Round details | |||
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Round 2 of 10 rounds in the 2009 GP2 Series | |||
Circuit de Monaco | |||
Location |
Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||
Course |
Street Course 3.34 km (2.08 mi) | ||
Feature race | |||
Date | 22 May 2009 | ||
Laps | 45 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Romain Grosjean | Barwa Addax Team | |
Time | 1:19.498 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Romain Grosjean | Barwa Addax Team | |
Second | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa Addax Team | |
Third | Lucas di Grassi | Racing Engineering | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Romain Grosjean | Barwa Addax Team | |
Time | 1:21.823 (on lap 30) | ||
Sprint race | |||
Date | 24 May 2009 | ||
Laps | 27 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Pastor Maldonado | ART Grand Prix | |
Second | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | DAMS | |
Third | Nico Hülkenberg | ART Grand Prix | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa Addax Team | |
Time | 1:22.045 (on lap 9) |
The 2009 Monaco GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 22 May and 24 May 2009 at the Circuit de Monaco on the streets of the country. It was the second race of the 2009 GP2 Season. The race was used as a support race for the 2009 Monaco Grand Prix
Report
The first race once again resulted in a one-two finish for Barwa Addax Team drivers Romain Grosjean and Vitaly Petrov, with Lucas di Grassi promoted to third for Fat Burner Racing Engineering, after Nico Hülkenberg was demoted after cutting a corner.
The red flagged second race was won by Pastor Maldonado for ART Grand Prix, with Jérôme d'Ambrosio and Hülkenberg also on the podium. Romain Grosjean had a big accident in the final stages, where he was unhurt, but it did bring out the red flag which ended the race 2 laps shy of the end.
Classification
Qualifying
Race 1
Race 2
Standings after the round
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.