2009 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round

The 2009 Turkish GP2 Race was the third race of the 2009 GP2 Series season. It was held on June 6 and 7, 2009 at Istanbul Racing Circuit in Tuzla, Turkey. The race was used as a support race to the 2009 Turkish Grand Prix.

   2009 Turkish GP2 round

Round details
Round 3 of 10 rounds in the 2009 GP2 Series
Istanbul Park
Location	Istanbul Park, Tuzla, Turkey
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.34 km (3.32 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	6 June 2009
Laps	34
Pole position
Driver	Nico Hülkenberg	ART Grand Prix
Time	1:34.404
Podium
First	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa Addax Team
Second	Luca Filippi	Super Nova Racing
Third	Davide Valsecchi	Durango
Fastest lap
Driver	Karun Chandhok	O. Racing Technology
Time	1:36.679 (on lap 14)
Sprint race
Date	7 June 2009
Laps	23
Podium
First	Lucas di Grassi	F. B. Racing Engineering
Second	Javier Villa	Super Nova Racing
Third	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa Addax Team
Fastest lap
Driver	Lucas di Grassi	F. B. Racing Engineering
Time	1:36.725 (on lap 8)

The Feature race was won by Vitaly Petrov after an eventful Race which saw many safety car periods. Championship leader Romain Grosjean did not finish, like almost half the field. Lucas di Grassi of Racing Engineering won his first race of the season in Sprint Race after being given pole due to penalties issued after the feature race.

Karun Chandhok set the fastest lap in the Sprint Race, but he was not awarded a point for it. This is because he finished outside the top ten. The point for the fastest lap of the race goes to the driver inside the top ten, who was fastest around the circuit, in this case Vitaly Petrov. This allowed the Russian to increase his lead with an extra point.