2009 Catalunya Formula Two round

The 2009 Catalunya Formula Two round was the eighth and final round of the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship season. It was held on 31 October and 1 November 2009 at Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, just outside Barcelona, Spain. The first race was won by Andy Soucek, with Mikhail Aleshin and debutant Tristan Vautier also on the podium. The second race was also won by Soucek, with Nicola de Marco and Robert Wickens also on the podium. Edoardo Piscopo missed this round to participate in the first round of 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season in Abu Dhabi.[1] His slot was filled by Formula Palmer Audi driver Vautier.[2] Carlos Iaconelli also missed out on the round, due to flu.

  2009 Catalunya Formula Two round

Round details
Round 8 of 8 in the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship.
Location	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.655 km (2.875 mi)
First race
Date 31 October 2009 Laps 20 Pole position Driver Robert Wickens Time 1:39.020 Podium First Andy Soucek Second Mikhail Aleshin Third Tristan Vautier Fastest lap Driver Jason Moore Time 1:40.931 (on lap 5)
Second race
Date 1 November 2009 Laps 20 Pole position Driver Robert Wickens Time 1:38.096 Podium First Andy Soucek Second Nicola de Marco Third Robert Wickens Fastest lap Driver Andy Soucek Time 1:39.704 (on lap 2)

Classification

Qualifying 1

Pos	No	Name	Time	Grid
1	12	Robert Wickens	1:39.020	1
2	22	Andy Soucek	1:39.268	2
3	10	Nicola de Marco	1:39.416	3
4	15	Mikhail Aleshin	1:39.426	4
5	38	Tristan Vautier	1:39.446	5
6	4	Julien Jousse	1:39.502	6
7	33	Philipp Eng	1:39.511	7
8	14	Mirko Bortolotti	1:39.654	8
9	18	Natacha Gachnang	1:39.660	9
10	21	Kazim Vasiliauskas	1:39.707	10
11	25	Miloš Pavlović	1:39.721	11
12	8	Tobias Hegewald	1:39.847	12
13	31	Jason Moore	1:39.955	13
14	3	Jolyon Palmer	1:40.022	14
15	6	Armaan Ebrahim	1:40.042	15
16	20	Jens Höing	1:40.396	16
17	23	Henri Karjalainen	1:40.529	17
18	24	Tom Gladdis	1:40.541	18
19	27	Germán Sánchez	1:40.720	19
20	2	Sebastian Hohenthal	1:40.956	20
21	5	Alex Brundle	1:41.036	21
22	44	Ollie Hancock	1:41.770	22
23	9	Pietro Gandolfi	1:42.361	23
24	11	Jack Clarke	no time	24

Qualifying 2

Pos	No	Name	Time	Grid
1	12	Robert Wickens	1:38.096	1
2	22	Andy Soucek	1:38.163	2
3	33	Philipp Eng	1:38.201	3
4	10	Nicola de Marco	1:38.319	4
5	8	Tobias Hegewald	1:38.343	5
6	21	Kazim Vasiliauskas	1:38.414	6
7	15	Mikhail Aleshin	1:38.470	7
8	38	Tristan Vautier	1:38.488	8
9	6	Armaan Ebrahim	1:38.526	9
10	4	Julien Jousse	1:38.607	10
11	31	Jason Moore	1:38.624	11
12	3	Jolyon Palmer	1:38.810	12
13	14	Mirko Bortolotti	1:38.840	13
14	25	Miloš Pavlović	1:38.888	14
15	18	Natacha Gachnang	1:38.916	15
16	24	Tom Gladdis	1:39.012	16
17	5	Alex Brundle	1:39.126	17
18	11	Jack Clarke	1:39.310	18
19	23	Henri Karjalainen	1:39.348	19
20	2	Sebastian Hohenthal	1:39.803	20
21	20	Jens Höing	1:40.322	21
22	27	Germán Sánchez	1:40.464	22
23	44	Ollie Hancock	1:40.544	23
24	9	Pietro Gandolfi	1:41.765	24

Race 1

Pos	No	Driver	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	22	Andy Soucek	20	33:53.492	2	10
2	15	Mikhail Aleshin	20	+4.389	4	8
3	38	Tristan Vautier	20	+7.645	5	6
4	4	Julien Jousse	20	+7.980	6	5
5	33	Philipp Eng	20	+13.329	7	4
6	14	Mirko Bortolotti	20	+13.825	8	3
7	18	Natacha Gachnang	20	+16.977	9	2
8	21	Kazim Vasiliauskas	20	+17.476	10	1
9	8	Tobias Hegewald	20	+19.251	12
10	25	Miloš Pavlović	20	+24.503	11
11	10	Nicola de Marco	20	+26.378	3
12	6	Armaan Ebrahim	20	+27.830	15
13	3	Jolyon Palmer	20	+32.587	14
14	24	Tom Gladdis	20	+33.010	18
15	5	Alex Brundle	20	+37.925	21
16	23	Henri Karjalainen	20	+38.232	17
17	11	Jack Clarke	20	+42.997	24
18	44	Ollie Hancock	20	+47.618	22
19	31	Jason Moore	20	+47.901	13
Ret	2	Sebastian Hohenthal	12	DNF	20
Ret	9	Pietro Gandolfi	6	DNF	23
Ret	12	Robert Wickens	4	DNF	1
Ret	20	Jens Höing	0	DNF	16
DNS	27	Germán Sánchez	0		19
Fastest lap: Jason Moore 1:40.931 (166.0 km/h) on lap 5[3]

Race 2

Pos	No	Driver	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	22	Andy Soucek	20	33:53.492	2	10
2	10	Nicola de Marco	20	+7.538	4	8
3	12	Robert Wickens	20	+9.645	1	6
4	21	Kazim Vasiliauskas	20	+10.197	6	5
5	8	Tobias Hegewald	20	+14.652	5	4
6	38	Tristan Vautier	20	+19.626	8	3
7	15	Mikhail Aleshin	20	+21.529	7	2
8	4	Julien Jousse	20	+21.892	10	1
9	33	Philipp Eng	20	+24.201	3
10	6	Armaan Ebrahim	20	+25.618	9
11	3	Jolyon Palmer	20	+26.809	12
12	5	Alex Brundle	20	+31.384	17
13	18	Natacha Gachnang	20	+32.857	15
14	11	Jack Clarke	20	+38.459	18
15	24	Tom Gladdis	20	+39.156	16
16	31	Jason Moore	20	+39.615	11
17	23	Henri Karjalainen	20	+44.476	19
18	44	Ollie Hancock	20	+44.811	23
19	25	Miloš Pavlović	20	+1:09.899	14
20	9	Pietro Gandolfi	20	+1:16.682	24
21	20	Jens Höing	18	+2 laps	21
Ret	2	Sebastian Hohenthal	10	DNF	20
Ret	14	Mirko Bortolotti	8	DNF	13
DNS	27	Germán Sánchez	0		22
Fastest lap: Andy Soucek 1:39.704 (168.1 km/h) on lap 2[4]

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Andy Soucek	115
2	Robert Wickens	64
3	Mikhail Aleshin	59
4	Mirko Bortolotti	50
5	Julien Jousse	49

References

1. "Drivers lineup, 20/10/2009". dams.fr. DAMS. 20 October 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
2. "Tristan Vautier to replace Edoardo Piscopo for Barcelona". FIA Formula Two Championship. 23 October 2009. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
3. "FIA Formula Two Championship RACE 1 - CLASSIFICATION" (PDF). formulatwo.com. FIA Formula Two Championship. 31 October 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
4. "FIA Formula Two Championship RACE 2 - CLASSIFICATION" (PDF). formulatwo.com. FIA Formula Two Championship. 1 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2009.