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

   2009 Spanish GP2 round
Round details
Round 1 of 10 rounds in the
2009 GP2 Series

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 Romain Grosjean Barwa Addax Team
Time 1:27.510
Podium
First Romain Grosjean Barwa Addax Team
Second Vitaly Petrov Barwa Addax Team
Third Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver Romain Grosjean Barwa Addax Team
Time 1:31.070 (on lap 5)
Sprint race
Date 10 May 2009
Laps 26
Podium
First Edoardo Mortara Arden International
Second Romain Grosjean Barwa Addax Team
Third Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver Edoardo Mortara Arden International
Time 1:30.063 (on lap 4)

Report

The first race resulted in a one-two finish for Barwa Addax 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

Qualifying
PosNoDriverTeamTimeGrid
1 2 Romain GrosjeanBarwa Addax Team 1:27.510 1
2 7 Lucas di GrassiFat Burner Racing Engineering 1:27.531 2
3 1 Vitaly PetrovBarwa Addax Team 1:28.027 3
4 10 Nico HülkenbergART Grand Prix 1:28.088 4
5 20 Andreas ZuberFisichella Motor Sport 1:28.090 5
6 14 Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing 1:28.195 91
7 16 Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS 1:28.209 6
8 4 Diego NunesiSport International 1:28.253 7
9 5 Roldán RodríguezPiquet GP 1:28.266 8
10 9 Pastor MaldonadoART Grand Prix 1:28.283 10
11 11 Sergio PérezTelmex Arden International 1:28.374 11
12 15 Javier VillaSuper Nova Racing 1:28.381 152
13 12 Edoardo MortaraTelmex Arden International 1:28.451 12
14 24 Karun ChandhokOcean Racing Technology 1:28.488 13
15 25 Álvaro ParenteOcean Racing Technology 1:28.608 14
16 6 Alberto ValerioPiquet GP 1:28.688 16
17 8 Dani ClosFat Burner Racing Engineering 1:28. 691 17
18 3 Giedo van der GardeiSport International 1:28.796 18
19 19 Davide RigonTrident Racing 1:28.872 19
20 22 Davide ValsecchiDurango 1:29.164 20
21 21 Luiz RaziaFisichella Motor Sport 1:29.185 21
22 17 Kamui KobayashiDAMS 1:29.350 22
23 27 Giacomo RicciDavid Price Racing 1:29.524 23
24 23 Nelson PanciaticiDurango 1:29.560 24
25 18 Ricardo TeixeiraTrident Racing 1:31.115 25
26 26 Michael HerckDavid Price Racing 1:31.875 26

Notes

  1. ^ – Luca Filippi was handed a 3-place grid penalty for failing to sufficiently heed yellow flags during free practice.[1]
  2. ^ – Javier Villa was handed a 3-place grid penalty for failing to sufficiently heed yellow flags during free practice.[2]

Race 1
PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 2 Romain GrosjeanBarwa Addax Team 39 1:02:22.709 1 10 + 2 + 1
2 1 Vitaly PetrovBarwa Addax Team 39 +2.459 3 8
3 16 Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS 39 +6.349 7 6
4 14 Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing 39 +8.346 6 5
5 9 Pastor MaldonadoART Grand Prix 39 +8.741 10 4
6 12 Edoardo MortaraTelmex Arden International 39 +12.529 13 3
7 3 Giedo van der GardeiSport International 39 +12.748 18 2
8 17 Kamui KobayashiDAMS 39 +14.063 22 1
9 10 Nico HülkenbergART Grand Prix 39 +14.260 4
10 15 Javier VillaSuper Nova Racing 39 +15.200 12
11 4 Diego NunesiSport International 39 +16.669 8
12 23 Nelson PanciaticiDurango 39 +17.756 24
13 26 Michael HerckDavid Price Racing 39 +18.445 26
14 11 Sergio PérezTelmex Arden International 39 +18.595 11
15 6 Alberto ValerioPiquet GP 39 +1:04.629 16
16 21 Luiz RaziaFisichella Motor Sport 38 +1 Lap 21
17 19 Davide RigonTrident Racing 38 +1 Lap 19
Ret 7 Lucas di GrassiFat Burner Racing Engineering 32 Collision 2
Ret 25 Álvaro ParenteOcean Racing Technology 32 Collision 15
Ret 8 Dani ClosFat Burner Racing Engineering 31 Mechanical 17
Ret 24 Karun ChandhokOcean Racing Technology 27 Retired 14
Ret 5 Roldán RodríguezPiquet GP 25 Retired 9
Ret 22 Davide ValsecchiDurango 16 Retired 20
Ret 18 Ricardo TeixeiraTrident Racing 11 Retired 25
Ret 20 Andreas ZuberFisichella Motor Sport 5 Reitred 5
Ret 27 Giacomo RicciDavid Price Racing 1 Retired 23

Race 2
PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 12 Edoardo MortaraTelmex Arden International 26 39:55.235 3 6 + 1
2 2 Romain GrosjeanBarwa Addax Team 26 +1.251 8 5
3 16 Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS 26 +6.516 6 4
4 3 Giedo van der GardeiSport International 26 +14.638 2 3
5 17 Kamui KobayashiDAMS 26 +17.170 1 2
6 9 Pastor MaldonadoART Grand Prix 26 +20.099 4 1
7 14 Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing 26 +28.971 5
8 4 Diego NunesiSport International 26 +29.258 11
9 1 Vitaly PetrovBarwa Addax Team 26 +29.433 7
10 7 Lucas di GrassiFat Burner Racing Engineering 26 +31.038 18
11 25 Álvaro ParenteOcean Racing Technology 26 +32.026 19
12 21 Luiz RaziaFisichella Motor Sport 26 +33.167 16
13 6 Alberto ValerioPiquet GP 26 +33.789 15
14 10 Nico HülkenbergART Grand Prix 26 +34.278 9
15 27 Giacomo RicciDavid Price Racing 26 +38.913 26
16 22 Davide ValsecchiDurango 26 +40.811 23
17 11 Sergio PérezTelmex Arden International 26 +42.258 14
18 23 Nelson PanciaticiDurango 26 +59.664 12
19 8 Dani ClosFat Burner Racing Engineering 26 +59.747 20
20 8 Ricardo TeixeiraTrident Racing 26 +1:00.052 24
21 19 Davide RigonTrident Racing 25 +1 Lap 17
Ret 24 Karun ChandhokOcean Racing Technology 21 Retired 21
Ret 15 Javier VillaSuper Nova Racing 17 Retired 10
Ret 26 Michael HerckDavid Price Racing 12 Retired 13
Ret 20 Andreas ZuberFisichella Motor Sport 9 Reitred 25
Ret 5 Roldán RodríguezPiquet GP 0 Retired 22

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

References
  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.
  2. "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.
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