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)

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.

Report

Background

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

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

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

Qualifying

Pos No Name Team Time Grid
1 25 Portugal Álvaro Parente Ocean Racing Technology 1:54.970 1
2 2 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Fat Burner Racing Engineering 1:55.050 5
3 10 Germany Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix 1:55.102 2
4 4 Brazil Diego Nunes iSport International 1:55.150 3
5 5 Russia Vitaly Petrov Barwa Addax Team 1:55.152 4
6 24 India Karun Chandhok Ocean Racing Technology 1:55.170 6
7 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Telmex Arden International 1:55.210 7
8 5 Spain Roldán Rodríguez Piquet GP 1:55.255 8
9 9 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado ART Grand Prix 1:55.462 9
10 17 Japan Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:55.482 10
11 8 Spain Dani Clos Fat Burner Racing Engineering 1:55.517 11
12 3 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde iSport International 1:55.560 12
13 15 Spain Javier Villa Super Nova Racing 1:55.785 13
14 19 Italy Davide Rigon Trident Racing 1:55.806 14
15 16 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:55.822 15
16 26 Romania Michael Herck David Price Racing 1:55.858 16
17 2 Italy Davide Valsecchi Barwa Addax Team 1:55.928 17
18 14 Italy Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 1:56.061 18
19 6 Brazil Alberto Valerio Piquet GP 1:56.063 19
20 12 Italy Edoardo Mortara Telmex Arden International 1:56.285 20
21 22 Monaco Stefano Coletti Durango 1:56.634 21
22 18 Portugal Ricardo Teixeira Trident Racing 1:57.688 22
23 23 France Nelson Panciatici Durango 1:57.792 23
DNQ 27 France Franck Perera David Price Racing 2:24.927
  • ^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

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 25Portugal Álvaro ParenteOcean Racing Technology 25 0:54:12.997 1 10 + 2 + 1
2 10Germany Nico HülkenbergART Grand Prix 25 +0.943 2 8
3 7Brazil Lucas di GrassiFat Burner Racing Engineering 25 +3.179 5 6
4 9Venezuela Pastor MaldonadoART Grand Prix 25 +3.468 9 5
5 5Spain Roldán RodríguezPiquet GP 25 +4.349 8 4
6 3Netherlands Giedo van der GardeiSport International 25 +4.687 12 3
7 17Japan Kamui KobayashiDAMS 25 +5.459 10 2
8 12Italy Edoardo MortaraTelmex Arden International 25 +5.972 20 1
9 4Brazil Diego NunesiSport International 25 +29.105 3
10 8Spain Dani ClosFat Burner Racing Engineering 25 +32.315 11
11 23France Nelson PanciaticiDurango 25 +35.474 23
12 22Monaco Stefano ColettiDurango 23 Accident 21
13 15Spain Javier VillaSuper Nova Racing 22 +3 laps 13
Ret 16Belgium Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS 20 Retired 15
Ret 14Italy Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing 13 Collision 18
Ret 2Italy Davide ValsecchiBarwa Addax Team 13 Collision 17
Ret 24India Karun ChandhokOcean Racing Technology 7 Collision 6
Ret 19Italy Davide RigonTrident Racing 7 Collision 14
Ret 1Russia Vitaly PetrovBarwa Addax Team 6 Collision damage 4
Ret 6Brazil Alberto ValerioPiquet GP 0 Accident 19
Ret 11Mexico Sergio PérezTelmex Arden International 0 Collision 7
Ret 26Romania Michael HerckDavid Price Racing 0 Collision 16
Ret 18Portugal Ricardo TeixeiraTrident Racing 0 Collision 22
DNQ 27France Franck PereraDavid Price Racing
Fastest lap: Álvaro Parente (Ocean Racing Technology) 1:57.468 (lap 22)

Sprint Race

Giedo van der Garde won the sprint race.
PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 3Netherlands Giedo van der GardeiSport International 18 37:54.281 3 6
2 5Spain Roldán RodríguezPiquet GP 18 +3.102 4 5
3 4Brazil Diego NunesiSport International 18 +4.998 9 4
4 11Mexico Sergio PérezTelmex Arden International 18 +6.292 22 3 + 1
5 19Italy Davide RigonTrident Racing 18 +13.809 17 2
6 1Russia Vitaly PetrovBarwa Addax Team 18 +17.459 18 1
7 24India Karun ChandhokOcean Racing Technology 18 +18.800 16
8 2Italy Davide ValsecchiBarwa Addax Team 18 +20.039 15
9 26Romania Michael HerckDavid Price Racing 18 +21.403 19
10 15Spain Javier VillaSuper Nova Racing 18 +22.860 12
11 17Japan Kamui KobayashiDAMS 18 +25.291 2
12 6Brazil Alberto ValerioPiquet GP 18 +36.045 20
13 23France Nelson PanciaticiDurango 18 +48.746 11
14 18Portugal Ricardo TeixeiraTrident Racing 18 +54.779 21
Ret 12Italy Edoardo MortaraTelmex Arden International 4 Collision damage 1
Ret 7Brazil Lucas di GrassiFat Burner Racing Engineering 4 Collision 6
Ret 25Portugal Álvaro ParenteOcean Racing Technology 2 Retired 8
Ret 9Venezuela Pastor MaldonadoART Grand Prix 1 Accident 5
Ret 10Germany Nico HülkenbergART Grand Prix 0 Collision 7
Ret 8Spain Dani ClosFat Burner Racing Engineering 0 Collision 10
Ret 16Belgium Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS 0 Collision 13
Ret 14Italy Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing 0 Collision 14
DNS 22Monaco Stefano ColettiDurango Injury
DNQ 27France Franck PereraDavid Price Racing
Fastest lap: Sergio Pérez (Telmex Arden International) 1:56.731 (lap 7)[8]

Standings after the round

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

References

  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. 1 2 "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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