2009 FIA GT Algarve 2 Hours
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The 2009 FIA GT Algarve 2 Hours was the sixth round of the 2009 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portugal on 20 September 2009. Selleslagh Racing Team won their first race of the season while their driver James Ruffier's won his first race in FIA GT. Pekaracing earned second place while the No. 2 Vitaphone Racing car completed the podium with a pass on the second to last lap of the race. The No. 51 AF Corse Ferrari won in GT2 followed by the No. 60 Prospeed Competition Porsche and No. 77 BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari.
Qualifying
Qualifying results
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[1]
| Pos | Class | Team | Driver | Lap Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GT1 | No. 8 Sangari Team Brazil | Enrique Bernoldi | 1:40.664 | 1 |
| 2 | GT1 | No. 3 Selleslagh Racing Team | James Ruffier | 1:40.754 | 2 |
| 3 | GT1 | No. 2 Vitaphone Racing Team | Alex Müller | 1:40.820 | 8† |
| 4 | GT1 | No. 4 Peka Racing | Anthony Kumpen | 1:41.164 | 3 |
| 5 | GT1 | No. 33 Vitaphone Racing Team DHL | Alessandro Pier Guidi | 1:41.168 | 4 |
| 6 | GT1 | No. 1 Vitaphone Racing Team | Andrea Bertolini | 1:41.410 | 5 |
| 7 | GT1 | No. 40 Marc VDS Racing Team | Bas Leinders | 1:43.854 | 6 |
| 8 | GT2 | No. 95 PeCom Racing Team | Matías Russo | 1:45.998 | 7 |
| 9 | GT2 | No. 97 Brixia Racing | Martin Ragginger | 1:46.095 | 9 |
| 10 | GT2 | No. 61 Prospeed Competition | Marco Holzer | 1:46.146 | 10 |
| 11 | GT2 | No. 77 BMS Scuderia Italia | Matteo Malucelli | 1:46.243 | 11 |
| 12 | GT2 | No. 50 AF Corse | Gianmaria Bruni | 1:46.301 | 12 |
| 13 | GT2 | No. 51 AF Corse | Álvaro Barba | 1:46.369 | 13 |
| 14 | GT2 | No. 56 CRS Racing | Rob Bell | 1:46.461 | 14 |
| 15 | GT2 | No. 60 Prospeed Competition | Emmanuel Collard | 1:46.528 | 15 |
| 16 | GT2 | No. 55 CRS Racing | Tim Mullen | 1:46.696 | 16 |
| 17 | GT2 | No. 59 Trackspeed Racing | Tim Sugden | 1:47.360 | 17 |
| 18 | GT2 | No. 78 BMS Scuderia Italia | Diego Romanini | 1:48.233 | 18 |
| 19 | GT1 | No. 11 Full Speed Racing Team | Did Not Participate | 19 | |
† – The No. 2 Vitaphone Maserati was penalized five grid spots after causing an avoidable accident at the 2009 Budapest City Challenge.
