2009 Imola Formula Two round

The 2009 Imola Formula Two round was the seventh and penultimate round of the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship season. It was held on 19 and 20 September 2009 at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari at Imola, Italy. The first race was won by Kazim Vasiliauskas, with Mirko Bortolotti and Andy Soucek also on the podium. The second race was won by Andy Soucek, with Robert Wickens and Miloš Pavlović also on the podium. Soucek's third place in race one earned him the championship, as Wickens and Mikhail Aleshin had insufficient points to overhaul the Spaniard's point tally.

  2009 Imola Formula Two round

Round details
Round 7 of 8 in the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship.
Location	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.909 km (3.050 mi)
First race
Date 19 September 2009 Laps 21 Pole position Driver Kazim Vasiliauskas Time 1:38.468 Podium First Kazim Vasiliauskas Second Mirko Bortolotti Third Andy Soucek Fastest lap Driver Kazim Vasiliauskas Time 1:38.959 (on lap 21)
Second race
Date 20 September 2009 Laps 15 Pole position Driver Robert Wickens Time 1:37.401 Podium First Andy Soucek Second Robert Wickens Third Miloš Pavlović Fastest lap Driver Robert Wickens Time 1:38.576 (on lap 12)

Classification

Qualifying 1

Weather/Track: Sun 27°/Dry 41°

Pos	No	Name	Time	Grid
1	21	Kazim Vasiliauskas	1:38.468	1
2	14	Mirko Bortolotti	1:38.781	2
3	15	Mikhail Aleshin	1:38.869	3
4	12	Robert Wickens	1:38.901	4
5	33	Philipp Eng	1:39.006	5
6	22	Andy Soucek	1:39.328	6
7	2	Sebastian Hohenthal	1:39.450	7
8	27	Germán Sánchez	1:39.668	8
9	4	Julien Jousse	1:39.687	9
10	16	Edoardo Piscopo	1:39.731	10
11	10	Nicola de Marco	1:39.874	11
12	8	Tobias Hegewald	1:39.934	12
13	18	Natacha Gachnang	1:39.939	13
14	25	Miloš Pavlović	1:40.068	14
15	17	Carlos Iaconelli	1:40.244	15
16	5	Alex Brundle	1:40.249	16
17	24	Tom Gladdis	1:40.281	17
18	23	Henri Karjalainen	1:40.286	18
19	3	Jolyon Palmer	1:40.436	19
20	31	Jason Moore	1:40.568	20
21	11	Jack Clarke	1:40.733	21
22	44	Ollie Hancock	1:40.771	22
23	20	Jens Höing	1:40.990	23
24	9	Pietro Gandolfi	1:41.202	24
25	6	Armaan Ebrahim	13:17.010	25

Race 1

Weather/Track: Sun 21°/Dry 33°

Pos	No	Driver	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	21	Kazim Vasiliauskas	21	38:30.024	1	10
2	14	Mirko Bortolotti	21	+7.503	2	8
3	22	Andy Soucek	21	+8.178	6	6
4	12	Robert Wickens	21	+8.999	4	5
5	33	Philipp Eng	21	+9.526	5	4
6	25	Miloš Pavlović	21	+11.940	14	3
7	15	Mikhail Aleshin	21	+18.292	3	2
8	27	Germán Sánchez	21	+22.781	8	1
9	2	Sebastian Hohenthal	21	+23.582	7
10	4	Julien Jousse	21	+23.875	9
11	23	Henri Karjalainen	21	+28.343	18
12	3	Jolyon Palmer	21	+34.577	19
13	16	Edoardo Piscopo	21	+34.711	10
14	11	Jack Clarke	21	+37.643	21
15	18	Natacha Gachnang	21	+38.316	13
16	24	Tom Gladdis	21	+40.480	17
17	5	Alex Brundle	21	+1:20.097	16
18	31	Jason Moore	21	+1:28.959	20
Ret	17	Carlos Iaconelli	4	DNF	15
Ret	20	Jens Höing	4	DNF	23
Ret	6	Armaan Ebrahim	3	DNF	25
Ret	10	Nicola de Marco	0	DNF	11
Ret	8	Tobias Hegewald	0	DNF	12
Ret	9	Pietro Gandolfi	0	DNF	24
Ret	44	Ollie Hancock	0	DNF	22
Fastest lap: Kazim Vasiliauskas 1:38.959 (178.58 km/h) on lap 21[1]

Qualifying 2

Weather/Track: Sun 21°/Dry 33°

Pos	No	Name	Time	Grid
1	12	Robert Wickens	1:37.401	1
2	14	Mirko Bortolotti	1:37.516	2
3	22	Andy Soucek	1:37.556	3
4	25	Miloš Pavlović	1:37.823	4
5	21	Kazim Vasiliauskas	1:38.002	5
6	15	Mikhail Aleshin	1:38.186	6
7	33	Philipp Eng	1:38.268	7
8	8	Tobias Hegewald	1:38.436	8
9	5	Alex Brundle	1:38.548	9
10	16	Edoardo Piscopo	1:38.560	10
11	17	Carlos Iaconelli	1:38.717	11
12	11	Jack Clarke	1:38.727	12
13	4	Julien Jousse	1:38.819	13
14	23	Henri Karjalainen	1:38.819	14
15	27	Germán Sánchez	1:38.825	15
16	3	Jolyon Palmer	1:38.972	16
17	10	Nicola de Marco	1:39.019	17
18	31	Jason Moore	1:39.062	18
19	24	Tom Gladdis	1:39.372	19
20	2	Sebastian Hohenthal	1:39.447	20
21	20	Jens Höing	1:39.496	21
22	44	Ollie Hancock	1:39.518	22
23	9	Pietro Gandolfi	1:40.588	23
24	6	Armaan Ebrahim	1:40.654	24
25	18	Natacha Gachnang	1:42.379	25

Race 2

Weather/Track: Sun 25°/Dry 43°

Pos	No	Driver	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	22	Andy Soucek	15	30:12.572	3	10
2	12	Robert Wickens	15	+2.407	1	8
3	25	Miloš Pavlović	15	+7.912	4	6
4	8	Tobias Hegewald	15	+16.389	8	5
5	17	Carlos Iaconelli	15	+20.163	11	4
6	3	Jolyon Palmer	15	+23.510	16	3
7	31	Jason Moore	15	+25.495	18	2
8	27	Germán Sánchez	15	+27.214	15	1
9	10	Nicola de Marco	15	+27.288	17
10	33	Philipp Eng	15	+28.071	7
11	44	Ollie Hancock	15	+30.220	22
12	2	Sebastian Hohenthal	15	+33.234	20
13	24	Tom Gladdis	15	+33.872	19
14	11	Jack Clarke	15	+42.134	12
15	23	Henri Karjalainen	15	+43.202	14
Ret	14	Mirko Bortolotti	5	DNF	2
Ret	21	Kazim Vasiliauskas	5	DNF	5
Ret	5	Alex Brundle	5	DNF	9
Ret	4	Julien Jousse	5	DNF	13
Ret	16	Edoardo Piscopo	2	DNF	10
Ret	18	Natacha Gachnang	1	DNF	25
Ret	9	Pietro Gandolfi	1	DNF	23
Ret	6	Armaan Ebrahim	0	DNF	24
Ret	15	Mikhail Aleshin	0	DNF	6
Ret	20	Jens Höing	0	DNF	21
Fastest lap: Robert Wickens 1:38.576 (179.27 km/h) on lap 12[2]

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Andy Soucek	95
2	Robert Wickens	58
3	Mikhail Aleshin	49
4	Mirko Bortolotti	47
5	Julien Jousse	43

References

1. "FIA Formula Two Championship RACE 1 - CLASSIFICATION" (PDF). formulatwo.com. FIA Formula Two Championship. 19 September 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
2. "FIA Formula Two Championship RACE 2 - CLASSIFICATION" (PDF). formulatwo.com. FIA Formula Two Championship. 20 September 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.