The 2009 Belgian GP2 round was the seventh race of the 2009 GP2 Series season. It was held on 29 August and 30, 2009 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps near the village of Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium. The race was used as a support race to the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix.
| Round details | |||
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Round 8 of 10 rounds in the 2009 GP2 Series | |||
 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | |||
| Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 7.004 km (4.352 mi) | ||
| Feature race | |||
| Date | 29 August 2009 | ||
| Laps | 25 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Álvaro Parente | O. Racing Technology | |
| Time | 1:54.970 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Álvaro Parente | O. Racing Technology | |
| Second |
 Nico Hülkenberg | ART Grand Prix | |
| Third |
 Lucas di Grassi | F. B. Racing Engineering | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
Álvaro Parente | O. Racing Technology | |
| Time | 1:57.468 (on lap 22) | ||
| Sprint race | |||
| Date | 30 August 2009 | ||
| Laps | 18 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Giedo van der Garde | iSport International | |
| Second |
 Roldán Rodríguez | Piquet GP | |
| Third |
Diego Nunes | iSport International | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Sergio Pérez | Arden International | |
| Time | 1:56.731 (on lap 7) | ||
Report edit
Background edit
PartyPokerRacing.com Scuderia Coloni, along with their drivers Andreas Zuber and Luiz Razia, were forced to miss the round due to unresolved financial disputes.[1]
Qualifying edit
Álvaro Parente achieved the first pole position in his GP2 Series career, and also recorded the first pole for his team Ocean Racing Technology.[2]
Feature Race edit
The start of the race was delayed by 15 minutes due to a serious accident at the depot when Davide Rigon's car number one mechanic, 57-year-old Trident Racing team mechanic Vasco Rossi, was injured when a wheel gun was left in the path of Ricardo Teixeira's car as he was leaving the pits to join the dummy grid, causing the air hose to get caught by the rear wheel and dragging a metal beam down on to Rossi's head. Stefano Coletti hit the barrier very hard [3][4]
Parente won the 100th race in GP2 history — again the first for his team — and the second of his career.[5]
Classification edit
Qualifying edit
- ^1 Lucas di Grassi was issued a 3 place grid-penalty for impeding Karun Chandhok.[6]
- ^2 Franck Perera did not participate in either race, as he qualified outside 107% of Álvaro Parente's pole position time, and was not within the same rule during free practice.[6]
Feature Race edit
- Diego Nunes, Dani Clos and Nelson Panciatici were given 25-second time penalties by the race stewards as a result of various incidents during the feature race.[7]
Sprint Race edit
Standings after the round edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References edit
- ^ Glendenning, Mark (28 August 2009). "Legal row forces Coloni to miss Spa". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- ^ "Parente on pole in Spa Francorchamps". gp2series.com. 28 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ "Trident mechanic hospitalised at Spa". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Injured mechanic making recovery". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Parente holds on for win in chaotic 100th GP2 race". gp2series.com. 29 August 2009. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ a b "Di Grassi penalised, Perera non-qualified at Spa". gpupdate.net. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Nunes, Clos and Panciatici Penalised". gp2series.com. 29 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ Glendenning, Mark (30 August 2009). "Van der Garde wins sprint race at Spa". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-30.