2009 Imola Formula Two round

The 2009 Imola Formula Two round was the seventh and penultimate round of the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship season. It was held on 19 and 20 September 2009 at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari at Imola, Italy. The first race was won by Kazim Vasiliauskas, with Mirko Bortolotti and Andy Soucek also on the podium. The second race was won by Andy Soucek, with Robert Wickens and Miloš Pavlović also on the podium. Soucek's third place in race one earned him the championship, as Wickens and Mikhail Aleshin had insufficient points to overhaul the Spaniard's point tally.

Italy  2009 Imola Formula Two round
Round details
Round 7 of 8 in the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship.
LocationAutodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy
CoursePermanent racing facility
4.909 km (3.050 mi)
First race
Date 19 September 2009
Laps 21
Pole position
Driver Lithuania Kazim Vasiliauskas
Time 1:38.468
Podium
First Lithuania Kazim Vasiliauskas
Second Italy Mirko Bortolotti
Third Spain Andy Soucek
Fastest lap
Driver Lithuania Kazim Vasiliauskas
Time 1:38.959 (on lap 21)
Second race
Date 20 September 2009
Laps 15
Pole position
Driver Canada Robert Wickens
Time 1:37.401
Podium
First Spain Andy Soucek
Second Canada Robert Wickens
Third Serbia Miloš Pavlović
Fastest lap
Driver Canada Robert Wickens
Time 1:38.576 (on lap 12)

Classification edit

Qualifying 1 edit

Weather/Track: Sun 27°/Dry 41°

Pos No Name Time Grid
1 21   Kazim Vasiliauskas 1:38.468 1
2 14   Mirko Bortolotti 1:38.781 2
3 15   Mikhail Aleshin 1:38.869 3
4 12   Robert Wickens 1:38.901 4
5 33   Philipp Eng 1:39.006 5
6 22   Andy Soucek 1:39.328 6
7 2   Sebastian Hohenthal 1:39.450 7
8 27   Germán Sánchez 1:39.668 8
9 4   Julien Jousse 1:39.687 9
10 16   Edoardo Piscopo 1:39.731 10
11 10   Nicola de Marco 1:39.874 11
12 8   Tobias Hegewald 1:39.934 12
13 18   Natacha Gachnang 1:39.939 13
14 25   Miloš Pavlović 1:40.068 14
15 17   Carlos Iaconelli 1:40.244 15
16 5   Alex Brundle 1:40.249 16
17 24   Tom Gladdis 1:40.281 17
18 23   Henri Karjalainen 1:40.286 18
19 3   Jolyon Palmer 1:40.436 19
20 31   Jason Moore 1:40.568 20
21 11   Jack Clarke 1:40.733 21
22 44   Ollie Hancock 1:40.771 22
23 20   Jens Höing 1:40.990 23
24 9   Pietro Gandolfi 1:41.202 24
25 6   Armaan Ebrahim 13:17.010 25

Race 1 edit

Weather/Track: Sun 21°/Dry 33°

Pos No Driver Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 21   Kazim Vasiliauskas 21 38:30.024 1 10
2 14   Mirko Bortolotti 21 +7.503 2 8
3 22   Andy Soucek 21 +8.178 6 6
4 12   Robert Wickens 21 +8.999 4 5
5 33   Philipp Eng 21 +9.526 5 4
6 25   Miloš Pavlović 21 +11.940 14 3
7 15   Mikhail Aleshin 21 +18.292 3 2
8 27   Germán Sánchez 21 +22.781 8 1
9 2   Sebastian Hohenthal 21 +23.582 7
10 4   Julien Jousse 21 +23.875 9
11 23   Henri Karjalainen 21 +28.343 18
12 3   Jolyon Palmer 21 +34.577 19
13 16   Edoardo Piscopo 21 +34.711 10
14 11   Jack Clarke 21 +37.643 21
15 18   Natacha Gachnang 21 +38.316 13
16 24   Tom Gladdis 21 +40.480 17
17 5   Alex Brundle 21 +1:20.097 16
18 31   Jason Moore 21 +1:28.959 20
Ret 17   Carlos Iaconelli 4 DNF 15
Ret 20   Jens Höing 4 DNF 23
Ret 6   Armaan Ebrahim 3 DNF 25
Ret 10   Nicola de Marco 0 DNF 11
Ret 8   Tobias Hegewald 0 DNF 12
Ret 9   Pietro Gandolfi 0 DNF 24
Ret 44   Ollie Hancock 0 DNF 22
Fastest lap: Kazim Vasiliauskas 1:38.959 (178.58 km/h) on lap 21[1]

Qualifying 2 edit

Weather/Track: Sun 21°/Dry 33°

Pos No Name Time Grid
1 12   Robert Wickens 1:37.401 1
2 14   Mirko Bortolotti 1:37.516 2
3 22   Andy Soucek 1:37.556 3
4 25   Miloš Pavlović 1:37.823 4
5 21   Kazim Vasiliauskas 1:38.002 5
6 15   Mikhail Aleshin 1:38.186 6
7 33   Philipp Eng 1:38.268 7
8 8   Tobias Hegewald 1:38.436 8
9 5   Alex Brundle 1:38.548 9
10 16   Edoardo Piscopo 1:38.560 10
11 17   Carlos Iaconelli 1:38.717 11
12 11   Jack Clarke 1:38.727 12
13 4   Julien Jousse 1:38.819 13
14 23   Henri Karjalainen 1:38.819 14
15 27   Germán Sánchez 1:38.825 15
16 3   Jolyon Palmer 1:38.972 16
17 10   Nicola de Marco 1:39.019 17
18 31   Jason Moore 1:39.062 18
19 24   Tom Gladdis 1:39.372 19
20 2   Sebastian Hohenthal 1:39.447 20
21 20   Jens Höing 1:39.496 21
22 44   Ollie Hancock 1:39.518 22
23 9   Pietro Gandolfi 1:40.588 23
24 6   Armaan Ebrahim 1:40.654 24
25 18   Natacha Gachnang 1:42.379 25

Race 2 edit

Weather/Track: Sun 25°/Dry 43°

Pos No Driver Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 22   Andy Soucek 15 30:12.572 3 10
2 12   Robert Wickens 15 +2.407 1 8
3 25   Miloš Pavlović 15 +7.912 4 6
4 8   Tobias Hegewald 15 +16.389 8 5
5 17   Carlos Iaconelli 15 +20.163 11 4
6 3   Jolyon Palmer 15 +23.510 16 3
7 31   Jason Moore 15 +25.495 18 2
8 27   Germán Sánchez 15 +27.214 15 1
9 10   Nicola de Marco 15 +27.288 17
10 33   Philipp Eng 15 +28.071 7
11 44   Ollie Hancock 15 +30.220 22
12 2   Sebastian Hohenthal 15 +33.234 20
13 24   Tom Gladdis 15 +33.872 19
14 11   Jack Clarke 15 +42.134 12
15 23   Henri Karjalainen 15 +43.202 14
Ret 14   Mirko Bortolotti 5 DNF 2
Ret 21   Kazim Vasiliauskas 5 DNF 5
Ret 5   Alex Brundle 5 DNF 9
Ret 4   Julien Jousse 5 DNF 13
Ret 16   Edoardo Piscopo 2 DNF 10
Ret 18   Natacha Gachnang 1 DNF 25
Ret 9   Pietro Gandolfi 1 DNF 23
Ret 6   Armaan Ebrahim 0 DNF 24
Ret 15   Mikhail Aleshin 0 DNF 6
Ret 20   Jens Höing 0 DNF 21
Fastest lap: Robert Wickens 1:38.576 (179.27 km/h) on lap 12[2]

Standings after the race edit

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1   Andy Soucek 95
2   Robert Wickens 58
3   Mikhail Aleshin 49
4   Mirko Bortolotti 47
5   Julien Jousse 43

References edit

  1. ^ "FIA Formula Two Championship RACE 1 - CLASSIFICATION" (PDF). formulatwo.com. FIA Formula Two Championship. 19 September 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  2. ^ "FIA Formula Two Championship RACE 2 - CLASSIFICATION" (PDF). formulatwo.com. FIA Formula Two Championship. 20 September 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.