2009 GP2 Series
- For the Asian-based series, see 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season.
The 2009 GP2 Series season was the fifth GP2 Series season. The season consisted of twenty races at ten rounds, beginning on 9 May at the Circuit de Catalunya and finishing on 20 September at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve. The Algarve circuit hosted its first GP2 weekend, and was the only new circuit on the calendar. The Nürburgring also returned as part of its rotation with Hockenheim as the home of German Grand Prix.
The title was won by German rookie Nico Hülkenberg at the penultimate round of the championship at Monza, the first time the series had been won before the final round. His team ART Grand Prix claimed the teams title in the Algarve.
Barwa Addax's title contender Romain Grosjean left the series mid-season to join the Renault for the remainder of the Formula One season following Nelson Piquet Jr.'s sacking.
Champion Hülkenberg, runner-up Petrov and 3rd place Lucas di Grassi all drove in the 2010 Formula One season for Williams, Renault and new team Virgin Racing respectively. 16th place Kamui Kobayashi took part in the final two races of the 2009 Formula One season for Toyota following Timo Glock's injury in the Japanese Grand Prix while 18th place Karun Chandhok joined new Formula One team HRT in 2010.
Teams and drivers
Driver changes
- Changed Teams
- Entering/Re-Entering GP2
- Leaving GP2
- Midseason changes
Team changes
- Midseason changes
2009 Schedule
The 2009 calendar was announced on 16 December 2008. The final round of the championship will be the first GP2 race to take place at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve.[31]
Results
Championship standings
- Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top 8 classified finishers in the Feature race, and to the top 6 classified finishers in the Sprint race. The pole-sitter in the feature race will also receive two points, and one point is given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the feature and sprint races. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race.
- Feature race points
Position |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
7th |
8th |
Points |
10 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
- Sprint race points
Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers.
Position |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
Points |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Drivers
|
Colour | Result |
Gold | Winner |
Silver | 2nd place |
Bronze | 3rd place |
Green | Points finish |
Blue | Non-points finish |
Non-classified finish (NC) |
Purple | Retired (Ret) |
Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
White | Did not start (DNS) |
Withdrew (WD) |
Race cancelled (C) |
Blank |
Did not participate (DNP) |
Excluded (EX) |
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap |
Notes:
- † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
Teams
Notes:
- † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
References
- 1 2 3 Beer, Matt (2009-02-26). "Renamed Addax team sign Grosjean". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- ↑ Glendenning, Mark (2009-08-11). "Valsecchi set to replace Grosjean". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- 1 2 English, Steven (2009-02-06). "iSport sign van der Garde and Nunes". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ↑ "Rodriguez returns to Piquet for 2009". crash.net. 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
- ↑ Beer, Matt (2009-03-04). "Valerio moves to Piquet GP2 squad". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ↑ "Fat Burner, Racing Engineering’s new title sponsor". GP2 Series. 2009-02-27. Archived from the original on March 9, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ Beer, Matt (2009-02-27). "Di Grassi joins Racing Engineering". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ Beer, Matt (2009-02-08). "Racing Engineering sign Clos for '09". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 2009-02-08.
- ↑ Elizalde, Pablo (2008-11-10). "Maldonado to race for ART in 2009". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 2008-11-11.
- ↑ English, Steven (2008-12-04). "ART confirm Hulkenberg for GP2". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 2008-12-04.
- 1 2 3 "Telmex Team Arden completes 2009 GP2 Line-up". GP2 Series. 2009-03-09. Archived from the original on 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
- ↑ Elizalde, Pablo (2009-03-10). "Filippi returns to Super Nova". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Archived from the original on 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
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- ↑ "2009 GP2 Series – Round 5". GP2 Series. 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- 1 2 Glendenning, Mark (2009-08-21). "Coloni takes full control of FMS team". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Archived from the original on 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ↑ Beer, Matt (2009-01-19). "Zuber to stay with Fisichella for 2009". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 2009-01-19.
- ↑ Beer, Matt (2009-02-27). "Razia joins Fisichella for GP2 season". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ "Valsecchi to remain with Durango in 2009". crash.net. 2008-09-22. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
- ↑ Glendenning, Mark (2009-08-18). "Coletti joins Durango for Valencia". autosport.com (Haymarket Publishing). Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- ↑ "Durango sign Panciatici for '09". crash.net. 2009-03-21. Archived from the original on 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- ↑ "Tiago Monteiro confirms the acquisition of GP2 team". tiagomonteiro.com. 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
- ↑ Elizalde, Pablo (2009-02-03). "ORT sign Chandhok for main series". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Archived from the original on 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ↑ Elizalde, Pablo (2009-03-10). "Parente completes ORT line-up". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Archived from the original on 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ↑ Glendenning, Mark (2009-07-07). "Perera to replace Ricci at DPR". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ↑ "Cecotto to debut with DPR". crash.net. 2009-09-08. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ↑ "Gonzalez to make GP2 return at Nurburgring". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- ↑ Glendenning, Mark (2009-08-28). "Legal row forces Coloni to miss Spa". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Archived from the original on 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- ↑ "Durango pulls out of home race". gpupdate.net (GPUpdate). 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ↑ "autosport.com – GP2 News: Durango to miss Portimao as well". Autosport. Archived from the original on 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
- ↑ English, Steven (2008-12-16). "GP2 confirms entries and calendar". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Archived from the original on 2009-09-17. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
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