2009 Brands Hatch Formula Two round

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Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   2009 Brands Hatch Formula Two round
Round details
Round 4 of 8 in the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship.
Brands Hatch.svg
Location Brands Hatch, Kent, England
CoursePermanent racing facility
3.703 km (2.301 mi)
First race
Date 18 July 2009
Laps 28
Pole position
Driver Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Eng
Time 1:17.445
Podium
First Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Eng
Second Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek
Third Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Henry Surtees
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Italy.svg Mirko Bortolotti
Time 1:18.705 (on lap 8)
Second race
Date 19 July 2009
Laps 15
Pole position
Driver Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek
Time 1:16.947
Podium
First Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek
Second Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Wickens
Third Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Aleshin
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek
Time 1:17.810 (on lap 14)

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]

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Classification

Qualifying 1

Weather/Track: Cloud 19°/Dry 26°

PosNoNameTimeGrid
133 Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Eng 1:17.4451
222 Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek 1:17.4582
32 Flag of Sweden.svg Sebastian Hohenthal 1:17.4623
47 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Henry Surtees 1:17.5474
515 Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Aleshin 1:17.6605
621 Flag of Lithuania.svg Kazim Vasiliauskas 1:17.6656
712 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Wickens 1:17.7237
84 Flag of France.svg Julien Jousse 1:17.7498
914 Flag of Italy.svg Mirko Bortolotti 1:17.7539
1025 Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Pavlović 1:17.81610
1115 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Iaconelli 1:17.89611
1216 Flag of Italy.svg Edoardo Piscopo 1:17.93112
133 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer 1:17.93613
1410 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola de Marco 1:18.03114
1523 Flag of Finland.svg Henri Karjalainen 1:18.10115
1611 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Clarke 1:18.39616
175 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Brundle 1:18.43317
188 Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Hegewald 1:18.44818
1927 Flag of Spain.svg Germán Sánchez 1:18.47019
206 Flag of India.svg Armaan Ebrahim 1:18.48320
2118 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Natacha Gachnang 1:18.53221
2224 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Gladdis 1:18.66222
2331 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Moore 1:18.67123
2420 Flag of Germany.svg Jens Höing 1:19.02424
259 Flag of Italy.svg Pietro Gandolfi 1:20.13225

Qualifying 2

Weather/Track: Sun 18°/Dry 28°

PosNoNameTimeGrid
122 Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek 1:16.9471
212 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Wickens 1:16.9752
32 Flag of Sweden.svg Sebastian Hohenthal 1:17.1083
433 Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Eng 1:17.2074
514 Flag of Italy.svg Mirko Bortolotti 1:17.2995
615 Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Aleshin 1:17.3986
715 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Iaconelli 1:17.4237
87 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Henry Surtees 1:17.4638
918 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Natacha Gachnang 1:17.4769
108 Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Hegewald 1:17.48110
1116 Flag of Italy.svg Edoardo Piscopo 1:17.50611
1231 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Moore 1:17.51212
1323 Flag of Finland.svg Henri Karjalainen 1:17.63713
1425 Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Pavlović 1:17.66414
1521 Flag of Lithuania.svg Kazim Vasiliauskas 1:17.69215
164 Flag of France.svg Julien Jousse 1:17.70916
1724 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Gladdis 1:17.73317
1811 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Clarke 1:17.80118
1910 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola de Marco 1:17.82219
203 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer 1:18.08420
2127 Flag of Spain.svg Germán Sánchez 1:18.17221
226 Flag of India.svg Armaan Ebrahim 1:18.24722
2320 Flag of Germany.svg Jens Höing 1:18.62823
249 Flag of Italy.svg Pietro Gandolfi 1:19.75424
255 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Brundle 1:35.90825

Race 1

Henry Surtees scored his first podium in the FIA Formula Two Championship the day before his fatal accident. Henry Surtees.jpg
Henry Surtees scored his first podium in the FIA Formula Two Championship the day before his fatal accident.

Weather/Track: Sun 21°/Dry 33°

PosNoDriverLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
133 Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Eng 2839:01.642110
222 Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek 28+0.49428
37 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Henry Surtees 28+1.69446
412 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Wickens 28+3.00075
521 Flag of Lithuania.svg Kazim Vasiliauskas 28+3.27164
617 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Iaconelli 28+7.398113
725 Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Pavlović 28+7.942102
816 Flag of Italy.svg Edoardo Piscopo 28+8.416121
910 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola de Marco 28+8.95314
1015 Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Aleshin 28+12.1005
1123 Flag of Finland.svg Henri Karjalainen 28+12.66615
123 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer 28+14.57413
1324 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Gladdis 28+15.07222
1418 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Natacha Gachnang 28+16.63621
158 Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Hegewald 28+21.50318
1631 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Moore 28+23.53223
1727 Flag of Spain.svg Germán Sánchez 28+31.82019
189 Flag of Italy.svg Pietro Gandolfi 28+49.72725
194 Flag of France.svg Julien Jousse 25+3 laps/DNF8
Ret14 Flag of Italy.svg Mirko Bortolotti 22DNF9
Ret11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Clarke 19DNF16
Ret6 Flag of India.svg Armaan Ebrahim 16DNF20
Ret5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Brundle 16DNF17
Ret2 Flag of Sweden.svg Sebastian Hohenthal 10DNF3
Ret20 Flag of Germany.svg Jens Höing 4DNF24
Fastest lap: Mirko Bortolotti 1:18.705 (169.37 km/h) on lap 8 [5]

Race 2

Weather/Track: Cloud 18°/Damp 27°

PosNoDriverLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
122 Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek 1552:23.670110
212 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Wickens 15+1.25128
315 Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Aleshin 15+4.76366
433 Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Eng 15+6.85845
514 Flag of Italy.svg Mirko Bortolotti 15+7.28754
68 Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Hegewald 15+7.676103
716 Flag of Italy.svg Edoardo Piscopo 15+8.443112
831 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Moore 15+9.821121
94 Flag of France.svg Julien Jousse 15+10.39316
106 Flag of India.svg Armaan Ebrahim 15+10.92222
115 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Brundle 15+11.52425
1221 Flag of Lithuania.svg Kazim Vasiliauskas 15+12.15015
1324 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Gladdis 15+12.66117
142 Flag of Sweden.svg Sebastian Hohenthal 15+12.8683
1518 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Natacha Gachnang 15+13.6009
163 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer 15+14.33020
1717 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Iaconelli 15+15.6787
1823 Flag of Finland.svg Henri Karjalainen 13+2 laps13
Ret9 Flag of Italy.svg Pietro Gandolfi 12DNF24
Ret11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Clarke 8DNF18
Ret7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Henry Surtees 8Fatal accident8
Ret27 Flag of Spain.svg Germán Sánchez 4DNF21
Ret25 Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Pavlović 1DNF14
Ret20 Flag of Germany.svg Jens Höing 0DNF23
Ret10 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola de Marco 0DNF19
Fastest lap: Andy Soucek 1:17.810 (171.32 km/h) on lap 14 [6]

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek 46
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Wickens 39
3 Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Eng 27
4 Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Hegewald 25
5 Flag of Italy.svg Mirko Bortolotti 25

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