2009 Zolder Superleague Formula round

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2009 Zolder Superleague Formula round
Superleague Formula round Belgium
Zolder.svg
Circuit Map
Date6 January, 2009
Location Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
CoursePermanent racing facility
2.492 mi (4.010 km)
Laps29 & 29
Pole position
Team Flag of Denmark.svg FC Midtjylland Kasper Andersen
Time 1:19.878
Podium (1st race)
First Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur Craig Dolby
Second Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers F.C. John Martin
Third Flag of England.svg Liverpool F.C. Adrián Vallés
Fastest lap (1st race)
Team Flag of Switzerland.svg FC Basel 1893 Max Wissel
Time 1:19.036 (on lap 17)
Podium (2nd race)
First Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain Esteban Guerrieri
Second Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid Ho-Pin Tung
Third Flag of England.svg Liverpool F.C. Adrián Vallés
Fastest lap (2nd race)
Team Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur Craig Dolby
Time 1:20.655 (on lap 28)

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. [1] [2]

Contents

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. [3]

Race 1

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

Knockout stages

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals 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. 1:21.523B3 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 1:19.634A3 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.TeamDriverTime
1 Flag of Denmark.svg FC Midtjylland Flag of Denmark.svg Kasper Andersen1:19.878
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers F.C. Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Martin 1:19.956
3 Flag of Switzerland.svg FC Basel 1893 Flag of Germany.svg Max Wissel 1:21.429
4 Flag of England.svg Liverpool F.C. Flag of Spain.svg Adrian Valles 1:20.847
5 Flag of Portugal.svg F.C. Porto Flag of France.svg Tristan Gommendy 1:35.517
6 Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig Dolby 1:19.812
7 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Guerrieri 1:21.134
8 Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Petiz 1:20.730
9 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg R.S.C Anderlecht Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yelmer Buurman 1:19.950
10 Flag of Brazil.svg SC Corinthians Flag of Brazil.svg Antônio Pizzonia 1:19.663
11 Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray S.K. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Duncan Tappy 1:19.974
12 Flag of Italy.svg A.C. Milan Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano 1:20.341
13 Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung 1:20.006
14 Flag of France.svg Olympique Lyonnais Flag of France.svg Nelson Panciatici 1:20.395
15 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos CFP Flag of Italy.svg Davide Rigon 1:19.629
16 Flag of Brazil.svg CR Flamengo Flag of Brazil.svg Enrique Bernoldi 1:20.344
17 Flag of Italy.svg A.S. Roma Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Kennard 1:21.815
18 Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dominick Muermans 1:24.459

Race 1

PosNoTeamDriverLapsTime/RetiredGridPts.
119 Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig Dolby 2945:42.338650
217 Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers F.C. Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Martin 29+ 2.075245
321 Flag of England.svg Liverpool F.C. Flag of Spain.svg Adrian Valles 29+ 3.412440
410 Flag of Switzerland.svg FC Basel 1893 Flag of Germany.svg Max Wissel 29+ 4.401336
53 Flag of Italy.svg A.C. Milan Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano 29+ 4.7381232
66 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Guerrieri 29+ 7.059729
77 Flag of Brazil.svg CR Flamengo Flag of Brazil.svg Enrique Bernoldi 29+ 9.5751626
88 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg RSC Anderlecht Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yelmer Buurman 29+ 10.769923
94 Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray S.K. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Duncan Tappy 29+ 11.0611120
109 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos CFP Flag of Italy.svg Davide Rigon 29+ 11.7661518
1122 Flag of Italy.svg A.S. Roma Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Kennard 29+ 12.6501716
1216 Flag of Portugal.svg F.C. Porto Flag of France.svg Tristan Gommendy 29+ 13.190514
1324 Flag of Denmark.svg FC Midtjylland Flag of Denmark.svg Kasper Andersen19112
1469 Flag of France.svg Olympique Lyonnais Flag of France.svg Nelson Panciatici 111410
155 Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dominick Muermans 6188
162 Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Petiz 087
1714 Flag of Brazil.svg SC Corinthians Flag of Brazil.svg Antônio Pizzonia 0106
1815 Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung 0135
Fastest lap: Max Wissel (FC Basel 1893) 1:19.036 (113.52 mph)

Race 2

PosNoTeamDriverLapsTime/RetiredGridPts.
16 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Guerrieri 2946:34.7261350
215 Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung 29+ 0.794245
321 Flag of England.svg Liverpool F.C. Flag of Spain.svg Adrian Valles 29+ 8.7321640
49 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos CFP Flag of Italy.svg Davide Rigon 29+ 9.316936
522 Flag of Italy.svg A.S. Roma Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Kennard 29+ 18.904832
624 Flag of Denmark.svg FC Midtjylland Flag of Denmark.svg Kasper Andersen29+ 23.504629
716 Flag of Portugal.svg F.C. Porto Flag of France.svg Tristan Gommendy 29+ 24.675726
810 Flag of Switzerland.svg FC Basel 1893 Flag of Germany.svg Max Wissel 29+ 30.2091523
919 Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig Dolby 29+ 36.8691820
1069 Flag of France.svg Olympique Lyonnais Flag of France.svg Nelson Panciatici 19518
113 Flag of Italy.svg A.C. Milan Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano 151416
1214 Flag of Brazil.svg SC Corinthians Flag of Brazil.svg Antônio Pizzonia 14114
132 Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Petiz 9312
148 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg R.S.C Anderlecht Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yelmer Buurman 61110
1517 Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers F.C. Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Martin 4178
164 Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray S.K. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Duncan Tappy 3107
175 Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dominick Muermans 246
187 Flag of Brazil.svg CR Flamengo Flag of Brazil.svg Enrique Bernoldi 2125
Fastest lap: Craig Dolby (Tottenham Hotspur) 1:20.655 (111.24 mph)

Standings after the round

PosTeamPoints
1 Flag of England.svg Liverpool F.C. 159
2 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Ain 135
3 Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur 128
4 Flag of Switzerland.svg FC Basel 1893 117
5 Flag of Italy.svg A.C. Milan 112

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