# 2009 Catalunya GP2 Series round

The 2009 Spanish GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on May 9 and May 10, 2009 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain. It was the first race of the 2009 GP2 Season. The race was used to support the 2009 Spanish Grand Prix

## Report

The first race resulted in a one-two finish for Barwa Campos Team drivers Romain Grosjean and Vitaly Petrov, with Jérôme d'Ambrosio finishing third for DAMS.
The second race was won by Edoardo Mortara for Telmex Arden International, with Romain Grosjean and Jérôme d'Ambrosio also on the podium. Mortara finished sixth in his first race, so was automatically on Pole for race 2. He wins in his first ever GP2 Weekend.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 2 | Romain Grosjean | Barwa Campos Team | 1:27.510 | 1 |
| 2 | 7 | Lucas di Grassi | Fat Burner Racing Engineering | 1:27.531 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa Campos Team | 1:28.027 | 3 |
| 4 | 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | ART Grand Prix | 1:28.088 | 4 |
| 5 | 20 | Andreas Zuber | FMSI | 1:28.090 | 5 |
| 6 | 14 | Luca Filippi | Super Nova Racing | 1:28.195 | 9 |
| 7 | 16 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | DAMS | 1:28.209 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | Diego Nunes | iSport International | 1:28.253 | 7 |
| 9 | 5 | Roldán Rodríguez | Piquet GP | 1:28.266 | 8 |
| 10 | 9 | Pastor Maldonado | ART Grand Prix | 1:28.283 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Telmex Arden International | 1:28.374 | 11 |
| 12 | 15 | Javier Villa | Super Nova Racing | 1:28.381 | 15 |
| 13 | 12 | Edoardo Mortara | Telmex Arden International | 1:28.451 | 12 |
| 14 | 24 | Karun Chandhok | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:28.488 | 13 |
| 15 | 25 | Álvaro Parente | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:28.608 | 14 |
| 16 | 6 | Alberto Valerio | Piquet GP | 1:28.688 | 16 |
| 17 | 8 | Dani Clos | Fat Burner Racing Engineering | 1:28.691 | 17 |
| 18 | 3 | Giedo van der Garde | iSport International | 1:28.796 | 18 |
| 19 | 19 | Davide Rigon | Trident Racing | 1:28.872 | 19 |
| 20 | 22 | Davide Valsecchi | Durango | 1:29.164 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 | Luiz Razia | FMSI | 1:29.185 | 21 |
| 22 | 17 | Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | 1:29.350 | 22 |
| 23 | 27 | Giacomo Ricci | DPR | 1:29.524 | 23 |
| 24 | 23 | Nelson Panciatici | Durango | 1:29.560 | 24 |
| 25 | 18 | Ricardo Teixeira | Trident Racing | 1:31.115 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 | Michael Herck | DPR | 1:31.875 | 26 |

#### Notes

* ^ – Luca Filippi and Javier Villa was handed a 3-place grid penalty for failing to sufficiently heed yellow flags during free practice.

### Race 1

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Romain Grosjean | Barwa Campos Team | 39 | 1:02:22.709 | 1 | 10 + 2 + 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa Campos Team | 39 | +2.459 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 16 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | DAMS | 39 | +6.349 | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | 14 | Luca Filippi | Super Nova Racing | 39 | +8.346 | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | 9 | Pastor Maldonado | ART Grand Prix | 39 | +8.741 | 10 | 4 |
| 6 | 12 | Edoardo Mortara | Telmex Arden International | 39 | +12.529 | 13 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | Giedo van der Garde | iSport International | 39 | +12.748 | 18 | 2 |
| 8 | 17 | Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | 39 | +14.063 | 22 | 1 |
| 9 | 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | ART Grand Prix | 39 | +14.260 | 4 | |
| 10 | 15 | Javier Villa | Super Nova Racing | 39 | +15.200 | 12 | |
| 11 | 4 | Diego Nunes | iSport International | 39 | +16.669 | 8 | |
| 12 | 23 | Nelson Panciatici | Durango | 39 | +17.756 | 24 | |
| 13 | 26 | Michael Herck | DPR | 39 | +18.445 | 26 | |
| 14 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Telmex Arden International | 39 | +18.595 | 11 | |
| 15 | 6 | Alberto Valerio | Piquet GP | 39 | +1:04.629 | 16 | |
| 16 | 21 | Luiz Razia | FMSI | 38 | +1 Lap | 21 | |
| 17 | 19 | Davide Rigon | Trident Racing | 38 | +1 Lap | 19 | |
| Ret | 7 | Lucas di Grassi | Fat Burner Racing Engineering | 32 | Collision | 2 | |
| Ret | 25 | Álvaro Parente | Ocean Racing Technology | 32 | Collision | 15 | |
| Ret | 8 | Dani Clos | Fat Burner Racing Engineering | 31 | Mechanical | 17 | |
| Ret | 24 | Karun Chandhok | Ocean Racing Technology | 27 | Retired | 14 | |
| Ret | 5 | Roldán Rodríguez | Piquet GP | 25 | Retired | 9 | |
| Ret | 22 | Davide Valsecchi | Durango | 16 | Spun off | 20 | |
| Ret | 18 | Ricardo Teixeira | Trident Racing | 11 | Accident | 25 | |
| Ret | 20 | Andreas Zuber | FMSI | 5 | Retired | 5 | |
| Ret | 27 | Giacomo Ricci | DPR | 1 | Collision damage | 23 | |

### Race 2

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 12 | Edoardo Mortara | Telmex Arden International | 26 | 39:55.235 | 3 | 6 + 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Romain Grosjean | Barwa Campos Team | 26 | +1.251 | 8 | 5 |
| 3 | 16 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | DAMS | 26 | +6.516 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Giedo van der Garde | iSport International | 26 | +14.638 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 17 | Kamui Kobayashi | DAMS | 26 | +17.170 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | Pastor Maldonado | ART Grand Prix | 26 | +20.099 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | Luca Filippi | Super Nova Racing | 26 | +28.971 | 5 | |
| 8 | 4 | Diego Nunes | iSport International | 26 | +29.258 | 11 | |
| 9 | 1 | Vitaly Petrov | Barwa Campos Team | 26 | +29.433 | 7 | |
| 10 | 7 | Lucas di Grassi | Fat Burner Racing Engineering | 26 | +31.038 | 18 | |
| 11 | 25 | Álvaro Parente | Ocean Racing Technology | 26 | +32.026 | 19 | |
| 12 | 21 | Luiz Razia | FMSI | 26 | +33.167 | 16 | |
| 13 | 6 | Alberto Valerio | Piquet GP | 26 | +33.789 | 15 | |
| 14 | 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | ART Grand Prix | 26 | +34.278 | 9 | |
| 15 | 27 | Giacomo Ricci | DPR | 26 | +38.913 | 26 | |
| 16 | 22 | Davide Valsecchi | Durango | 26 | +40.811 | 23 | |
| 17 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Telmex Arden International | 26 | +42.258 | 14 | |
| 18 | 23 | Nelson Panciatici | Durango | 26 | +59.664 | 12 | |
| 19 | 8 | Dani Clos | Fat Burner Racing Engineering | 26 | +59.747 | 20 | |
| 20 | 18 | Ricardo Teixeira | Trident Racing | 26 | +1:00.052 | 24 | |
| 21 | 19 | Davide Rigon | Trident Racing | 25 | +1 Lap | 17 | |
| Ret | 24 | Karun Chandhok | Ocean Racing Technology | 21 | Retired | 21 | |
| Ret | 15 | Javier Villa | Super Nova Racing | 17 | Retired | 10 | |
| Ret | 26 | Michael Herck | DPR | 12 | Retired | 13 | |
| Ret | 20 | Andreas Zuber | FMSI | 9 | Spun off | 25 | |
| Ret | 5 | Roldán Rodríguez | Piquet GP | 0 | Accident | 22 | |

## Standings after the round

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Romain Grosjean | 18 |
| 2 | Edoardo Mortara | 10 |
| 3 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 10 |
| 4 | Vitaly Petrov | 8 |
| 5 | Luca Filippi | 5 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Barwa Campos Team | 26 |
| 2 | DAMS | 13 |
| 3 | Telmex Arden International | 10 |
| 4 | iSport International | 5 |
| 5 | Super Nova Racing | 5 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.