2009 Brands Hatch Formula Two round

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.

  2009 Brands Hatch Formula Two round

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

Report

Race 1

The first race was won by Philipp Eng, with Andy Soucek and Henry Surtees also on the podium.

Race 2

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 the 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]

Classification

Qualifying 1

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

Qualifying 2

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

Race 1

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

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]

Race 2

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]

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Andy Soucek	46
2	Robert Wickens	39
3	Philipp Eng	27
4	Tobias Hegewald	25
5	Mirko Bortolotti	25