2009 Qatar GP2 Asia Series round

2009 Qatar GP2 round
Round details
	Round 4 of 6 rounds in the ; 2009 GP2 Series
	; Losail International Circuit
Location	Losail International Circuit, Lusail, Qatar
Course	Permanent racing facility ; 5.380 km (3.343 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	13 February 2009
Laps	34 (182.920 km)
Pole position
Driver	Nico Hülkenberg
Time	1:35.741
Podium
First	Nico Hülkenberg
Second	Sergio Pérez
Third	Vitaly Petrov
Fastest lap
Driver	Álvaro Parente
Time	1:38.699 (on lap 21)
Sprint race
Date	14 February 2009
Laps	23 (123.740 km)
Podium
First	Sergio Pérez
Second	Vitaly Petrov
Third	Nico Hülkenberg
Fastest lap
Driver	Sergio Pérez
Time	1:39.527 (on lap 22)

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

When Nico Hülkenberg, Sergio Pérez and Vitaly Petrov taking the podium, it was the only time in the history of the GP2 Asian Series that the same top three were seen on the podium in both the feature race as the sprint race.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	2	Nico Hülkenberg	ART Grand Prix	1.35.741		1
2	6	Sergio Pérez	Barwa International Campos Team	1.36.464	0.723	2
3	5	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa International Campos Team	1.36.487	0.746	3
4	8	Kamui Kobayashi	DAMS	1.36.525	0.784	6
5	20	Roldán Rodríguez	Piquet GP	1.36.583	0.842	5
6	1	Sakon Yamamoto	ART Grand Prix	1.36.667	0.926	6
7	11	Javier Villa	Super Nova Racing	1.36.685	0.944	7
8	16	Davide Valsecchi	Durango	1.36.923	1.182	8
9	4	Edoardo Mortara	Arden International Motorsport	1.36.987	1.246	9
10	7	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	DAMS	1.37.027	1.286	10
11	12	James Jakes	Super Nova Racing	1.37.274	1.533	11
12.	18	Marco Bonanomi	My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara	1.37.328	1.587	12
13	19	Álvaro Parente	My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara	1.37.409	1.668	13
14	21	Diego Nunes	Piquet GP	1.37.605	1.864	14
15	25	Fabrizio Crestani	Ocean Racing Technology	1.37.752	2.011	15
16	9	Giedo van der Garde	GFH Team iSport	1.37.789	2.048	16
17	22	Michael Herck	DPR	1.37.928	2.187	17
18	23	Giacomo Ricci	DPR	1.38.069	2.328	18
19	3	Luiz Razia	Arden International Motorsport	1.38.264	2.523	19
20	27	Davide Rigon	Trident Racing	1.38.320	2.579	20
21	10	Hamad Al Fardan	GFH Team iSport	1.38.383	2.642	21
22	14	Rodolfo González	Fisichella Motor Sport International	1.38.384	2.643	22
23	24	Yelmer Buurman	Ocean Racing Technology	1.38.453	2.712	23
24	26	Frankie Provenzano	Trident Racing	1.39.314	3.573	24
25	17	Michael Dalle Stelle	Durango	1.41.623	5.882	25
26	15	Kevin Chen	Fisichella Motor Sport International	1.43.139	7.398	26
Source:^[1]

Feature race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Nico Hülkenberg	ART Grand Prix	34	1:10.38.323	1	10 2 1
2	6	Sergio Pérez	Barwa International Campos Team	34	13.295	2	8
3	5	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa International Campos Team	34	14.343	3	6
4	8	Kamui Kobayashi	DAMS	34	14.746	4	5
5	7	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	DAMS	34	23.419	10	4
6	16	Davide Valsecchi	Durango	34	33.919	8	3
7	4	Edoardo Mortara	Arden International Motorsport	34	35.214	9	2
8	3	Luiz Razia	Arden International Motorsport	34	35.341	19	1
9	12	James Jakes	Super Nova Racing	34	41.162	11
10	25	Fabrizio Crestani	Ocean Racing Technology	34	43.774	15
11	21	Diego Nunes	Piquet GP	34	45.097	14
12	9	Giedo van der Garde	GFH Team iSport	34	47.627	16
13	11	Javier Villa	Super Nova Racing	34	47.827	7
14	27	Davide Rigon	Trident Racing	34	1.07.444	20
15	22	Michael Herck	DPR	34	1.09.324	17
16	18	Marco Bonanomi	My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara	34	1.20.001	12
17	19	Álvaro Parente	My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara	34	1.31.986	13
18	15	Kevin Chen	Fisichella Motor Sport International	32	2 laps	26
19	26	Frankie Provenzano	Trident Racing	30	4 laps	24
20	17	Michael Dalle Stelle	Durango	30	4 laps	25
Ret	23	Giacomo Ricci	DPR	27	Retired	18
Ret	20	Roldán Rodríguez	Piquet GP	10	Retired	5
Ret	10	Hamad Al Fardan	GFH Team iSport	9	Retired	21
Ret	1	Sakon Yamamoto	ART Grand Prix	0	Retired	6
Ret	14	Rodolfo González	Fisichella Motor Sport International	0	Retired	22
Ret	24	Yelmer Buurman	Ocean Racing Technology	0	Retired	23
Source:^[2]

Sprint race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Sergio Pérez	Barwa International Campos Team	23	39.13.229	7	6 1
2	5	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa International Campos Team	23	2.355	6	5
3	2	Nico Hülkenberg	ART Grand Prix	23	11.929	8	4
4	4	Edoardo Mortara	Arden International Motorsport	23	19.454	2	3
5	16	Davide Valsecchi	Durango	23	21.735	3	2
6	3	Luiz Razia	Arden International Motorsport	23	22.618	1	1
7	7	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	DAMS	23	24.029	4
8	9	Giedo van der Garde	GFH Team iSport	23	24.346	12
9	12	James Jakes	Super Nova Racing	23	25.253	9
10	11	Javier Villa	Super Nova Racing	23	26.074	13
11	18	Marco Bonanomi	My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara	23	26.214	16
12	21	Diego Nunes	Piquet GP	23	27.942	11
13	23	Giacomo Ricci	DPR	23	39.846	21
14	1	Sakon Yamamoto	ART Grand Prix	23	40.391	24
15	27	Davide Rigon	Trident Racing	23	41.150	14
16	19	Álvaro Parente	My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara	23	44.540	17
17	20	Roldán Rodríguez	Piquet GP	23	45.444	22
18	8	Kamui Kobayashi	DAMS	23	47.737	5
19	14	Rodolfo González	Fisichella Motor Sport International	23	47.761	25
20	26	Frankie Provenzano	Trident Racing	23	1.12.342	19
21	25	Fabrizio Crestani	Ocean Racing Technology	23	1.19.439	10
22	17	Michael Dalle Stelle	Durango	23	1.28.744	20
23	15	Kevin Chen	Fisichella Motor Sport International	22	1 lap	18
Ret	22	Michael Herck	DPR	16	Retired	15
Ret	10	Hamad Al Fardan	GFH Team iSport	11	Retired	23
DNS	24	Yelmer Buurman	Ocean Racing Technology	0	Did not start	26
Source:^[3]

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
	1	Kamui Kobayashi	39
	2	Davide Valsecchi	29
4	3	Nico Hülkenberg	27
2	4	Sergio Pérez	25
2	5	Roldán Rodríguez	22

Teams' Championship standings

	Pos.	Team	Points
	1	DAMS	60
2	2	Barwa International Campos Team	44
2	3	ART Grand Prix	34
2	4	Durango	29
2	5	Piquet GP	22

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Notes

^ Álvaro Parente set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Nico Hülkenberg was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

References

^ "Hülkenberg takes night race pole". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-14. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
^ "Hülkenberg storms to Qatar victory". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-16. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
^ "Pérez rockets to Qatar sprint win". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-17. Retrieved 26 July 2022.

Previous round: 2009 Bahrain 1st GP2 Asia Series round	GP2 Asia Series Championship 2008–09 season	Next round: 2009 Malaysian GP2 Asia Series round
Previous round: None	Qatar GP2 Asia Series round	Next round: None

[1] Álvaro Parente set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Nico Hülkenberg was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

[2] "Hülkenberg takes night race pole". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-14. Retrieved 26 July 2022.

[3] "Hülkenberg storms to Qatar victory". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-16. Retrieved 26 July 2022.

[4] "Pérez rockets to Qatar sprint win". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-17. Retrieved 26 July 2022.

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