# 2009 FIA GT Paul Ricard 2 Hours

The 2009 FIA GT Paul Ricard 2 Hours was the penultimate round of the 2009 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at Circuit Paul Ricard on 4 October 2009. The race was won by the Corvette of Enrique Bernoldi and Roberto Streit for Sangari Team Brazil, ahead of the No. 2 Vitaphone Racing Team Maserati and Selleslagh Racing Team Corvette. In the GT2 category, Toni Vilander and Gianmaria Bruni won from pole position in the AF Corse Ferrari, leading the Prospeed Competition Porsche and the second AF Corse Ferrari.
Vitaphone Racing Team and AF Corse both secured the FIA GT Teams Championships for the GT1 and GT2 categories in this race.

## Report
### Qualifying

Qualifying was led by the No. Sangari Corvette of Enrique Bernoldi, however the car had been given a five grid spot penalty prior to qualifying for causing an avoidable accident during pre-qualifying practice. This moved the Sangari car back to sixth, and moved Alex Müller to pole position and allowing Vitaphone Racing Team to lock out the front row. In the GT2 category Gianmaria Bruni of AF Corse secured an all Ferrari front row alongside CRS Racing.

#### Qualifying results

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | Team | Driver | Lap Time | Grid |
| 1 | GT1 | No. 8 Sangari Team Brazil | Enrique Bernoldi | 2:00.919 | 6 |
| 2 | GT1 | No. 2 Vitaphone Racing Team | Alex Müller | 2:01.856 | 1 |
| 3 | GT1 | No. 33 Vitaphone Racing Team DHL | Alessandro Pier Guidi | 2:02.043 | 2 |
| 4 | GT1 | No. 1 Vitaphone Racing Team | Andrea Bertolini | 2:02.044 | 3 |
| 5 | GT1 | No. 3 Selleslagh Racing Team | James Ruffier | 2:02.300 | 4 |
| 6 | GT1 | No. 4 Peka Racing | Mike Hezemans | 2:02.328 | 5 |
| 7 | GT1 | No. 19 Luc Alphand Aventures | Thomas Biagi | 2:02.541 | 7 |
| 8 | GT1 | No. 21 Solution F | Olivier Panis | 2:04.796 | 8 |
| 9 | GT1 | No. 40 Marc VDS Racing Team | Bas Leinders | 2:05.853 | 9 |
| 10 | GT1 | No. 44 Matech GT Racing | Thomas Mutsch | 2:07.108 | 10 |
| 11 | GT2 | No. 50 AF Corse | Gianmaria Bruni | 2:08.314 | 11 |
| 12 | GT2 | No. 55 CRS Racing | Tim Mullen | 2:08.480 | 12 |
| 13 | GT2 | No. 97 Brixia Racing | Martin Ragginger | 2:08.924 | 13 |
| 14 | GT2 | No. 59 Trackspeed Racing | Sascha Maassen | 2:08.972 | 14 |
| 15 | GT2 | No. 51 AF Corse | Álvaro Barba | 2:09.436 | 15 |
| 16 | GT2 | No. 61 Prospeed Competition | Darryl O'Young | 2:09.483 | 16 |
| 17 | GT2 | No. 60 Prospeed Competition | Emmanuel Collard | 2:09.534 | 17 |
| 18 | GT2 | No. 95 PeCom Racing Team | Matías Russo | 2:09.551 | 18 |
| 19 | GT2 | No. 56 CRS Racing | Andrew Kirkaldy | 2:09.722 | 19 |
| 20 | GT2 | No. 77 BMS Scuderia Italia | Matteo Malucelli | 2:09.743 | 20 |
| 21 | GT2 | No. 78 BMS Scuderia Italia | Diego Romanini | 2:11.078 | 21 |

### Race
#### Race results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps |
| 1 | GT1 | 8 | Sangari Team Brazil | Enrique Bernoldi Roberto Streit | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 57 |
| 1 | GT1 | 8 | Sangari Team Brazil | Enrique Bernoldi Roberto Streit | Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 | M | 57 |
| 2 | GT1 | 2 | Vitaphone Racing Team | Miguel Ramos Alex Müller | Maserati MC12 GT1 | M | 57 |
| 2 | GT1 | 2 | Vitaphone Racing Team | Miguel Ramos Alex Müller | Maserati 6.0 L V12 | M | 57 |
| 3 | GT1 | 3 | Sellesagh Racing Team | Bert Longin James Ruffier | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 57 |
| 3 | GT1 | 3 | Sellesagh Racing Team | Bert Longin James Ruffier | Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 | M | 57 |
| 4 | GT1 | 19 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Xavier Maassen Thomas Biagi | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 57 |
| 4 | GT1 | 19 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Xavier Maassen Thomas Biagi | Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 | M | 57 |
| 5 | GT1 | 1 | Vitaphone Racing Team | Michael Bartels Andrea Bertolini | Maserati MC12 GT1 | M | 57 |
| 5 | GT1 | 1 | Vitaphone Racing Team | Michael Bartels Andrea Bertolini | Maserati 6.0 L V12 | M | 57 |
| 6 | GT1 | 33 | Vitaphone Racing Team DHL | Alessandro Pier Guidi Matteo Bobbi | Maserati MC12 GT1 | M | 57 |
| 6 | GT1 | 33 | Vitaphone Racing Team DHL | Alessandro Pier Guidi Matteo Bobbi | Maserati 6.0 L V12 | M | 57 |
| 7 | GT1 | 21 | Solution F | Ange Barde Olivier Panis | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | M | 55 |
| 7 | GT1 | 21 | Solution F | Ange Barde Olivier Panis | Ferrari 5.9 L V12 | M | 55 |
| 8 | GT1 | 44 | Matech GT Racing | Thomas Mutsch Henri Moser | Ford GT1 | M | 55 |
| 8 | GT1 | 44 | Matech GT Racing | Thomas Mutsch Henri Moser | Ford 5.0 L V8 | M | 55 |
| 9 | GT2 | 50 | AF Corse | Toni Vilander Gianmaria Bruni | Ferrari F430 GT2 | M | 55 |
| 9 | GT2 | 50 | AF Corse | Toni Vilander Gianmaria Bruni | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 55 |
| 10 | GT2 | 60 | Prospeed Competition | Emmanuel Collard Richard Westbrook | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 55 |
| 10 | GT2 | 60 | Prospeed Competition | Emmanuel Collard Richard Westbrook | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 55 |
| 11 | GT2 | 51 | AF Corse | Álvaro Barba Niki Cadei | Ferrari F430 GT2 | M | 55 |
| 11 | GT2 | 51 | AF Corse | Álvaro Barba Niki Cadei | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 55 |
| 12 | GT2 | 95 | PeCom Racing Team | Luis Pérez Companc Matías Russo | Ferrari F430 GT2 | M | 55 |
| 12 | GT2 | 95 | PeCom Racing Team | Luis Pérez Companc Matías Russo | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 55 |
| 13 | GT2 | 55 | CRS Racing | Chris Niarchos Tim Mullen | Ferrari F430 GT2 | M | 55 |
| 13 | GT2 | 55 | CRS Racing | Chris Niarchos Tim Mullen | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 55 |
| 14 | GT1 | 40 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Bas Leinders Renaud Kuppens | Ford GT1 | M | 55 |
| 14 | GT1 | 40 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Bas Leinders Renaud Kuppens | Ford 5.0 L V8 | M | 55 |
| 15 | GT2 | 97 | Brixia Racing | Luigi Lucchini Martin Ragginger | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 54 |
| 15 | GT2 | 97 | Brixia Racing | Luigi Lucchini Martin Ragginger | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 54 |
| 16 | GT2 | 77 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Matteo Malucelli Paolo Ruberti | Ferrari F430 GT2 | P | 54 |
| 16 | GT2 | 77 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Matteo Malucelli Paolo Ruberti | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | P | 54 |
| 17 | GT2 | 56 | CRS Racing | Andrew Kirkaldy Rob Bell | Ferrari F430 GT2 | M | 54 |
| 17 | GT2 | 56 | CRS Racing | Andrew Kirkaldy Rob Bell | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 54 |
| 18 | GT2 | 59 | Trackspeed Racing | Sascha Maassen David Ashburn | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 54 |
| 18 | GT2 | 59 | Trackspeed Racing | Sascha Maassen David Ashburn | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 54 |
| 19 DNF | GT2 | 78 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Ettore Bonaldi Diego Romanini | Ferrari F430 GT2 | P | 45 |
| 19 DNF | GT2 | 78 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Ettore Bonaldi Diego Romanini | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | P | 45 |
| 20 DNF | GT1 | 4 | Peka Racing | Mike Hezemans Anthony Kumpen | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 40 |
| 20 DNF | GT1 | 4 | Peka Racing | Mike Hezemans Anthony Kumpen | Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 | M | 40 |
| DSQ | GT2 | 61 | Prospeed Competition | Darryl O'Young Marco Holzer | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 53 |
| DSQ | GT2 | 61 | Prospeed Competition | Darryl O'Young Marco Holzer | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 53 |