi leads DAMS one-two". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-30. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Perez takes maiden win in Bahrain". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-29. Retrieved 5 August 2022.


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