2009 Atlantic Championship

Drivers and teams

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2009 Atlantic Championship. All teams are using the Swift 016.a chassis powered by a Mazda-Cosworth MZR 2.3-litre inline-4 engine and Cooper tires. C2 Class teams use the Swift 014.a chassis.

Schedule

Seven rounds are held jointly with the American Le Mans Series: Sebring, Miller, Lime Rock, Mid-Ohio, Mosport, Road Atlanta and Laguna Seca.

The series planned to open its season on a road course on Hutchinson Island in Savannah, Georgia, on March 15. The race was postponed until 2010, as further work on the track was required before it could be homologated for professional open wheel racing. A second race at New Jersey Motorsports Park and Autobahn Country Club were added instead.

Race results

Championship Standings

The point system was modified from previous years for the 2009 season. Points are awarded as follows:

• Bonus points will also be awarded for the fastest driver in a qualifying session (10 races will have two sessions), and most places gained during the race.
• This means the maximum a driver can score is 21, as a driver cannot earn the most places gained point, if they've started from pole.
• Only the driver's best eleven scores will count towards the championship.

Atlantic Class

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C2 Class

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• Polesitters are denoted in bold. Polesitters are determined by the fastest overall lap in qualifying, and one point is awarded at each round.
• Driver in italics has gained the most places in a round. One point is awarded at each round.

Notes

• At round one, no hard charger point was awarded in the C2 Class as no drivers changed positions over the 19-lap duration. This also occurred at rounds two, three and four, but on these occasions due to only one car taking part.

Television and other video

For the 2009 season, a new Atlantic Championship high-definition television package was announced on HDNet, which features live coverage of certain events, and replays of others.

Web video of events has also historically been available on the series website, and the series also has its own official YouTube channel under the username "AtlanticRacingSeries."

References

References

1. (2008-11-06). "Atlantic Championship Schedule Features New Look in 2009".
2. (2008-10-29). "Miller Motorsports Park Announces 2009 Racing Schedule". millermotorsportspark.com}}{{Dead link.
3. (2008-10-03). "Star Mazda Announces 2009 Schedule". starmazda.com.
4. (2008-11-05). "Atlantic Series has new owner". montereyherald.com.
5. (2009-02-03). "Atlantic: Team Owners Meeting Details Revealed".
6. (2009-02-11). "2009 Atlantic Championship Points Structure Reconfigured".
7. Nate Siebens. (2009-03-20). "2009 Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda, Round 1 – Sebring International Raceway Driver Performance Chart". [[International Motor Sports Association]].
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