The 2009 Belgian GP2 round was the seventh race of the

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. It was held on 29 August and 30, 2009 at

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (), frequently referred to as ''Spa'', is a motor-racing circuit located in Stavelot, Belgium. It is the current venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix, hosting its first Grand Prix in 1925, and has held ...

near the village of

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. The race was used as a support race to the

2009 Belgian Grand Prix The 2009 Belgian Grand Prix (officially the 2009 Formula 1 ING Belgian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 30 August 2009 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, near the village of Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium. It was the 12th race ...

Report

Background

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and Luiz Razia, were forced to miss the round due to unresolved financial disputes.

Qualifying

Álvaro Parente achieved the first pole position in his GP2 Series career, and also recorded the first pole for his team

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Feature Race

The start of the race was delayed by 15 minutes due to a serious accident at the depot when Davide Rigon's car number one mechanic, 57-year-old Trident Racing team mechanic Vasco Rossi, was injured when a wheel gun was left in the path of Ricardo Teixeira's car as he was leaving the pits to join the dummy grid, causing the air hose to get caught by the rear wheel and dragging a metal beam down on to Rossi's head. Parente won the 100th race in GP2 history — again the first for his team — and the second of his career.

Classification

Qualifying

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was issued a 3 place grid-penalty for impeding Karun Chandhok. * Franck Perera did not participate in either race, as he qualified outside 107% of Álvaro Parente's pole position time, and was not within the same rule during free practice.

Feature Race

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and Nelson Panciatici were given 25-second time penalties by the race stewards as a result of various incidents during the feature race.

Sprint Race

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Standings after the round

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Teams' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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Spa-Francorchamps The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (), frequently referred to as ''Spa'', is a motor-racing circuit located in Stavelot, Belgium. It is the current venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix, hosting its first Grand Prix in 1925, and has he ...