2009 Brno Formula Two round
# 2009 Brno Formula Two round

The 2009 Brno Formula Two round was the second round of the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship season. It was held on 20 and 21 June 2009 at Masaryk Circuit at Brno, Czech Republic. The first race was won by Mirko Bortolotti, with Mikhail Aleshin and Philipp Eng also on the podium. The second race was won by Andy Soucek, with Julien Jousse and Nicola de Marco also on the podium.

## Classification

### Qualifying 1

Weather/Track: Cloud 18°/Wet 20°

| Pos | No | Name | Time | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 | Nicola de Marco | 2:03.484 | 1 |
| 2 | 14 | Mirko Bortolotti | 2:03.651 | 2 |
| 3 | 23 | Henri Karjalainen | 2:03.667 | 3 |
| 4 | 33 | Philipp Eng | 2:03.855 | 4 |
| 5 | 15 | Mikhail Aleshin | 2:03.892 | 5 |
| 6 | 16 | Edoardo Piscopo | 2:04.251 | 6 |
| 7 | 15 | Carlos Iaconelli | 2:04.367 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 | Tobias Hegewald | 2:04.389 | 8 |
| 9 | 22 | Andy Soucek | 2:04.720 | 9 |
| 10 | 12 | Robert Wickens | 2:05.109 | 10 |
| 11 | 4 | Julien Jousse | 2:05.264 | 11 |
| 12 | 25 | Miloš Pavlović | 2:05.431 | 12 |
| 13 | 24 | Tom Gladdis | 2:05.468 | 13 |
| 14 | 21 | Kazim Vasiliauskas | 2:05.722 | 14 |
| 15 | 7 | Henry Surtees | 2:05.835 | 15 |
| 16 | 3 | Jolyon Palmer | 2:06.048 | 16 |
| 17 | 11 | Jack Clarke | 2:06.110 | 17 |
| 18 | 2 | Sebastian Hohenthal | 2:06.597 | 18 |
| 19 | 6 | Armaan Ebrahim | 2:08.272 | 19 |
| 20 | 27 | Germán Sánchez | 2:08.495 | 20 |
| 21 | 9 | Pietro Gandolfi | 2:09.253 | 21 |
| 22 | 31 | Jason Moore | 2:09.709 | 22 |
| 23 | 5 | Alex Brundle | 2:09.763 | 23 |
| 24 | 20 | Jens Höing | 2:13.190 | 24 |
| 25 | 18 | Natacha Gachnang | 2:13.784 | 25 |

### Race 1

Weather: Sun 28°; Track: Dry 49°

| Pos | No | Driver | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 14 | Mirko Bortolotti | 22 | 42:23.103 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 15 | Mikhail Aleshin | 22 | +4.675 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 33 | Philipp Eng | 22 | +12.330 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 23 | Henri Karjalainen | 22 | +12.613 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | Julien Jousse | 22 | +17.391 | 11 | 4 |
| 6 | 6 | Armaan Ebrahim | 22 | +26.071 | 19 | 3 |
| 7 | 16 | Edoardo Piscopo | 22 | +26.355 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | 24 | Tom Gladdis | 22 | +34.055 | 13 | 1 |
| 9 | 12 | Robert Wickens | 22 | +35.109 | 10 | |
| 10 | 3 | Jolyon Palmer | 22 | +39.883 | 16 | |
| 11 | 5 | Alex Brundle | 22 | +40.332 | 23 | |
| 12 | 10 | Nicola de Marco | 22 | +41.372 | 1 | |
| 13 | 31 | Jason Moore | 22 | +43.459 | 22 | |
| 14 | 18 | Natacha Gachnang | 22 | +49.167 | 25 | |
| 15 | 8 | Tobias Hegewald | 22 | +58.522 | 8 | |
| 16 | 27 | Germán Sánchez | 21 | +1 lap | 20 | |
| 17 | 22 | Andy Soucek | 21 | +1 lap | 9 | |
| Ret | 17 | Carlos Iaconelli | 14 | DNF | 7 | |
| Ret | 20 | Jens Höing | 11 | DNF | 24 | |
| Ret | 25 | Miloš Pavlović | 9 | DNF | 12 | |
| Ret | 21 | Kazim Vasiliauskas | 5 | DNF | 14 | |
| Ret | 9 | Pietro Gandolfi | 2 | DNF | 21 | |
| Ret | 2 | Sebastian Hohenthal | 0 | DNF | 18 | |
| Ret | 7 | Henry Surtees | 0 | DNF | 15 | |
| Ret | 11 | Jack Clarke | 0 | DNF | 17 | |
| Fastest lap: Robert Wickens 1:49.747 (177.23 km/h) on lap 22 |||||||

### Qualifying 2

Weather/Track: Sun 14°/Dry 25°

| Pos | No | Name | Time | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | Henry Surtees | 1:48.006 | 1 |
| 2 | 15 | Mikhail Aleshin | 1:48.151 | 2 |
| 3 | 14 | Mirko Bortolotti | 1:48.168 | 3 |
| 4 | 10 | Nicola de Marco | 1:48.170 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | Julien Jousse | 1:48.286 | 5 |
| 6 | 22 | Andy Soucek | 1:48.332 | 6 |
| 7 | 25 | Miloš Pavlović | 1:48.392 | 7 |
| 8 | 16 | Edoardo Piscopo | 1:48.501 | 8 |
| 9 | 12 | Robert Wickens | 1:48.506 | 9 |
| 10 | 23 | Henri Karjalainen | 1:48.622 | 10 |
| 11 | 15 | Carlos Iaconelli | 1:48.644 | 11 |
| 12 | 8 | Tobias Hegewald | 1:48.717 | 12 |
| 13 | 33 | Philipp Eng | 1:48.778 | 13 |
| 14 | 24 | Tom Gladdis | 1:48.838 | 14 |
| 15 | 5 | Alex Brundle | 1:48.896 | 15 |
| 16 | 27 | Germán Sánchez | 1:48.909 | 16 |
| 17 | 6 | Armaan Ebrahim | 1:48.959 | 17 |
| 18 | 21 | Kazim Vasiliauskas | 1:49.229 | 18 |
| 19 | 2 | Sebastian Hohenthal | 1:49.907 | 19 |
| 20 | 11 | Jack Clarke | 1:50.099 | 20 |
| 21 | 18 | Natacha Gachnang | 1:50.237 | 21 |
| 22 | 3 | Jolyon Palmer | 1:50.265 | 22 |
| 23 | 20 | Jens Höing | 1:50.870 | 23 |
| 24 | 9 | Pietro Gandolfi | 1:50.912 | 24 |
| 25 | 31 | Jason Moore | 1:51.189 | 25 |

### Race 2

Weather: Cloud 26 °C; Track: Dry 29 °C

| Pos | No | Driver | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 22 | Andy Soucek | 14 | 30:43.788 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Julien Jousse | 14 | +2.165 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | 10 | Nicola de Marco | 14 | +7.075 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 16 | Edoardo Piscopo | 14 | +10.044 | 8 | 5 |
| 5 | 25 | Miloš Pavlović | 14 | +11.498 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | 6 | Armaan Ebrahim | 14 | +14.426 | 17 | 3 |
| 7 | 8 | Tobias Hegewald | 14 | +18.198 | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | 21 | Kazim Vasiliauskas | 14 | +18.684 | 18 | 1 |
| 9 | 33 | Philipp Eng | 14 | +19.477 | 13 | |
| 10 | 24 | Tom Gladdis | 14 | +20.725 | 14 | |
| 11 | 31 | Jason Moore | 14 | +26.764 | 25 | |
| 12 | 2 | Sebastian Hohenthal | 14 | +28.067 | 19 | |
| 13 | 20 | Jens Höing | 14 | +38.498 | 23 | |
| 14 | 3 | Jolyon Palmer | 14 | +56.838 | 22 | |
| 15 | 11 | Jack Clarke | 14 | +58.400 | 20 | |
| 16 | 23 | Henri Karjalainen | 14 | +1 lap | 10 | |
| Ret | 18 | Natacha Gachnang | 10 | DNF | 21 | |
| Ret | 14 | Mirko Bortolotti | 6 | DNF | 3 | |
| Ret | 12 | Robert Wickens | 2 | DNF | 9 | |
| Ret | 7 | Henry Surtees | 0 | DNF | 1 | |
| Ret | 15 | Mikhail Aleshin | 0 | DNF | 2 | |
| Ret | 17 | Carlos Iaconelli | 0 | DNF | 11 | |
| Ret | 5 | Alex Brundle | 0 | DNF | 15 | |
| Ret | 27 | Germán Sánchez | 0 | DNF | 16 | |
| Ret | 9 | Pietro Gandolfi | 0 | DNF | 24 | |
| Fastest lap: Nicola de Marco 1:50.011 (176.80 km/h) on lap 10 |||||||

## Standings after the race

### Drivers' Championship standings

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Mirko Bortolotti | 21 |
| 2 | Robert Wickens | 20 |
| 3 | Mikhail Aleshin | 16 |
| 4 | Julien Jousse | 16 |
| 5 | Andy Soucek | 15 |
