2009 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round


The 2009 Turkish GP2 Race was the third race of the 2009 GP2 Series season. It was held on June 6 and 7, 2009 at Istanbul Racing Circuit in Tuzla, Turkey. The race was used as a support race to the 2009 Turkish Grand Prix.
The Feature race was won by Vitaly Petrov after an eventful Race which saw many safety car periods. Championship leader Romain Grosjean did not finish, like almost half the field. Lucas di Grassi of Racing Engineering won his first race of the season in Sprint Race after being given pole due to penalties issued after the feature race.
Karun Chandhok set the fastest lap in the Sprint Race, but he was not awarded a point for it. This is because he finished outside the top ten. The point for the fastest lap of the race goes to the driver inside the top ten, who was fastest around the circuit, in this case Vitaly Petrov. This allowed the Russian to increase his lead with an extra point.

Standings after the round

;Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Vitaly Petrov33
2 Romain Grosjean31
3 Jérôme d'Ambrosio18
4 Pastor Maldonado17
5 Nico Hülkenberg17

;Teams' Championship standings
PosTeamPoints
1 Barwa Addax Team64
2 ART Grand Prix34
3 DAMS21
4 Super Nova Racing20
5 Fat Burner Racing Engineering16