2009 Catalunya Formula Two round

The 2009 Catalunya Formula Two round was the eighth and final round of the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship season. It was held on 31 October and 1 November 2009 at Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, just outside Barcelona, Spain. The first race was won by Andy Soucek, with Mikhail Aleshin and debutant Tristan Vautier also on the podium. The second race was also won by Soucek, with Nicola de Marco and Robert Wickens also on the podium. Edoardo Piscopo missed this round to participate in the first round of 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season in Abu Dhabi.[1] His slot was filled by Formula Palmer Audi driver Vautier.[2] Carlos Iaconelli also missed out on the round, due to flu.

Spain  2009 Catalunya Formula Two round
Round details
Round 8 of 8 in the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship.
LocationCircuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
CoursePermanent racing facility
4.655 km (2.875 mi)
First race
Date 31 October 2009
Laps 20
Pole position
Driver Canada Robert Wickens
Time 1:39.020
Podium
First Spain Andy Soucek
Second Russia Mikhail Aleshin
Third France Tristan Vautier
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Jason Moore
Time 1:40.931 (on lap 5)
Second race
Date 1 November 2009
Laps 20
Pole position
Driver Canada Robert Wickens
Time 1:38.096
Podium
First Spain Andy Soucek
Second Italy Nicola de Marco
Third Canada Robert Wickens
Fastest lap
Driver Spain Andy Soucek
Time 1:39.704 (on lap 2)

Classification

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Qualifying 1

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Pos No Name Time Grid
1 12   Robert Wickens 1:39.020 1
2 22   Andy Soucek 1:39.268 2
3 10   Nicola de Marco 1:39.416 3
4 15   Mikhail Aleshin 1:39.426 4
5 38   Tristan Vautier 1:39.446 5
6 4   Julien Jousse 1:39.502 6
7 33   Philipp Eng 1:39.511 7
8 14   Mirko Bortolotti 1:39.654 8
9 18   Natacha Gachnang 1:39.660 9
10 21   Kazim Vasiliauskas 1:39.707 10
11 25   Miloš Pavlović 1:39.721 11
12 8   Tobias Hegewald 1:39.847 12
13 31   Jason Moore 1:39.955 13
14 3   Jolyon Palmer 1:40.022 14
15 6   Armaan Ebrahim 1:40.042 15
16 20   Jens Höing 1:40.396 16
17 23   Henri Karjalainen 1:40.529 17
18 24   Tom Gladdis 1:40.541 18
19 27   Germán Sánchez 1:40.720 19
20 2   Sebastian Hohenthal 1:40.956 20
21 5   Alex Brundle 1:41.036 21
22 44   Ollie Hancock 1:41.770 22
23 9   Pietro Gandolfi 1:42.361 23
24 11   Jack Clarke no time 24

Qualifying 2

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Pos No Name Time Grid
1 12   Robert Wickens 1:38.096 1
2 22   Andy Soucek 1:38.163 2
3 33   Philipp Eng 1:38.201 3
4 10   Nicola de Marco 1:38.319 4
5 8   Tobias Hegewald 1:38.343 5
6 21   Kazim Vasiliauskas 1:38.414 6
7 15   Mikhail Aleshin 1:38.470 7
8 38   Tristan Vautier 1:38.488 8
9 6   Armaan Ebrahim 1:38.526 9
10 4   Julien Jousse 1:38.607 10
11 31   Jason Moore 1:38.624 11
12 3   Jolyon Palmer 1:38.810 12
13 14   Mirko Bortolotti 1:38.840 13
14 25   Miloš Pavlović 1:38.888 14
15 18   Natacha Gachnang 1:38.916 15
16 24   Tom Gladdis 1:39.012 16
17 5   Alex Brundle 1:39.126 17
18 11   Jack Clarke 1:39.310 18
19 23   Henri Karjalainen 1:39.348 19
20 2   Sebastian Hohenthal 1:39.803 20
21 20   Jens Höing 1:40.322 21
22 27   Germán Sánchez 1:40.464 22
23 44   Ollie Hancock 1:40.544 23
24 9   Pietro Gandolfi 1:41.765 24

Race 1

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Pos No Driver Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 22   Andy Soucek 20 33:53.492 2 10
2 15   Mikhail Aleshin 20 +4.389 4 8
3 38   Tristan Vautier 20 +7.645 5 6
4 4   Julien Jousse 20 +7.980 6 5
5 33   Philipp Eng 20 +13.329 7 4
6 14   Mirko Bortolotti 20 +13.825 8 3
7 18   Natacha Gachnang 20 +16.977 9 2
8 21   Kazim Vasiliauskas 20 +17.476 10 1
9 8   Tobias Hegewald 20 +19.251 12
10 25   Miloš Pavlović 20 +24.503 11
11 10   Nicola de Marco 20 +26.378 3
12 6   Armaan Ebrahim 20 +27.830 15
13 3   Jolyon Palmer 20 +32.587 14
14 24   Tom Gladdis 20 +33.010 18
15 5   Alex Brundle 20 +37.925 21
16 23   Henri Karjalainen 20 +38.232 17
17 11   Jack Clarke 20 +42.997 24
18 44   Ollie Hancock 20 +47.618 22
19 31   Jason Moore 20 +47.901 13
Ret 2   Sebastian Hohenthal 12 DNF 20
Ret 9   Pietro Gandolfi 6 DNF 23
Ret 12   Robert Wickens 4 DNF 1
Ret 20   Jens Höing 0 DNF 16
DNS 27   Germán Sánchez 0 19
Fastest lap: Jason Moore 1:40.931 (166.0 km/h) on lap 5[3]

Race 2

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Pos No Driver Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 22   Andy Soucek 20 33:53.492 2 10
2 10   Nicola de Marco 20 +7.538 4 8
3 12   Robert Wickens 20 +9.645 1 6
4 21   Kazim Vasiliauskas 20 +10.197 6 5
5 8   Tobias Hegewald 20 +14.652 5 4
6 38   Tristan Vautier 20 +19.626 8 3
7 15   Mikhail Aleshin 20 +21.529 7 2
8 4   Julien Jousse 20 +21.892 10 1
9 33   Philipp Eng 20 +24.201 3
10 6   Armaan Ebrahim 20 +25.618 9
11 3   Jolyon Palmer 20 +26.809 12
12 5   Alex Brundle 20 +31.384 17
13 18   Natacha Gachnang 20 +32.857 15
14 11   Jack Clarke 20 +38.459 18
15 24   Tom Gladdis 20 +39.156 16
16 31   Jason Moore 20 +39.615 11
17 23   Henri Karjalainen 20 +44.476 19
18 44   Ollie Hancock 20 +44.811 23
19 25   Miloš Pavlović 20 +1:09.899 14
20 9   Pietro Gandolfi 20 +1:16.682 24
21 20   Jens Höing 18 +2 laps 21
Ret 2   Sebastian Hohenthal 10 DNF 20
Ret 14   Mirko Bortolotti 8 DNF 13
DNS 27   Germán Sánchez 0 22
Fastest lap: Andy Soucek 1:39.704 (168.1 km/h) on lap 2[4]

Standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1   Andy Soucek 115
2   Robert Wickens 64
3   Mikhail Aleshin 59
4   Mirko Bortolotti 50
5   Julien Jousse 49

References

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  1. ^ "Drivers lineup, 20/10/2009". dams.fr. DAMS. 20 October 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
  2. ^ "Tristan Vautier to replace Edoardo Piscopo for Barcelona". FIA Formula Two Championship. 23 October 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  3. ^ "FIA Formula Two Championship RACE 1 - CLASSIFICATION" (PDF). formulatwo.com. FIA Formula Two Championship. 31 October 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  4. ^ "FIA Formula Two Championship RACE 2 - CLASSIFICATION" (PDF). formulatwo.com. FIA Formula Two Championship. 1 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2009.