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The 2009 FIA GT3 European Championship season was the fourth season of the FIA GT3 European Championship . The season began on 2 May at Silverstone and ended on 14 November 2009 at Zolder . The season featured six double-header rounds, with each race lasting for a duration of 60 minutes. Most of the events were support races to the 2009 FIA GT Championship season , the 2009 GT4 European Cup and the 2009 Lamborghini Super Trofeo .
Phoenix Racing pairing Christopher Haase and Christopher Mies claimed the overall title, with a fourth place in the final race of the season at Zolder. In the Teams Championship, Hexis Racing were champions ahead of Matech Racing and Team Rosberg .
Entries and drivers
Two new manufacturers join the FIA GT3 category in 2009. Audi , with their V10 -powered R8 LMS , and Alpina 's B6, based on the 6-Series . The Ford Mustang FR500GT3 does not return in 2009. Ferrari replaces its previous F430 GT3 with the new 430 Scuderia GT3, while Morgan 's Aero 8 is replaced by the Aero Super Sport.
Also new for 2009 is an alteration in the structure of teams and manufacturers. Although manufacturers will still be allowed a maximum of six cars, teams are only limited to two cars. There is therefore a maximum of three teams which can campaign a single manufacturer. The manufacturers of Ascari , Dodge , Jaguar , Lamborghini , and Morgan will not be eligible for the Manufacturers Cup due to not supplying the minimum of four cars required to enter the Cup.
Team
Chassis
Engine
No.
Drivers
Rounds
Tyres
Matech GT Racing
Ford GT GT3
Ford Cammer 5.0 L V8[ 1] [ 2]
1
Walter Salles [ 3]
All
M
Thomas Mutsch [ 3]
2
Dino Lunardi[ 4]
1–8
Eric De Doncker[ 4]
All
Jonathan Hirschi
9–10
Christian Mamerow
11–12
Hexis Racing AMR
Aston Martin DBRS9
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
3
Thomas Accary[ 5]
All
M
Julien Rodrigues[ 5]
4
Frédéric Makowiecki [ 5]
All
Manuel Rodrigues[ 5]
Callaway Competition
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 .R GT3
Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8
5
Arnaud Peyroles[ 6]
1–10
M
Jürgen von Gartzen[ 6]
6
Luca Moro[ 6]
1–6
Wolfgang Kaufmann[ 6]
Kessel Racing
Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3
Ferrari 4.3 L V8
7
Paulo Bonifácio[ 3]
1–6
M
Cláudio Ricci[ 3]
1–8, 11–12
Fábio Casagrande
7–8
Marcelo Hahn
11–12
8
Andrea Palma[ 3]
1–6
Stefano Gattuso [ 3]
All
Lorenzo Bontempelli
7–8, 11–12
Gilles Vannelet
9–10
Brixia Racing
Aston Martin DBRS9
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
9
Leonardo Maddalena[ 3]
1–2
P
Marcello Zani[ 7]
1–2
10
James Gornall[ 8]
1–2
Jon Barnes[ 8]
Pietro Zumerle
3–4
Alessandro Frassineti
3–4
António Coimbra
7–8
Luís Silva
Jaromir Jirik
9–10
Christos Peyiazis
Prospeed Competition
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
11
Niki Lanik[ 3]
1–2
M
Bart Couwberghs[ 3]
12
David Loix[ 3]
1–2
Geoffroy Horion
1–4
Niki Lanik[ 3]
3–12
Dimitris Deverikos
5–6
Marco Holzer
7–8
Mikael Forsten
9–12
JMB Racing
Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3†
Ferrari 4.3 L V8
14
Jonathan Sicart[ 3]
1–2
M
Pascal Ballay[ 3]
1–2, 11–12
Philippe Rambeaud
3–4, 11–12
Nicolas Comar
3–4, 9–10
Bruce Lorgeré-Roux
5–6
Andrea Garbagnati
5–6, 9–10
15
Yannick Mallégol[ 3]
1–2
Jean-Marc Bachelier[ 3]
Michel Mhitarian
5–6
Pascal Ballay
5–10
Edouard Gravereaux
7–10
Marc Sourd Racing
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 .R GT3
Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8
16
Johan Charpilienne[ 3]
1–6
M
Marc Sourd[ 3]
1–10
Luca Ludwig
7–10
17
Luca Pirri[ 9]
1–10
Diego Alessi [ 9]
Mühlner Motorsport
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
18
Tim Bergmeister[ 3]
1–4
M
Jaromir Jirik[ 3]
Doros Loucaides
7–8
Gilles Vannelet
Dino Lunardi
9–10
Johannes Stuck
Petri Lappalainen
11–12
Markus Palttala
19
Sean Edwards [ 10]
1–2
Oliver Morley[ 10]
Dimitros Deverikos
3–4
Jaromir Jirik
Marc Basseng
5–6
Jürgen Häring
5–8
Dimitrios Konstantinou
7–8
Christophe Lapierre
9–10
Doros Loucaides
9–12
Petri Mannila
11–12
APEX Racing
Jaguar XK R-S GT3
Jaguar 4.2 L Supercharged V8
20
Chris Dymond[ 11]
1–2
M
Bradley Ellis[ 12]
Trackspeed
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
22
Tim Sugden [ 3]
1–4
M
David Ashburn[ 3]
All
Sean Edwards <
5–6
Tim Bergmeister
7–8
Martin Ragginger
9–10
Phil Keen
11–12
Alpina
BMW Alpina B6 GT3
BMW 4.4 L Supercharged V8
24
Claudia Hürtgen [ 13]
All
M
Csaba Walter[ 13]
25
Christian Mamerow
5–6
Jens Klingmann
5–10
Martin Matzke
7–12
Phoenix Racing
Audi R8 LMS
Audi 5.2 L V10
26
Christopher Haase [ 14]
All
M
Christopher Mies [ 14]
27
Jean-Denis Délétraz [ 14]
1–10
Lloyd La Marca[ 14]
Fischer Racing
Ford GT GT3
Ford Cammer 5.0 L V8
28
Florian Gruber[ 15]
All
M
Christoffer Nygaard [ 15]
29
Harald Becker[ 15]
1–2
Christian Hohenadel [ 15]
Frank Kräling
3–6, 9–10
Jochen Krumbach
3–4
Marc Gindorf
5–6, 9–10
Reiter Engineering
Lamborghini Gallardo GT3
Lamborghini 5.0 L V10
30
Alexander Frei[ 3]
1–10
P
Jonathan Cochet [ 3]
31
Albert von Thurn und Taxis [ 3]
1–10
Klaus Ludwig [ 3]
Team Rosberg
Audi R8 LMS
Audi 5.2 L V10
32
Nicolas Armindo [ 3]
All
M
César Campaniço [ 3]
33
Jiri Navratil[ 3]
All
Martin Matzke[ 3]
1–6
Oliver Mayer
7–8
Paulo Bonifácio
9–12
M.P. Racing Sport Garage
BMW Alpina B6 GT3
BMW 4.4 L Supercharged V8
34
José Manuel Balbiani [ 3]
1–2
P
Michaël Petit[ 3]
1–2, 5–6
Valentin Hummel
5–6
Romain Brandela
9–12
Arthur Bleynie
35
Pierre-Brice Mena[ 3]
1–2, 5–6
Gilles Vannelet[ 3]
1–6
Michaël Petit
3–4, 11–12
Chris Dymond
5–6
Kévin Estre
9–10
Paul Surand
Armand Fumal
11–12
Zakspeed
Dodge Viper Competition Coupe
Dodge 8.3 L V10
36
Wido Rössler[ 3]
1–6
M
Sascha Bert[ 3]
37
Marc Bronzel[ 3]
1–8
Markus Gedlich[ 3]
1–2
Jiri Skula
3–4
Duncan Huisman
5–6
Christian Mamerow
7–8
Team Rhino's Leipert
Ascari KZ1 R GT3
BMW S62 5.0 L V8
38
Ronnie Bremer
11–12
M
Norman Knop
CRS Racing
Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3
Ferrari 4.3 L V8
55
Chris Niarchos[ 3]
1–2
M
Chris Goodwin [ 16]
All
Klaas Hummel
3–12
56
Robert Hissom[ 16]
1–6
Phil Quaife [ 3]
All
Danny van Dongen
7–12
AutoGT Racing
Morgan Aero SuperSports GT3
BMW 5.0 L V8
100
Dimitri Enjalbert[ 3]
1–10
M
Johan-Boris Scheier[ 3]
All
Julien Briche
11–12
101
Gaël Lesoudier[ 3]
All
Maxime Martin [ 3]
† – JMB Racing were allowed by the FIA to use a 2008 Ferrari F430 GT3 for their #14 entry at Silverstone due to not having a second 430 Scuderia GT3 prepared in time.
Schedule and results
Championships
Points are awarded to the top eight finishers in the order 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Cars which failed to complete 75% of the winner's distance are awarded half the points awarded for completing the 75% race distance.
Drivers Championship
‡ Half points were awarded as less than 75% of the race was completed.
Teams Championship
Manufacturer Cups
The Manufacturer Cups are open to any manufacturer who supplies at two or more teams in the full season. Points are awarded based on the driver's position within that manufacturer's class.
Aston Martin
Audi
BMW Alpina
Pos
Driver
Team
Rd 1
Rd 2
Rd 3
Rd 4
Rd 5
Rd 6
Rd 7
Rd 8
Rd 9
Rd 10
Rd 11
Rd 12
Total
1=
Claudia Hürtgen
Alpina
8
8
6
6
10
6
5
4
10
5
10
78
1=
Csaba Walter
Alpina
8
8
6
6
10
6
5
4
10
5
10
78
3
Jens Klingmann
Alpina
8
8
6
6
5
6
6
6
51
4
Martin Matzke
Alpina
6
6
5
6
6
6
35
5
Michaël Petit
M.P. Racing
5
5
5
10
8
33
6
Gilles Vannelet
M.P. Racing
6
5
5
6
10
32
7
Armand Fumal
M.P. Racing
10
8
18
8=
Christian Mamerow
Alpina
8
8
16
8=
Chris Dymond
M.P. Racing
6
10
16
10=
Kévin Estre
M.P. Racing
3
8
11
10=
Paul Surand
M.P. Racing
3
8
11
12=
Romain Brandela
M.P. Racing
2.5
8
10.5
12=
Arthur Bleynie
M.P. Racing
2.5
8
10.5
14
Pierre-Brice Mena
M.P. Racing
6
6
15
Valentin Hummel
M.P. Racing
5
5
Corvette
Pos
Driver
Team
Rd 1
Rd 2
Rd 3
Rd 4
Rd 5
Rd 6
Rd 7
Rd 8
Rd 9
Rd 10
Rd 11
Rd 12
Total
1=
Luca Pirri
Marc Sourd Racing
10
10
10
10
10
8
8
3
69
1=
Diego Alessi
Marc Sourd Racing
10
10
10
10
10
8
8
3
69
3=
Arnaud Peyroles
Callaway Competition
8
8
10
8
8
2.5
44.5
3=
Jürgen von Gartzen
Callaway Competition
8
8
10
8
8
2.5
44.5
5
Marc Sourd
Marc Sourd Racing
6
6
8
6
6
4
8
44
6
Luca Ludwig
Marc Sourd Racing
6
6
4
8
24
7
Johan Charpilienne
Marc Sourd Racing
6
6
8
20
8=
Luca Moro
Callaway Competition
5
8
6
19
8=
Wolfgang Kaufmann
Callaway Competition
5
8
6
19
Ferrari
Ford
Porsche
References
External links