2009 Masters of Formula 3 explained

Race details
Date14 June 2009
Official nameTango Masters of Formula 3
LocationCircuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course4.307km (02.676miles)
Distance25 laps, 107.675km (66.906miles)
Pole
Driver Valtteri BottasART Grand Prix
Time1:31.175
Fastest Lap
Driver Valtteri BottasART Grand Prix
Time1:33.251 (on lap 4 of 25)
Podium
First ART Grand Prix
Second ART Grand Prix
Third Prema Powerteam

The 2009 Tango Masters of Formula 3 was the nineteenth Masters of Formula 3 race held at Circuit Park Zandvoort on 14 June 2009. The race returned to Zandvoort after a two-year stay at Zolder. It was won by Masters debutant Valtteri Bottas, for ART Grand Prix.

Drivers and teams

All drivers used Dallara F308 chassis, excepting Stefano Coletti, who used F309 model.

2009 Entry List[1]
TeamNoDriverEngineMain series
ART Grand Prix1 Jules BianchiMercedesFormula 3 Euro Series
2 Valtteri Bottas
3 Esteban Gutiérrez
4 Adrien Tambay
Carlin Motorsport5 Laurens VanthoorVolkswagenGerman Formula Three
6 Daniel RicciardoBritish Formula 3
7 Henry Arundel
8 Max Chilton
9 Samuele ButtarelliEuropean F3 Open
10 Jake RosenzweigFormula 3 Euro Series
Prema Powerteam11 Stefano ColettiMercedesFormula 3 Euro Series
12 Matteo Chinosi
14 Basil Shaaban
Fortec Motorsport15 Víctor GarcíaMercedesBritish Formula 3
16 Riki Christodoulou
Signature-Plus17 Jean Karl VernayVolkswagenFormula 3 Euro Series
18 Mika Mäki
19 Tiago Geronimi
Hitech Racing21 Renger van der ZandeMercedesBritish Formula 3
22 Walter Grubmüller
Manor Motorsport23 Roberto MerhiMercedesFormula 3 Euro Series
24 Pedro Enrique
25 César Ramos
26 Francesco CastellacciItalian Formula Three
Räikkönen Robertson Racing27 Daisuke NakajimaMercedesBritish Formula 3
28 Carlos Huertas
Mücke Motorsport29 Sam BirdMercedesFormula 3 Euro Series
30 Christian Vietoris
31 Alexander Sims
32 Marco Wittmann
Motopark Academy33 Christopher ZanellaMercedesFormula 3 Euro Series
34 Atte Mustonen
SG Formula35 Alexandre MarsoinMercedesFormula 3 Euro Series
36 Henkie Waldschmidt
37 Andrea Caldarelli
BVM – Target Racing43 Daniel ZampieriMugen-HondaItalian Formula Three

Classification

Qualifying 1

Group A drivers are highlighted in green.

Odd numbers

PosNoNameTeamTime
123 Roberto MerhiManor Motorsport1:31.094
221 Renger van der ZandeHitech Racing1.31.218
31 Jules BianchiART Grand Prix1.31.333
417 Jean Karl VernaySignature1.31.343
531 Alexander SimsMücke Motorsport1:31.580
629 Sam BirdMücke Motorsport1:31.680
711 Stefano ColettiPrema Powerteam1:31.858
83 Adrien TambayART Grand Prix1:32.075
933 Christopher ZanellaMotopark Academy1:32.256
105 Laurens VanthoorCarlin Motorsport1:32.609
1143 Daniel ZampieriBVM – Target Racing1:32.652
1227 Daisuke NakajimaRäikkönen Robertson Racing1:32.796
1337 Andrea CaldarelliSG Formula1:32.800
1415 Víctor GarcíaFortec Motorsport1:32.874
157 Henry ArundelCarlin Motorsport1:33.249
1625 César RamosManor Motorsport1:33.308
1735 Alexandre MarsoinSG Formula1:33.795
189 Samuele ButtarelliCarlin Motorsport1:34.111

Even numbers

PosNoNameTeamTime
118 Mika MäkiSignature1:31.444
230 Christian VietorisMücke Motorsport1:31.522
32 Valtteri BottasART Grand Prix1:31.662
46 Daniel RicciardoCarlin Motorsport1:31.771
536 Henkie WaldschmidtSG Formula1:32.044
634 Atte MustonenMotopark Academy1:32.294
714 Basil ShaabanPrema Powerteam1:32.314
812 Matteo ChinosiPrema Powerteam1:32.351
920 Tiago GeronimiSignature1:32.395
1028 Carlos HuertasRäikkönen Robertson Racing1:32.473
1122 Walter GrubmüllerHitech Racing1:32.627
128 Max ChiltonCarlin Motorsport1:32.631
1326 Francesco CastellacciManor Motorsport1:32.652
144 Esteban GutiérrezART Grand Prix1:32.687
1532 Marco WittmannMücke Motorsport1:32.708
1610 Jake RosenzweigCarlin Motorsport1:32.811
1716 Riki ChristodoulouFortec Motorsport1:32.909
1824 Pedro EnriqueManor Motorsport1:32.927

Qualifying 2

Group A

PosNoNameTeamTime
11 Jules BianchiART Grand Prix1:31.143
22 Valtteri BottasART Grand Prix1:31.175
318 Mika MäkiSignature1:31.462
423 Roberto MerhiManor Motorsport1:31.538
511 Stefano ColettiPrema Powerteam1:31.557
617 Jean Karl VernaySignature1:31.806
730 Christian VietorisMücke Motorsport1:31.818
831 Alexander SimsMücke Motorsport1:31.863
921 Renger van der ZandeHitech Racing1:32.035
1036 Henkie WaldschmidtSG Formula1:32.051
1120 Tiago GeronimiSignature1:32.121
1229 Sam BirdMücke Motorsport1:32.326
136 Daniel RicciardoCarlin Motorsport1:32.449
1433 Christopher ZanellaMotopark Academy1:32.489
153 Adrien TambayART Grand Prix1:32.497
1634 Atte MustonenMotopark Academy1:32.518
1714 Basil ShaabanPrema Powerteam1:32.709
1812 Matteo ChinosiPrema Powerteam1:33.119

Group B

PosNoNameTeamTime
132 Marco WittmannMücke Motorsport1:32.869
222 Walter GrubmüllerHitech Racing1:32.985
328 Carlos HuertasRäikkönen Robertson Racing1:33.002
45 Laurens VanthoorCarlin Motorsport1:33.228
516 Riki ChristodoulouFortec Motorsport1:33.330
626 Francesco CastellacciManor Motorsport1:33.332
715 Víctor GarcíaFortec Motorsport1:33.536
824 Pedro EnriqueManor Motorsport1:33.606
925 César RamosManor Motorsport1:33.614
1037 Andrea CaldarelliSG Formula1:33.614
1127 Daisuke NakajimaRäikkönen Robertson Racing1:33.644
1243 Daniel ZampieriBVM – Target Racing1:33.644
138 Max ChiltonCarlin Motorsport1:33.651
144 Esteban GutiérrezART Grand Prix1:33.723
1510 Jake RosenzweigCarlin Motorsport1:33.747
167 Henry ArundelCarlin Motorsport1:34.049
179 Samuele ButtarelliCarlin Motorsport1:34.177
1835 Alexandre MarsoinSG Formula1:34.561

Starting grid

1 Valtteri BottasART Grand Prix2 Mika MäkiSignature
3 Roberto MerhiManor Motorsport4 Stefano ColettiPrema Powerteam
5 Jean Karl VernaySignature6 Jules Bianchi[2] ART Grand Prix
7 Christian VietorisMücke Motorsport8 Alexander SimsMücke Motorsport
9 Renger van der ZandeHitech Racing10 Henkie WaldschmidtSG Formula
11 Tiago GeronimiSignature12 Sam BirdMücke Motorsport
13 Daniel RicciardoCarlin Motorsport14 Christopher ZanellaMotopark Academy
15 Adrien TambayART Grand Prix16 Atte MustonenMotopark Academy
17 Basil ShaabanPrema Powerteam18 Matteo ChinosiPrema Powerteam
19 Marco WittmannMücke Motorsport20 Walter GrubmüllerHitech Racing
21 Carlos HuertasRäikkönen Robertson Racing22 Laurens VanthoorCarlin Motorsport
23 Riki ChristodoulouFortec Motorsport24 Francesco CastellacciManor Motorsport
25 Víctor GarcíaFortec Motorsport26 Pedro EnriqueManor Motorsport
27 César RamosManor Motorsport28 Andrea CaldarelliSG Formula
29 Daisuke NakajimaRäikkönen Robertson Racing30 Daniel ZampieriBVM – Target Racing
31 Max ChiltonCarlin Motorsport32 Esteban GutiérrezART Grand Prix
33 Jake RosenzweigCarlin Motorsport34 Henry ArundelCarlin Motorsport
35 Samuele ButtarelliCarlin Motorsport36 Alexandre MarsoinSG Formula

Race

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid
12 Valtteri BottasART Grand Prix2539:12.5441
218 Mika MäkiSignature25+2.6102
311 Stefano ColettiPrema Powerteam25+18.2484
41 Jules BianchiART Grand Prix25+18.7496
531 Alexander SimsMücke Motorsport25+28.7368
621 Renger van der ZandeHitech Racing25+32.8389
730 Christian VietorisMücke Motorsport25+33.6787
829 Sam BirdMücke Motorsport25+36.18112
920 Tiago GeronimiSignature25+45.16511
1023 Roberto MerhiManor Motorsport25+45.1653
1112 Matteo ChinosiPrema Powerteam25+55.76718
1214 Basil ShaabanPrema Powerteam25+56.28217
1333 Christopher ZanellaMotopark Academy25+56.46014
1422 Walter GrubmüllerHitech Racing25+56.86620
155 Laurens VanthoorCarlin Motorsport25+1:00.63022
1616 Riki ChristodoulouFortec Motorsport25+1:03.06123
174 Esteban GutiérrezART Grand Prix25+1:03.22432
1828 Carlos HuertasRäikkönen Robertson Racing25+1:17.40821
1927 Daisuke NakajimaRäikkönen Robertson Racing25+1:22.46529
2024 Pedro EnriqueManor Motorsport25+1:23.72926
2143 Daniel ZampieriBVM – Target Racing25+1:24.97630
2215 Víctor GarcíaFortec Motorsport25+1:25.12825
2337 Andrea CaldarelliSG Formula25+1:25.48628
248 Max ChiltonCarlin Motorsport25+1:25.78331
257 Henry ArundelCarlin Motorsport25+1:26.80134
2632 Marco WittmannMücke Motorsport25+1:27.01419
2735 Alexandre MarsoinSG Formula25+1:27.69136
2825 César RamosManor Motorsport25+1:28.23527
2910 Jake RosenzweigCarlin Motorsport25+1:28.73833
3026 Francesco CastellacciManor Motorsport25+1:29.55224
319 Samuele ButtarelliCarlin Motorsport25+1:32.48835
Ret3 Adrien TambayART Grand Prix13Spin15
Ret17 Jean Karl VernaySignature9Accident5
Ret36 Henkie WaldschmidtSG Formula9Accident10
Ret34 Atte MustonenMotopark Academy9Gearbox16
Ret6 Daniel RicciardoCarlin Motorsport0Gearbox13
Fastest lap: Valtteri Bottas, 1:33.251, 166.274km/h on lap 4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2009 starting grid. formel3guide.com. 2009-10-16. https://www.webcitation.org/69aSDNByY?url=http://www.formel3guide.com/images/ergebnisse/2009-zandvoort1.pdf. 1 August 2012. dead. dmy-all.
  2. News: Bottas takes pole as Bianchi gets penalised. 13 June 2009. mastersf3.gpupdate.net. 29 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20101226180321/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f3-news/214186/bottas-takes-pole-as-bianchi-gets-penalised/. 26 December 2010 . live.