The 2009 Donington Formula Two round was the fifth round of the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship season. It was held on 16 August 2009 at Donington Park in North West Leicestershire, United Kingdom. The first race was won by Andy Soucek, with Mikhail Aleshin and Tobias Hegewald also on the podium. The second race was won by Julien Jousse, with Kazim Vasiliauskas and Mirko Bortolotti also on the podium. Only 24 cars competed at the event, after Henry Surtees' fatal accident at Brands Hatch left a vacant slot that was unfilled.
Classification
Qualifying 1 PosNoNameTimeGrid18 Tobias Hegewald1:23.1161215 Mikhail Aleshin1:23.4292322 Andy Soucek1:23.437344 Julien Jousse1:23.4604525 Miloš Pavlović1:23.5425616 Edoardo Piscopo1:23.6236721 Kazim Vasiliauskas1:23.699782 Sebastian Hohenthal1:23.7028912 Robert Wickens1:23.82891033 Philipp Eng1:23.939101114 Mirko Bortolotti1:24.02911126 Armaan Ebrahim1:24.244121311 Jack Clarke1:24.275131431 Jason Moore1:24.339141527 Germán Sánchez1:24.36815163 Jolyon Palmer1:24.391161715 Carlos Iaconelli1:24.41317185 Alex Brundle1:24.435181918 Natacha Gachnang1:24.472192024 Tom Gladdis1:24.515202110 Nicola de Marco1:24.674212223 Henri Karjalainen1:24.72022239 Pietro Gandolfi1:26.888232420 Jens Höing1:38.77024
Qualifying 2 PosNoNameTimeGrid14 Julien Jousse1:23.507122 Sebastian Hohenthal1:23.6352314 Mirko Bortolotti1:23.6813421 Kazim Vasiliauskas1:23.7094516 Edoardo Piscopo1:23.7145622 Andy Soucek1:23.7636715 Mikhail Aleshin1:23.8477812 Robert Wickens1:23.884898 Tobias Hegewald1:23.94391033 Philipp Eng1:24.003101125 Miloš Pavlović1:24.044111215 Carlos Iaconelli1:24.098121327 Germán Sánchez1:24.19813146 Armaan Ebrahim1:24.249141531 Jason Moore1:24.354151624 Tom Gladdis1:24.44616173 Jolyon Palmer1:24.472171823 Henri Karjalainen1:24.493181910 Nicola de Marco1:24.680192011 Jack Clarke1:24.71820215 Alex Brundle1:24.739212218 Natacha Gachnang1:25.046222320 Jens Höing1:25.89423249 Pietro Gandolfi1:26.95124
Race 1 Weather/Track: Cloud /Dry Pos No Driver Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 22 Andy Soucek 25 35:26.366 3 10 2 15 Mikhail Aleshin 25 +9.799 2 8 3 8 Tobias Hegewald 25 +11.976 1 6 4 16 Edoardo Piscopo 25 +12.848 6 5 5 33 Philipp Eng 25 +14.056 10 4 6 2 Sebastian Hohenthal 25 +15.760 8 3 7 4 Julien Jousse 25 +16.289 4 2 8 6 Armaan Ebrahim 25 +29.596 12 1 9 11 Jack Clarke 25 +39.739 13 10 14 Mirko Bortolotti 25 +41.514 11 11 31 Jason Moore 25 +51.357 14 12 27 Germán Sánchez 25 +55.939 15 13 18 Natacha Gachnang 25 +1:00.663 19 14 5 Alex Brundle 25 +1:26.951 18 15 23 Henri Karjalainen 24 +1 lap 22 16 3 Jolyon Palmer 24 +1 lap 16 17 24 Tom Gladdis 23 +2 laps 20 Ret 25 Miloš Pavlović 21 DNF 5 Ret 17 Carlos Iaconelli 17 DNF 17 Ret 9 Pietro Gandolfi 15 DNF 23 Ret 12 Robert Wickens 14 DNF 9 Ret 20 Jens Höing 1 DNF 24 Ret 10 Nicola de Marco 1 DNF 21 Ret 21 Kazim Vasiliauskas 0 DNF 7 Fastest lap: Julien Jousse 1:24.293 (171.81 km/h) on lap 18
Race 2 Weather/Track: Bright/Dry Pos No Driver Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 4 Julien Jousse 25 38:28.770 1 10 2 21 Kazim Vasiliauskas 25 +15.116 4 8 3 14 Mirko Bortolotti 25 +17.858 3 6 4 22 Andy Soucek 25 +18.318 6 5 5 2 Sebastian Hohenthal 25 +19.315 2 4 6 8 Tobias Hegewald 25 +19.948 9 3 7 15 Mikhail Aleshin 25 +20.383 7 2 8 25 Miloš Pavlović 25 +21.440 11 1 9 17 Carlos Iaconelli 25 +23.886 12 10 33 Philipp Eng 25 +24.301 10 11 27 Germán Sánchez 25 +32.270 13 12 3 Jolyon Palmer 25 +33.001 17 13 23 Henri Karjalainen 25 +33.729 18 14 11 Jack Clarke 25 +37.285 20 15 9 Pietro Gandolfi 25 +1:04.475 24 Ret 18 Natacha Gachnang 19 DNF 22 Ret 16 Edoardo Piscopo 12 DNF 5 Ret 5 Alex Brundle 5 DNF 21 Ret 12 Robert Wickens 5 DNF 8 Ret 31 Jason Moore 1 DNF 15 Ret 24 Tom Gladdis 1 DNF 16 Ret 6 Armaan Ebrahim 0 DNF 14 Ret 10 Nicola de Marco 0 DNF 19 Ret 20 Jens Höing 0 DNF 23 Fastest lap: Julien Jousse 1:24.135 (172.13 km/h) on lap 22
Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Andy Soucek 61 2 Robert Wickens 39 3 Julien Jousse 37 4 Tobias Hegewald 34 5 Mikhail Aleshin 33
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