2009 Catalunya GP2 Series round

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

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

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

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

Pos No Driver Team Time Grid
1 2 France Romain Grosjean Barwa Addax Team 1:27.510 1
2 7 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Fat Burner Racing Engineering 1:27.531 2
3 1 Russia Vitaly Petrov Barwa Addax Team 1:28.027 3
4 10 Germany Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix 1:28.088 4
5 20 United Arab Emirates Andreas Zuber Fisichella Motor Sport 1:28.090 5
6 14 Italy Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 1:28.195 91
7 16 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:28.209 6
8 4 Brazil Diego Nunes iSport International 1:28.253 7
9 5 Spain Roldán Rodríguez Piquet GP 1:28.266 8
10 9 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado ART Grand Prix 1:28.283 10
11 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Telmex Arden International 1:28.374 11
12 15 Spain Javier Villa Super Nova Racing 1:28.381 152
13 12 Italy Edoardo Mortara Telmex Arden International 1:28.451 12
14 24 India Karun Chandhok Ocean Racing Technology 1:28.488 13
15 25 Portugal Álvaro Parente Ocean Racing Technology 1:28.608 14
16 6 Brazil Alberto Valerio Piquet GP 1:28.688 16
17 8 Spain Dani Clos Fat Burner Racing Engineering 1:28. 691 17
18 3 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde iSport International 1:28.796 18
19 19 Italy Davide Rigon Trident Racing 1:28.872 19
20 22 Italy Davide Valsecchi Durango 1:29.164 20
21 21 Brazil Luiz Razia Fisichella Motor Sport 1:29.185 21
22 17 Japan Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:29.350 22
23 27 Italy Giacomo Ricci David Price Racing 1:29.524 23
24 23 France Nelson Panciatici Durango 1:29.560 24
25 18 Portugal Ricardo Teixeira Trident Racing 1:31.115 25
26 26 Romania Michael Herck David 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

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

Race 2

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

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 France Romain Grosjean 18
2 Italy Edoardo Mortara 10
3 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio 10
4 Russia Vitaly Petrov 8
5 Italy Luca Filippi 5

Teams' Championship standings
Pos Team Points
1 Spain Barwa Addax Team 26
2 France DAMS 13
3 Netherlands Telmex Arden International 10
4 United Kingdom iSport International 5
5 United Kingdom Super Nova Racing 5

References

External links

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2008 Italian GP2 round
GP2 Series
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Next round:
2009 Monaco GP2 round
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2008 Spanish GP2 round
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2010 Spanish GP2 round
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