2009 Qatar GP2 Asia Series round explained

Country:	Qatar
Grand Prix:	Qatar
Round No:	4
Season No:	6
Season:	2009
Year:	2009
Location:	Losail International Circuit, Lusail, Qatar
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	3.343
Course Km:	5.380
Date R1:	13 February
Laps R1:	34 (182.920 km)
Pole Driver Country:	GER
Pole Driver:	Nico Hülkenberg
Pole Team:	ART Grand Prix
Pole Time:	1:35.741
First Driver Country R1:	GER
First Driver R1:	Nico Hülkenberg
First Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Second Driver Country R1:	MEX
Second Driver R1:	Sergio Pérez
Second Team R1:	Barwa Int. Campos Team
Third Driver Country R1:	RUS
Third Driver R1:	Vitaly Petrov
Third Team R1:	Barwa Int. Campos Team
Fast Driver Country R1:	POR
Fast Team R1:	My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara
Fast Time R1:	1:38.699
Fast Lap R1:	21
Date R2:	14 February
Laps R2:	23 (123.740 km)
First Driver Country R2:	MEX
First Driver R2:	Sergio Pérez
First Team R2:	Barwa Int. Campos Team
Second Driver Country R2:	RUS
Second Driver R2:	Vitaly Petrov
Second Team R2:	Barwa Int. Campos Team
Third Driver Country R2:	GER
Third Driver R2:	Nico Hülkenberg
Third Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Fast Driver Country R2:	MEX
Fast Driver R2:	Sergio Pérez
Fast Team R2:	Barwa Int. Campos Team
Fast Time R2:	1:39.527
Fast Lap R2:	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

		Driver	Team	Time	Gap
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

		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

		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

		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

		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 and References

Web site: Hülkenberg takes night race pole. https://web.archive.org/web/20090214235325/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73255 . 2009-02-14 . 26 July 2022. Autosport.com.
Web site: Hülkenberg storms to Qatar victory. https://web.archive.org/web/20090216184913/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73272 . 2009-02-16 . 26 July 2022. Autosport.com.
Web site: Pérez rockets to Qatar sprint win. https://web.archive.org/web/20090217152529/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73292 . 2009-02-17 . 26 July 2022. Autosport.com.