The 2009 Catalunya Formula Two round was the eighth and final round of the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship season. It was held on 31 October and 1 November 2009 at Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, just outside Barcelona, Spain. The first race was won by Andy Soucek, with Mikhail Aleshin and debutant Tristan Vautier also on the podium. The second race was also won by Soucek, with Nicola de Marco and Robert Wickens also on the podium. Edoardo Piscopo missed this round to participate in the first round of 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season in Abu Dhabi. His slot was filled by Formula Palmer Audi driver Vautier. Carlos Iaconelli also missed out on the round, due to flu.
Classification
Qualifying 1 PosNoNameTimeGrid112 Robert Wickens1:39.0201222 Andy Soucek1:39.2682310 Nicola de Marco1:39.4163415 Mikhail Aleshin1:39.4264538 Tristan Vautier1:39.446564 Julien Jousse1:39.5026733 Philipp Eng1:39.5117814 Mirko Bortolotti1:39.6548918 Natacha Gachnang1:39.66091021 Kazim Vasiliauskas1:39.707101125 Miloš Pavlović1:39.72111128 Tobias Hegewald1:39.847121331 Jason Moore1:39.95513143 Jolyon Palmer1:40.02214156 Armaan Ebrahim1:40.042151620 Jens Höing1:40.396161723 Henri Karjalainen1:40.529171824 Tom Gladdis1:40.541181927 Germán Sánchez1:40.72019202 Sebastian Hohenthal1:40.95620215 Alex Brundle1:41.036212244 Ollie Hancock1:41.77022239 Pietro Gandolfi1:42.361232411 Jack Clarkeno time24
Qualifying 2 PosNoNameTimeGrid112 Robert Wickens1:38.0961222 Andy Soucek1:38.1632333 Philipp Eng1:38.2013410 Nicola de Marco1:38.319458 Tobias Hegewald1:38.3435621 Kazim Vasiliauskas1:38.4146715 Mikhail Aleshin1:38.4707838 Tristan Vautier1:38.488896 Armaan Ebrahim1:38.5269104 Julien Jousse1:38.607101131 Jason Moore1:38.62411123 Jolyon Palmer1:38.810121314 Mirko Bortolotti1:38.840131425 Miloš Pavlović1:38.888141518 Natacha Gachnang1:38.916151624 Tom Gladdis1:39.01216175 Alex Brundle1:39.126171811 Jack Clarke1:39.310181923 Henri Karjalainen1:39.34819202 Sebastian Hohenthal1:39.803202120 Jens Höing1:40.322212227 Germán Sánchez1:40.464222344 Ollie Hancock1:40.54423249 Pietro Gandolfi1:41.76524
Race 1 Pos No Driver Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 22 Andy Soucek 20 33:53.492 2 10 2 15 Mikhail Aleshin 20 +4.389 4 8 3 38 Tristan Vautier 20 +7.645 5 6 4 4 Julien Jousse 20 +7.980 6 5 5 33 Philipp Eng 20 +13.329 7 4 6 14 Mirko Bortolotti 20 +13.825 8 3 7 18 Natacha Gachnang 20 +16.977 9 2 8 21 Kazim Vasiliauskas 20 +17.476 10 1 9 8 Tobias Hegewald 20 +19.251 12 10 25 Miloš Pavlović 20 +24.503 11 11 10 Nicola de Marco 20 +26.378 3 12 6 Armaan Ebrahim 20 +27.830 15 13 3 Jolyon Palmer 20 +32.587 14 14 24 Tom Gladdis 20 +33.010 18 15 5 Alex Brundle 20 +37.925 21 16 23 Henri Karjalainen 20 +38.232 17 17 11 Jack Clarke 20 +42.997 24 18 44 Ollie Hancock 20 +47.618 22 19 31 Jason Moore 20 +47.901 13 Ret 2 Sebastian Hohenthal 12 DNF 20 Ret 9 Pietro Gandolfi 6 DNF 23 Ret 12 Robert Wickens 4 DNF 1 Ret 20 Jens Höing 0 DNF 16 DNS 27 Germán Sánchez 0 19 Fastest lap: Jason Moore 1:40.931 (166.0 km/h) on lap 5
Race 2 Pos No Driver Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 22 Andy Soucek 20 33:53.492 2 10 2 10 Nicola de Marco 20 +7.538 4 8 3 12 Robert Wickens 20 +9.645 1 6 4 21 Kazim Vasiliauskas 20 +10.197 6 5 5 8 Tobias Hegewald 20 +14.652 5 4 6 38 Tristan Vautier 20 +19.626 8 3 7 15 Mikhail Aleshin 20 +21.529 7 2 8 4 Julien Jousse 20 +21.892 10 1 9 33 Philipp Eng 20 +24.201 3 10 6 Armaan Ebrahim 20 +25.618 9 11 3 Jolyon Palmer 20 +26.809 12 12 5 Alex Brundle 20 +31.384 17 13 18 Natacha Gachnang 20 +32.857 15 14 11 Jack Clarke 20 +38.459 18 15 24 Tom Gladdis 20 +39.156 16 16 31 Jason Moore 20 +39.615 11 17 23 Henri Karjalainen 20 +44.476 19 18 44 Ollie Hancock 20 +44.811 23 19 25 Miloš Pavlović 20 +1:09.899 14 20 9 Pietro Gandolfi 20 +1:16.682 24 21 20 Jens Höing 18 +2 laps 21 Ret 2 Sebastian Hohenthal 10 DNF 20 Ret 14 Mirko Bortolotti 8 DNF 13 DNS 27 Germán Sánchez 0 22 Fastest lap: Andy Soucek 1:39.704 (168.1 km/h) on lap 2
Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Andy Soucek 115 2 Robert Wickens 64 3 Mikhail Aleshin 59 4 Mirko Bortolotti 50 5 Julien Jousse 49
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