Rounds thirteen and fourteen of the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship took place at Imola at the weekend and the official F2 website has taken a look at each driver's performance:

Andy Soucek - R1: 3rd, R2: 1st
Andy Soucek was magnificent in Imola, the Spaniard capturing the 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship in race one and sealing a full test with the AT&T Williams F1 team in the process. Having started race one from sixth, Soucek worked his way past his main championship rivals during the race to finish with an unassailable points lead. He then capped his weekend off in emphatic style by winning the second race, leapfrogging the Red Bull duo of Mirko Bortolotti and Robert Wickens to clinch his fifth victory of the season. He has now finished in the top four in the last 11 consecutive races, and he will be hoping such irresistible form fires him into an F1 seat next year.

Robert Wickens - R1: 4th, R2: 2nd
Whilst the championship was lost on Saturday, Robert gained an advantage in the race for second place during the Imola weekend. The Canadian scored his first pole position since the opening F2 event in Valencia when he pipped Mirko Bortolotti during second qualifying in Italy. He narrowly missed out on a podium in race one when he was passed by Andy Soucek late on, but he followed up that solid fourth place with an impressive second place in race two. The Red Bull-backed pilot also set the fastest lap during the race and he now holds a commanding nine point lead over Bortolotti in the fight for second.

Mikhail Aleshin - R1: 7th, R2: DNF
Aleshin came to Italy full of confidence after taking his maiden win last time out. The Russian made a strong start, setting the fourth fastest time in both free practice sessions before taking third on the grid for race one.  He suffered from a poor start, however, dropping down the order to sixth and then spinning at Tamburello as he tried to make his way through the field. He was able to reclaim seventh with a great pass on Germán Sánchez, but could not secure the points his pace deserved. Despite suffering problems in qualifying two he secured a top six berth, and then made a fantastic start to leap into third by Tamburello. His race was over shortly, however, as he spun on the exit of the chicane and was hit by Jens Höing, ruling both out of the race. He still sits third in the championship, a place he will be hoping to protect in Barcelona as he bids to become the first Russian to qualify for an FIA Superlicence.

Mirko Bortolotti - R1: 2nd, R2: DNF
The Italian was in excellent form throughout his home race weekend. Mirko narrowly missed out on taking a maiden pole position during both qualifying sessions, but he did earn two front row starts - his best return of the season. After hassling Kazim Vasiliauskas for the victory in the early stages of race one, the Red Bull junior driver had to settle for second place. After a blistering start from Soucek in race two, Bortolotti leapfrogged Robert Wickens to settle into second place. Sadly the 19-year-old was forced to retire with engine problems later in the race, but he remains within touching distance of third placed Mikhail Aleshin in the championship.

Julien Jousse - R1: 10th, R2: DNF  
Imola proved problematic for Julien Jousse, the Frenchman unable to score any points over the weekend despite demonstrating good pace throughout. Having topped the opening practice session times, Jousse could not get the best out of fresh tyres and qualified ninth for race one. He was involved in an incident along with Nicola De Marco and Tobias Hegewald which forced him to pit after lap one, but he came through from the back of the field in impressive fashion to take 10^th at the chequered flag. His qualifying fortunes didn't improve in the second session, and he started from 13^th. His race was brought to a premature end when he went off after falling foul of oil that had been laid down on the circuit on the exit of Tamburello. He will be hoping for a strong weekend in Barcelona as he bids for the second and third spots in the championship.

Tobias Hegewald - R1: DNF, R2: 4th
Tobias was quick out of the blocks on Friday morning when setting the second fastest time during free practice one. Qualifying was not so fruitful as he had to settle for 12^th and 8^th on the grid for the two races. The opening race ended in spectacular fashion for the German after he was tapped by Julien Jousse, who in turn had already been clipped by Nicola De Marco. The contact fired Hegewald into the gravel at high speed and his car barrel rolled several times before coming to rest on all four wheels. The 20-year-old was left bruised and sore from the impact but he responded magnificently in race two, taking fourth place with a great drive. The result moved Tobias back into the top six in the overall standings.

Kazim Vasiliauskas - R1: 1st, R2: DNF
Kazim has been one the stars of the 2009 F2 season, and the Lithuanian only fuelled his growing reputation with a superb maiden victory in race one at Imola. He had proved his pace by topping the second free practice session, and repeated the trick in first qualifying to clinch pole by more than three tenths of a second. He converted pole into his first race win, and in doing so became the first Lithuanian to win in international single seaters. He was running well again in race two, maintaining his starting position of fifth, until suffering from a failure which caused him to retire from the race. It does not take the shine away from a glorious weekend for the prodigious youngster, however, and he will be hoping to round off an impressive season in F2 in style at Barcelona.

Philipp Eng - R1: 5th, R2: 10th
After a disappointing weekend in Oschersleben, Eng was back on the front-running pace in Imola. He briefly held provisional pole position in qualifying one, before being pushed down to fifth at the finish. He was passed off the line by Andy Soucek at the start of the race, but Eng returned the favour on Mikhail Aleshin to regain fifth position. He was unable to make any further ground but captured an impressive top five finish. From seventh on the grid in race two, Eng had a disappointing start and dropped to the back of the field after a bumpy ride through Tamburello. He stormed back through the order until he reached Sebastian Hohenthal in tenth place - the pair eventually had a coming together and Eng nipped by to take the position.

Miloš Pavlović - R1: 6th, R2: 3rd
Miloš made a welcome return to the podium in Imola, taking third in race two to record his second best result of the season. The Serbian driver has been unable to record the points that his pace has warranted on some occasions this season, but finished in the top six on both occasions this weekend. In race one he came through the field superbly to finish sixth from 14^th on the grid, before taking his second podium of the year in race two. The Serbian is determined to record a race win before the season is out, however, and has his sights set on the top step in Barcelona.

Carlos Iaconelli - R1: DNF, R2: 5th
A 15^th and 11^th in qualifying was by no means Carlos' best form during qualifying, but the Brazilian showed very decent race pace in order to challenge for points at Imola. A problem in race one finished off with Jens Höing ploughing into the back of Iaconelli's car, which took both drivers out of the race. The 22-year-old bounced back impressively during Sunday's race to rise six places from his starting position and take fifth at the finish. Carlos sits tenth in the championship with every chance of consolidating this during the final weekend in Barcelona.

Edoardo Piscopo - R1: 13th, R2: DNF
Edoardo Piscopo had one of his most difficult weekends at his home race in Imola, the Italian failing to finish in the points in either race for the first time this season. He started the weekend well, setting the eighth fastest time in second free practice, before qualifying tenth for race one. He was unable to repeat his customary trick of coming through the field, however, and could only finish 13^th after several excellent scraps. He started tenth again for race two, but took a trip through the gravel at Tamburello when he was pushed wide before he retired from the race after only two laps. Still one of the most consistent performers in F2, he will be hoping to bounce back in Barcelona.

Nicola De Marco - R1: DNF, R2: 9th
Nicola was cheered on by a host of sponsors and guests during his home race weekend in Imola. He showed fantastic speed when setting the fastest time during free practice one but his weekend turned slightly sour on Saturday. After qualifying 11^th for race, the Italian was involved in a three car pile-up on the opening lap. The race stewards adjudged De Marco to be the instigator of the accident and issued him with a five place grid penalty for race two. From 22^nd on the grid, Nicola produced a stunning drive on Sunday afternoon when he stormed through to ninth. He challenged Germán Sánchez for eighth in the closing stages, but missed out on the points by less than a tenth of a second.

Henri Karjalainen - R1: 11th, R2: 15th
The Finn was disappointed with his qualifying results at Imola, but as ever Henri showed a much better race pace than his grid positions suggested. He made up seven places in race one to take a well-earned eleventh place and he came home fifteenth in race two - impressively setting the fifth fastest race lap along the way. Currently tied on seven points with Sebastian Hohenthal and Armaan Ebrahim, Henri will be hoping to score his first points finish since Spa-Francorchamps when the championship concludes at Barcelona in early November.

Sebastian Hohenthal - R1: 9th, R2: 12th  
Imola proved to be a weekend of mixed fortunes for Hohenthal as the Swede struggled to find consistency around the Italian track. He had struggled to assert himself in practice, setting the 21^st and 16^th fastest times respectively, but found form at the right time to quality seventh for race one. He was caught out in the opening lap drama, falling down to ninth - a position he maintained to the end despite pressuring Germán Sánchez and in turn having to fend off Julien Jousse. He could only manage 20^th for race two, however, and though he came though the field - he was running 10^th before being tipped into a spin after contact with Philipp Eng - he will be disappointed to finish the weekend without adding to his points tally.

Armaan Ebrahim - R1: DNF, R2: DNF
Ebrahim suffered appalling luck during the Imola weekend as a flurry of different problems halted his progress. He was forced to start from the back of both races after a combination of disasters during qualifying. The Indian spun out of the first session at Rivazza on his first flying lap and car gremlins restricted his running in qualifying two. He retired with damage in race one after contact with another driver and his mechanical problems returned in race two when he was unable to take the start. Tied on seven points with Sebastian Hohenthal and Henri Karjalainen, Armaan has points to race for in Barcelona.

Jack Clarke - R1: 14th, R2: 14th
Imola was a positive weekend for Jack Clarke, who proved his pace in both races despite not being able to add to his current points tally. Having run in the top 16 in practice, he slipped down the order to qualify 21^st for race one but bounced back to qualify 12^th for race two, just one hundredth of a second behind Carlos Iaconelli in 11^th. He impressed again in both races, improving seven places in race one and enjoying some great duels in race two, including a superb pass on Tom Gladdis. With impressive displays in both races, his confidence will be high as he looks to end his season in style at Barcelona.
 
Alex Brundle - R1: 17th, R2: DNF
The young Briton was in fiery mood at Imola and again showed flashes of his undoubted talent. A steady opening qualifying and race was followed up with an impressive showing on Sunday. Alex briefly held provisional pole during second qualifying, but as times continued to tumble he ended up in a creditable ninth place. He was charging during the race - challenging for points, whilst holding off Julien Jousse behind. He then crashed out through no fault of his own as Mirko Bortolotti dropped oil from his engine immediately in front of him. Both Brundle and Jousse had nowhere to go and lost control on the exit of Tamburello, which ended both of their races.

Tom Gladdis - R1: 16th, R2: 13th
After getting his weekend off to a flying start by taking eighth in the first free practice session, Tom Gladdis seemed to be in the thick of the action in both races in Imola. He started race one from 17^th, and though he could only improve one place to finish 16^th he had an engaging scrap with Natacha Gachnang. For race two he started 19^th, but improved six places to finish 13^th at the chequered flag - and was again involved in great contests with Jack Clarke and Sebastian Hohenthal. The youngest driver on the F2 grid, Gladdis continues to impress and could well spring a surprise in the final round.

Jolyon Palmer - R1: 12th, R2: 6th
It was a memorable weekend for the 18-year-old as Jolyon produced a fantastic display in Imola, which culminated in his first championship points of the season. After two steady qualifying sessions Palmer showed impressive race pace during both contests. He carved his way from 19^th to 12^th in race one, but the best was yet to come in race two. A rise of ten places during the race included a brave move to get by Germán Sánchez - he then settled in sixth place, comfortably holding off those behind. The top six result was just reward for the progress Jolyon has made in his first season of international racing.


Jason Moore - R1: 18th, R2: 7th
Jason Moore had to contend with the pain of a double fracture in his left hand over the course of the weekend, but he did not let the injury prevent him from recording his best result of the year when he claimed seventh in race two. The result was made all the more impressive by his starting the race from 18^th - meaning he improved a total of 11 places over the 15 laps. With more than five weeks  until the final round there will be plenty of time for his hand to heal, and Jason will be hoping to take advantage as he bids to finish as the top Briton in the standings.

Germán Sánchez - R1: 8th, R2: 8th
Sánchez was in impressive form at Imola as the Spaniard enjoyed his best weekend of the season so far. His much improved pace culminated in eighth place during qualifying one - his best showing of the campaign. Having not scored a point all season, Germán then recorded two points finishes during the two races. He maintained eighth position in race one and he then improved by seven spots in race two to again take eighth and a combined two points from the weekend. He enjoyed a great battle with Jolyon Palmer and Jason Moore in race two, and held off a charging Nicola De Marco until the finish.

Jens Höing - R1: DNF, R2: DNF
The likeable German was unable to match the pace he showed at home in Oschersleben last time out, and qualifying resulted in two lowly grid positions in Imola. Unfortunately Jens was involved in two high speed accidents in the races as he was caught out twice by cars ahead of him. Carlos Iaconelli slowed dramatically in race one and Höing ploughed into the back of his car, which fired him into the air briefly and out of the race. Undeterred by the setback he returned for race two, only to be part of a similar incident. Mikhail Aleshin spun on the exit of Tamburello and Höing crashed heavily into him as his car lay stranded in the middle of the circuit, retiring on the spot.

Natacha Gachnang - R1: 15th, R2: DNF
Imola was a frustrating weekend for Natacha, the female Swiss racer suffering from bad luck in both races which spoiled her chances of a strong finish. A good start in race one helped her improve from 13^th to 11^th, and she proceeded to work her way up to seventh before the safety car was deployed. On the restart however she put a wheel on the dirt and ran wide, dropping her down to 13^th and out of the points. She started race two from the back of the grid after falling off only four laps into the qualifying session, although she had improved to 18^th when the safety car was deployed at the end of lap one. Disaster struck on the restart, however, as Pietro Gandolfi swerved across her path, and she retired from the race.

Pietro Gandolfi - R1: DNF, R2: DNF
At his home race of Imola Pietro struggled to continue the improvements he has made over the season, and the boisterous Italian could only manage 24^th and 23^rd respectively for the two races. Two early incidents in each race meant the weekend will be one to forget, as collisions with Ollie Hancock in race one and Natacha Gachnang in race two led to his retirement from both rounds. Pietro had held high hopes of breaking into the top 15 in Imola, and will be looking to bounce back next time out in Barcelona.

Ollie Hancock - R1: DNF. R2: 11th
Hancock recorded a top ten finish at the first time of asking last time out in Oschersleben, and the Briton came close to repeating the feat in the second race at Imola when he finished 11^th, just two seconds behind Philipp Eng in 10^th. It was a superb result after starting from 22^nd on the grid, and suggests there is more to come from the 22-year-old as he steadily acclimatises to the F2 car. He was not so lucky in race one, retiring on the first lap after a coming together with Pietro Gandolfi, but he will be hoping to carry his impressive showing in the second race into the final round in Spain.