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2009 British GT Championship

17th running of the British sportscar GT Championship

17th running of the British sportscar GT Championship

The 2009 Avon Tyres British GT season was the 17th season of the British GT Championship. The season began at Oulton Park's Easter Monday meeting and finished on 20 September at Brands Hatch after 14 races. 2009 saw the debut of the new Supersport class. Twins David and Godfrey Jones won the GT3 title during the final race of the season. Jody Firth sealed the GT4 title, while Phil Keen and Marcus Clutton won the Supersports Class.

Drivers and teams

  • All cars ran on Avon tyres.
2009 Entry ListTeamNo.DriversClassChassisEngineRounds
USA RPM Motorsport2GBR Michael BentwoodGT3Ford GT GT3Ford 5.0L V85–10
GBR Philip Walker5–14
GBR Alex Mortimer11–14
GBR Chad Racing3RSA Christopher HymanGT3Ferrari F430 GT3Ferrari 4.3L V81–10, 12–14
GBR Paul Warren1–6, 9–14
ARG José Manuel Balbiani7–8, 11
GBR Beechdean Motorsport7GBR Andrew HowardGT3Aston Martin DBRS9Aston Martin 6.0L V121–6, 9–10, 12–14
GBR Jamie Smyth
50GBR Ben de Zille-ButlerGT4Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24Aston Martin AJ 4.3L V81–2
GBR Richard Jones
GBR Rollcentre Racing8UK Gregor FiskenGT3Mosler MT900RChevrolet LS7 7.0L V83–4
GBR Martin Short
9GBR Daniel BrownGT3Mosler MT900RChevrolet LS7 7.0L V81–11
GBR Stuart Hall1–4
GBR Gregor Fisken5–8
GBR Martin Short9–11
GBR VRS Equipment Finance12GBR Phil BurtonGT3Ferrari F430 GT3Ferrari 4.3L V8All
GBR Adam Wilcox
GBR ABG Motorsport20GBR Aaron ScottGT3Dodge Viper Competition CoupeDodge 8.3L V10All
GBR Craig Wilkins
66GBR Marcus CluttonSSKTM X-BowVolkswagen 2.0L Turbo I41–2, 11
GBR Phil Keen
GBR MTECH Racing21GBRDuncan CameronGT3Ferrari F430 GT3
Ferrari 430 ScuderiaFerrari 4.3L V8All
IRL Matt Griffin1–2, 5–8, 11–12
GBR Mike Wilds3–4, 9–10
GBR Mike Edmonds13–14
GBR Team Preci-Spark22GBR David JonesGT3Ascari KZ1-RBMW M62 5.0L V8All
GBR Godfrey Jones
DNK Rosso Verde23GBR Hector LesterGT3Ferrari F430 GT3Ferrari 4.3L V8All
DEN Allan Simonsen1–6, 9–14
FRA Stéphane Daoudi7–8
GBR22 GT Racing32GBR Tom AlexanderGT3Aston Martin DBRS9Aston Martin 6.0L V123–4
GBR Adrian Willmott
GBR Century Motorsport41GBR Nathan FrekeGT4Ginetta G50Ford Cyclone 3.5L V611
GBR Benji Hetherington
GBR Stark Racing44GBR Ian StintonGT4Ginetta G50Ford Cyclone 3.5L V61–8, 12–14
GBR Mike Thomas3–6
GBR Paul Marsh7–8
GBR Gary Simms13–14
GBR Neil Clark12
46GT4Ginetta G50Ford Cyclone 3.5L V61–2
GBR Ian Stinton9–10
GBR Hunter Abbott
GBR Team WFR52GBR Jody FirthGT4Ginetta G50Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6All
GBR Nigel Moore1–6, 9–14
GBR Speedworks Motorsport53GBR Richard SykesGT4Ginetta G50Ford Cyclone 3.5L V61–2, 12
GBR Lawrence Tomlinson1–2
GBR Christian Dick12
GBR Rob Austin Racing54GBR Hunter AbbottGT4Ginetta G50Ford Cyclone 3.5L V61–6
GBR Gary Simms
GBR Piranha Motorsport67GBR Chris BialanSSLotus 2-ElevenToyota 2ZZ-GE 1.8L I413–14
GBR Simon Mason
GBR Barwell Motorsport72BEL Eddy RenardGT3Aston Martin DBRS9Aston Martin 6.0L V121–2
BEL Vincent Vosse
90GBR Andrew SmithInvGinetta G50ZZytek 4.5L V83–4
GBR Oliver Bryant3–6, 9–10, 12
GBR Joe Osborne5–6
GBR Piers Johnson9–10, 12
RUS Leo Machitski13–14
GBR Phil Quaife
GBR Mark Bailey Racing91GBR Howard SpoonerInvMorgan Aero 8BMW N62 4.8L V812–14
GBR Andy Thompson12
AUT KTM92AUT Reinhard KoflerInvKTM X-BowVolkswagen 2.0L Turbo I413–14
GBR Moore Racing93GBR Dave SheltonInvMosler MT900Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V813–14
IconClass
GT3GT3 Class
GT4GT4 Class
SSSupersport Class
InvInvitation Class

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Calendar

  • All rounds were a duration of 60 minutes, except rounds 11 and 12, which were two-hour endurance races. Only the overall winners are listed. The Donington enduro was originally scheduled for April 26, however due to ongoing issues with the circuit's track licence, the meeting was rescheduled for July 19.{{cite web |url-status=live
RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driversWinning team1234567891011121314
UK Oulton Park11 AprilUK Daniel Brown
UK Stuart HallUK Hector Lester
DEN Alan SimonsenUK Daniel Brown
UK Stuart HallRollcentre Racing
13 AprilUK Daniel Brown
UK Stuart HallUK Daniel Brown
UK Stuart HallUK Daniel Brown
UK Stuart HallRollcentre Racing
BEL Spa-Francorchamps9 MayUK Daniel Brown
UK Stuart HallUK Hector Lester
DEN Alan SimonsenUK Gregor Fisken
UK Martin ShortRollcentre Racing
10 MayUK Hector Lester
DEN Alan SimonsenUK Aaron Scott
UK Craig WilkinsUK Aaron Scott
UK Craig WilkinsABG Motorsport
UK Rockingham30 MayUK Oliver Bryant
UK Joe OsborneUK Oliver Bryant
UK Joe OsborneUK Oliver Bryant
UK Joe OsborneBarwell Motorsport
31 MayUK Hector Lester
DEN Alan SimonsenUK Hector Lester
DEN Alan SimonsenUK Oliver Bryant
UK Joe OsborneBarwell Motorsport
UK Knockhill13 JuneUK David Jones
UK Godfrey JonesUK Hector Lester
FRA Stéphane DaoudiUK David Jones
UK Godfrey JonesTeam Preci-Spark
14 JuneUK Duncan Cameron
IRL Matt GriffinUK Gregor Fisken
UK Daniel BrownUK Aaron Scott
UK Craig WilkinsABG Motorsport
UK Snetterton4 JulyUK Daniel Brown
UK Martin ShortUK Daniel Brown
UK Martin ShortUK David Jones
UK Godfrey JonesTeam Preci-Spark
5 JulyDEN Allan Simonsen
UK Hector LesterDEN Allan Simonsen
UK Hector LesterDEN Allan Simonsen
UK Hector LesterRosso Verde
UK Donington Park19 JulyUK Duncan Cameron
IRL Matt GriffinUK Hector Lester
DEN Alan SimonsenUK Alex Mortimer
UK Philip WalkerRPM Motorsport
UK Silverstone16 AugustUK Duncan Cameron
IRL Matt GriffinUK Hector Lester
DEN Alan SimonsenUK Duncan Cameron
IRL Matt GriffinMTECH Racing
UK Brands Hatch19 SeptemberUK Andrew Howard
UK Jamie SmythUK Alex Mortimer
UK Philip WalkerUK David Jones
UK Godfrey JonesTeam Preci-Spark
20 SeptemberUK Hector Lester
DEN Alan SimonsenUK Hector Lester
DEN Alan SimonsenRUS Leo Machitski
UK Phil QuaifeBarwell Motorsport

Standings

Points are awarded to the top eight finishers in the order 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Drivers in bold indicate pole position. Drivers in italics indicate fastest lap.

GT3

PosDriverOUL
UKSPA
BELROC
UKKNO
UKSNE
UKDON
UKSIL
UKBRH
UKPts187386476569762949104411401339143615291629172618241922201721162213231324102572642840000000000PosDriverOUL
UKSPA
BELROC
UKKNO
UKSNE
UKDON
UKSIL
UKBRH
UKPts
UK David Jones222RetRet314*1*3511†14
UK Godfrey Jones222RetRet31413511†14
UK Hector Lester34422835316732
DEN Allan Simonsen34422*8*3*1*673*2*
UK Aaron Scott6331Ret441Ret732414†
UK Craig Wilkins6331Ret441Ret732414†
UK Phil BurtonDNSDNSRet7352246Ret423
UK Adam WilcoxDNSDNSRet7352246Ret423
UK Duncan Cameron4578RetRetRet7†9†42167
UK Daniel Brown115Ret5258DSQDSQDSQ
UK Andrew Howard78844685595
UK Jamie Smyth78844685595
UK Philip Walker7966581386
UK Gregor Fisken135258
IRE Matt Griffin45RetRetRet7†21
ZAF Chris Hyman13†610†66773Ret9Ret78
UK Paul Warren13†610†667Ret94Ret78
UK Stuart Hall1*1*5Ret
UK Alex Mortimer1386
UK Michael Bentwood796658
UK Martin Short13DSQDSQDSQ
ARG José Manuel Balbiani734
UK Mike Wilds789†4
FRA Stéphane Daoudi35
UK Mike Edmonds67
BEL Eddy Renard57*
BEL Vincent Vosse57*
UK Tom Alexander135
UK Adrian Willmott135
Guest drivers ineligible for points
UK Oliver Bryant61111226
UK Joe Osborne*1*1
RUS Leo Machitski51
UK Phil Quaife51
UK Piers Johnson226
UK Andrew Smith611
AUT Reinhard Kofler109
UK Howard SpoonerDNSRet11
UK Dave Shelton12DNS
UK Andy ThompsonDNS

|} † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

GT4

PosDriverOUL
UKSPA
BELROC
UKKNO
UKSNE
UKDON
UKSIL
UKBRH
UKPts17626734842852861271281199118125134144PosDriverOUL
UKSPA
BELROC
UKKNO
UKSNE
UKDON
UKSIL
UKBRH
UKPts
UK Jody Firth89*12*9811*8**10**6*10781110
UK Nigel Moore8*9*1298*11*6*10*7811*10*
UK Ian Stinton91211Ret912Ret9711101313
UK Hunter AbbottDSQ119*10*Ret10711
UK Gary SimmsDSQ11910Ret101313
UK Richard SykesRet109
UK Neil Clark111510
UK Mike Thomas11Ret912
UK Ben de Zille Butler1214
UK Richard Jones1214
UK Lawrence TomlinsonRet10
UK Paul MarshRet9
UK Christian Dick9
UK Nathan Freke*9*
UK Benji Hetherington9

| |}

Supersport

PosDriverOUL
UKSPA
BELROC
UKKNO
UKSNE
UKDON
UKSIL
UKBRH
UKPts115310PosDriverOUL
UKSPA
BELROC
UKKNO
UKSNE
UKDON
UKSIL
UKBRH
UKPts
UK Marcus Clutton*10*13*8*
UK Phil Keen10*13*8
UK Chris Bialan14†12
UK Simon Mason14†*12*

| |}

Notes

  • Renard and Vosse were not awarded points in race two at Oulton Park, due to running standard-spec pump fuel, following issues with the championship's Sunoco fuel during race one.
  • Supersport Class drivers are awarded half points, due to a lack of competitors.
  • At Rockingham, as the Invitation Class Ginetta won both races, Simonsen and Lester were awarded maximum points in race one, and Brown and Fisken in race two. The Ginetta also won at Brands Hatch, with Simonsen and Lester again receiving maximum points.
  • From Spa onwards, half points were awarded in GT4, due to a lack of competitors.
  • The Mosler MT900R of Daniel Brown and Martin Short competed at Snetterton and Donington under protest due to a loophole in the regulations. Eventually, the Mosler was stripped of points gained from the rounds.

References

References

  1. (2009-04-08). "16 set for British GT opener". crash.net.
  2. (2009-05-04). "New cars to join field at Spa". crash.net.
  3. (2009-03-19). "Chad Racing Ferrari to contest British GT". crash.net.
  4. (2009-06-05). "Chad brings in Balbiani". crash.net.
  5. (2008-12-17). "Howard confident of Beechdean chances". crash.net.
  6. (2009-03-31). "Young guns team up for Mosler assault". crash.net.
  7. (2009-02-03). "ABG pairing confirm return". crash.net.
  8. (2009-02-26). "Stark Racing confirms entry plans". crash.net.
  9. (2009-05-01). "Andrew Smith to drive Barwell Ginetta G50Z in Spa round". britishgt.com.
  10. (23 April 2009). "Bryant to race Ginetta G50Z". [[Autosport]].
  11. (2009-04-13). "Barwell reveals fuel concerns". crash.net.
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