2009 Monaco GP2 Series round explained

Country:Monaco
Grand Prix:Monaco
Round No:2
Season No:10
Year:2009
Location:Circuit de Monaco
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course:Street Course
Course Mi:2.08
Course Km:3.34
Date R1:22 May
Laps R1:45
Pole Driver Country:France
Pole Driver:Romain Grosjean
Pole Team:Barwa Addax Team
Pole Time:1:19.498
First Driver Country R1:France
First Driver R1:Romain Grosjean
First Team R1:Barwa Addax Team
Second Driver Country R1:Russia
Second Driver R1:Vitaly Petrov
Second Team R1:Barwa Addax Team
Third Driver Country R1:Brazil
Third Driver R1:Lucas di Grassi
Third Team R1:Racing Engineering
Fast Driver Country R1:France
Fast Driver R1:Romain Grosjean
Fast Team R1:Barwa Addax Team
Fast Time R1:1:21.823
Fast Lap R1:30
Date R2:24 May
Laps R2:27
First Driver Country R2:VEN
First Driver R2:Pastor Maldonado
First Team R2:ART Grand Prix
Second Driver Country R2:BEL
Second Driver R2:Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Second Team R2:DAMS
Third Driver Country R2:GER
Third Driver R2:Nico Hülkenberg
Third Team R2:ART Grand Prix
Fast Driver Country R2:Russia
Fast Driver R2:Vitaly Petrov
Fast Team R2:Barwa Addax Team
Fast Time R2:1:22.045
Fast Lap R2:9

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

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

PosNoDriverTeamTimeGrid
12 Romain GrosjeanBarwa Addax Team1:19.4981
21 Vitaly PetrovBarwa Addax Team1:19.9482
310 Nico HülkenbergART Grand Prix1:20.0533
420 Andreas ZuberFisichella Motor Sport1:20.0654
57 Lucas di GrassiFat Burner Racing Engineering1:20.3085
625 Álvaro ParenteOcean Racing Technology1:20.4236
716 Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS1:20.4947
814 Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing1:20.5738
96 Alberto ValerioPiquet GP1:20.5979
1024 Karun ChandhokOcean Racing Technology1:20.60810
1115 Javier VillaSuper Nova Racing1:20.63411
1223 Sergio PérezTelmex Arden International1:20.73512
138 Dani ClosFat Burner Racing Engineering1:20.75013
149 Pastor MaldonadoART Grand Prix1:20.80614
153 Giedo van der GardeiSport International1:20.93315
1622 Davide ValsecchiDurango1:21.07216
1717 Kamui KobayashiDAMS1:21.13617
1812 Edoardo MortaraTelmex Arden International1:21.20418
1919 Davide RigonTrident Racing1:21.26819
205 Roldán RodríguezPiquet GP1:21.39020
214 Diego NunesiSport International1:22.05221
2221 Luiz RaziaFisichella Motor Sport1:22.44722
2327 Giacomo RicciDavid Price Racing1:22.74623
2426 Michael HerckDavid Price Racing1:23.05624
2523 Nelson PanciaticiDurango1:23.47925
2618 Ricardo TeixeiraTrident Racing1:25.71026

Race 1

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/retired Grid Points
12 Romain Grosjean Barwa Addax Team 451:03:06.299 1 10+2+1
21 Vitaly Petrov Barwa Addax Team 45+6.60028
320 Andreas Zuber Fisichella Motor Sport45+31.04046
47 Lucas di Grassi Fat Burner Racing Engineering45+47.98455
510 Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix45+49.44334
616 Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS45+59.77773
724 Karun Chandhok Ocean Racing Technology45+1:01.789102
89 Pastor Maldonado ART Grand Prix45+1:20.236141
919 Trident Racing45+1:21.24819
1015 Super Nova Racing45+1:35.08911
115 Piquet GP45+1:36.54620
1211 Telmex Arden International44+1 Lap12
1321 Fisichella Motor Sport44+1 Lap22
1427 David Price Racing44+1 Lap23
1522 Durango43+2 Laps16
1626 David Price Racing43+2 Laps24
NC3 iSport International38+7 Laps15
Ret25 Ocean Racing Technology36Collision6
Ret12 Telmex Arden International35Collision18
Ret14 Super Nova Racing34Accident8
Ret17 DAMS18Accident 17
Ret8 Fat Burner Racing Engineering16Accident 13
Ret4 iSport International13Accident 21
Ret6 Piquet GP5Accident 9
Ret23 Durango4Accident25
DNQ18 Trident Racing0Did not qualify

Race 2

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/retired Grid Points
19 Pastor Maldonado ART Grand Prix 2739:02.772 16
216 Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 27+1.50535
310 Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix27+3.54544
47 Lucas di Grassi Fat Burner Racing Engineering27+4.48053
520 Andreas Zuber Fisichella Motor Sport27+6.49462
61 Vitaly Petrov Barwa Addax Team27+9.34971+1
719 Trident Racing27+10.4489
815 Super Nova Racing27+53.23410
911 Telmex Arden International27+56.23712
1021 Fisichella Motor Sport27+57.77013
113 iSport International27+58.58217
1217 DAMS27+59.69621
1312 Telmex Arden International27+1:03.71019
144 iSport International27+1:04.84023
1523 Durango27+1:07.68125
1626 David Price Racing26+1 Lap16
172 Barwa Addax Team25Accident8
1822 Durango25+2 Laps15
Ret8 Fat Burner Racing Engineering23Accident22
Ret6 Piquet GP23Retired24
Ret14 David Price Racing23Accident20
Ret24 Ocean Racing Technology21Mechanical2
Ret27 David Price Racing18Retired14
Ret25 Ocean Racing Technology15Retired18
Ret5 Piquet GP1Wheel nut11
DNQ18 Trident Racing0Did not qualify

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Romain Grosjean31
2 Vitaly Petrov18
3 Jérôme d'Ambrosio18
4 Pastor Maldonado12
5 Edoardo Mortara10
Teams' Championship standings
PosTeamPoints
1 Barwa Addax Team49
2 DAMS21
3 ART Grand Prix20
4 Telmex Arden International10
5 Fisichella Motor Sport8

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