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2009 GP2 Series

Season of Formula One feeder championship


Season of Formula One feeder championship

Teams' Champion: ART Grand Prix

The 2009 GP2 Series season was the forty-third season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also fifth season under the GP2 Series moniker. 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 the 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

All of the teams used the Dallara GP2/08 chassis with Renault-badged 4.0 litre (244 cu in) naturally-aspirated Mecachrome V8 engines order and with tyres supplied by Bridgestone.

TeamNo.Driver nameRounds
ESP Barwa Campos Team (1)
ESP Barwa Addax Team (2–10)1RUS Vitaly PetrovAll
2FRA Romain Grosjean1–6
ITA Davide Valsecchi7–10
GBR iSport International3nowrapNLD Giedo van der GardeAll
4BRA Diego NunesAll
BRA Piquet GP5ESP Roldán RodríguezAll
6BRA Alberto ValerioAll
ESP Fat Burner Racing Engineering7BRA Lucas di GrassiAll
8ESP Dani ClosAll
FRA ART Grand Prix9VEN Pastor MaldonadoAll
10DEU Nico HülkenbergAll
NLD Telmex Arden International11MEX Sergio PérezAll
12ITA Edoardo MortaraAll
GBR Super Nova Racing14ITA Luca FilippiAll
15ESP Javier VillaAll
FRA DAMS16BEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioAll
17JPN Kamui KobayashiAll
ITA Trident Racing18PRT Ricardo TeixeiraAll
19ITA Davide Rigon1–4, 6–10
VEN Rodolfo González5
ITA FMSI (1–6)
ITA Party Poker Racing.com SC (7–10)20ARE Andreas Zuber1–7, 9–10
21BRA Luiz Razia1–7, 9–10
ITA Durango22ITA Davide Valsecchi1–6
MCO Stefano Coletti7–8
23FRA Nelson Panciatici1–8
PRT Ocean Racing Technology24IND Karun ChandhokAll
25PRT Álvaro ParenteAll
GBR DPR26ROU Michael HerckAll
27ITA Giacomo Ricci1–4
FRA Franck Perera5–8
VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr.9–10
Sources:

Team changes

  • BCN Competición was bought by Tiago Monteiro, who moved the team to Portugal and renamed it Ocean Racing Technology.
  • Campos Grand Prix became Barwa Addax after it was bought by Alejandro Agag. ; Midseason changes
  • Fisichella Motor Sport became PartyPokerRacing.com Scuderia Coloni prior to round seven in Valencia. They were then forced to miss round eight at Spa due to unresolved financial disputes.
  • Durango missed round nine at Monza as Stefano Coletti destroyed one of the team's chassis in a crash at Spa. Coletti himself was unfit to drive the original chassis that was formerly driven by Nelson Panciatici. They also missed the final round at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve due to not finding "suitably qualified drivers".

Driver changes

; Changed Team

  • Karun Chandhok: iSport International → Ocean Racing Technology
  • Lucas di Grassi: Campos Grand Prix → Fat Burner Racing Engineering
  • Luca Filippi: Trust Team Arden → Super Nova Racing
  • Romain Grosjean: ART Grand Prix → Barwa Addax Team
  • Pastor Maldonado: Minardi Piquet Sports → ART Grand Prix
  • Diego Nunes: David Price Racing → iSport International
  • Álvaro Parente: Super Nova Racing → Ocean Racing Technology
  • Roldán Rodríguez: Fisichella Motor Sport → Piquet GP
  • Alberto Valerio: Durango → Piquet GP
  • Davide Valsecchi: Durango → Barwa Addax
  • Javier Villa : Racing Engineering → Super Nova Racing
  • Andreas Zuber: Minardi Piquet Sports → Fisichella Motor Sport/PartyPokerRacing.com Scuderia Coloni

; Entering/Re-Entering GP2

  • Johnny Cecotto Jr.: Formula 3 Euro Series (HBR Motorsport) → David Price Racing
  • Dani Clos: Formula 3 Euro Series (Prema Powerteam) → Fat Burner Racing Engineering
  • Stefano Coletti: Formula 3 Euro Series (Prema Powerteam) → Durango
  • Giedo van der Garde: World Series by Renault (P1 Motorsport) → iSport International
  • Rodolfo González: Formula 3 Euro Series (Carlin Motorsport) → Trident Racing
  • Nico Hülkenberg: Formula 3 Euro Series (ART Grand Prix) → ART Grand Prix
  • Edoardo Mortara: Formula 3 Euro Series (Signature-Plus) → Telmex Arden International
  • Nelson Panciatici: Spanish Formula Three Championship (Hache International) → Durango
  • Franck Perera: Superleague Formula (A.S. Roma) → David Price Racing
  • Sergio Pérez: British Formula 3 Championship (T-Sport) → Telmex Arden International
  • Luiz Razia: Euroseries 3000 (ELK Motorsport) → Fisichella Motor Sport/PartyPokerRacing.com Scuderia Coloni
  • Davide Rigon: Superleague Formula (Beijing Guoan) → Trident Racing
  • Ricardo Teixeira: British Formula 3 Championship (Ultimate Motorsport) → Trident Racing

; Leaving GP2

  • Marko Asmer: Fisichella Motor Sport → Superleague Formula testing
  • Christian Bakkerud: Super Nova Racing → Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (Futurecom-TME)
  • Sébastien Buemi: Trust Team Arden → Formula One (Scuderia Toro Rosso)
  • Mike Conway: Trident Racing → IndyCar Series (Dreyer & Reinbold Racing)
  • Romain Grosjean: Barwa Addax → Formula One (ING Renault F1 Team)
  • Carlos Iaconelli: BCN Competición → FIA Formula Two Championship
  • Giorgio Pantano: Racing Engineering → Eurocup Renault Mégane V6 Trophy & Superleague Formula (A.C. Milan)
  • Miloš Pavlović: BCN Competición → FIA Formula Two Championship
  • Bruno Senna: iSport International → Le Mans Series (Team Oreca Matmut AIM)
  • Andy Soucek: Super Nova Racing → FIA Formula Two Championship
  • Ho-Pin Tung: Trident Racing → A1 Grand Prix (A1 Team China) & Superleague Formula (Atlético Madrid)
  • Adrián Vallés: BCN Competición → World Series by Renault (Epsilon Euskadi) & Superleague Formula (Liverpool F.C.)

; Midseason changes

  • Giacomo Ricci was replaced at DPR by Franck Perera after round four. Perera parted company with DPR prior to round nine to return to A.S. Roma in Superleague Formula. Perera was in turn replaced by Venezuelan driver Johnny Cecotto Jr. for the final two rounds.
  • Davide Rigon missed round five due to sponsorship problems. Rodolfo González filled in for him at Trident Racing.
  • Davide Valsecchi parted company with Durango ahead of round seven and switched to Barwa Addax to replace Formula One-bound Romain Grosjean. Stefano Coletti was the driver to replace Valsecchi at Durango.

2009 schedule

The 2009 calendar was announced on 16 December 2008. The final round of the championship was the first GP2 race to take place at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve. Also, the German Grand Prix was moved from Hockenheim to the Nürburgring.

RoundLocationCircuitDateTimeTyresSupportingLocalUTC1FS2FS3FS4FS5FS6FS7FS8FS9FS10FS
ESP Montmeló, SpainCircuit de Catalunya9 May16:0014:00Medium2009 Spanish Grand Prix
10 May10:3008:30
MCO Monte Carlo, MonacoCircuit de Monaco22 May11:1509:15Super Soft2009 Monaco Grand Prix
23 May16:0014:00
TUR Istanbul, TurkeyIstanbul Park6 June16:0013:00Medium2009 Turkish Grand Prix
7 June11:3008:30
GBR Silverstone, Great BritainSilverstone Circuit20 June15:0014:00Medium2009 British Grand Prix
21 June09:3008:30
GER Nürburg, GermanyNürburgring11 July16:0014:00Soft2009 German Grand Prix
12 July10:3008:30
HUN Mogyoród, HungaryHungaroring25 July16:0014:00Soft2009 Hungarian Grand Prix
26 July10:3008:30
ESP Valencia, SpainValencia Street Circuit22 August16:0014:00Soft2009 European Grand Prix
23 August10:3008:30
BEL Stavelot, BelgiumCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps29 August16:0014:00Soft2009 Belgian Grand Prix
30 August10:3008:30
ITA Monza, ItalyAutodromo Nazionale Monza12 September16:0014:00Medium2009 Italian Grand Prix
13 September10:3008:30
POR Portimão, PortugalAutódromo Internacional do Algarve19 September14:0013:00Soft2009 FIA GT Algarve 2 Hours
20 September12:4511:45
Source:

Results

RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamReport1FS2FS3FS4FS5FS6FS7FS8FS9FS10FS
ESP Circuit de CatalunyanowrapFRA Romain GrosjeannowrapFRA Romain GrosjeannowrapFRA Romain GrosjeanESP Barwa Campos TeamReport
ESPITA Edoardo MortaraNLD Telmex Arden International
MCO Circuit de MonacoFRA Romain GrosjeanFRA Romain GrosjeanFRA Romain GrosjeanESP Barwa Addax TeamReport
RUS Vitaly PetrovVEN Pastor MaldonadoFRA ART Grand Prix
TUR Istanbul ParkDEU Nico HülkenbergINDRUS Vitaly PetrovESP Barwa Addax TeamReport
BRA Lucas di GrassiBRA Lucas di GrassinowrapESP Fat Burner Racing Engineering
GBR Silverstone CircuitFRA Romain GrosjeanDEU Nico HülkenbergBRA Alberto ValerioBRA Piquet GPReport
BRAVEN Pastor MaldonadoFRA ART Grand Prix
DEU NürburgringDEU Nico HülkenbergITADEU Nico HülkenbergFRA ART Grand PrixReport
BRADEU Nico HülkenbergFRA ART Grand Prix
HUN HungaroringBRA Lucas di GrassiDEU Nico HülkenbergDEU Nico HülkenbergFRA ART Grand PrixReport
ITA Luca FilippiNLD Giedo van der GardeGBR iSport International
ESP Valencia Street CircuitDEU Nico HülkenbergDEU Nico HülkenbergRUS Vitaly PetrovESP Barwa Addax TeamReport
DEU Nico HülkenbergDEU Nico HülkenbergFRA ART Grand Prix
BEL Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsPRT Álvaro ParentePRT Álvaro ParentePRT Álvaro ParentePRT Ocean Racing TechnologyReport
MEX Sergio PérezNLD Giedo van der GardeGBR iSport International
ITA Autodromo Nazionale MonzaRUS Vitaly PetrovITA Edoardo MortaranowrapNLD Giedo van der GardeGBR iSport InternationalReport
ITABRA Luiz RaziaITA Party Poker Racing.com SC
PRT Autódromo Internacional do AlgarveRUS Vitaly PetrovBRADEU Nico HülkenbergFRA ART Grand PrixReport
DEUITA Luca FilippiGBR Super Nova Racing
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.

;Feature race points

PositionPoints
1st2nd
108

;Sprint race points Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers.

PositionPoints
1st2nd
65

Drivers' Championship

PosDriverCAT
ESPMON
MCOIST
TURSIL
GBRNÜR
DEUHUN
HUNVAL
ESPSPA
BELMNZ
ITAALG
PRTPoints1100275363445540636734830929102711251222132114191516161317121810198208214223230240250260270280290300PosDriverCAT
ESPMON
MCOIST
TURSIL
GBRNÜR
DEUHUN
HUNVAL
ESPSPA
BELMNZ
ITAALG
PRTPoints
DEU Nico Hülkenberg914535435*1*117*2*12Ret63116
RUS Vitaly Petrov292613151044Ret1213Ret6254Ret
BRA Lucas di GrassiRet1044812197Ret2319†Ret3Ret32315
FRA Romain Grosjean*1*2*1*17†Ret125418†5104
ITA Luca Filippi47RetNC2Ret1416Ret18†627RetRetRetRetRet21
VEN Pastor Maldonado56816571Ret94RetDSQ84RetRet15†1120
NLD Giedo van der Garde74NC111513Ret1312Ret7114Ret6116Ret6
PRT Álvaro ParenteRet11RetRetRet10Ret1162964Ret*1*Ret11RetRet4
BEL Jérôme d'Ambrosio3362Ret15191210716Ret94RetRet44Ret10
ESP Javier Villa10Ret10872Ret15563518†91310710132
ESP Roldán RodríguezRetRet11RetRet171292RetRet135Ret521375Ret
MEX Sergio Pérez1417129Ret1646820†Ret1632Ret4RetRetRet11
ARE Andreas ZuberRetRet35919823RetRet1716Ret12Ret812
ITA Edoardo Mortara61Ret13Ret9RetRet17Ret12146128Ret5RetRet8
BRA Alberto Valerio1513RetRet4617Ret17Ret21†1710Ret12Ret11Ret7
JPN Kamui Kobayashi85Ret12RetNCRet17931388117111717†619
ITA Davide ValsecchiRet1615†183Ret101413105910RetRet8149714
IND Karun ChandhokRetNC7Ret13146311Ret17†10Ret6Ret719†12Ret13
BRA Luiz Razia16121310Ret2020†RetRet14RetRetRet13811017
BRA Diego Nunes118Ret14111111RetRet11Ret151159310Ret125
ESP Dani ClosRet19RetRet12713Ret1681111RetRet10Ret15Ret93
ITA Davide Rigon1721†9710816208Ret127Ret598149
ROU Michael Herck13Ret1616RetRet98141215DNS13RetRet920†13DSQRet
FRA Nelson Panciatici1218Ret15RetRet18Ret19†131420Ret151113
MCO Stefano ColettiRetRet12†DNS
PRT Ricardo TeixeiraRet20DNQDNQ1418Ret18Ret15Ret19Ret14Ret1416141521
ITA Giacomo RicciRet1514RetRetRet17DNS
FRA Franck PereraRet16EX181516†DNQDNQ
VEN Rodolfo González1519
VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr.18†16†DNS18
Sources:

|} Notes:

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

Teams' Championship

PosTeamCar
No.CAT
ESPMON
MCOIST
TURSIL
GBRNÜR
DEUHUN
HUNVAL
ESPSPA
BELMNZ
ITAALG
PRTPoints1136212236746754264274184194010291110123130PosTeamCar
No.CAT
ESPMON
MCOIST
TURSIL
GBRNÜR
DEUHUN
HUNVAL
ESPSPA
BELMNZ
ITAALG
PRTPoints
FRA ART Grand Prix956816571Ret94RetDSQ84RetRet15†1120
10914535435*1*117*2*12Ret63116
ESP Barwa Campos Team (1)
ESP Barwa Addax Team (2–10)1292613151044Ret1213Ret6254Ret
2*1*2*1*17†Ret125418†510410RetRet8149714
GBR Super Nova Racing1447RetNC2Ret1416Ret18†627RetRetRetRetRet21
1510Ret10872Ret15563518†91310710132
ESP Fat Burner Racing Engineering7Ret1044812197Ret2319†Ret3Ret32315
8Ret19RetRet12713Ret1681111RetRet10Ret15Ret93
GBR iSport International374NC111513Ret1312Ret7114Ret6116Ret6
4118Ret14111111RetRet11Ret151159310Ret125
FRA DAMS163362Ret15191210716Ret94RetRet44Ret10
1785Ret12RetNCRet17931388117111717†619
BRA Piquet GP5RetRet11RetRet171292RetRet135Ret521375Ret
61513RetRet4617Ret17Ret21†1710Ret12Ret11Ret7
NLD Telmex Arden International111417129Ret946820†Ret1632Ret4RetRetRet11
1261Ret13Ret16RetRet17Ret12146128Ret5RetRet8
PRT Ocean Racing Technology24RetNC7Ret13146311Ret17†10Ret6Ret719†12Ret13
25Ret11RetRetRet10Ret1162964Ret*1*Ret11RetRet4
ITA FMSI (1–6)
ITA Party Poker Racing.com SC (7–10)20RetRet35919823RetRet1716Ret12Ret812
2116121310Ret2020†RetRet14RetRetRet13811017
ITA Durango22Ret1615†183Ret1014131059RetRet12†DNS
231218Ret15RetRet18Ret19†131420Ret151113
ITA Trident Racing18Ret20DNQDNQ1418Ret18Ret15Ret19Ret14Ret1416141521
191721†97108162015198Ret137Ret598149
GBR DPR2613Ret1616RetRet98141215DNS13RetRet920†13DSQRet
27Ret1514RetRetRet17DNSRet16EX181516†DNQDNQ18†16†DNS18
Sources:

|} Notes:

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

Notes

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