2009 Masters of Formula 3

Race details
Date June 14, 2009
Official name Tango Masters of Formula 3
Location Circuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course 4.307 km (2.676 mi)
Distance 25 laps, 107.675 km (66.906 mi)
Pole
Driver Valtteri Bottas ART Grand Prix
Time 1:31.175
Fastest Lap
Driver Valtteri Bottas ART Grand Prix
Time 1:33.251 (on lap 4 of 25)
Podium
First Valtteri Bottas ART Grand Prix
Second Mika Mäki ART Grand Prix
Third Stefano Coletti Prema Powerteam

The 2009 Tango Masters of Formula 3 was the nineteenth Masters of Formula 3 race held at Circuit Park Zandvoort on June 14, 2009. The race returned to Zandvoort after a two-year stay at Zolder. It was won by Masters debutant Valtteri Bottas, for ART Grand Prix.

Contents

Drivers and teams

2009 Entry List[1]
Team No Driver Chassis Engine Main series
ART Grand Prix 1 Jules Bianchi Dallara F308 Mercedes Formula Three Euroseries
2 Valtteri Bottas Dallara F308 Mercedes
3 Esteban Gutiérrez Dallara F308 Mercedes
4 Adrien Tambay Dallara F308 Mercedes
Carlin Motorsport 5 Laurens Vanthoor Dallara F308 Volkswagen German Formula Three
6 Daniel Ricciardo Dallara F308 Volkswagen British Formula Three
7 Henry Arundel Dallara F308 Volkswagen
8 Max Chilton Dallara F308 Volkswagen
9 Samuele Buttarelli Dallara F308 Volkswagen European F3 Open
10 Jake Rosenzweig Dallara F308 Volkswagen Formula Three Euroseries
Prema Powerteam 11 Stefano Coletti Dallara F309 Mercedes Formula Three Euroseries
12 Matteo Chinosi Dallara F308 Mercedes
14 Basil Shaaban Dallara F308 Mercedes
Fortec Motorsport 15 Víctor García Dallara F308 Mercedes British Formula Three
16 Riki Christodoulou Dallara F308 Mercedes
Signature-Plus 17 Jean Karl Vernay Dallara F308 Volkswagen Formula Three Euroseries
18 Mika Mäki Dallara F308 Volkswagen
19 Tiago Geronimi Dallara F308 Volkswagen
Hitech Racing 21 Renger van der Zande Dallara F308 Mercedes British Formula Three
22 Walter Grubmüller Dallara F308 Mercedes
Manor Motorsport 23 Roberto Merhi Dallara F308 Mercedes Formula Three Euroseries
24 Pedro Enrique Dallara F308 Mercedes
25 César Ramos Dallara F308 Mercedes
26 Francesco Castellacci Dallara F308 Mercedes Italian Formula Three
Räikkönen Robertson Racing 27 Daisuke Nakajima Dallara F308 Mercedes British Formula Three
28 Carlos Huertas Dallara F308 Mercedes
Mücke Motorsport 29 Sam Bird Dallara F308 Mercedes Formula Three Euroseries
30 Christian Vietoris Dallara F308 Mercedes
31 Alexander Sims Dallara F308 Mercedes
32 Marco Wittmann Dallara F308 Mercedes
Motopark Academy 33 Christopher Zanella Dallara F308 Mercedes Formula Three Euroseries
34 Atte Mustonen Dallara F308 Mercedes
SG Formula 35 Alexandre Marsoin Dallara F308 Mercedes Formula Three Euroseries
36 Henkie Waldschmidt Dallara F308 Mercedes
37 Andrea Caldarelli Dallara F308 Mercedes
BVM – Target Racing 43 Daniel Zampieri Dallara F308 Mugen-Honda Italian Formula Three

Classification

Qualifying 1

Group A drivers are highlighted in green.

Odd numbers

Pos No Name Team Time
1 23 Roberto Merhi Manor Motorsport 1:31.094
2 21 Renger van der Zande Hitech Racing 1.31.218
3 1 Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 1.31.333
4 17 Jean Karl Vernay Signature 1.31.343
5 31 Alexander Sims Mücke Motorsport 1:31.580
6 29 Sam Bird Mücke Motorsport 1:31.680
7 11 Stefano Coletti Prema Powerteam 1:31.858
8 3 Adrien Tambay ART Grand Prix 1:32.075
9 33 Christopher Zanella Motopark Academy 1:32.256
10 5 Laurens Vanthoor Carlin Motorsport 1:32.609
11 43 Daniel Zampieri BVM – Target Racing 1:32.652
12 27 Daisuke Nakajima Räikkönen Robertson Racing 1:32.796
13 37 Andrea Caldarelli SG Formula 1:32.800
14 15 Víctor García Fortec Motorsport 1:32.874
15 7 Henry Arundel Carlin Motorsport 1:33.249
16 25 César Ramos Manor Motorsport 1:33.308
17 35 Alexandre Marsoin SG Formula 1:33.795
18 9 Samuele Buttarelli Carlin Motorsport 1:34.111

Even numbers

Pos No Name Team Time
1 18 Mika Mäki Signature 1:31.444
2 30 Christian Vietoris Mücke Motorsport 1:31.522
3 2 Valtteri Bottas ART Grand Prix 1:31.662
4 6 Daniel Ricciardo Carlin Motorsport 1:31.771
5 36 Henkie Waldschmidt SG Formula 1:32.044
6 34 Atte Mustonen Motopark Academy 1:32.294
7 14 Basil Shaaban Prema Powerteam 1:32.314
8 12 Matteo Chinosi Prema Powerteam 1:32.351
9 20 Tiago Geronimi Signature 1:32.395
10 28 Carlos Huertas Räikkönen Robertson Racing 1:32.473
11 22 Walter Grubmüller Hitech Racing 1:32.627
12 8 Max Chilton Carlin Motorsport 1:32.631
13 26 Francesco Castellacci Manor Motorsport 1:32.652
14 4 Esteban Gutiérrez ART Grand Prix 1:32.687
15 32 Marco Wittmann Mücke Motorsport 1:32.708
16 10 Jake Rosenzweig Carlin Motorsport 1:32.811
17 16 Riki Christodoulou Fortec Motorsport 1:32.909
18 24 Pedro Enrique Manor Motorsport 1:32.927

Qualifying 2

Group A

Pos No Name Team Time
1 1 Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 1:31.143
2 2 Valtteri Bottas ART Grand Prix 1:31.175
3 18 Mika Mäki Signature 1:31.462
4 23 Roberto Merhi Manor Motorsport 1:31.538
5 11 Stefano Coletti Prema Powerteam 1:31.557
6 17 Jean Karl Vernay Signature 1:31.806
7 30 Christian Vietoris Mücke Motorsport 1:31.818
8 31 Alexander Sims Mücke Motorsport 1:31.863
9 21 Renger van der Zande Hitech Racing 1:32.035
10 36 Henkie Waldschmidt SG Formula 1:32.051
11 20 Tiago Geronimi Signature 1:32.121
12 29 Sam Bird Mücke Motorsport 1:32.326
13 6 Daniel Ricciardo Carlin Motorsport 1:32.449
14 33 Christopher Zanella Motopark Academy 1:32.489
15 3 Adrien Tambay ART Grand Prix 1:32.497
16 34 Atte Mustonen Motopark Academy 1:32.518
17 14 Basil Shaaban Prema Powerteam 1:32.709
18 12 Matteo Chinosi Prema Powerteam 1:33.119

Group B

Pos No Name Team Time
1 32 Marco Wittmann Mücke Motorsport 1:32.869
2 22 Walter Grubmüller Hitech Racing 1:32.985
3 28 Carlos Huertas Räikkönen Robertson Racing 1:33.002
4 5 Laurens Vanthoor Carlin Motorsport 1:33.228
5 16 Riki Christodoulou Fortec Motorsport 1:33.330
6 26 Francesco Castellacci Manor Motorsport 1:33.332
7 15 Víctor García Fortec Motorsport 1:33.536
8 24 Pedro Enrique Manor Motorsport 1:33.606
9 25 César Ramos Manor Motorsport 1:33.614
10 37 Andrea Caldarelli SG Formula 1:33.614
11 27 Daisuke Nakajima Räikkönen Robertson Racing 1:33.644
12 43 Daniel Zampieri BVM – Target Racing 1:33.644
13 8 Max Chilton Carlin Motorsport 1:33.651
14 4 Esteban Gutiérrez ART Grand Prix 1:33.723
15 10 Jake Rosenzweig Carlin Motorsport 1:33.747
16 7 Henry Arundel Carlin Motorsport 1:34.049
17 9 Samuele Buttarelli Carlin Motorsport 1:34.177
18 35 Alexandre Marsoin SG Formula 1:34.561

Starting Grid

1 Valtteri Bottas ART Grand Prix 2 Mika Mäki Signature
3 Roberto Merhi Manor Motorsport 4 Stefano Coletti Prema Powerteam
5 Jean Karl Vernay Signature 6 Jules Bianchi[2] ART Grand Prix
7 Christian Vietoris Mücke Motorsport 8 Alexander Sims Mücke Motorsport
9 Renger van der Zande Hitech Racing 10 Henkie Waldschmidt SG Formula
11 Tiago Geronimi Signature 12 Sam Bird Mücke Motorsport
13 Daniel Ricciardo Carlin Motorsport 14 Christopher Zanella Motopark Academy
15 Adrien Tambay ART Grand Prix 16 Atte Mustonen Motopark Academy
17 Basil Shaaban Prema Powerteam 18 Matteo Chinosi Prema Powerteam
19 Marco Wittmann Mücke Motorsport 20 Walter Grubmüller Hitech Racing
21 Carlos Huertas Räikkönen Robertson Racing 22 Laurens Vanthoor Carlin Motorsport
23 Riki Christodoulou Fortec Motorsport 24 Francesco Castellacci Manor Motorsport
25 Víctor García Fortec Motorsport 26 Pedro Enrique Manor Motorsport
27 César Ramos Manor Motorsport 28 Andrea Caldarelli SG Formula
29 Daisuke Nakajima Räikkönen Robertson Racing 30 Daniel Zampieri BVM – Target Racing
31 Max Chilton Carlin Motorsport 32 Esteban Gutiérrez ART Grand Prix
33 Jake Rosenzweig Carlin Motorsport 34 Henry Arundel Carlin Motorsport
35 Samuele Buttarelli Carlin Motorsport 36 Alexandre Marsoin SG Formula

Race

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 2 Valtteri Bottas ART Grand Prix 25 39:12.544 1
2 18 Mika Mäki Signature 25 +2.610 2
3 11 Stefano Coletti Prema Powerteam 25 +18.248 4
4 1 Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 25 +18.749 6
5 31 Alexander Sims Mücke Motorsport 25 +28.736 8
6 21 Renger van der Zande Hitech Racing 25 +32.838 9
7 30 Christian Vietoris Mücke Motorsport 25 +33.678 7
8 29 Sam Bird Mücke Motorsport 25 +36.181 12
9 20 Tiago Geronimi Signature 25 +45.165 11
10 23 Roberto Merhi Manor Motorsport 25 +45.165 3
11 12 Matteo Chinosi Prema Powerteam 25 +55.767 18
12 14 Basil Shaaban Prema Powerteam 25 +56.282 17
13 33 Christopher Zanella Motopark Academy 25 +56.460 14
14 22 Walter Grubmüller Hitech Racing 25 +56.866 20
15 5 Laurens Vanthoor Carlin Motorsport 25 +1:00.630 22
16 16 Riki Christodoulou Fortec Motorsport 25 +1:03.061 23
17 4 Esteban Gutiérrez ART Grand Prix 25 +1:03.224 32
18 28 Carlos Huertas Räikkönen Robertson Racing 25 +1:17.408 21
19 27 Daisuke Nakajima Räikkönen Robertson Racing 25 +1:22.465 29
20 24 Pedro Enrique Manor Motorsport 25 +1:23.729 26
21 43 Daniel Zampieri BVM – Target Racing 25 +1:24.976 30
22 15 Víctor García Fortec Motorsport 25 +1:25.128 25
23 37 Andrea Caldarelli SG Formula 25 +1:25.486 28
24 8 Max Chilton Carlin Motorsport 25 +1:25.783 31
25 7 Henry Arundel Carlin Motorsport 25 +1:26.801 34
26 32 Marco Wittmann Mücke Motorsport 25 +1:27.014 19
27 35 Alexandre Marsoin SG Formula 25 +1:27.691 36
28 25 César Ramos Manor Motorsport 25 +1:28.235 27
29 10 Jake Rosenzweig Carlin Motorsport 25 +1:28.738 33
30 26 Francesco Castellacci Manor Motorsport 25 +1:29.552 24
31 9 Samuele Buttarelli Carlin Motorsport 25 +1:32.488 35
Ret 3 Adrien Tambay ART Grand Prix 13 Spin 15
Ret 17 Jean Karl Vernay Signature 9 Accident 5
Ret 36 Henkie Waldschmidt SG Formula 9 Accident 10
Ret 34 Atte Mustonen Motopark Academy 9 Gearbox 16
Ret 6 Daniel Ricciardo Carlin Motorsport 0 Gearbox 13
Fastest lap: Valtteri Bottas, 1:33.251, 166.274 km/h (103.318 mph) on lap 4[1]

References