2009 Bahrain 1st Speedcar Series round

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The 2009 Bahrain 1st Speedcar Series round was a Speedcar Series motor race held on 23 and 24 January 2009 at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the second round of the 2008–09 Speedcar Series.

Classification

=Qualifying=

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! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Time

! Gap

! {{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}}

1

| 80

| {{flagicon|GER}} Heinz-Harald Frentzen

| Team Lavaggi

| 2:07.082

|

| 1

2

| 10

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianni Morbidelli

| Palm Beach

| 2:07.260

| +0.178

| 2

3

| 27

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Alesi

| HPR

| 2:07.334

| +0.252

| 3

4

| 20

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Vitantonio Liuzzi

| Union Properties Team

| 2:07.413

| +0.331

| 4

5

| 69

| {{flagicon|UK}} Johnny Herbert

| JMB Racing

| 2:07.518

| +0.436

| 5

6

| 85

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Hasher Al Maktoum

| Union Properties

| 2:08.312

| +1.230

| 6

7

| 50

| {{flagicon|HKG}} Marchy Lee

| HPR

| 2:08.521

| +1.439

| 7

8

| 96

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Jacques Villeneuve

| Durango

| 2:08.715

| +1.633

| 8

9

| 04

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Thomas Biagi

| Durango

| 2:09.104

| +2.022

| 9

10

| 13

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Damien Pasini

| JMB Racing

| 2:09.606

| +2.524

| 10

11

| 25

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Christopher Zoechling

| Durango

| 2:09.820

| +2.738

| 11

12

| 90

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Lavaggi

| Team Siram/Team Barwa

| 2:10.224

| +3.142

| 12

13

| 09

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Enzo Panacci

| Continental Circus

| 2:13.066

| +5.984

| 13

14

| 32

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Eric Charles

| Continental Circus

| 2:13.992

| +6.910

| 14

15

| 21

| {{flagicon|UK}} Chris Buncombe

| Team Lavaggi

| No time

|

| 15

colspan="7"|Source:{{Cite web|title=Frentzen in form at Bahrain Practice|url=https://www.automobilsport.com/race-categories--24,54888,Frentzen-in-form-at-Bahrain-Practice,news.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501164305/http://www.automobilsport.com/race-categories--24,54888,Frentzen-in-form-at-Bahrain-Practice,news.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 1, 2009|access-date=9 August 2022|website=Automobilsport.com}}

= Race 1 =

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! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 27 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Alesi || HPR

| 19

| 40:37.701

| 3

| 10

2

| 80 || {{flagicon|GER}} Heinz-Harald Frentzen || Team Lavaggi

| 19

| +1.409

| 1

| 8

3

| 69 || {{flagicon|UK}} Johnny Herbert || JMB Racing

| 19

| +14.481

| 5

| 6

4

| 10 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianni Morbidelli || Palm Beach

| 19

| +22.510

| 2

| 5

5

| 85 || {{flagicon|UAE}} Hasher Al Maktoum || Union Properties Team

| 19

| +24.050

| 6

| 4

6

| 04 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Thomas Biagi || Palm Beach

| 19

| +24.975

| 9

| 3

7

| 13 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Damien Pasini || JMB Racing

| 19

| +49.126

| 10

| 2

8

| 90 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Lavaggi || Team Siram/Team Barwa

| 19

| +1:03.625

| 12

| 1

9

| 13 || {{flagicon|UK}} Chris Buncombe || Team Lavaggi

| 19

| +1:07.026

| 15

|

10

| 96 || {{flagicon|CAN}} Jacques Villeneuve || Durango

| 19

| +1:20.766

| 8

|

11

| 32 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Eric Charles || Continental Circus

| 18

| +1 lap

| 14

|

Ret

| 50 || {{flagicon|HKG}} Marchy Lee || HPR

| 11

| Retired

| 7

|

Ret

| 20 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Vitantonio Liuzzi || Union Properties Team

| 9

| Retired

| 4

|

DNS

| 25 || {{flagicon|AUT}} Christopher Zoechling || Durango

| 0

| Did not start

| 11

|

DNS

| 09 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Enzo Panacci || Continental Circus

| 0

| Did not start

| 13

|

colspan="8"|Source:{{Cite web|title=Alesi wins Race 1 in Bahrain|url=https://www.automobilsport.com/speedcar-series-bahrain-jean-alesi-wins-race-1-heinz-harald-frentzen-herbert-chris-buncombe---54959.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107233524/http://automobilsport.com/speedcar-series-bahrain-jean-alesi-wins-race-1-heinz-harald-frentzen-herbert-chris-buncombe---54959.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 7, 2010|access-date=9 August 2022|website=Automobilsport.com}}

= Race 2 =

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! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 69 || {{flagicon|UK}} Johnny Herbert || JMB Racing

| 19

| 40:36.124

| 6

| 10

2

| 10 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianni Morbidelli || Palm Beach

| 19

| +2.560

| 5

| 8

3

| 04 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Thomas Biagi || Palm Beach

| 19

| +6.711

| 3

| 6

4

| 80 || {{flagicon|GER}} Heinz-Harald Frentzen || Team Lavaggi

| 19

| +14.668

| 7

| 5

5

| 13 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Damien Pasini || JMB Racing

| 19

| +20.253

| 2

| 4

6

| 27 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Alesi || HPR

| 19

| +20.920

| 8

| 3

7

| 85 || {{flagicon|UAE}} Hasher Al Maktoum || Union Properties Team

| 19

| +27.245

| 4

| 2

8

| 20 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Vitantonio Liuzzi || Union Properties Team

| 19

| +32.735

| 13

| 1

9

| 13 || {{flagicon|UK}} Chris Buncombe || Team Lavaggi

| 19

| +42.400

| 9

|

10

| 90 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Lavaggi || Team Siram/Team Barwa

| 19

| +51.597

| 1

|

11

| 32 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Eric Charles || Continental Circus

| 19

| +1:37.688

| 11

|

Ret

| 25 || {{flagicon|AUT}} Christopher Zoechling || Durango

| 10

| Retired

| 14

|

Ret

| 96 || {{flagicon|CAN}} Jacques Villeneuve || Durango

| 8

| Retired

| 10

|

Ret

| 50 || {{flagicon|HKG}} Marchy Lee || HPR

| 7

| Retired

| 12

|

Ret

| 09 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Enzo Panacci || Continental Circus

| 2

| Retired

| 15

|

colspan="8"|Source:{{Cite web|title=Johnny Herbert takes his first win in Bahrain|url=https://www.automobilsport.com/speedcar-series-herbert-johnny-win-bahrain-race-thomas-biagi-gianni-morbidelli-qatar---55015.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107223706/http://automobilsport.com/speedcar-series-herbert-johnny-win-bahrain-race-thomas-biagi-gianni-morbidelli-qatar---55015.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 7, 2010|access-date=9 August 2022|website=Automobilsport.com}}

See also

References