2009 Monaco GP2 Series round

The 2009 Monaco GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 22 May and 24 May 2009 at the Circuit de Monaco on the streets of the country. It was the second race of the 2009 GP2 Season. The race was used as a support race for the 2009 Monaco Grand Prix

Monaco    2009 Monaco GP2 round
Round details
Round 2 of 10 rounds in the
2009 GP2 Series
Circuit de Monaco
Circuit de Monaco
Location Circuit de Monaco
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course Street Course
3.34 km (2.08 mi)
Feature race
Date 22 May 2009
Laps 45
Pole position
Driver France Romain Grosjean Barwa Addax Team
Time 1:19.498
Podium
First France Romain Grosjean Barwa Addax Team
Second Russia Vitaly Petrov Barwa Addax Team
Third Brazil Lucas di Grassi Racing Engineering
Fastest lap
Driver France Romain Grosjean Barwa Addax Team
Time 1:21.823 (on lap 30)
Sprint race
Date 24 May 2009
Laps 27
Podium
First Venezuela Pastor Maldonado ART Grand Prix
Second Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS
Third Germany Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Russia Vitaly Petrov Barwa Addax Team
Time 1:22.045 (on lap 9)

Report

The first race once again resulted in a one-two finish for Barwa Addax Team drivers Romain Grosjean and Vitaly Petrov, with Lucas di Grassi promoted to third for Fat Burner Racing Engineering, after Nico Hülkenberg was demoted after cutting a corner.

The red flagged second race was won by Pastor Maldonado for ART Grand Prix, with Jérôme d'Ambrosio and Hülkenberg also on the podium. Romain Grosjean had a big accident in the final stages, where he was unhurt, but it did bring out the red flag which ended the race 2 laps shy of the end.

Classification

Qualifying
Pos No Driver Team Time Grid
1 2 France Romain Grosjean Barwa Addax Team 1:19.498 1
2 1 Russia Vitaly Petrov Barwa Addax Team 1:19.948 2
3 10 Germany Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix 1:20.053 3
4 20 United Arab Emirates Andreas Zuber Fisichella Motor Sport 1:20.065 4
5 7 Brazil Lucas di Grassi Fat Burner Racing Engineering 1:20.308 5
6 25 Portugal Álvaro Parente Ocean Racing Technology 1:20.423 6
7 16 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:20.494 7
8 14 Italy Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 1:20.573 8
9 6 Brazil Alberto Valerio Piquet GP 1:20.597 9
10 24 India Karun Chandhok Ocean Racing Technology 1:20.608 10
11 15 Spain Javier Villa Super Nova Racing 1:20.634 11
12 23 Mexico Sergio Pérez Telmex Arden International 1:20.735 12
13 8 Spain Dani Clos Fat Burner Racing Engineering 1:20.750 13
14 9 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado ART Grand Prix 1:20.806 14
15 3 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde iSport International 1:20.933 15
16 22 Italy Davide Valsecchi Durango 1:21.072 16
17 17 Japan Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:21.136 17
18 12 Italy Edoardo Mortara Telmex Arden International 1:21.204 18
19 19 Italy Davide Rigon Trident Racing 1:21.268 19
20 5 Spain Roldán Rodríguez Piquet GP 1:21.390 20
21 4 Brazil Diego Nunes iSport International 1:22.052 21
22 21 Brazil Luiz Razia Fisichella Motor Sport 1:22.447 22
23 27 Italy Giacomo Ricci David Price Racing 1:22.746 23
24 26 Romania Michael Herck David Price Racing 1:23.056 24
25 23 France Nelson Panciatici Durango 1:23.479 25
26 18 Portugal Ricardo Teixeira Trident Racing 1:25.710 26

Race 1
PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/retiredGridPoints
1 2France Romain GrosjeanBarwa Addax Team 45 1:03:06.299 1 10+2+1
2 1Russia Vitaly PetrovBarwa Addax Team 45 +6.600 2 8
3 20United Arab Emirates Andreas ZuberFisichella Motor Sport 45 +31.040 4 6
4 7Brazil Lucas di GrassiFat Burner Racing Engineering 45 +47.984 5 5
5 10Germany Nico HülkenbergART Grand Prix 45 +49.443 3 4
6 16Belgium Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS 45 +59.777 7 3
7 24India Karun ChandhokOcean Racing Technology 45 +1:01.789 10 2
8 9Venezuela Pastor MaldonadoART Grand Prix 45 +1:20.236 14 1
9 19Italy Davide RigonTrident Racing 45 +1:21.248 19
10 15Spain Javier VillaSuper Nova Racing 45 +1:35.089 11
11 5Spain Roldán RodríguezPiquet GP 45 +1:36.546 20
12 11Mexico Sergio PérezTelmex Arden International 44 +1 Lap 12
13 21Brazil Luiz RaziaFisichella Motor Sport 44 +1 Lap 22
14 27Italy Giacomo RicciDavid Price Racing 44 +1 Lap 23
15 22Italy Davide ValsecchiDurango 43 +2 Laps 16
16 26Romania Michael HerckDavid Price Racing 43 +2 Laps 24
NC 3Netherlands Giedo van der GardeiSport International 38 +7 Laps 15
Ret 25Portugal Álvaro ParenteOcean Racing Technology 36 Collision 6
Ret 12Italy Edoardo MortaraTelmex Arden International 35 Collision 18
Ret 14Italy Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing 34 Accident 8
Ret 17Japan Kamui KobayashiDAMS 18 Accident 17
Ret 8Spain Dani ClosFat Burner Racing Engineering 16 Accident 13
Ret 4Brazil Diego NunesiSport International 13 Accident 21
Ret 6Brazil Alberto ValerioPiquet GP 5 Accident 9
Ret 23France Nelson PanciaticiDurango 4 Accident 25
DNQ 18Portugal Ricardo TeixeiraTrident Racing 0 Did not qualify

Race 2
PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/retiredGridPoints
1 9Venezuela Pastor MaldonadoART Grand Prix 27 39:02.772 1 6
2 16Belgium Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS 27 +1.505 3 5
3 10Germany Nico HülkenbergART Grand Prix 27 +3.545 4 4
4 7Brazil Lucas di GrassiFat Burner Racing Engineering 27 +4.480 5 3
5 20United Arab Emirates Andreas ZuberFisichella Motor Sport 27 +6.494 6 2
6 1Russia Vitaly PetrovBarwa Addax Team 27 +9.349 7 1+1
7 19Italy Davide RigonTrident Racing 27 +10.448 9
8 15Spain Javier VillaSuper Nova Racing 27 +53.234 10
9 11Mexico Sergio PérezTelmex Arden International 27 +56.237 12
10 21Brazil Luiz RaziaFisichella Motor Sport 27 +57.770 13
11 3Netherlands Giedo van der GardeiSport International 27 +58.582 17
12 17Japan Kamui KobayashiDAMS 27 +59.696 21
13 12Italy Edoardo MortaraTelmex Arden International 27 +1:03.710 19
14 4Brazil Diego NunesiSport International 27 +1:04.840 23
15 23France Nelson PanciaticiDurango 27 +1:07.681 25
16 26Romania Michael HerckDavid Price Racing 26 +1 Lap 16
17 2France Romain GrosjeanBarwa Addax Team 25 Accident 8
18 22Italy Davide ValsecchiDurango 25 +2 Laps 15
Ret 8Spain Dani ClosFat Burner Racing Engineering 23 Accident 22
Ret 6Brazil Alberto ValerioPiquet GP 23 Retired 24
Ret 14Italy Luca FilippiDavid Price Racing 23 Accident 20
Ret 24India Karun ChandhokOcean Racing Technology 21 Mechanical 2
Ret 27Italy Giacomo RicciDavid Price Racing 18 Retired 14
Ret 25Portugal Álvaro ParenteOcean Racing Technology 15 Retired 18
Ret 5Spain Roldán RodríguezPiquet GP 1 Wheel nut 11
DNQ 18Portugal Ricardo TeixeiraTrident Racing 0 Did not qualify

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