The 2009 Bahrain 2nd GP2 Asia Series round was a GP2 Asia Series motor race held on 25 and 26 April 2009 at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the final showdown of the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series. The race supported the 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Classification Qualifying Driver Team Time Gap 17 Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS1:43.7521128 Kamui KobayashiDAMS1:43.863 +0.1111320 Roldán RodríguezPiquet GP1:43.910 +0.1582421 Diego NunesPiquet GP1:44.014 +0.262352 Pastor MaldonadoART Grand Prix1:44.101 +0.349463 Luiz RaziaArden International Motorsport1:44.141 +0.389579 Giedo van der GardeGFH Team iSport1:44.174 +0.4226816 Davide ValsecchiDurango1:44.310 +0.5587911 Javier VillaSuper Nova Racing1:44.319 +0.56781019 Álvaro ParenteMy Team Qi-Meritus Mahara1:44.321 +0.56991124 Karun ChandhokOcean Racing Technology1:44.472 +0.720101218 Marco BonanomiMy Team Qi-Meritus Mahara1:44.477 +0.72512136 Sergio PérezBarwa International Campos Team1:44.546 +0.794131412 James JakesSuper Nova Racing1:44.552 +0.800141527 Davide RigonTrident Racing1:44.649 +0.897151610 Hamad Al FardanGFH Team iSport1:44.673 +0.92116171 Sakon YamamotoART Grand Prix1:44.705 +0.953171814 Rodolfo GonzálezFisichella Motor Sport International1:44.747 +0.99518194 Edoardo MortaraArden International Motorsport1:44.864 +1.11219205 Vitaly PetrovBarwa International Campos Team1:44.879 +1.127202122 Michael HerckDPR1:44.921 +1.169212223 Giacomo RicciDPR1:45.676 +1.924222325 Fabrizio CrestaniOcean Racing Technology1:45.837 +2.085232415 Kevin ChenFisichella Motor Sport International1:46.428 +2.676242526 Ricardo TeixeiraTrident Racing1:46.485 +2.733252617 Michael Dalle StelleDurango1:46.702 +2.95026Source: Jérôme d'Ambrosio recorded the fastest time in the time trial, but got a ten-place penalty after receiving a black flag in the previous Malaysian sprint race.
Feature race Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points121 Diego NunesPiquet GP3359:59.025310220 Roldán RodríguezPiquet GP33 +4.9062837 Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS33 +7.905116+148 Kamui KobayashiDAMS33 +15.28215+259 Giedo van der GardeGFH Team iSport33 +20.7746461 Sakon YamamotoART Grand Prix33 +31.624173727 Davide RigonTrident Racing33 +48.01015283 Luiz RaziaArden International Motorsport33 +50.92351924 Karun ChandhokOcean Racing Technology33 +55.684101012 James JakesSuper Nova Racing33 +55.853141123 Giacomo RicciDPR33 +57.57122126 Sergio PérezBarwa International Campos Team33 +57.875131322 Michael HerckDPR33 +58.122211418 Marco BonanomiMy Team Qi-Meritus Mahara33 +1:05.328121511 Javier VillaSuper Nova Racing33 +1:15.74581616 Davide ValsecchiDurango33 +1:18.47971726 Ricardo TeixeiraTrident Racing33 +1:28.508251825 Fabrizio CrestaniOcean Racing Technology32 +1 lap23195 Vitaly PetrovBarwa International Campos Team31 +2 laps20Ret14 Rodolfo GonzálezFisichella Motor Sport International16Retired18Ret4 Edoardo MortaraArden International Motorsport12Retired19Ret19 Álvaro ParenteMy Team Qi-Meritus Mahara12Retired9Ret10 Hamad Al FardanGFH Team iSport7Retired16Ret15 Kevin ChenFisichella Motor Sport International4Retired24Ret2 Pastor MaldonadoART Grand Prix0Retired4Ret17 Michael Dalle StelleDurango0Retired26Source:
Sprint race Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points13 Luiz RaziaArden International Motorsport2343:47.6901627 Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS23 +11.49465+1327 Davide RigonTrident Racing23 +12.6462441 Sakon YamamotoART Grand Prix23 +13.3493358 Kamui KobayashiDAMS23 +13.89252621 Diego NunesPiquet GP23 +19.3628179 Giedo van der GardeGFH Team iSport23 +23.1834818 Marco BonanomiMy Team Qi-Meritus Mahara23 +27.8131496 Sergio PérezBarwa International Campos Team23 +31.989121023 Giacomo RicciDPR23 +34.42811115 Vitaly PetrovBarwa International Campos Team23 +36.252191211 Javier VillaSuper Nova Racing23 +36.666151319 Álvaro ParenteMy Team Qi-Meritus Mahara23 +37.230221412 James JakesSuper Nova Racing23 +39.266101525 Fabrizio CrestaniOcean Racing Technology23 +41.12218164 Edoardo MortaraArden International Motorsport23 +42.111211710 Hamad Al FardanGFH Team iSport23 +52.089231815 Kevin ChenFisichella Motor Sport International23 +1:05.417241917 Michael Dalle StelleDurango23 +1:10.17526Ret22 Michael HerckDPR16Retired13Ret26 Ricardo TeixeiraTrident Racing13Retired17Ret20 Roldán RodríguezPiquet GP0Retired7Ret24 Karun ChandhokOcean Racing Technology0Retired9Ret16 Davide ValsecchiDurango0Retired16Ret14 Rodolfo GonzálezFisichella Motor Sport International0Retired20Ret2 Pastor MaldonadoART Grand Prix0Retired25Source:
Standings after the event
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Kamui Kobayashi 56 5 2 Jérôme d'Ambrosio 36 2 3 Roldán Rodríguez 35 2 4 Davide Valsecchi 34 2 5 Vitaly Petrov 28
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 DAMS 92 2 2 Piquet GP 59 1 3 Barwa International Campos Team 54 1 4 ART Grand Prix 47 5 Durango 34
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix 2009 Bahrain 2nd Speedcar Series round
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