# 2009 Monaco GP2 Series round

The 2009 Monaco GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 22 and 23 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

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 2 | Romain Grosjean | Barwa Addax Team | 1:19.498 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa Addax Team | 1:19.948 | 2 |
| 3 | 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | ART Grand Prix | 1:20.053 | 3 |
| 4 | 20 | Andreas Zuber | Fisichella Motor Sport | 1:20.065 | 4 |
| 5 | 7 | Lucas di Grassi | Fat Burner Racing Engineering | 1:20.308 | 5 |
| 6 | 25 | Álvaro Parente | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:20.423 | 6 |
| 7 | 16 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | DAMS | 1:20.494 | 7 |
| 8 | 14 | Luca Filippi | Super Nova Racing | 1:20.573 | 8 |
| 9 | 6 | Alberto Valerio | Piquet GP | 1:20.597 | 9 |
| 10 | 24 | Karun Chandhok | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:20.608 | 10 |
| 11 | 15 | Javier Villa | Super Nova Racing | 1:20.634 | 11 |
| 12 | 23 | Sergio Pérez | Telmex Arden International | 1:20.735 | 12 |
| 13 | 8 | Dani Clos | Fat Burner Racing Engineering | 1:20.750 | 13 |
| 14 | 9 | Pastor Maldonado | ART Grand Prix | 1:20.806 | 14 |
| 15 | 3 | Giedo van der Garde | iSport International | 1:20.933 | 15 |
| 16 | 22 | Davide Valsecchi | Durango | 1:21.072 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 | Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | 1:21.136 | 17 |
| 18 | 12 | Edoardo Mortara | Telmex Arden International | 1:21.204 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 | Davide Rigon | Trident Racing | 1:21.268 | 19 |
| 20 | 5 | Roldán Rodríguez | Piquet GP | 1:21.390 | 20 |
| 21 | 4 | Diego Nunes | iSport International | 1:22.052 | 21 |
| 22 | 21 | Luiz Razia | Fisichella Motor Sport | 1:22.447 | 22 |
| 23 | 27 | Giacomo Ricci | David Price Racing | 1:22.746 | 23 |
| 24 | 26 | Michael Herck | David Price Racing | 1:23.056 | 24 |
| 25 | 23 | Nelson Panciatici | Durango | 1:23.479 | 25 |
| 26 | 18 | Ricardo Teixeira | Trident Racing | 1:25.710 | 26 |

### Race 1

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Romain Grosjean | Barwa Addax Team | 45 | 1:03:06.299 | 1 | 10+2+1 |
| 2 | 1 | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa Addax Team | 45 | +6.600 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 20 | Andreas Zuber | Fisichella Motor Sport | 45 | +31.040 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 7 | Lucas di Grassi | Fat Burner Racing Engineering | 45 | +47.984 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | ART Grand Prix | 45 | +49.443 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 16 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | DAMS | 45 | +59.777 | 7 | 3 |
| 7 | 24 | Karun Chandhok | Ocean Racing Technology | 45 | +1:01.789 | 10 | 2 |
| 8 | 9 | Pastor Maldonado | ART Grand Prix | 45 | +1:20.236 | 14 | 1 |
| 9 | 19 | Davide Rigon | Trident Racing | 45 | +1:21.248 | 19 | |
| 10 | 15 | Javier Villa | Super Nova Racing | 45 | +1:35.089 | 11 | |
| 11 | 5 | Roldán Rodríguez | Piquet GP | 45 | +1:36.546 | 20 | |
| 12 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Telmex Arden International | 44 | +1 Lap | 12 | |
| 13 | 21 | Luiz Razia | Fisichella Motor Sport | 44 | +1 Lap | 22 | |
| 14 | 27 | Giacomo Ricci | David Price Racing | 44 | +1 Lap | 23 | |
| 15 | 22 | Davide Valsecchi | Durango | 43 | +2 Laps | 16 | |
| 16 | 26 | Michael Herck | David Price Racing | 43 | +2 Laps | 24 | |
| NC | 3 | Giedo van der Garde | iSport International | 38 | +7 Laps | 15 | |
| Ret | 25 | Álvaro Parente | Ocean Racing Technology | 36 | Collision | 6 | |
| Ret | 12 | Edoardo Mortara | Telmex Arden International | 35 | Collision | 18 | |
| Ret | 14 | Luca Filippi | Super Nova Racing | 34 | Accident | 8 | |
| Ret | 17 | Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | 18 | Accident | 17 | |
| Ret | 8 | Dani Clos | Fat Burner Racing Engineering | 16 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 4 | Diego Nunes | iSport International | 13 | Accident | 21 | |
| Ret | 6 | Alberto Valerio | Piquet GP | 5 | Accident | 9 | |
| Ret | 23 | Nelson Panciatici | Durango | 4 | Accident | 25 | |
| DNQ | 18 | Ricardo Teixeira | Trident Racing | 0 | Did not qualify | | |

### Race 2

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 9 | Pastor Maldonado | ART Grand Prix | 27 | 39:02.772 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 16 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | DAMS | 27 | +1.505 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | ART Grand Prix | 27 | +3.545 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | Lucas di Grassi | Fat Burner Racing Engineering | 27 | +4.480 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 20 | Andreas Zuber | Fisichella Motor Sport | 27 | +6.494 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa Addax Team | 27 | +9.349 | 7 | 1+1 |
| 7 | 19 | Davide Rigon | Trident Racing | 27 | +10.448 | 9 | |
| 8 | 15 | Javier Villa | Super Nova Racing | 27 | +53.234 | 10 | |
| 9 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Telmex Arden International | 27 | +56.237 | 12 | |
| 10 | 21 | Luiz Razia | Fisichella Motor Sport | 27 | +57.770 | 13 | |
| 11 | 3 | Giedo van der Garde | iSport International | 27 | +58.582 | 17 | |
| 12 | 17 | Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | 27 | +59.696 | 21 | |
| 13 | 12 | Edoardo Mortara | Telmex Arden International | 27 | +1:03.710 | 19 | |
| 14 | 4 | Diego Nunes | iSport International | 27 | +1:04.840 | 23 | |
| 15 | 23 | Nelson Panciatici | Durango | 27 | +1:07.681 | 25 | |
| 16 | 26 | Michael Herck | David Price Racing | 26 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
| 17 | 2 | Romain Grosjean | Barwa Addax Team | 25 | Accident | 8 | |
| 18 | 22 | Davide Valsecchi | Durango | 25 | +2 Laps | 15 | |
| Ret | 8 | Dani Clos | Fat Burner Racing Engineering | 23 | Accident | 22 | |
| Ret | 6 | Alberto Valerio | Piquet GP | 23 | Retired | 24 | |
| Ret | 14 | Luca Filippi | David Price Racing | 23 | Accident | 20 | |
| Ret | 24 | Karun Chandhok | Ocean Racing Technology | 21 | Mechanical | 2 | |
| Ret | 27 | Giacomo Ricci | David Price Racing | 18 | Retired | 14 | |
| Ret | 25 | Álvaro Parente | Ocean Racing Technology | 15 | Retired | 18 | |
| Ret | 5 | Roldán Rodríguez | Piquet GP | 1 | Wheel nut | 11 | |
| DNQ | 18 | Ricardo Teixeira | Trident Racing | 0 | Did not qualify | | |

## Standings after the round

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Romain Grosjean | 31 |
| 2 | Vitaly Petrov | 18 |
| 3 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 18 |
| 4 | Pastor Maldonado | 12 |
| 5 | Edoardo Mortara | 10 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Barwa Addax Team | 49 |
| 2 | DAMS | 21 |
| 3 | ART Grand Prix | 20 |
| 4 | Telmex Arden International | 10 |
| 5 | Fisichella Motor Sport | 8 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.