2009 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round

Turkey    2009 Turkish GP2 round
Round details
Round 3 of 10 rounds in the
2009 GP2 Series season

Istanbul Park
LocationIstanbul Park, Istanbul, Turkey
CoursePermanent racing facility
5.34 km (3.32 mi)
Feature race
Date6 June 2009
Laps34
Pole position
DriverGermany Nico HülkenbergART Grand Prix
Time1:34.404
Podium
FirstRussia Vitaly PetrovBarwa Addax Team
SecondItaly Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing
ThirdItaly Davide ValsecchiDurango
Fastest lap
DriverIndia Karun ChandhokO. Racing Technology
Time1:36.679 (on lap 14)
Sprint race
Date7 June 2009
Laps23
Podium
FirstBrazil Lucas di GrassiF. B. Racing Engineering
SecondSpain Javier VillaSuper Nova Racing
ThirdRussia Vitaly PetrovBarwa Addax Team
Fastest lap
DriverBrazil Lucas di GrassiF. B. Racing Engineering
Time1:36.725 (on lap 8)

The 2009 Turkish GP2 Race was the third race of the 2009 GP2 Series season. It was held on June 6 and 7, 2009 at Istanbul Racing Circuit at Istanbul, Turkey. The race was used as a support race to the 2009 Turkish Grand Prix.

The Feature race was won by Vitaly Petrov after an eventful Race which saw many safety car periods. Championship leader Romain Grosjean did not finish, like almost half the field. Lucas di Grassi of Racing Engineering won his first race of the season in Sprint Race after being given pole due to penalties issued after the feature race.

Karun Chandhok set the fastest lap in the Sprint Race, but he was not awarded a point for it. This is because he finished outside the top ten. The point for the fastest lap of the race goes to the driver inside the top ten, who was fastest around the circuit, in this case Vitaly Petrov. This allowed the Russian to increase his lead with an extra point.

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Russia Vitaly Petrov 33
2 France Romain Grosjean 31
3 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio 18
4 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado 17
5 Germany Nico Hülkenberg 17

Teams' Championship standings
Pos Team Points
1 Spain Barwa Addax Team 64
2 France ART Grand Prix 34
3 France DAMS 21
4 United Kingdom Super Nova Racing 20
5 Spain Fat Burner Racing Engineering 16

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