2009 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round

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The 2009 Belgian GP2 round was the seventh race of the 2009 GP2 Series season. It was held on 29 August and 30, 2009 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps near the village of Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium. The race was used as a support race to the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix.

Belgium    2009 Belgian GP2 round
Round details
Round 8 of 10 rounds in the
2009 GP2 Series
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium
Course Permanent racing facility
7.004 km (4.352 mi)
Feature race
Date 29 August 2009
Laps 25
Pole position
Driver Portugal Álvaro Parente O. Racing Technology
Time 1:54.970
Podium
First Portugal Álvaro Parente O. Racing Technology
Second Germany Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix
Third Brazil Lucas di Grassi F. B. Racing Engineering
Fastest lap
Driver Portugal Álvaro Parente O. Racing Technology
Time 1:57.468 (on lap 22)
Sprint race
Date 30 August 2009
Laps 18
Podium
First Netherlands Giedo van der Garde iSport International
Second Spain Roldán Rodríguez Piquet GP
Third Brazil Diego Nunes iSport International
Fastest lap
Driver Mexico Sergio Pérez Arden International
Time 1:56.731 (on lap 7)

Report

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Background

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PartyPokerRacing.com Scuderia Coloni, along with their drivers Andreas Zuber and Luiz Razia, were forced to miss the round due to unresolved financial disputes.[1]

Qualifying

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Álvaro Parente achieved the first pole position in his GP2 Series career, and also recorded the first pole for his team Ocean Racing Technology.[2]

Feature Race

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The start of the race was delayed by 15 minutes due to a serious accident at the depot when Davide Rigon's car number one mechanic, 57-year-old Trident Racing team mechanic Vasco Rossi, was injured when a wheel gun was left in the path of Ricardo Teixeira's car as he was leaving the pits to join the dummy grid, causing the air hose to get caught by the rear wheel and dragging a metal beam down on to Rossi's head. Stefano Coletti hit the barrier very hard [3][4]

Parente won the 100th race in GP2 history — again the first for his team — and the second of his career.[5]

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Name Team Time Grid
1 25   Álvaro Parente Ocean Racing Technology 1:54.970 1
2 2   Lucas di Grassi Fat Burner Racing Engineering 1:55.050 5[1]
3 10   Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix 1:55.102 2
4 4   Diego Nunes iSport International 1:55.150 3
5 5   Vitaly Petrov Barwa Addax Team 1:55.152 4
6 24   Karun Chandhok Ocean Racing Technology 1:55.170 6
7 11   Sergio Pérez Telmex Arden International 1:55.210 7
8 5   Roldán Rodríguez Piquet GP 1:55.255 8
9 9   Pastor Maldonado ART Grand Prix 1:55.462 9
10 17   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:55.482 10
11 8   Dani Clos Fat Burner Racing Engineering 1:55.517 11
12 3   Giedo van der Garde iSport International 1:55.560 12
13 15   Javier Villa Super Nova Racing 1:55.785 13
14 19   Davide Rigon Trident Racing 1:55.806 14
15 16   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:55.822 15
16 26   Michael Herck David Price Racing 1:55.858 16
17 2   Davide Valsecchi Barwa Addax Team 1:55.928 17
18 14   Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 1:56.061 18
19 6   Alberto Valerio Piquet GP 1:56.063 19
20 12   Edoardo Mortara Telmex Arden International 1:56.285 20
21 22   Stefano Coletti Durango 1:56.634 21
22 18   Ricardo Teixeira Trident Racing 1:57.688 22
23 23   Nelson Panciatici Durango 1:57.792 23
DNQ 27   Franck Perera David Price Racing 2:24.927 [2]
  • ^1 Lucas di Grassi was issued a 3 place grid-penalty for impeding Karun Chandhok.[6]
  • ^2 Franck Perera did not participate in either race, as he qualified outside 107% of Álvaro Parente's pole position time, and was not within the same rule during free practice.[6]

Feature Race

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Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 25   Álvaro Parente Ocean Racing Technology 25 0:54:12.997 1 10 + 2 + 1
2 10   Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix 25 +0.943 2 8
3 7   Lucas di Grassi Fat Burner Racing Engineering 25 +3.179 5 6
4 9   Pastor Maldonado ART Grand Prix 25 +3.468 9 5
5 5   Roldán Rodríguez Piquet GP 25 +4.349 8 4
6 3   Giedo van der Garde iSport International 25 +4.687 12 3
7 17   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 25 +5.459 10 2
8 12   Edoardo Mortara Telmex Arden International 25 +5.972 20 1
9 4   Diego Nunes iSport International 25 +29.105 3
10 8   Dani Clos Fat Burner Racing Engineering 25 +32.315 11
11 23   Nelson Panciatici Durango 25 +35.474 23
12 22   Stefano Coletti Durango 23 Accident 21
13 15   Javier Villa Super Nova Racing 22 +3 laps 13
Ret 16   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 20 Retired 15
Ret 14   Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 13 Collision 18
Ret 2   Davide Valsecchi Barwa Addax Team 13 Collision 17
Ret 24   Karun Chandhok Ocean Racing Technology 7 Collision 6
Ret 19   Davide Rigon Trident Racing 7 Collision 14
Ret 1   Vitaly Petrov Barwa Addax Team 6 Collision damage 4
Ret 6   Alberto Valerio Piquet GP 0 Accident 19
Ret 11   Sergio Pérez Telmex Arden International 0 Collision 7
Ret 26   Michael Herck David Price Racing 0 Collision 16
Ret 18   Ricardo Teixeira Trident Racing 0 Collision 22
DNQ 27   Franck Perera David Price Racing
Fastest lap: Álvaro Parente (Ocean Racing Technology) 1:57.468 (lap 22)

Sprint Race

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Giedo van der Garde won the sprint race.
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 3   Giedo van der Garde iSport International 18 37:54.281 3 6
2 5   Roldán Rodríguez Piquet GP 18 +3.102 4 5
3 4   Diego Nunes iSport International 18 +4.998 9 4
4 11   Sergio Pérez Telmex Arden International 18 +6.292 22 3 + 1
5 19   Davide Rigon Trident Racing 18 +13.809 17 2
6 1   Vitaly Petrov Barwa Addax Team 18 +17.459 18 1
7 24   Karun Chandhok Ocean Racing Technology 18 +18.800 16
8 2   Davide Valsecchi Barwa Addax Team 18 +20.039 15
9 26   Michael Herck David Price Racing 18 +21.403 19
10 15   Javier Villa Super Nova Racing 18 +22.860 12
11 17   Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 18 +25.291 2
12 6   Alberto Valerio Piquet GP 18 +36.045 20
13 23   Nelson Panciatici Durango 18 +48.746 11
14 18   Ricardo Teixeira Trident Racing 18 +54.779 21
Ret 12   Edoardo Mortara Telmex Arden International 4 Collision damage 1
Ret 7   Lucas di Grassi Fat Burner Racing Engineering 4 Collision 6
Ret 25   Álvaro Parente Ocean Racing Technology 2 Retired 8
Ret 9   Pastor Maldonado ART Grand Prix 1 Accident 5
Ret 10   Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix 0 Collision 7
Ret 8   Dani Clos Fat Burner Racing Engineering 0 Collision 10
Ret 16   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 0 Collision 13
Ret 14   Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 0 Collision 14
DNS 22   Stefano Coletti Durango Injury
DNQ 27   Franck Perera David Price Racing
Fastest lap: Sergio Pérez (Telmex Arden International) 1:56.731 (lap 7)[8]

Standings after the round

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

References

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  1. ^ Glendenning, Mark (28 August 2009). "Legal row forces Coloni to miss Spa". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  2. ^ "Parente on pole in Spa Francorchamps". gp2series.com. 28 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  3. ^ "Trident mechanic hospitalised at Spa". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Injured mechanic making recovery". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Parente holds on for win in chaotic 100th GP2 race". gp2series.com. 29 August 2009. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
  6. ^ a b "Di Grassi penalised, Perera non-qualified at Spa". gpupdate.net. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  7. ^ "Nunes, Clos and Panciatici Penalised". gp2series.com. 29 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  8. ^ Glendenning, Mark (30 August 2009). "Van der Garde wins sprint race at Spa". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-30.


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