2009 Monaco GP2 Series round

The 2009 Monaco GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 22 May and 24 May 2009 at the Circuit de Monaco on the streets of the country. It was the second race of the 2009 GP2 Season. The race was used as a support race for the 2009 Monaco Grand Prix

   2009 Monaco GP2 round

Round details
Round 2 of 10 rounds in the 2009 GP2 Series
Circuit de Monaco
Location	Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course	Street Course 3.34 km (2.08 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	22 May 2009
Laps	45
Pole position
Driver	Romain Grosjean	Barwa Addax Team
Time	1:19.498
Podium
First	Romain Grosjean	Barwa Addax Team
Second	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa Addax Team
Third	Lucas di Grassi	Racing Engineering
Fastest lap
Driver	Romain Grosjean	Barwa Addax Team
Time	1:21.823 (on lap 30)
Sprint race
Date	24 May 2009
Laps	27
Podium
First	Pastor Maldonado	ART Grand Prix
Second	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	DAMS
Third	Nico Hülkenberg	ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa Addax Team
Time	1:22.045 (on lap 9)

Report

The first race once again resulted in a one-two finish for Barwa Addax Team drivers Romain Grosjean and Vitaly Petrov, with Lucas di Grassi promoted to third for Fat Burner Racing Engineering, after Nico Hülkenberg was demoted after cutting a corner.

The red flagged second race was won by Pastor Maldonado for ART Grand Prix, with Jérôme d'Ambrosio and Hülkenberg also on the podium. Romain Grosjean had a big accident in the final stages, where he was unhurt, but it did bring out the red flag which ended the race 2 laps shy of the end.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	2	Romain Grosjean	Barwa Addax Team	1:19.498	1
2	1	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa Addax Team	1:19.948	2
3	10	Nico Hülkenberg	ART Grand Prix	1:20.053	3
4	20	Andreas Zuber	Fisichella Motor Sport	1:20.065	4
5	7	Lucas di Grassi	Fat Burner Racing Engineering	1:20.308	5
6	25	Álvaro Parente	Ocean Racing Technology	1:20.423	6
7	16	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	DAMS	1:20.494	7
8	14	Luca Filippi	Super Nova Racing	1:20.573	8
9	6	Alberto Valerio	Piquet GP	1:20.597	9
10	24	Karun Chandhok	Ocean Racing Technology	1:20.608	10
11	15	Javier Villa	Super Nova Racing	1:20.634	11
12	23	Sergio Pérez	Telmex Arden International	1:20.735	12
13	8	Dani Clos	Fat Burner Racing Engineering	1:20.750	13
14	9	Pastor Maldonado	ART Grand Prix	1:20.806	14
15	3	Giedo van der Garde	iSport International	1:20.933	15
16	22	Davide Valsecchi	Durango	1:21.072	16
17	17	Kamui Kobayashi	DAMS	1:21.136	17
18	12	Edoardo Mortara	Telmex Arden International	1:21.204	18
19	19	Davide Rigon	Trident Racing	1:21.268	19
20	5	Roldán Rodríguez	Piquet GP	1:21.390	20
21	4	Diego Nunes	iSport International	1:22.052	21
22	21	Luiz Razia	Fisichella Motor Sport	1:22.447	22
23	27	Giacomo Ricci	David Price Racing	1:22.746	23
24	26	Michael Herck	David Price Racing	1:23.056	24
25	23	Nelson Panciatici	Durango	1:23.479	25
26	18	Ricardo Teixeira	Trident Racing	1:25.710	26

Race 1

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Romain Grosjean	Barwa Addax Team	45	1:03:06.299	1	10+2+1
2	1	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa Addax Team	45	+6.600	2	8
3	20	Andreas Zuber	Fisichella Motor Sport	45	+31.040	4	6
4	7	Lucas di Grassi	Fat Burner Racing Engineering	45	+47.984	5	5
5	10	Nico Hülkenberg	ART Grand Prix	45	+49.443	3	4
6	16	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	DAMS	45	+59.777	7	3
7	24	Karun Chandhok	Ocean Racing Technology	45	+1:01.789	10	2
8	9	Pastor Maldonado	ART Grand Prix	45	+1:20.236	14	1
9	19	Davide Rigon	Trident Racing	45	+1:21.248	19
10	15	Javier Villa	Super Nova Racing	45	+1:35.089	11
11	5	Roldán Rodríguez	Piquet GP	45	+1:36.546	20
12	11	Sergio Pérez	Telmex Arden International	44	+1 Lap	12
13	21	Luiz Razia	Fisichella Motor Sport	44	+1 Lap	22
14	27	Giacomo Ricci	David Price Racing	44	+1 Lap	23
15	22	Davide Valsecchi	Durango	43	+2 Laps	16
16	26	Michael Herck	David Price Racing	43	+2 Laps	24
NC	3	Giedo van der Garde	iSport International	38	+7 Laps	15
Ret	25	Álvaro Parente	Ocean Racing Technology	36	Collision	6
Ret	12	Edoardo Mortara	Telmex Arden International	35	Collision	18
Ret	14	Luca Filippi	Super Nova Racing	34	Accident	8
Ret	17	Kamui Kobayashi	DAMS	18	Accident	17
Ret	8	Dani Clos	Fat Burner Racing Engineering	16	Accident	13
Ret	4	Diego Nunes	iSport International	13	Accident	21
Ret	6	Alberto Valerio	Piquet GP	5	Accident	9
Ret	23	Nelson Panciatici	Durango	4	Accident	25
DNQ	18	Ricardo Teixeira	Trident Racing	0	Did not qualify

Race 2

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/retired	Grid	Points
1	9	Pastor Maldonado	ART Grand Prix	27	39:02.772	1	6
2	16	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	DAMS	27	+1.505	3	5
3	10	Nico Hülkenberg	ART Grand Prix	27	+3.545	4	4
4	7	Lucas di Grassi	Fat Burner Racing Engineering	27	+4.480	5	3
5	20	Andreas Zuber	Fisichella Motor Sport	27	+6.494	6	2
6	1	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa Addax Team	27	+9.349	7	1+1
7	19	Davide Rigon	Trident Racing	27	+10.448	9
8	15	Javier Villa	Super Nova Racing	27	+53.234	10
9	11	Sergio Pérez	Telmex Arden International	27	+56.237	12
10	21	Luiz Razia	Fisichella Motor Sport	27	+57.770	13
11	3	Giedo van der Garde	iSport International	27	+58.582	17
12	17	Kamui Kobayashi	DAMS	27	+59.696	21
13	12	Edoardo Mortara	Telmex Arden International	27	+1:03.710	19
14	4	Diego Nunes	iSport International	27	+1:04.840	23
15	23	Nelson Panciatici	Durango	27	+1:07.681	25
16	26	Michael Herck	David Price Racing	26	+1 Lap	16
17	2	Romain Grosjean	Barwa Addax Team	25	Accident	8
18	22	Davide Valsecchi	Durango	25	+2 Laps	15
Ret	8	Dani Clos	Fat Burner Racing Engineering	23	Accident	22
Ret	6	Alberto Valerio	Piquet GP	23	Retired	24
Ret	14	Luca Filippi	David Price Racing	23	Accident	20
Ret	24	Karun Chandhok	Ocean Racing Technology	21	Mechanical	2
Ret	27	Giacomo Ricci	David Price Racing	18	Retired	14
Ret	25	Álvaro Parente	Ocean Racing Technology	15	Retired	18
Ret	5	Roldán Rodríguez	Piquet GP	1	Wheel nut	11
DNQ	18	Ricardo Teixeira	Trident Racing	0	Did not qualify

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Romain Grosjean	31
2	Vitaly Petrov	18
3	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	18
4	Pastor Maldonado	12
5	Edoardo Mortara	10

Teams' Championship standings

Pos	Team	Points
1	Barwa Addax Team	49
2	DAMS	21
3	ART Grand Prix	20
4	Telmex Arden International	10
5	Fisichella Motor Sport	8

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

External links

• http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75554
• http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75511
• http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/75506