2009 Estoril Superleague Formula round

2009 Estoril Superleague Formula round Superleague Formula round Portugal
Date	September 6, 2009
Location	Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.599 mi / 4.182 km
Laps	30 & 30
Pole position
Team	SC Corinthians	Antônio Pizzonia
Time	1:28.447
Podium (1st race)
First	Olympiacos CFP	Esteban Guerrieri
Second	Liverpool F.C.	Adrián Vallés
Third	SC Corinthians	Antônio Pizzonia
Fastest lap (1st race)
Team	R.S.C. Anderlecht	Yelmer Buurman
Time	1:29.162 (on lap 11)
Podium (2nd race)
First	F.C. Porto	Álvaro Parente
Second	Sevilla FC	Sébastien Bourdais
Third	CR Flamengo	Enrique Bernoldi
Fastest lap (2nd race)
Team	FC Basel 1893	Max Wissel
Time	1:29.190 (on lap 9)

The 2009 Estoril Superleague Formula round was the fourth round of the 2009 Superleague Formula season, with the races taking place on September 6, 2009.

Report

Qualifying

SC Corinthians (Antônio Pizzonia) took his 3rd Superleague Formula pole of the season.^[1]

Race 1

Polesitter SC Corinthians (Antônio Pizzonia) went too slowly at the start and got passed by Olympiacos CFP (Esteban Guerrieri). When the pitstops came around Liverpool F.C. (Adrián Vallés) passed the Olympiacos CFP car in the pitstops. During SC Corinthians pitstop the car left with the rear jack still attached to the car. Antônio Pizzonia managed to shake it off before getting back on track. Atlético Madrid (María de Villota) got into the side of F.C. Porto (Álvaro Parente) ending F.C. Portos race.

With 12 minutes to go Olympiacos CFP passed SC Corinthians to go into 2nd place and with 3 minutes on the clock remaining Olympiacos CFP passed Liverpool F.C. to get into 1st and get their first ever Superleague Formula win. Liverpool F.C. came 2nd and SC Corinthians finished 3rd.

Results

Qualifying

• In each group, the top four qualify for the quarter-finals.

Group A Pos. Team Driver Time 1 Olympiacos CFP Esteban Guerrieri 1:29.191 2 Rangers F.C. John Martin 1:29.199 3 Liverpool F.C. Adrián Vallés 1:29.213 4 FC Basel 1893 Max Wissel 1:29.382 5 Olympique Lyonnais Nelson Panciatici 1:29.670 6 Sporting CP Pedro Petiz 1:29.962 7 PSV Eindhoven Carlo van Dam 1:30.715 8 Galatasaray S.K. Ho-Pin Tung 1:31.676 9 Atlético Madrid María de Villota 1:32.457

Group B Pos. Team Driver Time 1 F.C. Porto Álvaro Parente 1:28.235 2 R.S.C Anderlecht Yelmer Buurman 1:28.419 3 SC Corinthians Antônio Pizzonia 1:28.541 4 A.S. Roma Franck Perera 1:28.557 5 A.C. Milan Giorgio Pantano 1:28.710 6 FC Midtjylland Kasper Andersen 1:28.845 7 Tottenham Hotspur Craig Dolby 1:28.960 8 Sevilla FC Sébastien Bourdais 1:29.005 9 CR Flamengo Enrique Bernoldi 1:29.686

Knockout stages

Grid

The Sporting CP car of Pedro Petiz being pushed from the pitlane

Pos.	Team	Driver	Time
1	SC Corinthians	Antônio Pizzonia	1:28.447
2	Olympiacos CFP	Esteban Guerrieri	1:28.627
3	Liverpool F.C.	Adrián Vallés	1:29.334
4	FC Basel 1893	Max Wissel	1:29.553
5	Rangers F.C.	John Martin	1:29.762
6	R.S.C. Anderlecht	Yelmer Buurman	1:29.548
7	A.S. Roma	Franck Perera	1:29.601
8	F.C. Porto	Álvaro Parente	1:29.159
9	A.C. Milan	Giorgio Pantano	1:28.710
10	Olympique Lyonnais	Nelson Panciatici	1:29.670
11	FC Midtjylland	Kasper Andersen	1:28.845
12	Sporting CP	Pedro Petiz	1:29.962
13	Tottenham Hotspur	Craig Dolby	1:28.960
14	PSV Eindhoven	Carlo van Dam	1:30.715
15	Sevilla FC	Sébastien Bourdais	1:29.005
16	Galatasaray S.K.	Ho-Pin Tung	1:31.676
17	CR Flamengo	Enrique Bernoldi	1:29.686
18	Atlético Madrid	María de Villota	1:32.457

Race 1

Pos	No	Team	Driver	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts.
1	9	Olympiacos CFP	Esteban Guerrieri	30	45:47.271	2	50
2	21	Liverpool F.C.	Adrián Vallés	30	+ 2.166	3	45
3	14	SC Corinthians	Antônio Pizzonia	30	+ 3.010	1	40
4	8	R.S.C. Anderlecht	Yelmer Buurman	30	+ 13.980	6	36
5	17	Rangers F.C.	John Martin	30	+ 18.200	5	32
6	3	A.C. Milan	Giorgio Pantano	30	+ 28.787	9	29
7	22	A.S. Roma	Franck Perera	30	+ 31.158	7	26
8	19	Tottenham Hotspur	Craig Dolby	30	+ 35.764	13	23
9	2	Sporting CP	Pedro Petiz	30	+ 1:00.995	12	20
10	5	PSV Eindhoven	Carlo van Dam	30	+ 1:21.104	14	18
11	18	Sevilla FC	Sébastien Bourdais	30	+ 1:22.390	15	16
12	69	Olympique Lyonnais	Nelson Panciatici	30	+ 2:25.470	10	14
13	7	CR Flamengo	Enrique Bernoldi	29	+ 1 lap	17	12
14	15	Atlético Madrid	María de Villota	29	+ 1 lap	18	10
15	24	FC Midtjylland	Kasper Andersen	28	Retired	11	8
16	16	F.C. Porto	Álvaro Parente	11	Retired	8	7
17	4	Galatasaray S.K.	Ho-Pin Tung	8	Retired	16	6
DNS	10	FC Basel 1893	Max Wissel			4	0
Fastest lap: Yelmer Buurman (R.S.C Anderlecht) 1:29.162 (104.91 mph)

Race 2

Pos	No	Team	Driver	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts.
1	16	F.C. Porto	Álvaro Parente	30	46:07.422	2	50
2	18	Sevilla FC	Sébastien Bourdais	30	+1.065	7	45
3	7	CR Flamengo	Enrique Bernoldi	30	+19.892	5	40
4	8	R.S.C. Anderlecht	Yelmer Buurman	30	+ 20.373	14	36
5	14	SC Corinthians	Antônio Pizzonia	30	+ 20.747	15	32
6	3	A.C. Milan	Giorgio Pantano	30	+ 28.774	12	29
7	4	Galatasaray S.K.	Ho-Pin Tung	30	+ 34.531	1	26
8	17	Rangers F.C.	John Martin	30	+ 35.266	13	23
9	21	Liverpool F.C.	Adrián Vallés	30	+ 38.677	16	20
10	5	PSV Eindhoven	Carlo van Dam	30	+ 45.032	8	18
11	10	FC Basel 1893	Max Wissel	30	+ 1:00.641	18	16
12	12	A.S. Roma	Franck Perera	30	+ 1:35.981	11	14
13	15	Atlético Madrid	María de Villota	29	+ 1 lap	4	12
14	9	Olympiacos CFP	Esteban Guerrieri	28	+ 2 laps	17	10
15	69	Olympique Lyonnais	Nelson Panciatici	28	+ 2 laps	6	8
16	24	FC Midtjylland	Kasper Andersen	6	Retired	3	7
17	2	Sporting CP	Pedro Petiz	3	Retired	9	6
18	19	Tottenham Hotspur	Craig Dolby	1	Retired	10	5
Fastest lap: Max Wissel (FC Basel 1893) 1:29.190 (104.88 mph)

• FC Midtjylland started from the pitlane.

Super Final

Pos	No	Team	Driver	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	18	Sevilla FC	Sébastien Bourdais	5	6:43.077	4
2	9	Olympiacos CFP	Esteban Guerrieri	5	+ 1.270	5
3	21	Liverpool F.C.	Adrián Vallés	5	+ 5.584	3
4	8	R.S.C. Anderlecht	Yelmer Buurman	5	+ 6.611	2
5	14	SC Corinthians	Antônio Pizzonia	4	+ 1 laps	1
6	3	A.C. Milan	Giorgio Pantano	3	+2 laps	6
Fastest lap: ????

Standings after the round

Pos	Team	Points
1	Liverpool F.C.	282
2	Tottenham Hotspur	224
3	FC Basel 1893	223
4	A.C. Milan	212
5	SC Corinthians	211

References

External links

• Official results from the Superleague Formula website