The 2009 British GP2 round was the fourth round of the

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. It was held on 20 and 21 June 2009 at

Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is a motor racing circuit in England, near the Northamptonshire villages of Towcester, Silverstone and Whittlebury. It is the home of the British Grand Prix, which it first hosted as the 1948 British Grand Prix. The 1950 ...

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, United Kingdom. The race was used as a support race to the

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. Past Winners include

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champion

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and runner up, Bruno Senna, who both did not compete this year. 2008 Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton also won in 2006. Romain Grosjean started from Pole in the feature race, with

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taking a surprise second in his Piquet GP car. Both drivers got off the line well, but within five laps Valerio passed Grosjean for the lead. Grosjean continued to fall back and finished in fifth place. Pastor Maldonado of ART Grand Prix won the sprint race from the front row, he beat

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off the line, and the two of them did not change their positions at the chequered flag, after a late safety car period.

Standings after the round

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Teams' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20071212165547/http://www.silverstone.co.uk/php/rm_britishGP.html * http://www.gp2series.com/en//website/2009gp2series/results/season/ * http://www.gp2series.com/en//website/2009gp2series/results/season/ * http://www.gp2series.com/en//website/2009gp2series/news/newsgp2/newsdetail.php?articleid=2414 * http://www.gp2series.com/en//website/2009gp2series/news/newsgp2/newsdetail.php?articleid=2418 {{GP2Round