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2009–10 GP2 Asia Series

Teams' Champion: iSport International The 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season was the third season of the GP2 Asia Series. It began on 31 October 2009 and ended on 14 March 2010 after four double-header rounds.

Season summary

All teams from the 2009 GP2 Series season except for Racing Engineering were due to take part, with the thirteenth slot being filled by MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com. Durango withdrew from the season for financial reasons. The season was the last to use the first specification of the GP2/05 car, as used in Europe between 2005 and 2007.

Davide Valsecchi of iSport International won the drivers' championship title, clinching it with three races to spare, in Bahrain after a comprehensive performance in the first five races, winning a race at each of the first three meetings with two seconds before clinching the title. He added a fourth second place at the final round, to seal a 27-point championship-winning margin. Second place was settled by a tie-breaker between a pair of Italian drivers, MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com driver Luca Filippi and DPR's Giacomo Ricci. Despite not scoring in any of the sprint races to be held, a win and two second places in feature races for Filippi compared to six top-five finishes – including a first GP2 win at the final Bahrain race – for Ricci allowed Filippi to take the runner-up spot. Arden International drivers completed the top-five placings with Javier Villa fourth despite missing the first meeting at Abu Dhabi, and Charles Pic fifth, the only other driver to win a race during the campaign, winning at the first Bahrain meeting. In the teams' championship, iSport won the championship with two races to spare, after the points amassed by Valsecchi and Oliver Turvey put them out of reach of their rivals. Second place, 36 points behind iSport, were Arden due to the strong performances of Villa and Pic, while Ricci's DPR squad finished third, a point further back.

Teams and drivers

All of the teams used the Dallara GP2/05 chassis with Renault-badged 4.0 litre (244 cu in) naturally-aspirated Mecachrome V8 engines order and with tyres supplied by Bridgestone.

TeamNo.DriverRounds
FRA DAMS1DEU Christian VietorisAll
2ITA Edoardo PiscopoAll
BRA Piquet GP3BGR Vladimir Arabadzhiev1
4ITA Daniel Zampieri1
ITA Rapax3BGR Vladimir Arabadzhiev2–4
4ITA Daniel Zampieri2–3
BRA Luiz Razia4
ESP Barwa Addax Team5GBR Max Chilton1, 3–4
nowrapNLD Giedo van der Garde2
6BRA Luiz Razia1
MEX Sergio Pérez2–3
VEN Rodolfo González4
FRA ART Grand Prix7SWE Marcus Ericsson1
FRA Jules Bianchi2–4
8GBR Sam BirdAll
NLD Arden International11FRA Charles PicAll
12VEN Rodolfo González1
ESP Javier Villa2–4
GBR Super Nova Racing14GBR James Jakes1
SWE Marcus Ericsson2
USA Jake Rosenzweig3–4
15CZE Josef KrálAll
GBR iSport International16GBR Oliver TurveyAll
17ITA Davide ValsecchiAll
ITA Trident Racing18VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr.1
ESP Dani Clos2, 4
ZAF Adrian Zaugg3
19BGR Plamen KralevAll
MYS MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com20ITA Luca FilippiAll
21BRA Diego Nunes1
USA Alexander Rossi2–4
PRT Ocean Racing Technology22USA Alexander Rossi1
GBR Max Chilton2
NLD Yelmer Buurman3–4
23CHE Fabio LeimerAll
ITA Scuderia Coloni24ESP Roldán Rodríguez1
BRA Alberto Valerio2
PRT Álvaro Parente3–4
25GBR Will BrattAll
GBR DPR26ROU Michael HerckAll
27ITA Giacomo RicciAll

Calendar

The season started with a two-day test over 23–24 October 2009 in Abu Dhabi at the new Yas Marina Circuit. The series returned there a week later for the opening championship rounds, in support of the 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

A further round took place in Abu Dhabi, before the series moved to Bahrain.

Race Calendar and results

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest LapWinning driverWinning teamReport1FS2FS3FS4FS
ARE Yas Marina Circuit31 OctobernowrapITA Davide ValsecchinowrapITA Davide ValsecchinowrapITA Davide ValsecchiGBR iSport InternationalReport
1 NovemberGBRDEU Christian VietorisFRA DAMS
ARE Yas Marina Circuit5 FebruaryFRA Charles PicnowrapBGRGBR Oliver TurveyGBR iSport InternationalReport
6 FebruaryITA Davide ValsecchiITA Davide ValsecchiGBR iSport International
BHR Bahrain International Circuit
(Grand Prix Circuit)nowrap26 FebruaryFRA Jules BianchiESP Javier VillaITA Davide ValsecchiGBR iSport InternationalReport
nowrap27 FebruaryFRAFRA Charles PicNLD Arden International
BHR Bahrain International Circuit
(Endurance Circuit)13 MarchITA Luca FilippiITA Luca FilippiITA Luca FilippinowrapMYS MalaysiaQi-Meritus.comReport
14 MarchFRAITA Giacomo RicciGBR DPR
Source:

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.

Point system for Feature RacePositionPoints
1st2nd3rd
1086
Point system for Sprint RacePositionPoints
1st2nd3rd
654

Drivers' Championship

PosDriverYMC1
AREYMC2
AREBHR1
BHRBHR2
BHRPoints156229329419518617712812912109118128137146155163173182191200210220230240250260270280290300310320330340PosDriverYMC1
AREYMC2
AREBHR1
BHRBHR2
BHRPoints
ITA Davide Valsecchi*1*22112024
ITA Luca Filippi2814†17218*1*8
ITA Giacomo RicciRetRet534251
ESP Javier Villa4113376
FRA Charles PicRet1510851319
GBR Oliver Turvey841596911
GBR Sam Bird18†18RetRet13462
PRT Álvaro Parente6Ret43
USA Alexander Rossi4569RetRet115
DEU Christian Vietoris61Ret14149Ret14
CZE Josef Král539Ret21111610
FRA Jules Bianchi3710NC10Ret
ROU Michael Herck13972231318Ret
GBR James Jakes310
MEX Sergio Pérez124717
ITA Edoardo Piscopo97Ret161558DNS
VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr.76
GBR Max Chilton161786181219†15
ZAF Adrian Zaugg819
BGR Vladimir ArabadzhievRetRet1310177129
NLD Yelmer Buurman1210137
ITA Daniel Zampieri15RetRet15118
ESP Roldán Rodríguez1014
SWE Marcus Ericsson111217†12
GBR Will Bratt12Ret1121†16Ret1516
BRA Luiz RaziaRet11Ret13
ESP Dani ClosRet131412
BRA Diego NunesRet13
VEN Rodolfo González1416RetRet
USA Jake Rosenzweig19141717
CHE Fabio Leimer17RetRetRet2015RetDNS
BRA Alberto Valerio1518
BGR Plamen KralevRetRet16202216Ret18
NLD Giedo van der GardeRet19
Sources:

|} Notes:

  • † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams' Championship

PosTeamCar
No.YMC1
AREYMC2
AREBHR1
BHRBHR2
BHRPoints17323733643452061471281299105114120130PosTeamCar
No.YMC1
AREYMC2
AREBHR1
BHRBHR2
BHRPoints
GBR iSport International16841596911
17*1*22112024
NLD Arden International11Ret1510851319
1214164113376
GBR DPR2613972231318Ret
27RetRet534251
MYS MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com202814†17218*1*8
21Ret1369RetRet115
FRA ART Grand Prix711123710NC10Ret
818†18RetRet13462
GBR Super Nova Racing1431017†1219141717
15539Ret21111610
FRA DAMS161Ret14149Ret14
297Ret161558DNS
ITA Scuderia Coloni24101415186Ret43
2512Ret1121†16Ret1516
PRT Ocean Racing Technology2245861210137
2317RetRetRet2015RetDNS
ESP Barwa Addax Team51617Ret19181219†15
6Ret11124717RetRet
ITA Trident Racing1876Ret138191412
19RetRet16202216Ret18
ITA Rapax31310177129
4Ret15118Ret13
BRA Piquet GP3RetRet
415Ret
Sources:

|} Notes:

  • † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Notes

References

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