2009 Zolder Superleague Formula round
# 2009 Zolder Superleague Formula round

The 2009 Zolder Superleague Formula round was the second round of the 2009 Superleague Formula season, with the races taking place on 6 January 2009. The main support series for the event was the EuroBOSS series. Other supporting events included the Youngtimer Touring Car Challenge, Formule Ford Benelux, Dutch Supercar Challenge and the Dunlop Endurance Cup.

## Report

### Qualifying

FC Midtjylland (Kasper Andersen) claimed their first pole in the Superleague Formula in only their second competitive weekend in the series. They narrowly edged out Rangers F.C. (John Martin) to the pole position.

### Race 2

Race Two eventually got under way after a Safety Car start due to the rain and spray. Victims of the first racing lap were PSV Eindhoven (Dominick Muermans) who had a spin and CR Flamengo (Enrique Bernoldi) who ran over the back of Galatasaray S.K. (Duncan Tappy) ending both their races.

## Results

### Qualifying

* In each group, the top four qualify for the quarter-finals.

**Knockout stages**

| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Pole Shoot Out | Pole Shoot Out | Pole Shoot Out |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B1 | Liverpool F.C. | 1:20.334 | | | | | | |
| A4 | Sporting CP | 1:20.730 | B1 | Liverpool F.C. | 1:20.847 | | | |
| B3 | Rangers F.C. | 1:21.523 | B3 | Rangers F.C. | 1:19.829 | | | |
| A2 | F.C. Porto | 1:35.517 | | | | B3 | Rangers F.C. | 1:19.956 |
| B2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1:19.812 | | | | A1 | FC Midtjylland | 1:19.878 |
| A3 | FC Basel 1893 | 1:19.634 | A3 | FC Basel 1893 | 1:21.429 | | | |
| B4 | Al Ain | 1:21.134 | A1 | FC Midtjylland | 1:20.371 | | | |
| A1 | FC Midtjylland | 1:20.822 | | | | | | |

**Grid**

| Pos. | Team | Driver | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FC Midtjylland | Kasper Andersen | 1:19.878 |
| 2 | Rangers F.C. | John Martin | 1:19.956 |
| 3 | FC Basel 1893 | Max Wissel | 1:21.429 |
| 4 | Liverpool F.C. | Adrian Valles | 1:20.847 |
| 5 | F.C. Porto | Tristan Gommendy | 1:35.517 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | Craig Dolby | 1:19.812 |
| 7 | Al Ain | Esteban Guerrieri | 1:21.134 |
| 8 | Sporting CP | Pedro Petiz | 1:20.730 |
| 9 | R.S.C Anderlecht | Yelmer Buurman | 1:19.950 |
| 10 | SC Corinthians | Antônio Pizzonia | 1:19.663 |
| 11 | Galatasaray S.K. | Duncan Tappy | 1:19.974 |
| 12 | A.C. Milan | Giorgio Pantano | 1:20.341 |
| 13 | Atlético Madrid | Ho-Pin Tung | 1:20.006 |
| 14 | Olympique Lyonnais | Nelson Panciatici | 1:20.395 |
| 15 | Olympiacos CFP | Davide Rigon | 1:19.629 |
| 16 | CR Flamengo | Enrique Bernoldi | 1:20.344 |
| 17 | A.S. Roma | Jonathan Kennard | 1:21.815 |
| 18 | PSV Eindhoven | Dominick Muermans | 1:24.459 |

### Race 1

| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | Craig Dolby | 29 | 45:42.338 | 6 | 50 |
| 2 | 17 | Rangers F.C. | John Martin | 29 | + 2.075 | 2 | 45 |
| 3 | 21 | Liverpool F.C. | Adrian Valles | 29 | + 3.412 | 4 | 40 |
| 4 | 10 | FC Basel 1893 | Max Wissel | 29 | + 4.401 | 3 | 36 |
| 5 | 3 | A.C. Milan | Giorgio Pantano | 29 | + 4.738 | 12 | 32 |
| 6 | 6 | Al Ain | Esteban Guerrieri | 29 | + 7.059 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | 7 | CR Flamengo | Enrique Bernoldi | 29 | + 9.575 | 16 | 26 |
| 8 | 8 | RSC Anderlecht | Yelmer Buurman | 29 | + 10.769 | 9 | 23 |
| 9 | 4 | Galatasaray S.K. | Duncan Tappy | 29 | + 11.061 | 11 | 20 |
| 10 | 9 | Olympiacos CFP | Davide Rigon | 29 | + 11.766 | 15 | 18 |
| 11 | 22 | A.S. Roma | Jonathan Kennard | 29 | + 12.650 | 17 | 16 |
| 12 | 16 | F.C. Porto | Tristan Gommendy | 29 | + 13.190 | 5 | 14 |
| 13 | 24 | FC Midtjylland | Kasper Andersen | 19 | | 1 | 12 |
| 14 | 69 | Olympique Lyonnais | Nelson Panciatici | 11 | | 14 | 10 |
| 15 | 5 | PSV Eindhoven | Dominick Muermans | 6 | | 18 | 8 |
| 16 | 2 | Sporting CP | Pedro Petiz | 0 | | 8 | 7 |
| 17 | 14 | SC Corinthians | Antônio Pizzonia | 0 | | 10 | 6 |
| 18 | 15 | Atlético Madrid | Ho-Pin Tung | 0 | | 13 | 5 |
| Fastest lap: Max Wissel (FC Basel 1893) 1:19.036 (113.52 mph) ||||||||

### Race 2

| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 6 | Al Ain | Esteban Guerrieri | 29 | 46:34.726 | 13 | 50 |
| 2 | 15 | Atlético Madrid | Ho-Pin Tung | 29 | + 0.794 | 2 | 45 |
| 3 | 21 | Liverpool F.C. | Adrian Valles | 29 | + 8.732 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | 9 | Olympiacos CFP | Davide Rigon | 29 | + 9.316 | 9 | 36 |
| 5 | 22 | A.S. Roma | Jonathan Kennard | 29 | + 18.904 | 8 | 32 |
| 6 | 24 | FC Midtjylland | Kasper Andersen | 29 | + 23.504 | 6 | 29 |
| 7 | 16 | F.C. Porto | Tristan Gommendy | 29 | + 24.675 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | 10 | FC Basel 1893 | Max Wissel | 29 | + 30.209 | 15 | 23 |
| 9 | 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | Craig Dolby | 29 | + 36.869 | 18 | 20 |
| 10 | 69 | Olympique Lyonnais | Nelson Panciatici | 19 | | 5 | 18 |
| 11 | 3 | A.C. Milan | Giorgio Pantano | 15 | | 14 | 16 |
| 12 | 14 | SC Corinthians | Antônio Pizzonia | 14 | | 1 | 14 |
| 13 | 2 | Sporting CP | Pedro Petiz | 9 | | 3 | 12 |
| 14 | 8 | R.S.C Anderlecht | Yelmer Buurman | 6 | | 11 | 10 |
| 15 | 17 | Rangers F.C. | John Martin | 4 | | 17 | 8 |
| 16 | 4 | Galatasaray S.K. | Duncan Tappy | 3 | | 10 | 7 |
| 17 | 5 | PSV Eindhoven | Dominick Muermans | 2 | | 4 | 6 |
| 18 | 7 | CR Flamengo | Enrique Bernoldi | 2 | | 12 | 5 |
| Fastest lap: Craig Dolby (Tottenham Hotspur) 1:20.655 (111.24 mph) ||||||||

## Standings after the round

| Pos | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Liverpool F.C. | 159 |
| 2 | Al Ain | 135 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 128 |
| 4 | FC Basel 1893 | 117 |
| 5 | A.C. Milan | 112 |
