2009 Bahrain 1st GP2 Asia Series round

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Round details
Round 3 of 6 rounds in the
2009 GP2 Series
Location Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain
Course Permanent racing facility
5.412 km (3.363 mi)
Feature race
Date 23 January 2009
Laps 34 (184.008 km)
Pole position
Driver Germany Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix
Time 1:41.351
Podium
First Japan Kamui Kobayashi DAMS
Second Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS
Third Italy Edoardo Mortara Arden International Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver Japan Kamui Kobayashi DAMS
Time 1:43.604 (on lap 23)
Sprint race
Date 24 January 2009
Laps 23 (124.476 km)
Podium
First Mexico Sergio Pérez Barwa Int Campos Team
Second Italy Davide Valsecchi Durango
Third Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver Brazil Diego Nunes[a] Piquet GP
Time 1:43.913 (on lap 5)

The 2009 Bahrain 1st GP2 Asia Series round was a GP2 Asia Series motor race held on 23 and 24 January 2009 at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the third round of the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series.

Classification[edit]

Qualifying[edit]

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 2 Germany Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix 1:41.351 1
2 7 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:41.476 +0.125 2
3 8 Japan Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:41.522 +0.172 3
4 4 Italy Edoardo Mortara Arden International Motorsport 1:41.978 +0.627 4
5 20 Spain Roldán Rodríguez Piquet GP 1:42.195 +0.844 5
6 9 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde GFH Team iSport 1:42.307 +0.956 6
7 1 Japan Sakon Yamamoto ART Grand Prix 1:42.344 +0.993 7
8 11 Spain Javier Villa Super Nova Racing 1:42.355 +1.004 8
9 18 Italy Marco Bonanomi My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara 1:42.362 +1.011 9
10 16 Italy Davide Valsecchi Durango 1:42.449 +1.098 10
11 5 Russia Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 1:42.458 +1.107 11
12 21 Brazil Diego Nunes Piquet GP 1:42.564 +1.213 12
13 6 Mexico Sergio Pérez Barwa International Campos Team 1:42.632 +1.282 13
14 12 United Kingdom James Jakes Super Nova Racing 1:42.636 +1.285 14
15 19 New Zealand Earl Bamber My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara 1:42.798 +1.447 15
16 10 Bahrain Hamad Al Fardan GFH Team iSport 1:42.818 +1.467 16
17 24 Netherlands Yelmer Buurman Ocean Racing Technology 1:42.833 +1.482 17
18 3 Brazil Luiz Razia Arden International Motorsport 1:43.061 +1.710 18
19 25 Italy Fabrizio Crestani Ocean Racing Technology 1:43.373 +2.022 19
20 27 Spain Adrián Vallés Trident Racing 1:43.401 +2.050 20
21 22 Romania Michael Herck DPR 1:43.413 +2.062 21
22 14 Venezuela Rodolfo González Fisichella Motor Sport International 1:43.701 +2.351 22
23 23 Italy Giacomo Ricci DPR 1:44.043 +2.692 23
24 26 Italy Frankie Provenzano Trident Racing 1:44.325 +2.974 24
25 15 United States Kevin Chen Fisichella Motor Sport International 1:45.281 +3.930 25
26 17 Italy Michael Dalle Stelle Durango No time 26
Source:[1]

Feature race[edit]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 8 Japan Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 34 1:00:10.318 1 10+1
2 7 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 34 +5.892 2 8
3 4 Italy Edoardo Mortara Arden International Motorsport 34 +18.570 4 6
4 2 Germany Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix 34 +19.436 1 5+2
5 16 Italy Davide Valsecchi Durango 34 +20.368 10 4
6 20 Spain Roldán Rodríguez Piquet GP 34 +24.076 5 3
7 9 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde GFH Team iSport 34 +24.748 6 2
8 6 Mexico Sergio Pérez Barwa International Campos Team 34 +27.462 13 1
9 11 Spain Javier Villa Super Nova Racing 34 +30.687 8
10 5 Russia Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 34 +36.702 11
11 19 New Zealand Earl Bamber My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara 34 +38.042 15
12 10 Bahrain Hamad Al Fardan GFH Team iSport 34 +51.424 16
13 21 Brazil Diego Nunes Piquet GP 34 +55.560 12
14 3 Brazil Luiz Razia Arden International Motorsport 34 +1:06.976 18
15 26 Italy Frankie Provenzano Trident Racing 34 +1:14.584 24
16 14 Venezuela Rodolfo González Fisichella Motor Sport International 34 +1:18.339 22
17 1 Japan Sakon Yamamoto ART Grand Prix 34 +1:18.391 7
18 22 Romania Michael Herck DPR 34 +1:18.559 21
19 17 Italy Michael Dalle Stelle Durango 34 +1:46.185 26
20 18 Italy Marco Bonanomi My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara 33 +1 lap 9
21 15 United States Kevin Chen Fisichella Motor Sport International 32 +2 laps 25
22 12 United Kingdom James Jakes Super Nova Racing 31 +3 laps 14
Ret 23 Italy Giacomo Ricci DPR 21 Retired 23
Ret 27 Spain Adrián Vallés Trident Racing 13 Retired 20
Ret 25 Italy Fabrizio Crestani Ocean Racing Technology 0 Retired 19
Ret 24 Netherlands Yelmer Buurman Ocean Racing Technology 0 Retired 17
Source:[2]

Sprint race[edit]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 6 Mexico Sergio Pérez Barwa International Campos Team 23 40:14.642 1 6
2 16 Italy Davide Valsecchi Durango 23 +0.749 4 5
3 7 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 23 +8.081 7 4+1
4 2 Germany Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix 23 +8.675 5 3
5 11 Spain Javier Villa Super Nova Racing 23 +10.533 9 2
6 8 Japan Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 23 +11.116 8 1
7 19 New Zealand Earl Bamber My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara 23 +15.441 11
8 4 Italy Edoardo Mortara Arden International Motorsport 23 +16.230 6
9 3 Brazil Luiz Razia Arden International Motorsport 23 +17.213 14
10 18 Italy Marco Bonanomi My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara 23 +17.821 20
11 1 Japan Sakon Yamamoto ART Grand Prix 23 +18.323 17
12 5 Russia Vitaly Petrov Barwa International Campos Team 23 +25.466 10
13 24 Netherlands Yelmer Buurman Ocean Racing Technology 23 +29.283 26
14 9 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde GFH Team iSport 23 +36.850 2
15 26 Italy Frankie Provenzano Trident Racing 23 +41.242 15
16 23 Italy Giacomo Ricci DPR 23 +44.677 23
17 25 Italy Fabrizio Crestani Ocean Racing Technology 23 +45.389 25
18 22 Romania Michael Herck DPR 23 +50.464 18
19 27 Spain Adrián Vallés Trident Racing 23 +55.913 24
20 17 Italy Michael Dalle Stelle Durango 23 +1:04.298 19
21 15 United States Kevin Chen Fisichella Motor Sport International 23 +1:07.235 21
22 21 Brazil Diego Nunes Piquet GP 23 +1:09.072 13
23 20 Spain Roldán Rodríguez Piquet GP 22 +1 lap 3
Ret 14 Venezuela Rodolfo González Fisichella Motor Sport International 14 Retired 16
Ret 10 Bahrain Hamad Al Fardan GFH Team iSport 12 Retired 12
Ret 12 United Kingdom James Jakes Super Nova Racing 8 Retired 22
Source:[3]

Standings after the event[edit]

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

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Diego Nunes set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Jérôme d'Ambrosio was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hülkenberg takes pole on GP2 debut". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Kobayashi leads DAMS one-two". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-30. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Perez takes maiden win in Bahrain". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-29. Retrieved 5 August 2022.


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