| Country | ESP |
|---|---|
| Round no | 1 |
| Season no | 8 |
| Year | 2009 |
| Location | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia, Spain |
| Course | Permanent racing facility |
| Course | 4.051 km |
| Course | 2.517 mi |
| Date r 1 | 30 May |
| Laps r 1 | 23 |
| Pole driver country r 1 | Canada |
| Pole driver r 1 | Robert Wickens |
| Pole time r 1 | 1:27.775 |
| First driver country r 1 | Canada |
| First driver r 1 | Robert Wickens |
| Second driver country r 1 | Brazil |
| Second driver r 1 | Carlos Iaconelli |
| Third driver country r 1 | Lithuania |
| Third driver r 1 | Kazim Vasiliauskas |
| Fast driver country r 1 | Canada |
| Fast driver r 1 | Robert Wickens |
| Fast time r 1 | 1:29.166 |
| Fast lap r 1 | lap 2 |
| Date r 2 | 31 May |
| Laps r 2 | 17 |
| Pole driver country r 2 | Canada |
| Pole driver r 2 | Robert Wickens |
| Pole time r 2 | 1:27.488 |
| First driver country r 2 | Canada |
| First driver r 2 | Robert Wickens |
| Second driver country r 2 | Italy |
| Second driver r 2 | Mirko Bortolotti |
| Third driver country r 2 | Austria |
| Third driver r 2 | Philipp Eng |
| Fast driver country r 2 | Lithuania |
| Fast driver r 2 | Kazim Vasiliauskas |
| Fast time r 2 | 1:28.322 |
| Fast lap r 2 | lap 4 |
The 2009 Valencia Formula Two round was the first round of the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship season. It was held on 30 and 31 May 2009 at Circuit de Valencia at Valencia, Spain. The first race was won by Robert Wickens, with Carlos Iaconelli and Kazim Vasiliauskas also on the podium. The second race was again won by Robert Wickens, with Mirko Bortolotti and Philipp Eng also on the podium.
Classification
Qualifying 1
Weather/Track: Sun 25°/Dry 35°
| Pos | No | Name | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Robert Wickens | 1:27.775 | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | Tobias Hegewald | 1:27.789 | 2 |
| 3 | 22 | Andy Soucek | 1:27.953 | 3 |
| 4 | 15 | Carlos Iaconelli | 1:27.955 | 4 |
| 5 | 15 | Mikhail Aleshin | 1:28.113 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | Julien Jousse | 1:28.113 | 6 |
| 7 | 16 | Edoardo Piscopo | 1:28.130 | 7 |
| 8 | 25 | Miloš Pavlović | 1:28.243 | 8 |
| 9 | 21 | Kazim Vasiliauskas | 1:28.315 | 9 |
| 10 | 7 | Henry Surtees | 1:28.390 | 10 |
| 11 | 33 | Philipp Eng | 1:28.461 | 11 |
| 12 | 14 | Mirko Bortolotti | 1:28.470 | 12 |
| 13 | 3 | Jolyon Palmer | 1:28.640 | 13 |
| 14 | 18 | Natacha Gachnang | 1:28.729 | 14 |
| 15 | 2 | Sebastian Hohenthal | 1:28.755 | 15 |
| 16 | 5 | Alex Brundle | 1:29.123 | 16 |
| 17 | 11 | Jack Clarke | 1:29.151 | 17 |
| 18 | 10 | Nicola de Marco | 1:29.184 | 18 |
| 19 | 27 | Germán Sánchez | 1:29.240 | 19 |
| 20 | 6 | Armaan Ebrahim | 1:29.343 | 20 |
| 21 | 23 | Henri Karjalainen | 1:29.422 | 21 |
| 22 | 20 | Jens Höing | 1:29.519 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | Tom Gladdis | 1:30.145 | 23 |
| 24 | 9 | Pietro Gandolfi | 1:30.743 | 24 |
| 25 | 31 | Jason Moore | 1:31.661 | 25 |
Qualifying 2
Weather: Sun 23°; Track: Dry 38°
| Pos | No | Name | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Robert Wickens | 1:27.488 | 1 |
| 2 | 22 | Andy Soucek | 1:27.613 | 2 |
| 3 | 14 | Mirko Bortolotti | 1:27.672 | 3 |
| 4 | 10 | Nicola de Marco | 1:27.679 | 4 |
| 5 | 33 | Philipp Eng | 1:27.741 | 5 |
| 6 | 15 | Mikhail Aleshin | 1:27.772 | 6 |
| 7 | 15 | Carlos Iaconelli | 1:27.848 | 7 |
| 8 | 21 | Kazim Vasiliauskas | 1:27.869 | 8 |
| 9 | 4 | Julien Jousse | 1:27.872 | 9 |
| 10 | 7 | Henry Surtees | 1:27.880 | 10 |
| 11 | 16 | Edoardo Piscopo | 1:27.963 | 11 |
| 12 | 8 | Tobias Hegewald | 1:28.100 | 12 |
| 13 | 2 | Sebastian Hohenthal | 1:28.243 | 13 |
| 14 | 18 | Natacha Gachnang | 1:28.253 | 14 |
| 15 | 27 | Germán Sánchez | 1:28.303 | 15 |
| 16 | 24 | Tom Gladdis | 1:28.360 | 16 |
| 17 | 5 | Alex Brundle | 1:28.654 | 17 |
| 18 | 11 | Jack Clarke | 1:28.716 | 18 |
| 19 | 23 | Henri Karjalainen | 1:28.811 | 19 |
| 20 | 6 | Armaan Ebrahim | 1:28.821 | 20 |
| 21 | 31 | Jason Moore | 1:28.878 | 21 |
| 22 | 20 | Jens Höing | 1:29.332 | 22 |
| 23 | 3 | Jolyon Palmer | 1:29.355 | 23 |
| 24 | 9 | Pietro Gandolfi | 1:30.245 | 24 |
| 25 | 25 | Miloš Pavlović | 1:34.958 | 25 |
Race 1
Weather: Sun 28°; Track: Dry 49°
| Pos | No | Driver | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Robert Wickens | 23 | 37:03.621 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 17 | Carlos Iaconelli | 23 | +3.870 | 4 | 8 | |
| 3 | 21 | Kazim Vasiliauskas | 23 | +5.241 | 9 | 6 | |
| 4 | 15 | Mikhail Aleshin | 23 | +8.554 | 5 | 5 | |
| 5 | 4 | Julien Jousse | 23 | +9.922 | 6 | 4 | |
| 6 | 14 | Mirko Bortolotti | 23 | +10.904 | 12 | 3 | |
| 7 | 7 | Henry Surtees | 23 | +11.319 | 10 | 2 | |
| 8 | 5 | Alex Brundle | 23 | +12.326 | 16 | 1 | |
| 9 | 10 | Nicola de Marco | 23 | +12.913 | 18 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Sebastian Hohenthal | 23 | +13.976 | 15 | ||
| 11 | 18 | Natacha Gachnang | 23 | +14.982 | 14 | ||
| 12 | 33 | Philipp Eng | 23 | +17.675 | 11 | ||
| 13 | 11 | Jack Clarke | 23 | +17.916 | 17 | ||
| 14 | 27 | Germán Sánchez | 23 | +17.994 | 19 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Armaan Ebrahim | 23 | +18.924 | 20 | ||
| 16 | 31 | Jason Moore | 23 | +20.724 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 23 | Henri Karjalainen | 23 | +22.076 | 21 | ||
| 18 | 20 | Jens Höing | 23 | +25.218 | 22 | ||
| 19 | 24 | Tom Gladdis | 23 | +27.296 | 23 | ||
| 20 | 9 | Pietro Gandolfi | 23 | +37.711 | 24 | ||
| 21 | 3 | Jolyon Palmer | 23 | +48.195 | 13 | ||
| Ret | 22 | Andy Soucek | 14 | DNF | 3 | ||
| Ret | 8 | Tobias Hegewald | 14 | DNF | 2 | ||
| Ret | 25 | Miloš Pavlović | 4 | DNF | 8 | ||
| Ret | 16 | Edoardo Piscopo | 3 | DNF | 7 | ||
| Fastest lap: Robert Wickens 1:29.166 (161.69 km/h) on lap 2[1] | |||||||
Race 2
Weather: Cloud 26 °C; Track: Dry 29 °C
| Pos | No | Driver | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Robert Wickens | 17 | 25:22.024 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 14 | Mirko Bortolotti | 17 | +5.911 | 3 | 8 | |
| 3 | 33 | Philipp Eng | 17 | +7.881 | 5 | 6 | |
| 4 | 22 | Andy Soucek | 17 | +8.615 | 2 | 5 | |
| 5 | 10 | Nicola de Marco | 17 | +9.780 | 4 | 4 | |
| 6 | 15 | Mikhail Aleshin | 17 | +11.707 | 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | 16 | Edoardo Piscopo | 17 | +13.601 | 11 | 2 | |
| 8 | 17 | Carlos Iaconelli | 17 | +16.616 | 7 | 1 | |
| 9 | 8 | Tobias Hegewald | 17 | +18.826 | 12 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Julien Jousse | 17 | +21.577 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 27 | Germán Sánchez | 17 | +22.968 | 15 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Henry Surtees | 17 | +23.520 | 10 | ||
| 13 | 2 | Sebastian Hohenthal | 17 | +27.911 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 31 | Jason Moore | 17 | +30.365 | 21 | ||
| 15 | 23 | Henri Karjalainen | 17 | +31.059 | 19 | ||
| 16 | 6 | Armaan Ebrahim | 17 | +31.966 | 20 | ||
| 17 | 25 | Miloš Pavlović | 17 | +32.704 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 24 | Tom Gladdis | 17 | +36.317 | 16 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Jack Clarke | 17 | +38.336 | 18 | ||
| 20 | 21 | Kazim Vasiliauskas | 17 | +38.653 | 8 | ||
| 21 | 20 | Jens Höing | 17 | +46.489 | 22 | ||
| 22 | 9 | Pietro Gandolfi | 17 | +1:01.306 | 34 | ||
| 23 | 5 | Alex Brundle | 16 | +1 lap | 17 | ||
| Ret | 3 | Jolyon Palmer | 0 | DNF | 23 | ||
| Ret | 18 | Natacha Gachnang | 0 | DNF | 14 | ||
| Fastest lap: Kazim Vasiliauskas 1:28.322 (163.24 km/h) on lap 4[2] | |||||||
Standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Wickens | 20 |
| 2 | Mirko Bortolotti | 11 |
| 3 | Carlos Iaconelli | 9 |
| 4 | Mikhail Aleshin | 8 |
| 5 | Philipp Eng | 6 |
References
- ^ "FIA Formula Two Championship RACE 1 – CLASSIFICATION". formulatwo.com. FIA Formula Two Championship. 2009-05-30. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
- ^ "FIA Formula Two Championship RACE 2 – CLASSIFICATION". formulatwo.com. FIA Formula Two Championship. 2009-05-31. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-04.