The 2009 Valencian GP2 round was the seventh round of the

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. It was held on August 22 and 23, 2009 at

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. The race was used as a support race to the

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. Last year's race was quite eventful, with championship frontrunners

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and

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retiring on the last lap, with Senna retiring just before the finish line. Past Winners include last year's Campos duo Vitaly Petrov and

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, 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

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replaces Valsecchi at

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. The round also saw the departure of FMS, who sold their stake back to

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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.

External links

*http://www.gp2series.com/en//website/2009gp2series/season/races/spain_valencia/ *http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77884 *http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77914 {{GP2Round

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