2009 Bahrain 1st GP2 Asia Series round

August 2022 BHR Bahrain 3 6 2009 Bahrain International Circuit--Grand Prix Layout.svg 2009 Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain Permanent racing facility 3.363 5.412 23 January 34 (184.008 km) GER Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix 1:41.351 JPN Kamui Kobayashi DAMS BEL Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS ITA Edoardo Mortara Arden International Motorsport JPN Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:43.604 23 24 January 23 (124.476 km) MEX Sergio Pérez Barwa Int Campos Team ITA Davide Valsecchi Durango BEL Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS BRA Diego Nunes Jérôme d'Ambrosio Piquet GP 1:43.913 5 The 2009 Bahrain 1st GP2 Asia Series round was a GP2 Asia Series motor race held on 23 and 24 January 2009 at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the third round of the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series. Classification Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Gap Grid Final grid position12GER Nico HülkenbergART Grand Prix1:41.351127BEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS1:41.476 +0.125238JPN Kamui KobayashiDAMS1:41.522 +0.172344ITA Edoardo MortaraArden International Motorsport1:41.978 +0.6274520ESP Roldán RodríguezPiquet GP1:42.195 +0.844569NED Giedo van der GardeGFH Team iSport1:42.307 +0.956671JPN Sakon YamamotoART Grand Prix1:42.344 +0.9937811ESP Javier VillaSuper Nova Racing1:42.355 +1.0048918ITA Marco BonanomiMy Team Qi-Meritus Mahara1:42.362 +1.01191016ITA Davide ValsecchiDurango1:42.449 +1.09810115RUS Vitaly PetrovBarwa International Campos Team1:42.458 +1.107111221BRA Diego NunesPiquet GP1:42.564 +1.21312136MEX Sergio PérezBarwa International Campos Team1:42.632 +1.282131412UK James JakesSuper Nova Racing1:42.636 +1.285141519NZL Earl BamberMy Team Qi-Meritus Mahara1:42.798 +1.447151610BHR Hamad Al FardanGFH Team iSport1:42.818 +1.467161724NED Yelmer BuurmanOcean Racing Technology1:42.833 +1.48217183BRA Luiz RaziaArden International Motorsport1:43.061 +1.710181925ITA Fabrizio CrestaniOcean Racing Technology1:43.373 +2.022192027ESP Adrián VallésTrident Racing1:43.401 +2.050202122ROM Michael HerckDPR1:43.413 +2.062212214VEN Rodolfo GonzálezFisichella Motor Sport International1:43.701 +2.351222323ITA Giacomo RicciDPR1:44.043 +2.692232426ITA Frankie ProvenzanoTrident Racing1:44.325 +2.974242515USA Kevin ChenFisichella Motor Sport International1:45.281 +3.930252617ITA Michael Dalle StelleDurangoNo time26Source:Hülkenberg takes pole on GP2 debut http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72942 6 January 2022 Autosport.com https://web.archive.org/web/20090228024720/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72942 28 February 2009 dead Feature race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points18JPN Kamui KobayashiDAMS341:00:10.318110+127BEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS34 +5.8922834ITA Edoardo MortaraArden International Motorsport34 +18.5704642GER Nico HülkenbergART Grand Prix34 +19.43615+2516ITA Davide ValsecchiDurango34 +20.368104620ESP Roldán RodríguezPiquet GP34 +24.0765379NED Giedo van der GardeGFH Team iSport34 +24.7486286MEX Sergio PérezBarwa International Campos Team34 +27.462131911ESP Javier VillaSuper Nova Racing34 +30.6878105RUS Vitaly PetrovBarwa International Campos Team34 +36.702111119NZL Earl BamberMy Team Qi-Meritus Mahara34 +38.042151210BHR Hamad Al FardanGFH Team iSport34 +51.424161321BRA Diego NunesPiquet GP34 +55.56012143BRA Luiz RaziaArden International Motorsport34 +1:06.976181526ITA Frankie ProvenzanoTrident Racing34 +1:14.584241614VEN Rodolfo GonzálezFisichella Motor Sport International34 +1:18.33922171JPN Sakon YamamotoART Grand Prix34 +1:18.39171822ROM Michael HerckDPR34 +1:18.559211917ITA Michael Dalle StelleDurango34 +1:46.185262018ITA Marco BonanomiMy Team Qi-Meritus Mahara33 +1 lap92115USA Kevin ChenFisichella Motor Sport International32 +2 laps252212UK James JakesSuper Nova Racing31 +3 laps14Ret23ITA Giacomo RicciDPR21Retired23Ret27ESP Adrián VallésTrident Racing13Retired20Ret25ITA Fabrizio CrestaniOcean Racing Technology0Retired19Ret24NED Yelmer BuurmanOcean Racing Technology0Retired17Source:Kobayashi leads DAMS one-two http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72959 https://web.archive.org/web/20090130091444/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72959 2009-01-30 28 July 2022 Autosport.com Sprint race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points16MEX Sergio PérezBarwa International Campos Team2340:14.64216216ITA Davide ValsecchiDurango23 +0.7494537BEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioDAMS23 +8.08174+142GER Nico HülkenbergART Grand Prix23 +8.67553511ESP Javier VillaSuper Nova Racing23 +10.5339268JPN Kamui KobayashiDAMS23 +11.11681719NZL Earl BamberMy Team Qi-Meritus Mahara23 +15.4411184ITA Edoardo MortaraArden International Motorsport23 +16.230693BRA Luiz RaziaArden International Motorsport23 +17.213141018ITA Marco BonanomiMy Team Qi-Meritus Mahara23 +17.82120111JPN Sakon YamamotoART Grand Prix23 +18.32317125RUS Vitaly PetrovBarwa International Campos Team23 +25.466101324NED Yelmer BuurmanOcean Racing Technology23 +29.28326149NED Giedo van der GardeGFH Team iSport23 +36.85021526ITA Frankie ProvenzanoTrident Racing23 +41.242151623ITA Giacomo RicciDPR23 +44.677231725ITA Fabrizio CrestaniOcean Racing Technology23 +45.389251822ROM Michael HerckDPR23 +50.464181927ESP Adrián VallésTrident Racing23 +55.913242017ITA Michael Dalle StelleDurango23 +1:04.298192115USA Kevin ChenFisichella Motor Sport International23 +1:07.235212221BRA Diego NunesPiquet GP23 +1:09.072132320ESP Roldán RodríguezPiquet GP22 +1 lap3Ret14VEN Rodolfo GonzálezFisichella Motor Sport International14Retired16Ret10BHR Hamad Al FardanGFH Team iSport12Retired12Ret12UK James JakesSuper Nova Racing8Retired22Source:Perez takes maiden win in Bahrain http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72980 https://web.archive.org/web/20090129172100/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72980 2009-01-29 5 August 2022 Autosport.com Standings after the event Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1JPN Kamui Kobayashi 34 10px 1 2 ITA Davide Valsecchi 24 10px 1 3 ESP Roldán Rodríguez 22 10px 6 4 BEL Jérôme d'Ambrosio 17 10px 1 5 ESP Javier Villa 12 Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position Team Points 10px 1 FRA DAMS 51 10px 1 2 ITA Durango 24 10px 1 3 BRA Piquet GP 22 10px 4 ESP Barwa International Campos Team 18 10px 2 5 FRA ART Grand Prix 17 Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. See also 2009 Bahrain 1st Speedcar Series round Notes References Bahrain GP2 Asia Series round 2008–09 2008 UAE 3rd GP2 Asia Series round 2009 Qatar GP2 Asia Series round 2008 Bahrain GP2 Asia Series round 2009 Bahrain 2nd GP2 Asia Series round Category:GP2 Asia Series GP2 Asia