# 2009 Bahrain 2nd GP2 Asia Series round

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

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 7 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | DAMS | 1:43.752 | | 11 |
| 2 | 8 | Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | 1:43.863 | +0.111 | 1 |
| 3 | 20 | Roldán Rodríguez | Piquet GP | 1:43.910 | +0.158 | 2 |
| 4 | 21 | Diego Nunes | Piquet GP | 1:44.014 | +0.262 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Pastor Maldonado | ART Grand Prix | 1:44.101 | +0.349 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | Luiz Razia | Arden International Motorsport | 1:44.141 | +0.389 | 5 |
| 7 | 9 | Giedo van der Garde | GFH Team iSport | 1:44.174 | +0.422 | 6 |
| 8 | 16 | Davide Valsecchi | Durango | 1:44.310 | +0.558 | 7 |
| 9 | 11 | Javier Villa | Super Nova Racing | 1:44.319 | +0.567 | 8 |
| 10 | 19 | Álvaro Parente | My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara | 1:44.321 | +0.569 | 9 |
| 11 | 24 | Karun Chandhok | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:44.472 | +0.720 | 10 |
| 12 | 18 | Marco Bonanomi | My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara | 1:44.477 | +0.725 | 12 |
| 13 | 6 | Sergio Pérez | Barwa International Campos Team | 1:44.546 | +0.794 | 13 |
| 14 | 12 | James Jakes | Super Nova Racing | 1:44.552 | +0.800 | 14 |
| 15 | 27 | Davide Rigon | Trident Racing | 1:44.649 | +0.897 | 15 |
| 16 | 10 | Hamad Al Fardan | GFH Team iSport | 1:44.673 | +0.921 | 16 |
| 17 | 1 | Sakon Yamamoto | ART Grand Prix | 1:44.705 | +0.953 | 17 |
| 18 | 14 | Rodolfo González | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 1:44.747 | +0.995 | 18 |
| 19 | 4 | Edoardo Mortara | Arden International Motorsport | 1:44.864 | +1.112 | 19 |
| 20 | 5 | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa International Campos Team | 1:44.879 | +1.127 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | Michael Herck | DPR | 1:44.921 | +1.169 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | Giacomo Ricci | DPR | 1:45.676 | +1.924 | 22 |
| 23 | 25 | Fabrizio Crestani | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:45.837 | +2.085 | 23 |
| 24 | 15 | Kevin Chen | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 1:46.428 | +2.676 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | Ricardo Teixeira | Trident Racing | 1:46.485 | +2.733 | 25 |
| 26 | 17 | Michael Dalle Stelle | Durango | 1:46.702 | +2.950 | 26 |
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* 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

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 21 | Diego Nunes | Piquet GP | 33 | 59:59.025 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 20 | Roldán Rodríguez | Piquet GP | 33 | +4.906 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 7 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | DAMS | 33 | +7.905 | 11 | 6+1 |
| 4 | 8 | Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | 33 | +15.282 | 1 | 5+2 |
| 5 | 9 | Giedo van der Garde | GFH Team iSport | 33 | +20.774 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | Sakon Yamamoto | ART Grand Prix | 33 | +31.624 | 17 | 3 |
| 7 | 27 | Davide Rigon | Trident Racing | 33 | +48.010 | 15 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | Luiz Razia | Arden International Motorsport | 33 | +50.923 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | 24 | Karun Chandhok | Ocean Racing Technology | 33 | +55.684 | 10 | |
| 10 | 12 | James Jakes | Super Nova Racing | 33 | +55.853 | 14 | |
| 11 | 23 | Giacomo Ricci | DPR | 33 | +57.571 | 22 | |
| 12 | 6 | Sergio Pérez | Barwa International Campos Team | 33 | +57.875 | 13 | |
| 13 | 22 | Michael Herck | DPR | 33 | +58.122 | 21 | |
| 14 | 18 | Marco Bonanomi | My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara | 33 | +1:05.328 | 12 | |
| 15 | 11 | Javier Villa | Super Nova Racing | 33 | +1:15.745 | 8 | |
| 16 | 16 | Davide Valsecchi | Durango | 33 | +1:18.479 | 7 | |
| 17 | 26 | Ricardo Teixeira | Trident Racing | 33 | +1:28.508 | 25 | |
| 18 | 25 | Fabrizio Crestani | Ocean Racing Technology | 32 | +1 lap | 23 | |
| 19 | 5 | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa International Campos Team | 31 | +2 laps | 20 | |
| Ret | 14 | Rodolfo González | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 16 | Retired | 18 | |
| Ret | 4 | Edoardo Mortara | Arden International Motorsport | 12 | Retired | 19 | |
| Ret | 19 | Álvaro Parente | My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara | 12 | Retired | 9 | |
| Ret | 10 | Hamad Al Fardan | GFH Team iSport | 7 | Retired | 16 | |
| Ret | 15 | Kevin Chen | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 4 | Retired | 24 | |
| Ret | 2 | Pastor Maldonado | ART Grand Prix | 0 | Retired | 4 | |
| Ret | 17 | Michael Dalle Stelle | Durango | 0 | Retired | 26 | |
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### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Luiz Razia | Arden International Motorsport | 23 | 43:47.690 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 7 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | DAMS | 23 | +11.494 | 6 | 5+1 |
| 3 | 27 | Davide Rigon | Trident Racing | 23 | +12.646 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Sakon Yamamoto | ART Grand Prix | 23 | +13.349 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | 23 | +13.892 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 21 | Diego Nunes | Piquet GP | 23 | +19.362 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | Giedo van der Garde | GFH Team iSport | 23 | +23.183 | 4 | |
| 8 | 18 | Marco Bonanomi | My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara | 23 | +27.813 | 14 | |
| 9 | 6 | Sergio Pérez | Barwa International Campos Team | 23 | +31.989 | 12 | |
| 10 | 23 | Giacomo Ricci | DPR | 23 | +34.428 | 11 | |
| 11 | 5 | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa International Campos Team | 23 | +36.252 | 19 | |
| 12 | 11 | Javier Villa | Super Nova Racing | 23 | +36.666 | 15 | |
| 13 | 19 | Álvaro Parente | My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara | 23 | +37.230 | 22 | |
| 14 | 12 | James Jakes | Super Nova Racing | 23 | +39.266 | 10 | |
| 15 | 25 | Fabrizio Crestani | Ocean Racing Technology | 23 | +41.122 | 18 | |
| 16 | 4 | Edoardo Mortara | Arden International Motorsport | 23 | +42.111 | 21 | |
| 17 | 10 | Hamad Al Fardan | GFH Team iSport | 23 | +52.089 | 23 | |
| 18 | 15 | Kevin Chen | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 23 | +1:05.417 | 24 | |
| 19 | 17 | Michael Dalle Stelle | Durango | 23 | +1:10.175 | 26 | |
| Ret | 22 | Michael Herck | DPR | 16 | Retired | 13 | |
| Ret | 26 | Ricardo Teixeira | Trident Racing | 13 | Retired | 17 | |
| Ret | 20 | Roldán Rodríguez | Piquet GP | 0 | Retired | 7 | |
| Ret | 24 | Karun Chandhok | Ocean Racing Technology | 0 | Retired | 9 | |
| Ret | 16 | Davide Valsecchi | Durango | 0 | Retired | 16 | |
| Ret | 14 | Rodolfo González | Fisichella Motor Sport International | 0 | Retired | 20 | |
| Ret | 2 | Pastor Maldonado | ART Grand Prix | 0 | Retired | 25 | |
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## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | 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 |
| | Pos. | 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.