2009 Masters of Formula 3

The 2009 Tango Masters of Formula 3 was the nineteenth Masters of Formula 3 race held at Circuit Park Zandvoort on 14 June 2009. The race returned to Zandvoort after a two-year stay at Zolder. It was won by Masters debutant Valtteri Bottas, for ART Grand Prix.

Race details
Date	14 June 2009
Official name	Tango Masters of Formula 3
Location	Circuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course	4.307 km (2.676 mi)
Distance	25 laps, 107.675 km (66.906 mi)
Pole
Driver	Valtteri Bottas	ART Grand Prix
Time	1:31.175
Fastest Lap
Driver	Valtteri Bottas	ART Grand Prix
Time	1:33.251 (on lap 4 of 25)
Podium
First	Valtteri Bottas	ART Grand Prix
Second	Mika Mäki	ART Grand Prix
Third	Stefano Coletti	Prema Powerteam

Drivers and teams

All drivers used Dallara F308 chassis, excepting Stefano Coletti, who used F309 model.

2009 Entry List[1]
Team	No	Driver	Engine	Main series
ART Grand Prix	1	Jules Bianchi	Mercedes	Formula 3 Euro Series
	2	Valtteri Bottas
	3	Esteban Gutiérrez
	4	Adrien Tambay
Carlin Motorsport	5	Laurens Vanthoor	Volkswagen	German Formula Three
	6	Daniel Ricciardo		British Formula 3
	7	Henry Arundel
	8	Max Chilton
	9	Samuele Buttarelli		European F3 Open
	10	Jake Rosenzweig		Formula 3 Euro Series
Prema Powerteam	11	Stefano Coletti	Mercedes	Formula 3 Euro Series
	12	Matteo Chinosi
	14	Basil Shaaban
Fortec Motorsport	15	Víctor García	Mercedes	British Formula 3
	16	Riki Christodoulou
Signature-Plus	17	Jean Karl Vernay	Volkswagen	Formula 3 Euro Series
	18	Mika Mäki
	19	Tiago Geronimi
Hitech Racing	21	Renger van der Zande	Mercedes	British Formula 3
	22	Walter Grubmüller
Manor Motorsport	23	Roberto Merhi	Mercedes	Formula 3 Euro Series
	24	Pedro Enrique
	25	César Ramos
	26	Francesco Castellacci		Italian Formula Three
Räikkönen Robertson Racing	27	Daisuke Nakajima	Mercedes	British Formula 3
	28	Carlos Huertas
Mücke Motorsport	29	Sam Bird	Mercedes	Formula 3 Euro Series
	30	Christian Vietoris
	31	Alexander Sims
	32	Marco Wittmann
Motopark Academy	33	Christopher Zanella	Mercedes	Formula 3 Euro Series
	34	Atte Mustonen
SG Formula	35	Alexandre Marsoin	Mercedes	Formula 3 Euro Series
	36	Henkie Waldschmidt
	37	Andrea Caldarelli
BVM – Target Racing	43	Daniel Zampieri	Mugen-Honda	Italian Formula Three

Classification

Qualifying 1

Group A drivers are highlighted in green.

Odd numbers Pos No Name Team Time 1 23 Roberto Merhi Manor Motorsport 1:31.094 2 21 Renger van der Zande Hitech Racing 1.31.218 3 1 Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 1.31.333 4 17 Jean Karl Vernay Signature 1.31.343 5 31 Alexander Sims Mücke Motorsport 1:31.580 6 29 Sam Bird Mücke Motorsport 1:31.680 7 11 Stefano Coletti Prema Powerteam 1:31.858 8 3 Adrien Tambay ART Grand Prix 1:32.075 9 33 Christopher Zanella Motopark Academy 1:32.256 10 5 Laurens Vanthoor Carlin Motorsport 1:32.609 11 43 Daniel Zampieri BVM – Target Racing 1:32.652 12 27 Daisuke Nakajima Räikkönen Robertson Racing 1:32.796 13 37 Andrea Caldarelli SG Formula 1:32.800 14 15 Víctor García Fortec Motorsport 1:32.874 15 7 Henry Arundel Carlin Motorsport 1:33.249 16 25 César Ramos Manor Motorsport 1:33.308 17 35 Alexandre Marsoin SG Formula 1:33.795 18 9 Samuele Buttarelli Carlin Motorsport 1:34.111

Even numbers Pos No Name Team Time 1 18 Mika Mäki Signature 1:31.444 2 30 Christian Vietoris Mücke Motorsport 1:31.522 3 2 Valtteri Bottas ART Grand Prix 1:31.662 4 6 Daniel Ricciardo Carlin Motorsport 1:31.771 5 36 Henkie Waldschmidt SG Formula 1:32.044 6 34 Atte Mustonen Motopark Academy 1:32.294 7 14 Basil Shaaban Prema Powerteam 1:32.314 8 12 Matteo Chinosi Prema Powerteam 1:32.351 9 20 Tiago Geronimi Signature 1:32.395 10 28 Carlos Huertas Räikkönen Robertson Racing 1:32.473 11 22 Walter Grubmüller Hitech Racing 1:32.627 12 8 Max Chilton Carlin Motorsport 1:32.631 13 26 Francesco Castellacci Manor Motorsport 1:32.652 14 4 Esteban Gutiérrez ART Grand Prix 1:32.687 15 32 Marco Wittmann Mücke Motorsport 1:32.708 16 10 Jake Rosenzweig Carlin Motorsport 1:32.811 17 16 Riki Christodoulou Fortec Motorsport 1:32.909 18 24 Pedro Enrique Manor Motorsport 1:32.927

Qualifying 2

Group A Pos No Name Team Time 1 1 Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 1:31.143 2 2 Valtteri Bottas ART Grand Prix 1:31.175 3 18 Mika Mäki Signature 1:31.462 4 23 Roberto Merhi Manor Motorsport 1:31.538 5 11 Stefano Coletti Prema Powerteam 1:31.557 6 17 Jean Karl Vernay Signature 1:31.806 7 30 Christian Vietoris Mücke Motorsport 1:31.818 8 31 Alexander Sims Mücke Motorsport 1:31.863 9 21 Renger van der Zande Hitech Racing 1:32.035 10 36 Henkie Waldschmidt SG Formula 1:32.051 11 20 Tiago Geronimi Signature 1:32.121 12 29 Sam Bird Mücke Motorsport 1:32.326 13 6 Daniel Ricciardo Carlin Motorsport 1:32.449 14 33 Christopher Zanella Motopark Academy 1:32.489 15 3 Adrien Tambay ART Grand Prix 1:32.497 16 34 Atte Mustonen Motopark Academy 1:32.518 17 14 Basil Shaaban Prema Powerteam 1:32.709 18 12 Matteo Chinosi Prema Powerteam 1:33.119

Group B Pos No Name Team Time 1 32 Marco Wittmann Mücke Motorsport 1:32.869 2 22 Walter Grubmüller Hitech Racing 1:32.985 3 28 Carlos Huertas Räikkönen Robertson Racing 1:33.002 4 5 Laurens Vanthoor Carlin Motorsport 1:33.228 5 16 Riki Christodoulou Fortec Motorsport 1:33.330 6 26 Francesco Castellacci Manor Motorsport 1:33.332 7 15 Víctor García Fortec Motorsport 1:33.536 8 24 Pedro Enrique Manor Motorsport 1:33.606 9 25 César Ramos Manor Motorsport 1:33.614 10 37 Andrea Caldarelli SG Formula 1:33.614 11 27 Daisuke Nakajima Räikkönen Robertson Racing 1:33.644 12 43 Daniel Zampieri BVM – Target Racing 1:33.644 13 8 Max Chilton Carlin Motorsport 1:33.651 14 4 Esteban Gutiérrez ART Grand Prix 1:33.723 15 10 Jake Rosenzweig Carlin Motorsport 1:33.747 16 7 Henry Arundel Carlin Motorsport 1:34.049 17 9 Samuele Buttarelli Carlin Motorsport 1:34.177 18 35 Alexandre Marsoin SG Formula 1:34.561

Starting grid

1	Valtteri Bottas	ART Grand Prix	2	Mika Mäki	Signature
3	Roberto Merhi	Manor Motorsport	4	Stefano Coletti	Prema Powerteam
5	Jean Karl Vernay	Signature	6	Jules Bianchi[2]	ART Grand Prix
7	Christian Vietoris	Mücke Motorsport	8	Alexander Sims	Mücke Motorsport
9	Renger van der Zande	Hitech Racing	10	Henkie Waldschmidt	SG Formula
11	Tiago Geronimi	Signature	12	Sam Bird	Mücke Motorsport
13	Daniel Ricciardo	Carlin Motorsport	14	Christopher Zanella	Motopark Academy
15	Adrien Tambay	ART Grand Prix	16	Atte Mustonen	Motopark Academy
17	Basil Shaaban	Prema Powerteam	18	Matteo Chinosi	Prema Powerteam
19	Marco Wittmann	Mücke Motorsport	20	Walter Grubmüller	Hitech Racing
21	Carlos Huertas	Räikkönen Robertson Racing	22	Laurens Vanthoor	Carlin Motorsport
23	Riki Christodoulou	Fortec Motorsport	24	Francesco Castellacci	Manor Motorsport
25	Víctor García	Fortec Motorsport	26	Pedro Enrique	Manor Motorsport
27	César Ramos	Manor Motorsport	28	Andrea Caldarelli	SG Formula
29	Daisuke Nakajima	Räikkönen Robertson Racing	30	Daniel Zampieri	BVM – Target Racing
31	Max Chilton	Carlin Motorsport	32	Esteban Gutiérrez	ART Grand Prix
33	Jake Rosenzweig	Carlin Motorsport	34	Henry Arundel	Carlin Motorsport
35	Samuele Buttarelli	Carlin Motorsport	36	Alexandre Marsoin	SG Formula

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	2	Valtteri Bottas	ART Grand Prix	25	39:12.544	1
2	18	Mika Mäki	Signature	25	+2.610	2
3	11	Stefano Coletti	Prema Powerteam	25	+18.248	4
4	1	Jules Bianchi	ART Grand Prix	25	+18.749	6
5	31	Alexander Sims	Mücke Motorsport	25	+28.736	8
6	21	Renger van der Zande	Hitech Racing	25	+32.838	9
7	30	Christian Vietoris	Mücke Motorsport	25	+33.678	7
8	29	Sam Bird	Mücke Motorsport	25	+36.181	12
9	20	Tiago Geronimi	Signature	25	+45.165	11
10	23	Roberto Merhi	Manor Motorsport	25	+45.165	3
11	12	Matteo Chinosi	Prema Powerteam	25	+55.767	18
12	14	Basil Shaaban	Prema Powerteam	25	+56.282	17
13	33	Christopher Zanella	Motopark Academy	25	+56.460	14
14	22	Walter Grubmüller	Hitech Racing	25	+56.866	20
15	5	Laurens Vanthoor	Carlin Motorsport	25	+1:00.630	22
16	16	Riki Christodoulou	Fortec Motorsport	25	+1:03.061	23
17	4	Esteban Gutiérrez	ART Grand Prix	25	+1:03.224	32
18	28	Carlos Huertas	Räikkönen Robertson Racing	25	+1:17.408	21
19	27	Daisuke Nakajima	Räikkönen Robertson Racing	25	+1:22.465	29
20	24	Pedro Enrique	Manor Motorsport	25	+1:23.729	26
21	43	Daniel Zampieri	BVM – Target Racing	25	+1:24.976	30
22	15	Víctor García	Fortec Motorsport	25	+1:25.128	25
23	37	Andrea Caldarelli	SG Formula	25	+1:25.486	28
24	8	Max Chilton	Carlin Motorsport	25	+1:25.783	31
25	7	Henry Arundel	Carlin Motorsport	25	+1:26.801	34
26	32	Marco Wittmann	Mücke Motorsport	25	+1:27.014	19
27	35	Alexandre Marsoin	SG Formula	25	+1:27.691	36
28	25	César Ramos	Manor Motorsport	25	+1:28.235	27
29	10	Jake Rosenzweig	Carlin Motorsport	25	+1:28.738	33
30	26	Francesco Castellacci	Manor Motorsport	25	+1:29.552	24
31	9	Samuele Buttarelli	Carlin Motorsport	25	+1:32.488	35
Ret	3	Adrien Tambay	ART Grand Prix	13	Spin	15
Ret	17	Jean Karl Vernay	Signature	9	Accident	5
Ret	36	Henkie Waldschmidt	SG Formula	9	Accident	10
Ret	34	Atte Mustonen	Motopark Academy	9	Gearbox	16
Ret	6	Daniel Ricciardo	Carlin Motorsport	0	Gearbox	13
Fastest lap: Valtteri Bottas, 1:33.251, 166.274 km/h (103.318 mph) on lap 4[1]

References

1. "2009 starting grid" (PDF). formel3guide.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
2. "Bottas takes pole as Bianchi gets penalised". mastersf3.gpupdate.net. 13 June 2009. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.