2009 Yas Marina GP2 Asia Series round
Round details | |||
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Round 1 of 4 rounds in the 2009 GP2 Series | |||
Yas Marina Circuit | |||
Location | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 5.554 km (3.451 mi) | ||
Feature race | |||
Date | 31 October 2009 | ||
Laps | 32 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Davide Valsecchi | iSport International | |
Time | 1:51.964 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Davide Valsecchi | iSport International | |
Second | Luca Filippi |
MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com | |
Third | James Jakes | Super Nova Racing | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Davide Valsecchi | iSport International | |
Time | 1:53.341 (on lap 32) | ||
Sprint race | |||
Date | 1 November 2009 | ||
Laps | 22 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Christian Vietoris | DAMS | |
Second | Davide Valsecchi | iSport International | |
Third | Josef Král | Super Nova Racing | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Davide Valsecchi | iSport International | |
Time | 1:52.894 (on lap 21) |
The 2009–10 Abu Dhabi 1st GP2 Asia round was the first round of the
Report
Feature race
The first race looked like it was dominated by
Sprint race
For the sprint race, Turvey started on pole, having finished eighth in the feature race. He got off the line slowly and DAMS driver Vietoris burst through from third to the lead at the start, Turvey falling back to fourth behind Král and Rossi into the first corner. Turvey's front row partner Cecotto, Jr. also fell down the order, to seventh behind the feature race top duo Filippi and Valsecchi. Valsecchi was a man determined to get big points, and after a few side by side tussles, managed to pass Filippi. With the momentum, Valsecchi also managed to pass his team-mate Turvey after Filippi had spun trying to avoid Cecotto. The safety car then gave Valsecchi a chance to catch up with the top three, the yellow being required after Will Bratt's Coloni machine had snapped into a high-speed spin at the end of the back straight and collected Leimer on its way to the barrier. Vietoris and Král had pulled comfortably clear of the field before the safety car, with the DAMS driver edging away early on before Král closed back onto his tail at half-distance. But the safety car cost them their cushion, for Valsecchi swiftly muscled past Rossi for third after the restart and then rapidly closed on Vietoris and Král. That gave Vietoris some breathing space, as Valsecchi climbed all over the back of Král before diving ahead into Turn 11 on the last lap. There was no time left to catch Vietoris though, and the German duly ended his first GP2 weekend with victory. Turvey put a late move on Rossi to take fourth, with Cecotto hanging on to sixth ahead of Vietoris' team-mate Edoardo Piscopo and the delayed Filippi. Jakes was forced wide at the first corner and could only finish 10th, the Super Nova driver having spent most of the race trying in vain to pass DPR's Michael Herck.
Classification
Qualifying
Pos | No | Name | Team | Time | Grid |
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1 | 17 | Davide Valsecchi | iSport International | 1:51.964 | 1 |
2 | 8 | Sam Bird | ART Grand Prix | 1:52.183 | 2 |
3 | 23 | Fabio Leimer | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:52.236 | 3 |
4 | 20 | Luca Filippi | MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com
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1:52.240 | 4 |
5 | 24 | Roldán Rodríguez | Scuderia Coloni
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1:52.300 | 5 |
6 | 12 | Rodolfo González | Arden International | 1:52.436 | 6 |
7 | 14 | James Jakes | Super Nova Racing | 1:52.529 | 7 |
8 | 18 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Trident Racing
|
1:52.557 | 8 |
9 | 15 | Josef Král | Super Nova Racing | 1:52.575 | 9 |
10 | 27 | Giacomo Ricci | DPR | 1:52.690 | 10 |
11 | 2 | Edoardo Piscopo | DAMS | 1:52.792 | 11 |
12 | 4 | Daniel Zampieri | Piquet GP | 1:52.816 | 12 |
13 | 22 | Alexander Rossi
|
Ocean Racing Technology | 1:52.827 | 13 |
14 | 1 | Christian Vietoris | DAMS | 1:52.830 | 14 |
15 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson | ART Grand Prix | 1:52.846 | 15 |
16 | 26 | Michael Herck | DPR | 1:52.869 | 16 |
17 | 21 | Diego Nunes | MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com
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1:52.907 | 17 |
18 | 16 | Oliver Turvey | iSport International | 1:52.955 | 18 |
19 | 6 | Luiz Razia | Barwa Addax Team | 1:52.996 | 19 |
20 | 11 | Charles Pic | Arden International | 1:53.112 | 20 |
21 | 5 | Max Chilton | Barwa Addax Team | 1:53.147 | 21 |
22 | 3 | Vladimir Arabadzhiev | Piquet GP | 1:53.628 | 22 |
23 | 25 | Will Bratt | Scuderia Coloni
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1:53.711 | 23 |
24 | 19 | Plamen Kralev | Trident Racing
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1:58.149 | 24 |
Race 1
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 17 | Davide Valsecchi | iSport International | 33 | 1:07:49.810 | 1 | 11 |
2 | 20 | Luca Filippi | MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com
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33 | +4.881 | 4 | 8 |
3 | 14 | James Jakes | Super Nova Racing | 33 | +6.174 | 7 | 6 |
4 | 22 | Alexander Rossi |
Ocean Racing Technology | 33 | +7.182 | 13 | 5 |
5 | 15 | Josef Král | Super Nova Racing | 33 | +8.220 | 9 | 4 |
6 | 1 | Christian Vietoris | DAMS | 33 | +13.300 | 14 | 3 |
7 | 18 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Trident Racing
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33 | +15.460 | 8 | 2 |
8 | 16 | Oliver Turvey | iSport International | 33 | +16.223 | 18 | 1 |
9 | 2 | Edoardo Piscopo | DAMS | 33 | +16.715 | 11 | |
10 | 24 | Roldán Rodríguez | Scuderia Coloni
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33 | +16.879 | 5 | |
11 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson | ART Grand Prix | 33 | +21.686 | 15 | |
12 | 25 | Will Bratt | Scuderia Coloni
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33 | +22.539 | 23 | |
13 | 26 | Michael Herck | DPR | 33 | +22.881 | 16 | |
14 | 12 | Rodolfo González | Arden International | 33 | +23.403 | 6 | |
15 | 4 | Daniel Zampieri | Piquet GP | 33 | +23.786 | 12 | |
16 | 5 | Max Chilton | Barwa Addax Team | 33 | +25.131 | 21 | |
17 | 23 | Fabio Leimer | Ocean Racing Technology | 33 | +30.019 | 3 | |
18 | 8 | Sam Bird | ART Grand Prix | 31 | + 2 laps | 2 | |
Ret | 11 | Charles Pic | Arden International | 28 | DNF | 20 | |
Ret | 3 | Vladimir Arabadzhiev | Piquet GP | 25 | DNF | 22 | |
Ret | 19 | Plamen Kralev | Trident Racing
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24 | DNF | 24 | |
Ret | 6 | Luiz Razia | Barwa Addax Team | 12 | DNF | 19 | |
Ret | 27 | Giacomo Ricci | DPR | 8 | DNF | 10 | |
Ret | 21 | Diego Nunes | MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com
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0 | DNF | 17 | |
Fastest lap: Davide Valsecchi (iSport International) 1:53.341 (lap 32)
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Race 2
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 1 | Christian Vietoris | DAMS | 22 | 43:18.814 | 3 | 6 |
2 | 17 | Davide Valsecchi | iSport International | 22 | +2.447 | 8 | 6 |
3 | 15 | Josef Král | Super Nova Racing | 22 | +3.195 | 4 | 4 |
4 | 16 | Oliver Turvey | iSport International | 22 | +6.616 | 1 | 3 |
5 | 22 | Alexander Rossi |
Ocean Racing Technology | 22 | +7.240 | 5 | 2 |
6 | 18 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Trident Racing
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22 | +7.711 | 2 | 1 |
7 | 2 | Edoardo Piscopo | DAMS | 22 | +8.237 | 9 | |
8 | 20 | Luca Filippi | MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com
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22 | +10.136 | 7 | |
9 | 26 | Michael Herck | DPR | 22 | +10.730 | 13 | |
10 | 14 | James Jakes | Super Nova Racing | 22 | +11.643 | 6 | |
11 | 6 | Luiz Razia | Barwa Addax Team | 22 | +11.881 | 22 | |
12 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +12.315 | 11 | |
13 | 21 | Diego Nunes | MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com
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22 | +12.893 | 25 | |
14 | 24 | Roldán Rodríguez | Scuderia Coloni
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22 | +13.303 | 10 | |
15 | 11 | Charles Pic | Arden International | 22 | +13.777 | 19 | |
16 | 12 | Rodolfo González | Arden International | 22 | +14.431 | 14 | |
17 | 5 | Max Chilton | Barwa Addax Team | 22 | +19.485 | 16 | |
18 | 8 | Sam Bird | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +21.421 | 18 | |
Ret | 3 | Vladimir Arabadzhiev | Piquet GP | 17 | DNF | 20 | |
Ret | 23 | Fabio Leimer | Ocean Racing Technology | 14 | DNF | 17 | |
Ret | 25 | Will Bratt | Scuderia Coloni
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14 | DNF | 12 | |
Ret | 4 | Daniel Zampieri | Piquet GP | 5 | DNF | 15 | |
Ret | 27 | Giacomo Ricci | DPR | 1 | DNF | 24 | |
Ret | 19 | Plamen Kralev | Trident Racing
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0 | DNF | 21 | |
Fastest lap: Davide Valsecchi (iSport International) 1:52.894 (lap 21)
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References
- ^ "Davide Valsecchi claims maiden pole". gp2series.com. GP2 Series. 2009-10-30. Archived from the original on November 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ^ "Davide Valsecchi storms to victory". gp2series.com. GP2 Series. 2009-10-31. Retrieved 2009-10-31.