2009 Valencia Formula Two round

The 2009 Valencia Formula Two round was the first round of the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship season. It was held on 30 and 31 May 2009 at Circuit de Valencia at Valencia, Spain. The first race was won by Robert Wickens, with Carlos Iaconelli and Kazim Vasiliauskas also on the podium. The second race was again won by Robert Wickens, with Mirko Bortolotti and Philipp Eng also on the podium.

Spain  2009 Valencia Formula Two round
Round details
Round 1 of 8 in the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship.
LocationCircuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia, Spain
CoursePermanent racing facility
4.051 km (2.517 mi)
First race
Date 30 May 2009
Laps 23
Pole position
Driver Canada Robert Wickens
Time 1:27.775
Podium
First Canada Robert Wickens
Second Brazil Carlos Iaconelli
Third Lithuania Kazim Vasiliauskas
Fastest lap
Driver Canada Robert Wickens
Time 1:29.166 (on lap 2)
Second race
Date 31 May 2009
Laps 17
Pole position
Driver Canada Robert Wickens
Time 1:27.488
Podium
First Canada Robert Wickens
Second Italy Mirko Bortolotti
Third Austria Philipp Eng
Fastest lap
Driver Lithuania Kazim Vasiliauskas
Time 1:28.322 (on lap 4)

Classification edit

Qualifying 1 edit

Weather/Track: Sun 25°/Dry 35°

Pos No Name Time Grid
1 12   Robert Wickens 1:27.775 1
2 8   Tobias Hegewald 1:27.789 2
3 22   Andy Soucek 1:27.953 3
4 15   Carlos Iaconelli 1:27.955 4
5 15   Mikhail Aleshin 1:28.113 5
6 4   Julien Jousse 1:28.113 6
7 16   Edoardo Piscopo 1:28.130 7
8 25   Miloš Pavlović 1:28.243 8
9 21   Kazim Vasiliauskas 1:28.315 9
10 7   Henry Surtees 1:28.390 10
11 33   Philipp Eng 1:28.461 11
12 14   Mirko Bortolotti 1:28.470 12
13 3   Jolyon Palmer 1:28.640 13
14 18   Natacha Gachnang 1:28.729 14
15 2   Sebastian Hohenthal 1:28.755 15
16 5   Alex Brundle 1:29.123 16
17 11   Jack Clarke 1:29.151 17
18 10   Nicola de Marco 1:29.184 18
19 27   Germán Sánchez 1:29.240 19
20 6   Armaan Ebrahim 1:29.343 20
21 23   Henri Karjalainen 1:29.422 21
22 20   Jens Höing 1:29.519 22
23 24   Tom Gladdis 1:30.145 23
24 9   Pietro Gandolfi 1:30.743 24
25 31   Jason Moore 1:31.661 25

Qualifying 2 edit

Weather: Sun 23°; Track: Dry 38°

Pos No Name Time Grid
1 12   Robert Wickens 1:27.488 1
2 22   Andy Soucek 1:27.613 2
3 14   Mirko Bortolotti 1:27.672 3
4 10   Nicola de Marco 1:27.679 4
5 33   Philipp Eng 1:27.741 5
6 15   Mikhail Aleshin 1:27.772 6
7 15   Carlos Iaconelli 1:27.848 7
8 21   Kazim Vasiliauskas 1:27.869 8
9 4   Julien Jousse 1:27.872 9
10 7   Henry Surtees 1:27.880 10
11 16   Edoardo Piscopo 1:27.963 11
12 8   Tobias Hegewald 1:28.100 12
13 2   Sebastian Hohenthal 1:28.243 13
14 18   Natacha Gachnang 1:28.253 14
15 27   Germán Sánchez 1:28.303 15
16 24   Tom Gladdis 1:28.360 16
17 5   Alex Brundle 1:28.654 17
18 11   Jack Clarke 1:28.716 18
19 23   Henri Karjalainen 1:28.811 19
20 6   Armaan Ebrahim 1:28.821 20
21 31   Jason Moore 1:28.878 21
22 20   Jens Höing 1:29.332 22
23 3   Jolyon Palmer 1:29.355 23
24 9   Pietro Gandolfi 1:30.245 24
25 25   Miloš Pavlović 1:34.958 25

Race 1 edit

Weather: Sun 28°; Track: Dry 49°

Pos No Driver Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 12   Robert Wickens 23 37:03.621 1 10
2 17   Carlos Iaconelli 23 +3.870 4 8
3 21   Kazim Vasiliauskas 23 +5.241 9 6
4 15   Mikhail Aleshin 23 +8.554 5 5
5 4   Julien Jousse 23 +9.922 6 4
6 14   Mirko Bortolotti 23 +10.904 12 3
7 7   Henry Surtees 23 +11.319 10 2
8 5   Alex Brundle 23 +12.326 16 1
9 10   Nicola de Marco 23 +12.913 18
10 2   Sebastian Hohenthal 23 +13.976 15
11 18   Natacha Gachnang 23 +14.982 14
12 33   Philipp Eng 23 +17.675 11
13 11   Jack Clarke 23 +17.916 17
14 27   Germán Sánchez 23 +17.994 19
15 6   Armaan Ebrahim 23 +18.924 20
16 31   Jason Moore 23 +20.724 25
17 23   Henri Karjalainen 23 +22.076 21
18 20   Jens Höing 23 +25.218 22
19 24   Tom Gladdis 23 +27.296 23
20 9   Pietro Gandolfi 23 +37.711 24
21 3   Jolyon Palmer 23 +48.195 13
Ret 22   Andy Soucek 14 DNF 3
Ret 8   Tobias Hegewald 14 DNF 2
Ret 25   Miloš Pavlović 4 DNF 8
Ret 16   Edoardo Piscopo 3 DNF 7
Fastest lap: Robert Wickens 1:29.166 (161.69 km/h) on lap 2[1]

Race 2 edit

Weather: Cloud 26 °C; Track: Dry 29 °C

Pos No Driver Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 12   Robert Wickens 17 25:22.024 1 10
2 14   Mirko Bortolotti 17 +5.911 3 8
3 33   Philipp Eng 17 +7.881 5 6
4 22   Andy Soucek 17 +8.615 2 5
5 10   Nicola de Marco 17 +9.780 4 4
6 15   Mikhail Aleshin 17 +11.707 6 3
7 16   Edoardo Piscopo 17 +13.601 11 2
8 17   Carlos Iaconelli 17 +16.616 7 1
9 8   Tobias Hegewald 17 +18.826 12
10 4   Julien Jousse 17 +21.577 9
11 27   Germán Sánchez 17 +22.968 15
12 7   Henry Surtees 17 +23.520 10
13 2   Sebastian Hohenthal 17 +27.911 13
14 31   Jason Moore 17 +30.365 21
15 23   Henri Karjalainen 17 +31.059 19
16 6   Armaan Ebrahim 17 +31.966 20
17 25   Miloš Pavlović 17 +32.704 25
18 24   Tom Gladdis 17 +36.317 16
19 11   Jack Clarke 17 +38.336 18
20 21   Kazim Vasiliauskas 17 +38.653 8
21 20   Jens Höing 17 +46.489 22
22 9   Pietro Gandolfi 17 +1:01.306 34
23 5   Alex Brundle 16 +1 lap 17
Ret 3   Jolyon Palmer 0 DNF 23
Ret 18   Natacha Gachnang 0 DNF 14
Fastest lap: Kazim Vasiliauskas 1:28.322 (163.24 km/h) on lap 4[2]

Standings after the race edit

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1   Robert Wickens 20
2   Mirko Bortolotti 11
3   Carlos Iaconelli 9
4   Mikhail Aleshin 8
5   Philipp Eng 6

References edit

  1. ^ "FIA Formula Two Championship RACE 1 – CLASSIFICATION" (PDF). formulatwo.com. FIA Formula Two Championship. 30 May 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
  2. ^ "FIA Formula Two Championship RACE 2 – CLASSIFICATION" (PDF). formulatwo.com. FIA Formula Two Championship. 31 May 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2009.