2009 Donington Formula Two round
# 2009 Donington Formula Two round

The 2009 Donington Formula Two round was the fifth round of the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship season. It was held on 16 August 2009 at Donington Park in North West Leicestershire, United Kingdom. The first race was won by Andy Soucek, with Mikhail Aleshin and Tobias Hegewald also on the podium. The second race was won by Julien Jousse, with Kazim Vasiliauskas and Mirko Bortolotti also on the podium. Only 24 cars competed at the event, after Henry Surtees' fatal accident at Brands Hatch left a vacant slot that was unfilled.

## Classification

### Qualifying 1

| Pos | No | Name | Time | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 8 | Tobias Hegewald | 1:23.116 | 1 |
| 2 | 15 | Mikhail Aleshin | 1:23.429 | 2 |
| 3 | 22 | Andy Soucek | 1:23.437 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | Julien Jousse | 1:23.460 | 4 |
| 5 | 25 | Miloš Pavlović | 1:23.542 | 5 |
| 6 | 16 | Edoardo Piscopo | 1:23.623 | 6 |
| 7 | 21 | Kazim Vasiliauskas | 1:23.699 | 7 |
| 8 | 2 | Sebastian Hohenthal | 1:23.702 | 8 |
| 9 | 12 | Robert Wickens | 1:23.828 | 9 |
| 10 | 33 | Philipp Eng | 1:23.939 | 10 |
| 11 | 14 | Mirko Bortolotti | 1:24.029 | 11 |
| 12 | 6 | Armaan Ebrahim | 1:24.244 | 12 |
| 13 | 11 | Jack Clarke | 1:24.275 | 13 |
| 14 | 31 | Jason Moore | 1:24.339 | 14 |
| 15 | 27 | Germán Sánchez | 1:24.368 | 15 |
| 16 | 3 | Jolyon Palmer | 1:24.391 | 16 |
| 17 | 15 | Carlos Iaconelli | 1:24.413 | 17 |
| 18 | 5 | Alex Brundle | 1:24.435 | 18 |
| 19 | 18 | Natacha Gachnang | 1:24.472 | 19 |
| 20 | 24 | Tom Gladdis | 1:24.515 | 20 |
| 21 | 10 | Nicola de Marco | 1:24.674 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | Henri Karjalainen | 1:24.720 | 22 |
| 23 | 9 | Pietro Gandolfi | 1:26.888 | 23 |
| 24 | 20 | Jens Höing | 1:38.770 | 24 |

### Qualifying 2

| Pos | No | Name | Time | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Julien Jousse | 1:23.507 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Sebastian Hohenthal | 1:23.635 | 2 |
| 3 | 14 | Mirko Bortolotti | 1:23.681 | 3 |
| 4 | 21 | Kazim Vasiliauskas | 1:23.709 | 4 |
| 5 | 16 | Edoardo Piscopo | 1:23.714 | 5 |
| 6 | 22 | Andy Soucek | 1:23.763 | 6 |
| 7 | 15 | Mikhail Aleshin | 1:23.847 | 7 |
| 8 | 12 | Robert Wickens | 1:23.884 | 8 |
| 9 | 8 | Tobias Hegewald | 1:23.943 | 9 |
| 10 | 33 | Philipp Eng | 1:24.003 | 10 |
| 11 | 25 | Miloš Pavlović | 1:24.044 | 11 |
| 12 | 15 | Carlos Iaconelli | 1:24.098 | 12 |
| 13 | 27 | Germán Sánchez | 1:24.198 | 13 |
| 14 | 6 | Armaan Ebrahim | 1:24.249 | 14 |
| 15 | 31 | Jason Moore | 1:24.354 | 15 |
| 16 | 24 | Tom Gladdis | 1:24.446 | 16 |
| 17 | 3 | Jolyon Palmer | 1:24.472 | 17 |
| 18 | 23 | Henri Karjalainen | 1:24.493 | 18 |
| 19 | 10 | Nicola de Marco | 1:24.680 | 19 |
| 20 | 11 | Jack Clarke | 1:24.718 | 20 |
| 21 | 5 | Alex Brundle | 1:24.739 | 21 |
| 22 | 18 | Natacha Gachnang | 1:25.046 | 22 |
| 23 | 20 | Jens Höing | 1:25.894 | 23 |
| 24 | 9 | Pietro Gandolfi | 1:26.951 | 24 |

### Race 1

Weather/Track: Cloud /Dry

| Pos | No | Driver | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 22 | Andy Soucek | 25 | 35:26.366 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 15 | Mikhail Aleshin | 25 | +9.799 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 8 | Tobias Hegewald | 25 | +11.976 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 16 | Edoardo Piscopo | 25 | +12.848 | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | 33 | Philipp Eng | 25 | +14.056 | 10 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | Sebastian Hohenthal | 25 | +15.760 | 8 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | Julien Jousse | 25 | +16.289 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | Armaan Ebrahim | 25 | +29.596 | 12 | 1 |
| 9 | 11 | Jack Clarke | 25 | +39.739 | 13 | |
| 10 | 14 | Mirko Bortolotti | 25 | +41.514 | 11 | |
| 11 | 31 | Jason Moore | 25 | +51.357 | 14 | |
| 12 | 27 | Germán Sánchez | 25 | +55.939 | 15 | |
| 13 | 18 | Natacha Gachnang | 25 | +1:00.663 | 19 | |
| 14 | 5 | Alex Brundle | 25 | +1:26.951 | 18 | |
| 15 | 23 | Henri Karjalainen | 24 | +1 lap | 22 | |
| 16 | 3 | Jolyon Palmer | 24 | +1 lap | 16 | |
| 17 | 24 | Tom Gladdis | 23 | +2 laps | 20 | |
| Ret | 25 | Miloš Pavlović | 21 | DNF | 5 | |
| Ret | 17 | Carlos Iaconelli | 17 | DNF | 17 | |
| Ret | 9 | Pietro Gandolfi | 15 | DNF | 23 | |
| Ret | 12 | Robert Wickens | 14 | DNF | 9 | |
| Ret | 20 | Jens Höing | 1 | DNF | 24 | |
| Ret | 10 | Nicola de Marco | 1 | DNF | 21 | |
| Ret | 21 | Kazim Vasiliauskas | 0 | DNF | 7 | |
| Fastest lap: Julien Jousse 1:24.293 (171.81 km/h) on lap 18 |||||||

### Race 2

Weather/Track: Bright/Dry

| Pos | No | Driver | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Julien Jousse | 25 | 38:28.770 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 21 | Kazim Vasiliauskas | 25 | +15.116 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 14 | Mirko Bortolotti | 25 | +17.858 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 22 | Andy Soucek | 25 | +18.318 | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | Sebastian Hohenthal | 25 | +19.315 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 8 | Tobias Hegewald | 25 | +19.948 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | 15 | Mikhail Aleshin | 25 | +20.383 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | 25 | Miloš Pavlović | 25 | +21.440 | 11 | 1 |
| 9 | 17 | Carlos Iaconelli | 25 | +23.886 | 12 | |
| 10 | 33 | Philipp Eng | 25 | +24.301 | 10 | |
| 11 | 27 | Germán Sánchez | 25 | +32.270 | 13 | |
| 12 | 3 | Jolyon Palmer | 25 | +33.001 | 17 | |
| 13 | 23 | Henri Karjalainen | 25 | +33.729 | 18 | |
| 14 | 11 | Jack Clarke | 25 | +37.285 | 20 | |
| 15 | 9 | Pietro Gandolfi | 25 | +1:04.475 | 24 | |
| Ret | 18 | Natacha Gachnang | 19 | DNF | 22 | |
| Ret | 16 | Edoardo Piscopo | 12 | DNF | 5 | |
| Ret | 5 | Alex Brundle | 5 | DNF | 21 | |
| Ret | 12 | Robert Wickens | 5 | DNF | 8 | |
| Ret | 31 | Jason Moore | 1 | DNF | 15 | |
| Ret | 24 | Tom Gladdis | 1 | DNF | 16 | |
| Ret | 6 | Armaan Ebrahim | 0 | DNF | 14 | |
| Ret | 10 | Nicola de Marco | 0 | DNF | 19 | |
| Ret | 20 | Jens Höing | 0 | DNF | 23 | |
| Fastest lap: Julien Jousse 1:24.135 (172.13 km/h) on lap 22 |||||||

## Standings after the race

### Drivers' Championship standings

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Andy Soucek | 61 |
| 2 | Robert Wickens | 39 |
| 3 | Julien Jousse | 37 |
| 4 | Tobias Hegewald | 34 |
| 5 | Mikhail Aleshin | 33 |
