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2009 Catalunya GP2 Series round

The 2009 Spanish GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on May 9 and May 10, 2009 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain. It was the first race of the 2009 GP2 Season. The race was used to support the 2009 Spanish Grand Prix

Spain    2009 Spanish GP2 round
Round details
Round 1 of 10 rounds in the
2009 GP2 Series
Circuit de Catalunya
Circuit de Catalunya
Location Circuit de Catalunya
Montmeló, Spain
Course Permanent racing facility
4.655 km (2.892 mi)
Feature race
Date 9 May 2009
Laps 43
Pole position
Driver France Romain Grosjean Barwa Campos Team
Time 1:27.510
Podium
First France Romain Grosjean Barwa Campos Team
Second Russia Vitaly Petrov Barwa Campos Team
Third Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver France Romain Grosjean Barwa Campos Team
Time 1:31.070 (on lap 5)
Sprint race
Date 10 May 2009
Laps 26
Podium
First Italy Edoardo Mortara Telmex Arden International
Second France Romain Grosjean Barwa Campos Team
Third Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Edoardo Mortara Telmex Arden International
Time 1:30.063 (on lap 4)

Report edit

The first race resulted in a one-two finish for Barwa Campos Team drivers Romain Grosjean and Vitaly Petrov, with Jérôme d'Ambrosio finishing third for DAMS.

The second race was won by Edoardo Mortara for Telmex Arden International, with Romain Grosjean and Jérôme d'Ambrosio also on the podium. Mortara finished sixth in his first race, so was automatically on Pole for race 2. He wins in his first ever GP2 Weekend.

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Pos No Driver Team Time Grid
1 2   Romain Grosjean Barwa Campos Team 1:27.510 1
2 7   Lucas di Grassi Fat Burner Racing Engineering 1:27.531 2
3 1   Vitaly Petrov Barwa Campos Team 1:28.027 3
4 10   Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix 1:28.088 4
5 20   Andreas Zuber FMSI 1:28.090 5
6 14   Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 1:28.195 91
7 16   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:28.209 6
8 4   Diego Nunes iSport International 1:28.253 7
9 5   Roldán Rodríguez Piquet GP 1:28.266 8
10 9   Pastor Maldonado ART Grand Prix 1:28.283 10
11 11   Sergio Pérez Telmex Arden International 1:28.374 11
12 15   Javier Villa Super Nova Racing 1:28.381 151
13 12   Edoardo Mortara Telmex Arden International 1:28.451 12
14 24   Karun Chandhok Ocean Racing Technology 1:28.488 13
15 25   Álvaro Parente Ocean Racing Technology 1:28.608 14
16 6   Alberto Valerio Piquet GP 1:28.688 16
17 8   Dani Clos Fat Burner Racing Engineering 1:28.691 17
18 3   Giedo van der Garde iSport International 1:28.796 18
19 19   Davide Rigon Trident Racing 1:28.872 19
20 22   Davide Valsecchi Durango 1:29.164 20
21 21   Luiz Razia FMSI 1:29.185 21
22 17   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:29.350 22
23 27   Giacomo Ricci DPR 1:29.524 23
24 23   Nelson Panciatici Durango 1:29.560 24
25 18   Ricardo Teixeira Trident Racing 1:31.115 25
26 26   Michael Herck DPR 1:31.875 26
Notes
  • ^ – Luca Filippi and Javier Villa was handed a 3-place grid penalty for failing to sufficiently heed yellow flags during free practice.[1]

Race 1 edit

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2   Romain Grosjean Barwa Campos Team 39 1:02:22.709 1 10 + 2 + 1
2 1   Vitaly Petrov Barwa Campos Team 39 +2.459 3 8
3 16   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 39 +6.349 7 6
4 14   Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 39 +8.346 6 5
5 9   Pastor Maldonado ART Grand Prix 39 +8.741 10 4
6 12   Edoardo Mortara Telmex Arden International 39 +12.529 13 3
7 3   Giedo van der Garde iSport International 39 +12.748 18 2
8 17   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 39 +14.063 22 1
9 10   Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix 39 +14.260 4
10 15   Javier Villa Super Nova Racing 39 +15.200 12
11 4   Diego Nunes iSport International 39 +16.669 8
12 23   Nelson Panciatici Durango 39 +17.756 24
13 26   Michael Herck DPR 39 +18.445 26
14 11   Sergio Pérez Telmex Arden International 39 +18.595 11
15 6   Alberto Valerio Piquet GP 39 +1:04.629 16
16 21   Luiz Razia FMSI 38 +1 Lap 21
17 19   Davide Rigon Trident Racing 38 +1 Lap 19
Ret 7   Lucas di Grassi Fat Burner Racing Engineering 32 Collision 2
Ret 25   Álvaro Parente Ocean Racing Technology 32 Collision 15
Ret 8   Dani Clos Fat Burner Racing Engineering 31 Mechanical 17
Ret 24   Karun Chandhok Ocean Racing Technology 27 Retired 14
Ret 5   Roldán Rodríguez Piquet GP 25 Retired 9
Ret 22   Davide Valsecchi Durango 16 Spun off 20
Ret 18   Ricardo Teixeira Trident Racing 11 Accident 25
Ret 20   Andreas Zuber FMSI 5 Retired 5
Ret 27   Giacomo Ricci DPR 1 Collision damage 23

Race 2 edit

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 12   Edoardo Mortara Telmex Arden International 26 39:55.235 3 6 + 1
2 2   Romain Grosjean Barwa Campos Team 26 +1.251 8 5
3 16   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 26 +6.516 6 4
4 3   Giedo van der Garde iSport International 26 +14.638 2 3
5 17   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 26 +17.170 1 2
6 9   Pastor Maldonado ART Grand Prix 26 +20.099 4 1
7 14   Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 26 +28.971 5
8 4   Diego Nunes iSport International 26 +29.258 11
9 1   Vitaly Petrov Barwa Campos Team 26 +29.433 7
10 7   Lucas di Grassi Fat Burner Racing Engineering 26 +31.038 18
11 25   Álvaro Parente Ocean Racing Technology 26 +32.026 19
12 21   Luiz Razia FMSI 26 +33.167 16
13 6   Alberto Valerio Piquet GP 26 +33.789 15
14 10   Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix 26 +34.278 9
15 27   Giacomo Ricci DPR 26 +38.913 26
16 22   Davide Valsecchi Durango 26 +40.811 23
17 11   Sergio Pérez Telmex Arden International 26 +42.258 14
18 23   Nelson Panciatici Durango 26 +59.664 12
19 8   Dani Clos Fat Burner Racing Engineering 26 +59.747 20
20 18   Ricardo Teixeira Trident Racing 26 +1:00.052 24
21 19   Davide Rigon Trident Racing 25 +1 Lap 17
Ret 24   Karun Chandhok Ocean Racing Technology 21 Retired 21
Ret 15   Javier Villa Super Nova Racing 17 Retired 10
Ret 26   Michael Herck DPR 12 Retired 13
Ret 20   Andreas Zuber FMSI 9 Spun off 25
Ret 5   Roldán Rodríguez Piquet GP 0 Accident 22

Standings after the round edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Super Nova Racing drivers get penalty ahead of qualifying". F1SA. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2011.

External links edit


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