The 2009 GP2 Series season was the forty-third season of the second-tier of
Formula One feeder championship and also fifth season under the
GP2 Series moniker. The season consisted of twenty races at ten rounds, beginning on 9 May at the
Circuit de Catalunya and finishing on 20 September at the
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve. The Algarve circuit hosted its first GP2 weekend, and was the only new circuit on the calendar. The
Nürburgring also returned as part of its rotation with
Hockenheim as the home of the
German Grand Prix.
The title was won by
German rookie
Nico Hülkenberg at the penultimate round of the championship at
Monza, the first time the series had been won before the final round. His team
ART Grand Prix claimed the teams title in the Algarve.
Durango missed round nine at
Monza as Stefano Coletti destroyed one of the team's chassis in a crash at Spa. Coletti himself was unfit to drive the original chassis that was formerly driven by Nelson Panciatici.[28] They also missed the final round at the
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve due to not finding "suitably qualified drivers".[29]
Davide Valsecchi parted company with Durango ahead of round seven and switched to Barwa Addax to replace Formula One-bound
Romain Grosjean.
Stefano Coletti was the driver to replace Valsecchi at Durango.
Points are awarded to the top 8 classified finishers in the Feature race, and to the top 6 classified finishers in the Sprint race. The pole-sitter in the feature race will also receive two points, and one point is given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the feature and sprint races. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race.
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
Notes
^Arden International competed under a Dutch licence.
^Zuber is an Austrian driver who competed under an Emirati racing licence.
^Bridgestone supplied only one dry compound to the teams to be used throughout the race weekend.[33]
^Dani Clos set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap.
Edoardo Mortara was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^Karun Chandhok set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap.
Vitaly Petrov was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^Lucas di Grassi set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap.
Pastor Maldonado was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^Edoardo Mortara set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap.
Nico Hülkenberg was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^Alberto Valerio set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap.
Nico Hülkenberg was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^Luca Filippi set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap.
Luiz Razia was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^Diego Nunes set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap.
Luca Filippi was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
^Nico Hülkenberg set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap.
Luca Filippi was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.