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The 2009 British GP2 round was the fourth round of the 2009 GP2 Series season. It was held on 20 and 21 June 2009 at Silverstone Circuit at Silverstone, United Kingdom. The race was used as a support race to the 2009 British Grand Prix.
| Round details | |||
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Round 4 of 10 rounds in the 2009 GP2 Series | |||
 Silverstone Circuit | |||
| Location | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, England | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 5.141 km (3.194 mi) | ||
| Feature race | |||
| Date | 20 June 2009 | ||
| Laps | 36 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Romain Grosjean | Barwa Addax Team | |
| Time | 1:25.899 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Alberto Valerio | Piquet GP | |
| Second |
Lucas di Grassi | F. B. Racing Engineering | |
| Third |
 Nico Hülkenberg | ART Grand Prix | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
Nico Hülkenberg | ART Grand Prix | |
| Time | 1:29.914 (on lap 16) | ||
| Sprint race | |||
| Date | 21 June 2009 | ||
| Laps | 23 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Pastor Maldonado | ART Grand Prix | |
| Second |
 Andreas Zuber | Fisichella Motor Sport | |
| Third |
 Karun Chandhok | O. Racing Technology | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
Lucas di Grassi | F. B. Racing Engineering | |
| Time | 1:29.069 (on lap 7) | ||
Past Winners include 2008 champion Giorgio Pantano and runner up, Bruno Senna, who both did not compete this year. 2008 Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton also won in 2006.
Romain Grosjean started from Pole in the feature race, with Alberto Valerio taking a surprise second in his Piquet GP car. Both drivers got off the line well, but within five laps Valerio passed Grosjean for the lead. Grosjean continued to fall back and finished in fifth place.
Pastor Maldonado of ART Grand Prix won the sprint race from the front row, he beat Andreas Zuber off the line, and the two of them did not change their positions at the chequered flag, after a late safety car period.
Standings after the round
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
External links
edit- https://web.archive.org/web/20071212165547/http://www.silverstone.co.uk/php/rm_britishGP.html
- http://www.gp2series.com/en//website/2009gp2series/results/season/
- http://www.gp2series.com/en//website/2009gp2series/results/season/
- http://www.gp2series.com/en//website/2009gp2series/news/newsgp2/newsdetail.php?articleid=2414
- http://www.gp2series.com/en//website/2009gp2series/news/newsgp2/newsdetail.php?articleid=2418