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 on 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.

Rnd Race Circuit Date 1 RAC Tourist Trophy Silverstone Circuit 3 May 2 Adria 2 Hours Adria International Raceway 16 May 3 Oschersleben 2 Hours Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 21 June 4 24 Hours of Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 25 July26 July 5 Budapest City Challenge Hungaroring 30 August 6 Algarve 2 Hours Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 20 September 7 Paul Ricard 2 Hours Circuit Paul Ricard 4 October 8 Zolder 2 Hours Circuit Zolder 25 OctoberSource:

Entry list GT1 Entrant Car Engine Tyre Drivers Rounds Vitaphone Racing Team Maserati MC12 GT1 Maserati M144B/2 6.0 L V12 1 Michael Bartels All Andrea Bertolini All Stéphane Sarrazin 4 Alexandre Negrão 4 2 Miguel Ramos All Alex Müller All Eric van de Poele 4 Pedro Lamy 4 Vitaphone Racing Team DHL 33 Alessandro Pier Guidi 4–8 Vincent Vosse 4 Carl Rosenblad 4 Stéphane Lémeret 4 Matteo Bobbi 5–8 Selleslagh Racing Team Corvette C6.R Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 3 Bert Longin All James Ruffier All Maxime Soulet 4 Oliver Gavin 4 PekaRacing nv Corvette C6.R Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 4 Anthony Kumpen All Mike Hezemans All Kurt Mollekens 4 Jos Menten 4 Sangari Team Brazil Corvette C6.R Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 8 Enrique Bernoldi 4–8 Roberto Streit 4–8 Xavier Maassen 4, 6 DKR Engineering 9 Jos Menten 1 Markus Palttala 1 Full Speed Racing Saleen S7-R Ford Windsor 7.0 L V8 11 Stéphane Lémeret 1–3, 5–6 Luke Hines 1–3, 5–6 Robert Dierick 4 Carlo van Dam 4 Arjan van der Zwaan 4 Rob van der Zwaan 4 13 Ferdinando Monfardini 1–3 Michael Orts 1–2 Johnny Mowlem 3 K plus K Motorsport Saleen S7-R Ford Windsor 7.0 L V8 14 Karl Wendlinger 1–3, 5 Ryan Sharp 1–3, 5 18 Adam Lacko 1–3, 5 Mario Domínguez 1–3 Max Nilsson 5 Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette C6.R Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 19 Xavier Maassen 1–3, 5, 7–8 Guillaume Moreau 1–2 Thomas Biagi 3, 5, 7–8 Solution F Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello Ferrari F133 5.9 L V12 21 Ange Barde 7 Olivier Panis 7 Nissan Motorsports Nissan GT-R GT1 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 35 Darren Turner 1, 3–4, 8 Michael Krumm 1, 3–4, 8 Anthony Davidson 4 Marc VDS Racing Team Ford GT1 Ford Cammer 5.0 L V8 40 Bas Leinders All Renaud Kuppens All Eric de Doncker 4 Matech GT Racing Ford GT1 Ford Cammer 5.0 L V8 44 Thomas Mutsch 1–3, 5, 7 Thomas Biagi 1–2 Marc Hennerici 3 Jonathan Hirschi 5 Henri Moser 7Sources:

GT2 Entrant Car Engine Tyre Drivers Rounds AF Corse Ferrari F430 GTC Ferrari F136 4.0 L V8 50 Toni Vilander All Gianmaria Bruni All Jaime Melo 4 Luís Pérez Companc 4 51 Álvaro Barba All Niki Cadei All Matías Russo 4 Pierre Kaffer 4 CRS Racing Ferrari F430 GTC Ferrari F136 4.0 L V8 55 Tim Mullen All Chris Niarchos 1–7 Phil Quaife 4 Chris Goodwin 4 Antonio García 8 56 Andrew Kirkaldy All Rob Bell All Antonio García 4 Peter Kox 4 Trackspeed Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche M97/77 3.8 L Flat-6Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 58 David Ashburn 8 Sascha Maassen 8 59 David Ashburn 1–7 Tim Sugden 1–2, 4–6 Jörg Bergmeister 3–4, 8 Stéphane Ortelli 4 Sascha Maassen 7 Christian Mamerow 8 Prospeed Competition Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche M97/77 3.8 L Flat-6Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 60 Richard Westbrook All Emmanuel Collard 1–7 Sean Edwards 4 Darryl O'Young 4 Marco Holzer 8 61 Marco Holzer 1–3, 5–7 Darryl O'Young 1–2, 5–8 Sean Edwards 3 Paul van Splunteren 4 Raymond Coronel 4 Niek Hommerson 4 Louis Machiels 4 Marc Lieb 8 IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 70 Raymond Narac 4 Patrick Pilet 4 Patrick Long 4 BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari F430 GTC Ferrari F136 4.0 L V8 77 Paolo Ruberti All Matteo Malucelli All Kenneth Heyer 4 Diego Romanini 4 78 Diego Romanini 1–3, 5–7 Kenneth Heyer 1–3, 5 Fabio Babini 4 Christian Pescatori 4 Marcello Zani 4 Ettore Bonaldi 6-7 Stéphane Lémeret 8 Luigi Lucchini 8 Hexis Racing AMR Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 Aston Martin AJ37 4.5 L V8 80 Stefan Mücke 1, 3 Frédéric Makowiecki 1, 3 Pecom Racing Ferrari F430 GTC Ferrari F136 4.0 L V8 95 Matías Russo 1, 3, 5–8 Luís Pérez Companc 1, 3, 5–8 Cédric Sbirrazzuoli 2, 4 Francesco La Mazza 2 Lorenzo Casè 4 Brixia Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche M97/77 3.8 L Flat-6Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 97 Martin Ragginger All Luigi Lucchini 1-7 Marco Holzer 4 Bryce Miller 4 Emmanuel Collard 8 JMB Racing Ferrari F430 GTC Ferrari F136 4.0 L V8 99 Maurizio Basso 4 Peter Kutemann 4 John Hartshorne 4 Stéphane Daoudi 4Sources:

Season results Overall winners in bold. Rnd Circuit GT1 Winning Team GT2 Winning Team Results GT1 Winning Drivers GT2 Winning Drivers 1 Silverstone No. 14 K plus K Motorsport No. 60 Prospeed Competition Results Karl Wendlinger Ryan Sharp Richard Westbrook Emmanuel Collard 2 Adria No. 1 Vitaphone Racing Team No. 60 Prospeed Competition Results Michael Bartels Andrea Bertolini Richard Westbrook Emmanuel Collard 3 Oschersleben No. 4 PK Carsport No. 50 AF Corse Results Mike Hezemans Anthony Kumpen Toni Vilander Gianmaria Bruni 4 Spa No. 4 PK Carsport No. 50 AF Corse Results Mike Hezemans Anthony Kumpen Jos Menten Kurt Mollekens Toni Vilander Gianmaria Bruni Jaime Melo Luís Pérez Companc 5 Hungaroring No. 1 Vitaphone Racing Team No. 60 Prospeed Competition Results Michael Bartels Andrea Bertolini Richard Westbrook Emmanuel Collard 6 Algarve No. 3 Selleslagh Racing Team No. 51 AF Corse Results Bert Longin James Ruffier Niki Cadei Álvaro Barba 7 Paul Ricard No. 8 Sangari Team Brazil No. 50 AF Corse Results Enrique Bernoldi Roberto Streit Toni Vilander Gianmaria Bruni 8 Zolder No. 33 Vitaphone Racing Team DHL No. 60 Prospeed Competition Results Alessandro Pier Guidi Matteo Bobbi Richard Westbrook Marco HolzerSource:

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 Driver Team SIL ADR OSC SPA BUD ALG PAU ZOL Totalpoints 1 Michael Bartels Vitaphone Racing Team 2 1 2 4 1 5 5 3 55 1 Andrea Bertolini Vitaphone Racing Team 2 1 2 4 1 5 5 3 55 2 Anthony Kumpen PekaRacing nv 4 2 1 1 5 2 Ret 2 53 2 Mike Hezemans PekaRacing nv 4 2 1 1 5 2 Ret 2 53 3 Bert Longin Selleslagh Racing Team 6 5 4 5 6 1 3 6 38 3 James Ruffier Selleslagh Racing Team 6 5 4 5 6 1 3 6 38 4 Xavier Maassen Luc Alphand Aventures 3 4 5 4 4 4 35 Sangari Team Brazil Ret 4 5 Alessandro Pier Guidi Vitaphone Racing Team DHL 2 2 6 6 1 32 6 Miguel Ramos Vitaphone Racing Team Ret 3 3 6 Ret 3 2 7 31 6 Alex Müller Vitaphone Racing Team Ret 3 3 6 Ret 3 2 7 31 7 Enrique Bernoldi Sangari Team Brazil Ret 3 4 1 5 25 7 Roberto Streit Sangari Team Brazil Ret 3 4 1 5 25 8 Matteo Bobbi Vitaphone Racing Team DHL 2 6 6 1 24 9 Thomas Biagi Matech GT Racing 8 9 20 Luc Alphand Aventures 5 4 4 4 10 Stéphane Lémeret Full Speed Racing 9 6 8 Ret 8 13 Vitaphone Racing Team DHL 2 11 Jos Menten DKR Engineering 7 12 PekaRacing nv 1 12 Guillaume Moreau Luc Alphand Aventures 3 4 11 13 Karl Wendlinger K plus K Motorsport 1 Ret 10 DSQ 10 13 Ryan Sharp K plus K Motorsport 1 Ret 10 DSQ 10 14 Kurt Mollekens PekaRacing nv 1 10 15 Renaud Kuppens Marc VDS Racing Team 10 7 6 NC 7 7 9 Ret 9 15 Bas Leinders Marc VDS Racing Team 10 7 6 NC 7 7 9 Ret 9 16 Vincent Vosse Vitaphone Racing Team DHL 2 8 16 Carl Rosenblad Vitaphone Racing Team DHL 2 8 17 Adam Lacko K plus K Motorsport 5 8 Ret 8 6 18 Stéphane Sarrazin Vitaphone Racing Team 4 5 18 Alexandre Negrão Vitaphone Racing Team 4 5 19 Mario Domínguez K plus K Motorsport 5 8 Ret 5 20 Luke Hines Full Speed Racing 9 6 8 Ret 8 5 21 Maxime Soulet Selleslagh Racing Team 5 4 21 Oliver Gavin Selleslagh Racing Team 5 4 22 Thomas Mutsch Matech GT Racing 8 9 7 9 8 4 23 Eric van de Poele Vitaphone Racing Team 6 3 23 Pedro Lamy Vitaphone Racing Team 6 3 24 Markus Palttala DKR Engineering 7 2 24 Marc Hennerici Matech GT Racing 7 2 24 Ange Barde Solution F 7 2 24 Olivier Panis Solution F 7 2 25 Max Nilsson K plus K Motorsport 8 1 25 Henri Moser Matech GT Racing 8 1 Driver Team SIL ADR OSC SPA BUD ALG PAU ZOL TotalpointsSources:

GT2 standings