2009 Magny-Cours Superleague Formula round

Opening round of the 2009 Superleague Formula season 2009 Magny-Cours Superleague Formula roundSuperleague Formula round France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.svg 28 June 2009 FRA Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France Permanent racing facility 2.740 4.411 30 & 31 BRA SC Corinthians Antônio Pizzonia 1:26.555 ENG Liverpool Adrian Valles BEL R.S.C. Anderlecht Yelmer Buurman ENG Tottenham Hotspur Craig Dolby ENG Tottenham Hotspur Craig Dolby 1:27.284 12 ITA A.C. Milan Giorgio Pantano GRE Olympiacos CFP Davide Rigon SUI FC Basel 1893 Max Wissel BRA SC Corinthians Antônio Pizzonia 1:28.120 12The 2009 Magny-Cours Superleague Formula round was the opening round of the 2009 Superleague Formula season, with the races taking place on 28 June 2009. Liverpool F.C. and A.C. Milan shared the two race wins, with Liverpool also being the Weekend Winner after winning the six-car Super Final. The supporting events were the Euroseries 3000 and the Mitjet Series.http://www.superleagueformula.com/superleague/SF-Races/Magny-Cours/SF-Round-1-France-Programme SF Round 1 France Programme / Magny-Cours / SF Races / Home - Superleague Formula 2009-12-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20090625105852/http://www.superleagueformula.com/superleague/SF-Races/Magny-Cours/SF-Round-1-France-Programme 2009-06-25 usurped Report Qualifying As always, the field was split into two groups for qualifying, with the fastest four qualifiers from each progressing into the knockout stages to decide places 1 to 8 on the grid. Davide Rigon and Max Wissel driving the cars of Olympiacos and FC Basel 1893 both recorded times faster than Group A fourth place, Enrique Bernoldi (CR Flamengo). In the knockout stages, an all-British battle was the highlight of round one, with Rangers' John Martin and Tottenham's Craig Dolby recording the two fastest times of the first round. However, it was Melton Mowbray's Dolby who was faster, by three tenths of a second. Dolby's run ended at the semi-final stage, after spinning during his lap. Antônio Pizzonia of SC Corinthians put paid to his hope, and would face Adrián Vallés in the Liverpool machine in the final. Pizzonia would come out on top by 0.299 seconds, to take his team's first pole position in Superleague Formula. Post-qualifying, the car of debutants FC Midtjylland, driven by Kasper Andersen was sent to the back of the grid, for failing to complete a round one lap due to a blistered tyre. Charles Bradley http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76589 Andersen sent to back of grid autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2009-06-27 2009-06-30 Race 1 Pizzonia led away from the start, leading Vallés and Dolby before the safety car came out. Last year's champion driver Rigon attempted an over-optimistic passing move on F.C. Porto's Tristan Gommendy. The Italian ran into the back of the R.S.C. Anderlecht car of Yelmer Buurman, the drivers runner-up of last season, and spun at the Adelaide Hairpin. Gommendy and Martin also spun, while other cars had to drive through the gravel trap on the outside of the corner to avoid the hubbub on track. Once the race got under away again, Pizzonia started to pull away from his two chasers, although Vallés started to re-catch the ex-Formula One driver, and by lap five had passed him in a similar move to his pass on Dolby on lap one. Dolby then closed to the back of Pizzonia, before the Brazilian pitted at the end of lap nine. A sloppy stop cost him dearly, as Dolby, Buurman and reigning GP2 Series champion Giorgio Pantano, who was making his debut in the series, in the car of A.C. Milan. Vallés made his pit stop on lap five, and came out eight seconds to the good from Buurman, which he then extended to twelve seconds at one point. He did however back off towards the conclusion of the 45-minute race, and won by 6.5 seconds to give Liverpool their third win in Superleague Formula, tying the mark of Beijing Guoan for most wins. Buurman finished second, for Anderlecht's fourth second-place finish without success and Dolby finished third. Pantano had been all set to finish fourth, however a late spin saw him fall to twelfth. Pizzonia finished fourth ahead of Duncan Tappy (Galatasaray S.K.), Bernoldi, debutant Pedro Petiz (Sporting CP), Andersen, Miguel Molina (Al Ain) and Wissel rounded out the top ten. Gommendy, Martin and Rigon all retired, along with another debutant Jonathan Kennard in the car of A.S. Roma. Charles Bradley http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76603 Valles wins opener for Liverpool autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2009-06-28 2009-06-30 http://www.superleagueformula.com/superleague/News-Media/News-archive/Liverpool-FC-with-Adrian-Valles-wins-Race-1-at-Magny-Cours Liverpool FC with Adrian Valles wins Race 1 at Magny Cours Superleague Formula 2009-06-28 2009-06-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20090701062445/http://www.superleagueformula.com/superleague/News-Media/News-archive/Liverpool-FC-with-Adrian-Valles-wins-Race-1-at-Magny-Cours 2009-07-01 usurped Race 2 In the reverse grid race, Rigon started from pole position after his first lap antics in race one. However, he was jumped at the start by the fast-starting Martin, with Kennard in third ahead of Pantano. The Italian would take Kennard on lap three, to move into third place. Further back, Dolby (who started 16th after his race one podium) was charging his way through the field, having passed six cars to make the top ten, in as many laps. Pantano closed in on both Martin and Rigon, with Rigon blinking first for the mandatory pit stop. Pantano followed Martin, who pitted on lap nine, but that turned into a calamity for the Australian. Pantano gained the advantage after the pit stops, with an advantage of some five seconds over his fellow Italian Rigon. However, the current GP2 racer closed in on Pantano, getting the gap down to as low as 1.9 seconds, before making a crucial error at the Adelaide Hairpin. Pantano thus won the race in only his second race, by 2.2 seconds from Rigon. After Martin's crashing out, Wissel came to clinch third and a spot in the Super Final. Molina was fourth, ahead of Buurman (up from 17th), Vallés (up from 18th), Gommendy, Bernoldi, Pizzonia and Dolby (who lost drive on the final lap). Joining Martin on the retirements list were Kennard, Andersen, Petiz and Dominick Muermans (PSV Eindhoven). Charles Bradley http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76605 Pantano wins for AC Milan in France autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2009-06-28 2009-06-30 http://www.superleagueformula.com/superleague/News-Media/News-archive/Liverpool-Two-Up-After-Opening-French-Races Liverpool Two Up After Opening French Races Superleague Formula 2009-06-28 2009-06-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20090701071508/http://www.superleagueformula.com/superleague/News-Media/News-archive/Liverpool-Two-Up-After-Opening-French-Races 2009-07-01 usurped Super Final New for 2009, the "Super Final" race decides who will pick up a bonus of €100,000 and the title of "Weekend Winner". The top three cars from each race qualify for the event. Originally, the qualifiers were Liverpool, Anderlecht, Spurs, Milan, Olympiacos and Basel, but Spurs failed to take the start due to their sixth gear problem at the end of the second race. Therefore, Corinthians took their place on the six-car grid, for the eight-lap race. Vallés took the lead from pole position, leading from Pantano, Buurman, Rigon, Pizzonia and Wissel. Pizzonia made the first attack, with a move on Rigon at Adelaide on lap one. He succeeded with the move, and set off after Buurman, passing him at the start of lap two. The Dutchman slipstreamed back to the Brazilian and tried to make a move on the Corinthians car, but failed to make it. Rigon had trouble at the start of lap three, dropping to last behind Wissel. Vallés continued his speed at the front, and unsurprisingly won the race, beating Pantano by close to five seconds. Pizzonia finished third, ahead of Buurman, Wissel and Rigon. Charles Bradley http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76608 Valles wins super final for LFC autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2009-06-28 2009-06-30 Results Qualifying In each group, the top four qualify for the quarter-finals. Group A Pos.TeamDriverTime 1 ENG Liverpool F.C. ESP Adrián Vallés 1:26.493 2 ENG Tottenham Hotspur UK Craig Dolby 1:26.628 3 BEL R.S.C. Anderlecht NED Yelmer Buurman 1:27.085 4 BRA CR Flamengo BRA Enrique Bernoldi 1:27.285 5 ESP Atlético Madrid CHN Ho-Pin Tung 1:27.574 6 POR Sporting CP POR Pedro Petiz 1:27.686 7 UAE Al Ain ESP Miguel Molina 1:27.909 8 FRA Olympique Lyonnais FRA Nelson Panciatici 1:28.129 9 ITA A.S. Roma UK Jonathan Kennard 1:28.968 Group B Pos.TeamDriverTime 1 BRA SC Corinthians BRA Antônio Pizzonia 1:26.391 2 POR F.C. Porto FRA Tristan Gommendy 1:26.588 3 SCO Rangers F.C. AUS John Martin 1:26.674 4 DEN FC Midtjylland DEN Kasper Andersen 1:27.158 5 GRE Olympiacos CFP ITA Davide Rigon 1:27.191 6 SWI FC Basel 1893 GER Max Wissel 1:27.223 7 TUR Galatasaray S.K. UK Duncan Tappy 1:27.386 8 NED PSV Eindhoven NED Dominick Muermans 1:30.051 9 ITA A.C. Milan ITA Giorgio Pantano No time Knockout stages Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Pole Shoot Out 70 B1 SC Corinthians 1:27.129 A4 CR Flamengo 1:28.909 B3 Rangers F.C. 1:26.982 A2 Tottenham Hotspur 1:26.670 B2 F.C. Porto No time A3 R.S.C. Anderlecht 1:36.913 B4 FC Midtjylland No time A1 Liverpool F.C. 1:36.417 B1 SC Corinthians 1:27.896 A2 Tottenham Hotspur 1:47.696 A3 R.S.C. Anderlecht 1:27.275 A1 Liverpool F.C. 1:26.421 B1 SC Corinthians 1:26.555 A1 Liverpool F.C. 1:26.854 Grid Pos.TeamDriverTime 1 BRA SC Corinthians BRA Antônio Pizzonia 1:26.555 2 ENG Liverpool F.C. ESP Adrián Vallés 1:26.854 3 BEL R.S.C. Anderlecht NED Yelmer Buurman 1:27.275 4 ENG Tottenham Hotspur UK Craig Dolby 1:47.696 5 SCO Rangers F.C. AUS John Martin 1:26.982 6 POR F.C. Porto FRA Tristan Gommendy No time 7 BRA CR Flamengo BRA Enrique Bernoldi 1:28.909 8 GRE Olympiacos CFP ITA Davide Rigon 1:27.191 9 ESP Atlético Madrid CHN Ho-Pin Tung 1:27.574 10 SWI FC Basel 1893 GER Max Wissel 1:27.223 11 POR Sporting CP POR Pedro Petiz 1:27.686 12 TUR Galatasaray S.K. UK Duncan Tappy 1:27.386 13 UAE Al Ain ESP Miguel Molina 1:27.909 14 NED PSV Eindhoven NED Dominick Muermans 1:30.051 15 FRA Olympique Lyonnais FRA Nelson Panciatici 1:28.129 16 ITA A.C. Milan ITA Giorgio Pantano No time 17 DEN FC Midtjylland DEN Kasper Andersen 1:27.158* 18 ITA A.S. Roma UK Jonathan Kennard 1:28.968 * Andersen sent to the back row of the grid, following his failure to complete a lap in the first round. He started 17th as he recorded a faster lap time than Kennard. Race 1 Pos No Team Driver Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts. 1 21 ENG Liverpool F.C. ESP Adrián Vallés3045:57.400 2 502 8 BEL R.S.C. Anderlecht NED Yelmer Buurman30 + 6.298 3 453 19 ENG Tottenham Hotspur GBR Craig Dolby30 + 7.237 4 404 14 BRA SC Corinthians BRA Antônio Pizzonia30 + 16.968 1 365 4 TUR Galatasaray S.K. UK Duncan Tappy30 + 27.801 12 326 7 BRA CR Flamengo BRA Enrique Bernoldi30 + 37.807 7 297 2 POR Sporting CP POR Pedro Petiz30 + 44.178 11 268 24 DEN FC Midtjylland DEN Kasper Andersen30 + 55.903 17 239 6 UAE Al Ain ESP Miguel Molina30 + 1:03.281 13 2010 10 SWI FC Basel 1893 GER Max Wissel30 + 1:03.907 10 1811 5 NED PSV Eindhoven NED Dominick Muermans30 + 1:26.555 14 1612 3 ITA A.C. Milan ITA Giorgio Pantano29 Spin 16 1413 69 FRA Olympique Lyonnais FRA Nelson Panciatici29 + 1 Lap 15 1214 15 ESP Atlético Madrid CHN Ho-Pin Tung29 + 1 Lap 9 1015 22 ITA A.S. Roma UK Jonathan Kennard17 Brakes 18 816 16 POR F.C. Porto FRA Tristan Gommendy8 + 22 Laps 6 717 17 SCO Rangers F.C. AUS John Martin1 Acc. Damage 5 618 9 GRE Olympiacos CFP ITA Davide Rigon0 Accident 8 5 Fastest lap: Craig Dolby (Tottenham Hotspur) 1:27.284 (113.046 mph) Race 2 Pos No Team Driver Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts. 1 3 ITA A.C. Milan ITA Giorgio Pantano31 46:57.511 7 502 9 GRE Olympiacos CFP ITA Davide Rigon31 + 2.273 1 453 10 SWI FC Basel 1893 GER Max Wissel31 + 11.372 9 404 6 UAE Al Ain ESP Miguel Molina31 + 15.455 10 365 8 BEL R.S.C. Anderlecht NED Yelmer Buurman31 + 17.987 17 326 21 ENG Liverpool F.C. ESP Adrián Vallés31 + 18.811 18 297 16 POR F.C. Porto FRA Tristan Gommendy31 + 19.759 3 268 7 BRA CR Flamengo BRA Enrique Bernoldi31 + 21.740 13 239 14 BRA SC Corinthians BRA Antônio Pizzonia31 + 21.998 15 2010 19 ENG Tottenham Hotspur GBR Craig Dolby31 + 23.594 16 1811 4 TUR Galatasaray S.K. UK Duncan Tappy31 + 31.831 13 1612 15 ESP Atlético Madrid CHN Ho-Pin Tung31 + 1:08.911 5 1413 69 FRA Olympique Lyonnais FRA Nelson Panciatici31 + 1:26.911 6 1214 22 ITA A.S. Roma UK Jonathan Kennard28 Clutch 4 1015 24 DEN FC Midtjylland DEN Kasper Andersen17 Mechanical 11 816 17 SCO Rangers F.C. AUS John Martin16 Accident 2 717 2 POR Sporting CP POR Pedro Petiz6 Accident 12 618 5 NED PSV Eindhoven NED Dominick Muermans0 Accident 8 5 Fastest lap: Antônio Pizzonia (SC Corinthians) 1:28.120 (111.974 mph) Super Final Pos No Team Driver Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 21 ENG Liverpool F.C. ESP Adrián Vallés811:49.172 12 3 ITA A.C. Milan ITA Giorgio Pantano8 + 4.81323 14 BRA SC Corinthians* BRA Antônio Pizzonia8 + 6.77454 8 BEL R.S.C. Anderlecht NED Yelmer Buurman8 + 9.40235 10 SUI FC Basel 1893 GER Max Wissel8 + 24.38566 9 GRE Olympiacos CFP ITA Davide Rigon8 + 26.2464 Fastest lap: Adrián Vallés (Liverpool F.C.) 1:28.245 (111.815 mph) * Corinthians lined up in the super final, as Tottenham could not start due to their problems in race two. Standings after the round Pos Team Points 1 ENG Liverpool F.C. 79 2 BEL R.S.C. Anderlecht 77 3 ITA A.C. Milan 64 4 ENG Tottenham Hotspur 58 5 SUI FC Basel 1893 58 References External links Official results from the Superleague Formula website January 2021 Magny-Cours Superleague Formula Magny-Cours Superleague Formula round