The 2009 GP2 Series came to a close in a standalone event in Portugal, which saw Nico Hulkenburg underline his dominance of the series this year in the feature race, and the season close with a wonderfully silly series of events in the sprint race.

ART driver Nico Hulkenburg wrapped up the GP2 Series crown at Monza, with one round still to go, eschewing going flat-out for wins in favour of patiently picking up the points he needed to secure the title ahead of dogged Vitaly Petrov.

The GP2 boys put on a spectacular show in Belgium, with on and off-track incidents dominating proceedings. By the end of the weekend, though, Nico Hulkenburg had all-but secured the GP2 drivers championship for the 2009 season.

Nico Hulkenburg strengthened his Teutonic grip on the GP2 Series in the two rounds at Valencia. Though he lost out in the feature race to title rival Vitaly Petrov, he came through to win the sprint and extend his points lead.

Nico Hulkenburg strengthened his bid for the GP2 Series crown in Budapest by taking his third win on the trot in the feature race. He failed to make it four in a row in the sprint though, with Giedo van der Garde taking his first ever GP2 win.

Williams reserve driver Nico Hulkenburg dominated his home rounds of the GP2 Series, marching to a pair of victories in his ART-run car that elevated him into the lead of an increasingly-tight championship scrap.

The two GP2 races at Silverstone produced a pair of slightly surprising winners, but it was Barwa Addax driver Romain Grosjean who re-established his place at the top of the championship with a pair of solid points finishes.

A new GP2 Series championship leader emerged in Istanbul, as early-season pacesetter Romain Grosjean struggled and his Barwa Addax team mate Vitaly Petrov took the victory in the big points feature race.

Points leader Romain Grosjean had an up and down weekend in Monaco, getting his head down to drive off into the distance in the feature race on Friday, but then ending up high and dry on top of the barriers in a spectacular accident in the sprint.