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| Location | Brands Hatch, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 3.703 km (2.301 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2009 Brands Hatch Formula Two round was the fourth round of the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship season. It was held on 18 and 19 July 2009 at Brands Hatch at Kent, United Kingdom.
The first race was won by Philipp Eng, with Andy Soucek and Henry Surtees also on the podium.
The second race was won by Andy Soucek, with Robert Wickens and Mikhail Aleshin also on the podium.
The round was overshadowed by the fatal accident suffered by Henry Surtees in second race. Surtees was hit on the head by a wheel from the car of Jack Clarke after Clarke spun into the wall exiting Westfield Bend. The wheel broke its tether and bounced back across the track into the following group of cars and collided with Surtees' helmet. [1] [2] The car continued straight ahead into the barrier on the approach to Sheene Curve, also losing a wheel, and came to rest at the end of the curve with its remaining rear wheel still spinning. This indicated that Surtees had lost consciousness, with his foot still pressing the accelerator. Surtees was extricated from the car and taken to the circuit's medical centre, where he was stabilised before being transferred to the Royal London Hospital. His death was attributed to severe head injuries, inflicted by colliding with the wheel rather than the following crash with the barriers, [3] and was announced later that day. [4]
Weather/Track: Cloud 19°/Dry 26°
| Pos | No | Name | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 |  Philipp Eng | 1:17.445 | 1 |
| 2 | 22 |  Andy Soucek | 1:17.458 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 |  Sebastian Hohenthal | 1:17.462 | 3 |
| 4 | 7 |  Henry Surtees | 1:17.547 | 4 |
| 5 | 15 |  Mikhail Aleshin | 1:17.660 | 5 |
| 6 | 21 |  Kazim Vasiliauskas | 1:17.665 | 6 |
| 7 | 12 |  Robert Wickens | 1:17.723 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 |  Julien Jousse | 1:17.749 | 8 |
| 9 | 14 |  Mirko Bortolotti | 1:17.753 | 9 |
| 10 | 25 |  Miloš Pavlović | 1:17.816 | 10 |
| 11 | 15 |  Carlos Iaconelli | 1:17.896 | 11 |
| 12 | 16 | Edoardo Piscopo | 1:17.931 | 12 |
| 13 | 3 | Jolyon Palmer | 1:17.936 | 13 |
| 14 | 10 | Nicola de Marco | 1:18.031 | 14 |
| 15 | 23 |  Henri Karjalainen | 1:18.101 | 15 |
| 16 | 11 | Jack Clarke | 1:18.396 | 16 |
| 17 | 5 | Alex Brundle | 1:18.433 | 17 |
| 18 | 8 |  Tobias Hegewald | 1:18.448 | 18 |
| 19 | 27 | Germán Sánchez | 1:18.470 | 19 |
| 20 | 6 |  Armaan Ebrahim | 1:18.483 | 20 |
| 21 | 18 |  Natacha Gachnang | 1:18.532 | 21 |
| 22 | 24 | Tom Gladdis | 1:18.662 | 22 |
| 23 | 31 | Jason Moore | 1:18.671 | 23 |
| 24 | 20 | Jens Höing | 1:19.024 | 24 |
| 25 | 9 | Pietro Gandolfi | 1:20.132 | 25 |
Weather/Track: Sun 18°/Dry 28°
| Pos | No | Name | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Andy Soucek | 1:16.947 | 1 |
| 2 | 12 | Robert Wickens | 1:16.975 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | Sebastian Hohenthal | 1:17.108 | 3 |
| 4 | 33 | Philipp Eng | 1:17.207 | 4 |
| 5 | 14 | Mirko Bortolotti | 1:17.299 | 5 |
| 6 | 15 | Mikhail Aleshin | 1:17.398 | 6 |
| 7 | 15 | Carlos Iaconelli | 1:17.423 | 7 |
| 8 | 7 | Henry Surtees | 1:17.463 | 8 |
| 9 | 18 | Natacha Gachnang | 1:17.476 | 9 |
| 10 | 8 | Tobias Hegewald | 1:17.481 | 10 |
| 11 | 16 | Edoardo Piscopo | 1:17.506 | 11 |
| 12 | 31 | Jason Moore | 1:17.512 | 12 |
| 13 | 23 | Henri Karjalainen | 1:17.637 | 13 |
| 14 | 25 | Miloš Pavlović | 1:17.664 | 14 |
| 15 | 21 | Kazim Vasiliauskas | 1:17.692 | 15 |
| 16 | 4 | Julien Jousse | 1:17.709 | 16 |
| 17 | 24 | Tom Gladdis | 1:17.733 | 17 |
| 18 | 11 | Jack Clarke | 1:17.801 | 18 |
| 19 | 10 | Nicola de Marco | 1:17.822 | 19 |
| 20 | 3 | Jolyon Palmer | 1:18.084 | 20 |
| 21 | 27 | Germán Sánchez | 1:18.172 | 21 |
| 22 | 6 | Armaan Ebrahim | 1:18.247 | 22 |
| 23 | 20 | Jens Höing | 1:18.628 | 23 |
| 24 | 9 | Pietro Gandolfi | 1:19.754 | 24 |
| 25 | 5 | Alex Brundle | 1:35.908 | 25 |
Weather/Track: Sun 21°/Dry 33°
| Pos | No | Driver | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | Philipp Eng | 28 | 39:01.642 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 22 | Andy Soucek | 28 | +0.494 | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | 7 | Henry Surtees | 28 | +1.694 | 4 | 6 | |
| 4 | 12 | Robert Wickens | 28 | +3.000 | 7 | 5 | |
| 5 | 21 | Kazim Vasiliauskas | 28 | +3.271 | 6 | 4 | |
| 6 | 17 | Carlos Iaconelli | 28 | +7.398 | 11 | 3 | |
| 7 | 25 | Miloš Pavlović | 28 | +7.942 | 10 | 2 | |
| 8 | 16 | Edoardo Piscopo | 28 | +8.416 | 12 | 1 | |
| 9 | 10 | Nicola de Marco | 28 | +8.953 | 14 | ||
| 10 | 15 | Mikhail Aleshin | 28 | +12.100 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 23 | Henri Karjalainen | 28 | +12.666 | 15 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Jolyon Palmer | 28 | +14.574 | 13 | ||
| 13 | 24 | Tom Gladdis | 28 | +15.072 | 22 | ||
| 14 | 18 | Natacha Gachnang | 28 | +16.636 | 21 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Tobias Hegewald | 28 | +21.503 | 18 | ||
| 16 | 31 | Jason Moore | 28 | +23.532 | 23 | ||
| 17 | 27 | Germán Sánchez | 28 | +31.820 | 19 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Pietro Gandolfi | 28 | +49.727 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 4 | Julien Jousse | 25 | +3 laps/DNF | 8 | ||
| Ret | 14 | Mirko Bortolotti | 22 | DNF | 9 | ||
| Ret | 11 | Jack Clarke | 19 | DNF | 16 | ||
| Ret | 6 | Armaan Ebrahim | 16 | DNF | 20 | ||
| Ret | 5 | Alex Brundle | 16 | DNF | 17 | ||
| Ret | 2 | Sebastian Hohenthal | 10 | DNF | 3 | ||
| Ret | 20 | Jens Höing | 4 | DNF | 24 | ||
| Fastest lap: Mirko Bortolotti 1:18.705 (169.37 km/h) on lap 8 [5] | |||||||
Weather/Track: Cloud 18°/Damp 27°
| Pos | No | Driver | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Andy Soucek | 15 | 52:23.670 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 12 | Robert Wickens | 15 | +1.251 | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | 15 | Mikhail Aleshin | 15 | +4.763 | 6 | 6 | |
| 4 | 33 | Philipp Eng | 15 | +6.858 | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 14 | Mirko Bortolotti | 15 | +7.287 | 5 | 4 | |
| 6 | 8 | Tobias Hegewald | 15 | +7.676 | 10 | 3 | |
| 7 | 16 | Edoardo Piscopo | 15 | +8.443 | 11 | 2 | |
| 8 | 31 | Jason Moore | 15 | +9.821 | 12 | 1 | |
| 9 | 4 | Julien Jousse | 15 | +10.393 | 16 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Armaan Ebrahim | 15 | +10.922 | 22 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Alex Brundle | 15 | +11.524 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 21 | Kazim Vasiliauskas | 15 | +12.150 | 15 | ||
| 13 | 24 | Tom Gladdis | 15 | +12.661 | 17 | ||
| 14 | 2 | Sebastian Hohenthal | 15 | +12.868 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 18 | Natacha Gachnang | 15 | +13.600 | 9 | ||
| 16 | 3 | Jolyon Palmer | 15 | +14.330 | 20 | ||
| 17 | 17 | Carlos Iaconelli | 15 | +15.678 | 7 | ||
| 18 | 23 | Henri Karjalainen | 13 | +2 laps | 13 | ||
| Ret | 9 | Pietro Gandolfi | 12 | DNF | 24 | ||
| Ret | 11 | Jack Clarke | 8 | DNF | 18 | ||
| Ret | 7 | Henry Surtees | 8 | Fatal accident | 8 | ||
| Ret | 27 | Germán Sánchez | 4 | DNF | 21 | ||
| Ret | 25 | Miloš Pavlović | 1 | DNF | 14 | ||
| Ret | 20 | Jens Höing | 0 | DNF | 23 | ||
| Ret | 10 | Nicola de Marco | 0 | DNF | 19 | ||
| Fastest lap: Andy Soucek 1:17.810 (171.32 km/h) on lap 14 [6] | |||||||
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Soucek | 46 |
| 2 | Robert Wickens | 39 |
| 3 | Philipp Eng | 27 |
| 4 | Tobias Hegewald | 25 |
| 5 | Mirko Bortolotti | 25 |
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