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2009 FIA GT Championship

Sports season

2009 FIA GT Championship

Sports season

Michael Bartels & Andrea Bertolini won the GT1 Championship for Drivers

The 2009 FIA GT Championship season was the thirteenth and final season of the FIA GT Championship for grand tourer cars competing in the GT1 and GT2 categories. The season began 3 May, and ended 25 October after eight races. This was also the final season of a combined GT1 and GT2 championship before the launch of the FIA GT1 World Championship in 2010.

Vitaphone Racing Team Maserati drivers Michael Bartels and Andrea Bertolini successfully defended their GT1 Championships, pulling clear of the rivals in the final two events of the season after a close battle with the Peka Racing Chevrolet team of Anthony Kumpen and Mike Hezemans. Bartels and Bertolini won races at Adria International Raceway and Hungaroring in the way to the title, a third championship each for the pair. With the assistance of Miguel Ramos and Alex Müller in the team's second Maserati MC12 GT1, Vitaphone Racing Team also secured the Teams Championship.

In the lower specification GT2 category, former Porsche Supercup champion Richard Westbrook won the GT2 championship, driving a Prospeed Competition Porsche. Westbrook won the title by just two points over AF Corse Ferrari pairing of Gianmaria Bruni and Toni Vilander. Controversially Westbrook was split from his season long partner Emmanuel Collard at the final round, swapping cars with Brixia Racing driver Marco Holzer in a successful attempt to maximise Porsche's chances of defeating the Ferrari pairing. AF Corse, with the help of the team's second car of Álvaro Barba and Niki Cadei, did defeat Prospeed in the teams championship. CRS Racing driver Chris Niarchos was awarded the Citation Cup for amateur drivers.

Schedule

The 2009 schedule was initially announced by the FIA on 5 November 2008, with seven events consisting of two-hour races, the Bucharest City Challenge of two separate one-hour races, and the Spa 24 Hours. Adria's event was once again scheduled to take place at night. However at a further meeting of the FIA on 17 March 2009 the calendar was set at eight rounds, with the cancellation of the Potrero de los Funes event and the inclusion of Circuit Paul Ricard. This decreased the number of two-hour races from seven to six.

On 16 June the Bucharest Ring, Romania cancelled their planned FIA GT event. The series therefore replaced the fifth round with an event at the Hungaroring in Hungary which would return to the normal two-hour race format.

RndRaceCircuitDate12345678
GBR RAC Tourist TrophySilverstone Circuit3 May
ITA Adria 2 HoursAdria International Raceway16 May
DEU Oschersleben 2 HoursMotorsport Arena Oschersleben21 June
BEL 24 Hours of SpaCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps25 July
26 July
HUN Budapest City ChallengeHungaroring30 August
PRT Algarve 2 HoursAutódromo Internacional do Algarve20 September
FRA Paul Ricard 2 HoursCircuit Paul Ricard4 October
BEL Zolder 2 HoursCircuit Zolder25 October
Source:

Entry list

GT1

EntrantCarEngineTyreNo.DriversRounds
DEU Vitaphone Racing TeamMaserati MC12 GT1Maserati M144B/2 6.0 L V121DEU Michael BartelsAll
ITA Andrea BertoliniAll
FRA Stéphane Sarrazin4
BRA Alexandre Negrão4
2PRT Miguel RamosAll
DEU Alex MüllerAll
BEL Eric van de Poele4
PRT Pedro Lamy4
DEU Vitaphone Racing Team DHL33ITA Alessandro Pier Guidi4–8
BEL Vincent Vosse4
SWE Carl Rosenblad4
BEL Stéphane Lémeret4
ITA Matteo Bobbi5–8
BEL Selleslagh Racing TeamCorvette C6.RChevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V83BEL Bert LonginAll
FRA James RuffierAll
BEL Maxime Soulet4
GBR Oliver Gavin4
BEL PekaRacing nvCorvette C6.RChevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V84BEL Anthony KumpenAll
NLD Mike HezemansAll
BEL Kurt Mollekens4
NLD Jos Menten4
BRA Sangari Team BrazilCorvette C6.RChevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V88BRA Enrique Bernoldi4–8
BRA Roberto Streit4–8
NLD Xavier Maassen4, 6
LUX DKR Engineering9NLD Jos Menten1
FIN Markus Palttala1
AUT Full Speed RacingSaleen S7-RFord Windsor 7.0 L V811BEL Stéphane Lémeret1–3, 5–6
GBR Luke Hines1–3, 5–6
BEL Robert Dierick4
NLD Carlo van Dam4
NLD Arjan van der Zwaan4
NLD Rob van der Zwaan4
13ITA Ferdinando Monfardini1–3
DEU Michael Orts1–2
GBR Johnny Mowlem3
CZE K plus K MotorsportSaleen S7-RFord Windsor 7.0 L V814AUT Karl Wendlinger1–3, 5
GBR Ryan Sharp1–3, 5
18CZE Adam Lacko1–3, 5
MEX Mario Domínguez1–3
SWE Max Nilsson5
FRA Luc Alphand AventuresCorvette C6.RChevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V819NLD Xavier Maassen1–3, 5, 7–8
FRA Guillaume Moreau1–2
ITA Thomas Biagi3, 5, 7–8
FRA Solution FFerrari 550-GTS MaranelloFerrari F133 5.9 L V1221FRA Ange Barde7
FRA Olivier Panis7
JPN Nissan MotorsportsNissan GT-R GT1Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V835GBR Darren Turner1, 3–4, 8
DEU Michael Krumm1, 3–4, 8
GBR Anthony Davidson4
BEL Marc VDS Racing TeamFord GT1Ford Cammer 5.0 L V840BEL Bas LeindersAll
BEL Renaud KuppensAll
BEL Eric de Doncker4
CHE Matech GT RacingFord GT1Ford Cammer 5.0 L V844DEU Thomas Mutsch1–3, 5, 7
ITA Thomas Biagi1–2
DEU Marc Hennerici3
CHE Jonathan Hirschi5
CHE Henri Moser7
Sources:

GT2

EntrantCarEngineTyreNo.DriversRounds
ITA AF CorseFerrari F430 GTCFerrari F136 4.0 L V850FIN Toni VilanderAll
ITA Gianmaria BruniAll
BRA Jaime Melo4
ARG Luís Pérez Companc4
51ESP Álvaro BarbaAll
ITA Niki CadeiAll
ARG Matías Russo4
DEU Pierre Kaffer4
GBR CRS RacingFerrari F430 GTCFerrari F136 4.0 L V855GBR Tim MullenAll
CAN Chris Niarchos1–7
GBR Phil Quaife4
GBR Chris Goodwin4
ESP Antonio García8
56GBR Andrew KirkaldyAll
GBR Rob BellAll
ESP Antonio García4
NLD Peter Kox4
GBR Trackspeed RacingPorsche 911 GT3 RSRPorsche M97/77 3.8 L Flat-6
Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-658GBR David Ashburn8
DEU Sascha Maassen8
59GBR David Ashburn1–7
GBR Tim Sugden1–2, 4–6
DEU Jörg Bergmeister3–4, 8
MCO Stéphane Ortelli4
DEU Sascha Maassen7
DEU Christian Mamerow8
BEL Prospeed CompetitionPorsche 911 GT3 RSRPorsche M97/77 3.8 L Flat-6
Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-660GBR Richard WestbrookAll
FRA Emmanuel Collard1–7
GBR Sean Edwards4
HKG Darryl O'Young4
DEU Marco Holzer8
61DEU Marco Holzer1–3, 5–7
HKG Darryl O'Young1–2, 5–8
GBR Sean Edwards3
NLD Paul van Splunteren4
NLD Raymond Coronel4
NLD Niek Hommerson4
BEL Louis Machiels4
DEU Marc Lieb8
FRA IMSA Performance MatmutPorsche 911 GT3 RSRPorsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-670FRA Raymond Narac4
FRA Patrick Pilet4
USA Patrick Long4
ITA BMS Scuderia ItaliaFerrari F430 GTCFerrari F136 4.0 L V8
77ITA Paolo RubertiAll
ITA Matteo MalucelliAll
DEU Kenneth Heyer4
ITA Diego Romanini4
78ITA Diego Romanini1–3, 5–7
DEU Kenneth Heyer1–3, 5
ITA Fabio Babini4
ITA Christian Pescatori4
ITA Marcello Zani4
ITA Ettore Bonaldi6-7
BEL Stéphane Lémeret8
ITA Luigi Lucchini8
FRA Hexis Racing AMRAston Martin V8 Vantage GT2Aston Martin AJ37 4.5 L V880DEU Stefan Mücke1, 3
FRA Frédéric Makowiecki1, 3
ARG Pecom RacingFerrari F430 GTCFerrari F136 4.0 L V895ARG Matías Russo1, 3, 5–8
ARG Luís Pérez Companc1, 3, 5–8
MCO Cédric Sbirrazzuoli2, 4
ITA Francesco La Mazza2
ITA Lorenzo Casè4
ITA Brixia RacingPorsche 911 GT3 RSRPorsche M97/77 3.8 L Flat-6
Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-697AUT Martin RaggingerAll
ITA Luigi Lucchini1-7
DEU Marco Holzer4
USA Bryce Miller4
FRA Emmanuel Collard8
MCO JMB RacingFerrari F430 GTCFerrari F136 4.0 L V899CHE Maurizio Basso4
NLD Peter Kutemann4
GBR John Hartshorne4
FRA Stéphane Daoudi4
Sources:

Season results

Overall winners in bold.

RndCircuitGT1 Winning TeamGT2 Winning TeamResultsGT1 Winning DriversGT2 Winning Drivers12345678
SilverstoneCZE No. 14 K plus K MotorsportBEL No. 60 Prospeed CompetitionResults
AUT Karl Wendlinger
GBR Ryan SharpGBR Richard Westbrook
FRA Emmanuel Collard
AdriaDEU No. 1 Vitaphone Racing TeamBEL No. 60 Prospeed CompetitionResults
DEU Michael Bartels
ITA Andrea BertoliniGBR Richard Westbrook
FRA Emmanuel Collard
OscherslebenBEL No. 4 PK CarsportITA No. 50 AF CorseResults
NLD Mike Hezemans
BEL Anthony KumpenFIN Toni Vilander
ITA Gianmaria Bruni
SpaBEL No. 4 PK CarsportITA No. 50 AF CorseResults
NLD Mike Hezemans
BEL Anthony Kumpen
NLD Jos Menten
BEL Kurt MollekensFIN Toni Vilander
ITA Gianmaria Bruni
BRA Jaime Melo
ARG Luís Pérez Companc
HungaroringDEU No. 1 Vitaphone Racing TeamBEL No. 60 Prospeed CompetitionResults
DEU Michael Bartels
ITA Andrea BertoliniGBR Richard Westbrook
FRA Emmanuel Collard
AlgarveBEL No. 3 Selleslagh Racing TeamITA No. 51 AF CorseResults
BEL Bert Longin
FRA James RuffierITA Niki Cadei
ESP Álvaro Barba
Paul RicardBRA No. 8 Sangari Team BrazilITA No. 50 AF CorseResults
BRA Enrique Bernoldi
BRA Roberto StreitFIN Toni Vilander
ITA Gianmaria Bruni
ZolderDEU No. 33 Vitaphone Racing Team DHLBEL No. 60 Prospeed CompetitionResults
ITA Alessandro Pier Guidi
ITA Matteo BobbiGBR Richard Westbrook
DEU Marco Holzer
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Championships

Points were awarded to the top eight finishers in the order of 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1. Cars which failed to complete 75% of the winner's distance were not awarded points. Drivers who did not drive for at least 35 minutes do not receive points.

Driver championships

GT1 standings

Pos.DriverTeamSIL
GBRADR
ITAOSC
DEUSPA
BELBUD
HUNALG
PRTPAU
FRAZOL
BELTotal
points112233456677891011121313141515161617181819202121222323242424242525Pos.DriverTeamSIL
GBRADR
ITAOSC
DEUSPA
BELBUD
HUNALG
PRTPAU
FRAZOL
BELTotal
points
DEU Michael BartelsDEU Vitaphone Racing Team2124155355
ITA Andrea BertoliniDEU Vitaphone Racing Team2124155355
BEL Anthony KumpenBEL PekaRacing nv421152Ret253
NLD Mike HezemansBEL PekaRacing nv421152Ret253
BEL Bert LonginBEL Selleslagh Racing Team6545613638
FRA James RuffierBEL Selleslagh Racing Team6545613638
NLD Xavier MaassenFRA Luc Alphand Aventures34544435
BRA Sangari Team BrazilRet4
ITA Alessandro Pier GuidiDEU Vitaphone Racing Team DHL2266132
PRT Miguel RamosDEU Vitaphone Racing TeamRet336Ret32731
DEU Alex MüllerDEU Vitaphone Racing TeamRet336Ret32731
BRA Enrique BernoldiBRA Sangari Team BrazilRet341525
BRA Roberto StreitBRA Sangari Team BrazilRet341525
ITA Matteo BobbiDEU Vitaphone Racing Team DHL266124
ITA Thomas BiagiCHE Matech GT Racing8920
FRA Luc Alphand Aventures5444
BEL Stéphane LémeretAUT Full Speed Racing968Ret813
DEU Vitaphone Racing Team DHL2
NLD Jos MentenLUX DKR Engineering712
BEL PekaRacing nv1
FRA Guillaume MoreauFRA Luc Alphand Aventures3411
AUT Karl WendlingerCZE K plus K Motorsport1Ret10DSQ10
GBR Ryan SharpCZE K plus K Motorsport1Ret10DSQ10
BEL Kurt MollekensBEL PekaRacing nv110
BEL Renaud KuppensBEL Marc VDS Racing Team1076NC779Ret9
BEL Bas LeindersBEL Marc VDS Racing Team1076NC779Ret9
BEL Vincent VosseDEU Vitaphone Racing Team DHL28
SWE Carl RosenbladDEU Vitaphone Racing Team DHL28
CZE Adam LackoCZE K plus K Motorsport58Ret86
FRA Stéphane SarrazinDEU Vitaphone Racing Team45
BRA Alexandre NegrãoDEU Vitaphone Racing Team45
MEX Mario DomínguezCZE K plus K Motorsport58Ret5
GBR Luke HinesAUT Full Speed Racing968Ret85
BEL Maxime SouletBEL Selleslagh Racing Team54
GBR Oliver GavinBEL Selleslagh Racing Team54
DEU Thomas MutschCHE Matech GT Racing897984
BEL Eric van de PoeleDEU Vitaphone Racing Team63
PRT Pedro LamyDEU Vitaphone Racing Team63
FIN Markus PalttalaLUX DKR Engineering72
DEU Marc HennericiCHE Matech GT Racing72
FRA Ange BardeFRA Solution F72
FRA Olivier PanisFRA Solution F72
SWE Max NilssonCZE K plus K Motorsport81
CHE Henri MoserCHE Matech GT Racing81
Sources:

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GT2 standings

Richard Westbrook won the GT2 Cup for Drivers
Pos.DriverTeamSIL
GBRADR
ITAOSC
DEUSPA
BELBUD
HUNALG
PRTPAU
FRAZOL
BELTotal
points1223445567789910111213141515161617181819191919202122232425Pos.DriverTeamSIL
GBRADR
ITAOSC
DEUSPA
BELBUD
HUNALG
PRTPAU
FRAZOL
BELTotal
points
GBR Richard WestbrookBEL Prospeed Competition11RetDSQ122156
ITA Gianmaria BruniITA AF Corse11211261454
FIN Toni VilanderITA AF Corse11211261454
FRA Emmanuel CollardBEL Prospeed Competition11RetDSQ12249
ITA Brixia Racing6
ESP Álvaro BarbaITA AF Corse537Ret513734
ITA Niki CadeiITA AF Corse537Ret513734
GBR Rob BellGBR CRS Racing3752658334
GBR Andrew KirkaldyGBR CRS Racing3752658334
ARG Luís Pérez CompancARG Pecom Racing2Ret7441030
ITA AF Corse1
ITA Paolo RubertiITA BMS Scuderia Italia410RetRet337227
ITA Matteo MalucelliITA BMS Scuderia Italia410RetRet337227
DEU Marco HolzerBEL Prospeed Competition64DSQ4RetDSQ123
ITA Brixia RacingDSQ
GBR Tim MullenGBR CRS Racing9633885Ret21
CAN Chris NiarchosGBR CRS Racing963388521
ARG Matías RussoARG Pecom Racing2Ret7441020
ITA AF CorseRet
AUT Martin RaggingerITA Brixia Racing854DSQ976618
ITA Luigi LucchiniITA Brixia Racing854DSQ97615
ITA BMS Scuderia ItaliaRet
HKG Darryl O'YoungBEL Prospeed Competition64DSQ4RetDSQ814
BRA Jaime MeloITA AF Corse110
FRA Frédéric MakowieckiFRA Hexis Racing AMR7210
DEU Stefan MückeFRA Hexis Racing AMR7210
ESP Antonio GarcíaGBR CRS Racing2Ret8
NLD Peter KoxGBR CRS Racing28
DEU Jörg BergmeisterGBR Trackspeed Racing6DSQ57
GBR Phil QuaifeGBR CRS Racing36
GBR Chris GoodwinGBR CRS Racing36
CHE Maurizio BassoMCO JMB Racing45
NLD Peter KutemannMCO JMB Racing45
GBR John HartshoneMCO JMB Racing45
FRA Stéphane DaoudiMCO JMB Racing45
DEU Christian MamerowGBR Trackspeed Racing54
GBR David AshburnGBR Trackspeed RacingRet86DSQ1110994
ITA Diego RomaniniITA BMS Scuderia Italia1098Ret109Ret1
DEU Kenneth HeyerITA BMS Scuderia Italia1098Ret101
GBR Tim SugdenGBR Trackspeed RacingRet8DSQ11101
DEU Marc LiebBEL Prospeed Competition81
Sources:

Citation Cup

New for 2009, the Citation Cup involved amateur drivers in the GT2 category rather than the GT1 category used since 2007. Drivers rated as bronze by the GT Bureau driver classification system were allowed to enter the Citation Cup if they competed in a car which was homologated before 2009. Points in the Citation Cup were awarded at every FIA GT round except for the Spa 24 Hours.

PosDriverTeamRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Total1234
CAN Chris NiarchosGBR CRS Racing8101088852
ARG Luís Pérez CompancARG Pecom Racing Team100101010848
GBR David AshburnGBR Trackspeed Racing0886661044
FRA Jean-Claude LagniezFRA Red Racing66
Source:

Team championships

GT1 standings

The Nissan Motorsports entry was not allowed to score championship points due to being run as a factory team.

Pos.TeamSIL
GBRADR
ITAOSC
DEUSPA
BELBUD
HUNALG
PRTPAU
FRAZOL
BELTotal
points123456789101111
DEU Vitaphone Racing Team2124132386
Ret336Ret557
BEL PekaRacing nv421152Ret253
BEL Selleslagh Racing Team6545613638
DEU Vitaphone Racing Team DHL2266132
FRA Luc Alphand Aventures34544430
BRA Sangari Team BrazilRet341525
CZE K plus K Motorsport1810816
5RetRetDSQ
BEL Marc VDS Racing Team1076NC779Ret9
AUT Full Speed Racing968RetRet85
RetRetRet
CHE Matech GT Racing897984
LUX DKR Engineering72
FRA Solution F72
Sources:

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GT2 standings

Pos.TeamSIL
GBRADR
ITAOSC
DEUSPA
BELBUD
HUNALG
PRTPAU
FRAZOL
BELTotal
points123456789
ITA AF Corse5211211488
1137Ret5637
BEL Prospeed Competition11DSQDSQ122170
64RetDSQ4RetDSQ8
GBR CRS Racing3632655355
9753888Ret
ITA BMS Scuderia Italia498Ret337228
1010RetRet109RetRet
ARG Pecom Racing2RetRetRet7441020
ITA Brixia Racing854DSQ976618
FRA Hexis Racing AMR7210
GBR Trackspeed RacingRet86DSQ1110958
9
MCO JMB Racing45
FRA IMSA Performance MatmutDSQ0
Sources:

Manufacturers Cups

Ferrari won the GT2 Manufacturers' Cup

Results of the GT2 Manufacturers’ Cup were as follows. Although a GT1 Manufacturers’ Cup was listed in the Sporting Regulations for the 2009 FIA GT Championship, no points table for this award was published. An award was given only for the manufacturers in the GT2 category.

PosManufacturerRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Total123
ITA Ferrari231922192102521150
DEU Porsche14208191501118105
GBR Aston Martin2810
Source:

References

References

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