2009 Qatar Speedcar Series round explained

The 2009 Qatar Speedcar Series round was the threth round of the 2008–09 Speedcar Series. It was held on 13 and 14 February 2009 at Losail International Circuit in Lusail, Qatar. The race supported the 2009 Qatar GP2 Asia Series round.

Classification

Qualifying

		Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	20	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Union Properties Team	2:04.818		1
2	27	Jean Alesi	HPR	2:04.867	+0.049	2
3	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Palm Beach	2:05.323	+0.505	3
4	69	Johnny Herbert	JMB Racing	2:05.946	+1.128	4
5	33	Marco Melandri	Team Lavaggi	2:06.146	+1.328	5
6	80	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Team Lavaggi	2:06.171	+1.353	6
7	04	Thomas Biagi	Durango	2:06.397	+1.579	7
8	85	Hasher Al Maktoum	Union Properties	2:06.462	+1.644	8
9	96	Jacques Villeneuve	Durango	2:06.778	+1.960	9
10	50	Marchy Lee	HPR	2:06.882	+2.064	10
11	25	Christopher Zoechling	Durango	2:07.133	+2.315	11
12	13	Damien Pasini	JMB	2:07.622	+2.804	12
13	90	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Team Barwa	2:09.478	+4.660	13
14	95	Ahamad Al Kuwari	QMMF Team	2:15.225	+10.407	14
15	59	Fahad Al Thani	QMMF Team	2:22.627	+17.809	15
Source:^[1]

Race 1

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	10		Gianni Morbidelli	Palm Beach	20	41:58.910	3	10
2	20		Vitantonio Liuzzi	Union Properties Team	20	+2.861	1	8
3	69		Johnny Herbert	JMB Racing	20	+10.144	4	6
4	27		Jean Alesi	HPR	20	+12.598	2	5
5	96		Jacques Villeneuve	Durango	20	+27.029	9	4
6	85		Hasher Al Maktoum	Union Properties Team	20	+43.593	8	3
7	04		Thomas Biagi	Palm Beach	20	+43.806	7	2
8	33		Marco Melandri	Team Lavaggi	20	+51.354	5	1
9	25			Durango	20	+53.757	11
10	90			Team Barwa	20	+1:28.523	13
11	95			QMMF Team	19	+1 lap	14
12	59			QMMF Team	17	+2 laps	15
Ret	50			HPR	9	DNF	10
Ret	80			Team Lavaggi	6	DNF	6
Ret	13			JMB Racing	2	DNF	12
Source:^[2]

Race 2

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	20		Vitantonio Liuzzi	Union Properties Team	19	40:03.661	7	10
2	10		Gianni Morbidelli	Palm Beach	19	+4.554	8	8
3	04		Thomas Biagi	Palm Beach	19	+14.021	2	6
4	25		Christopher Zoechling	Durango	19	+16.459	9	5
5	80		Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Team Lavaggi	19	+18.372	14	4
6	69		Johnny Herbert	JMB Racing	19	+23.400	6	3
7	50		Marchy Lee	HPR	19	+39.058	12	2
8	13		Damien Pasini	JMB Racing	19	+47.788	15	1
9	90			Team Barwa	19	+1:03.061	10
10	59			QMMF Team	18	+1 lap	12
11	33			Team Lavaggi	14	DNF	1
Ret	27			HPR	4	DNF	5
Ret	95			QMMF Team	2	DNF	11
Ret	85			Union Properties Team	1	DNF	3
Ret	96			Durango	0	DNF	4
Source:^[3]

See also

• 2009 Qatar GP2 Asia Series round

Notes and References

1. Web site: Liuzzi fastest at practice while Melandri impresses at Losail International Circuit. https://web.archive.org/web/20100107225222/http://automobilsport.com/speedcar-series-losail-liuzzi-vitantonio-melandri-gianni-impresses-morbidelli-herbert-johnny---55656.html. usurped. January 7, 2010. 25 July 2022. Automobilsport.com.
2. Web site: Morbidelli wins first Speedcar Series night race. https://web.archive.org/web/20100107225631/http://automobilsport.com/speedcar-series-qatar-morbidelli-gianni-losail-heinz-harald-frentzen-alesi-jean-times---55733.html. usurped. January 7, 2010. 25 July 2022. Automobilsport.com.
3. Web site: Vitantonio Liuzzi wins but Melandri stars. https://web.archive.org/web/20100107230800/http://automobilsport.com/speedcar-series-vitantonio-liuzzi-wins-melandri-marco-stars-qatar-losail-circuit-biagi-thomas---55785.html. usurped. January 7, 2010. 25 July 2022. Automobilsport.com.