2009 Valencia GP2 Series round

The 2009 Valencian GP2 round was the seventh round of the 2009 GP2 Series season. It was held on August 22 and 23, 2009 at Valencia Street CircuitatValencia, Spain. The race was used as a support race to the 2009 European Grand Prix. Last year's race was quite eventful, with championship frontrunners Giorgio Pantano and Bruno Senna retiring on the last lap, with Senna retiring just before the finish line. Past Winners include last year's Campos duo Vitaly Petrov and Lucas di Grassi, who both competed this year. This race saw a driver reshuffle with Davide Valsecchi moving to Barwa Addax Team in place of Romain Grosjean who now races in F1. Formula Three Euroseries Race Winner Stefano Coletti replaces Valsecchi at Durango. The round also saw the departure of FMS, who sold their stake back to Scuderia Coloni.

   2009 Valencian GP2 round

Round details
Round 7 of 10 rounds in the 2009 GP2 Series
Circuit de Valencia
Location	Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia, Spain
Course	Street Course 5.419 km (3.367 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	22 August 2009
Laps	31
Pole position
Driver	Nico Hülkenberg	ART Grand Prix
Time	1:45.025
Podium
First	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa Addax Team
Second	Nico Hülkenberg	ART Grand Prix
Third	Sergio Pérez	Arden International
Fastest lap
Driver	Nico Hülkenberg	ART Grand Prix
Time	1:47.041 (on lap 18)
Sprint race
Date	23 August 2009
Laps	23
Podium
First	Nico Hülkenberg	ART Grand Prix
Second	Sergio Pérez	Arden International
Third	Vitaly Petrov	Barwa Addax Team
Fastest lap
Driver	Nico Hülkenberg	ART Grand Prix
Time	1:46.487 (on lap 7)

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