2009 FIA GT3 European Championship

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 Walter Salles All Thomas Mutsch 2 Dino Lunardi 1–8 Eric De Doncker All Jonathan Hirschi 9–10 Christian Mamerow 11–12 Hexis Racing AMR Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 3 Thomas Accary All Julien Rodrigues 4 Frédéric Makowiecki All Manuel Rodrigues Callaway Competition Chevrolet Corvette Z06.R GT3 Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8 5 Arnaud Peyroles 1–10 Jürgen von Gartzen 6 Luca Moro 1–6 Wolfgang Kaufmann Kessel Racing Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 Ferrari 4.3 L V8 7 Paulo Bonifácio 1–6 Cláudio Ricci 1–8, 11–12 Fábio Casagrande 7–8 Marcelo Hahn 11–12 8 Andrea Palma 1–6 Stefano Gattuso 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 1–2 Marcello Zani 1–2 10 James Gornall 1–2 Jon Barnes 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 1–2 Bart Couwberghs 12 David Loix 1–2 Geoffroy Horion 1–4 Niki Lanik 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 1–2 Pascal Ballay 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 1–2 Jean-Marc Bachelier 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 1–6 Marc Sourd 1–10 Luca Ludwig 7–10 17 Luca Pirri 1–10 Diego Alessi Mühlner Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 18 Tim Bergmeister 1–4 Jaromir Jirik Doros Loucaides 7–8 Gilles Vannelet Dino Lunardi 9–10 Johannes Stuck Petri Lappalainen 11–12 Markus Palttala 19 Sean Edwards 1–2 Oliver Morley Dimitros Deverikos3–4 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 XKR-S GT3 Jaguar 4.2 L Supercharged V8 20 Chris Dymond 1–2 Bradley Ellis Trackspeed Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 22 Tim Sugden 1–4 David Ashburn 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 All Csaba Walter 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 All Christopher Mies 27 Jean-Denis Délétraz 1–10 Lloyd La Marca Fischer Racing Ford GT GT3 Ford Cammer 5.0 L V8 28 Florian Gruber All Christoffer Nygaard 29 Harald Becker 1–2 Christian Hohenadel 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 1–10 Jonathan Cochet 31 Albert von Thurn und Taxis 1–10 Klaus Ludwig Team Rosberg Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2 L V10 32 Nicolas Armindo All César Campaniço 33 Jiri Navratil All Martin Matzke 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 1–2 Michaël Petit 1–2, 5–6 Valentin Hummel 5–6 Romain Brandela 9–12 Arthur Bleynie 35 Pierre-Brice Mena 1–2, 5–6 Gilles Vannelet 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 1–6 Sascha Bert 37 Marc Bronzel 1–8 Markus Gedlich 1–2 Jiri Skula 3–4 Duncan Huisman 5–6 Christian Mamerow 7–8 Team Rhino's Leipert Ascari KZ1R GT3 BMW S62 5.0 L V8 38 Ronnie Bremer 11–12 Norman Knop CRS Racing Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 Ferrari 4.3 L V8 55 Chris Niarchos 1–2 Chris Goodwin All Klaas Hummel 3–12 56 Robert Hissom 1–6 Phil Quaife All Danny van Dongen 7–12 AutoGT Racing Morgan Aero SuperSports GT3 BMW 5.0 L V8 100 Dimitri Enjalbert 1–10 Johan-Boris Scheier All Julien Briché 11–12 101 Gaël Lesoudier All Maxime Martin

† – 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 Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning drivers 1 Silverstone Circuit 2 May #100 AutoGT Racing #3 Hexis Racing AMR #100 AutoGT Racing Johan-Boris Scheier Dimitri Enjalbert Julien Rodrigues Thomas Accary Johan-Boris Scheier Dimitri Enjalbert 2 3 May #101 AutoGT Racing #19 Mühlner Motorsport #101 AutoGT Racing Maxime Martin Gaël Lesoudier Sean Edwards Oliver Morley Maxime Martin Gaël Lesoudier 3 Adria International Raceway 16 May #2 Matech GT Racing #2 Matech GT Racing #2 Matech GT Racing Dino Lunardi Eric De Doncker Dino Lunardi Eric De Doncker Dino Lunardi Eric De Doncker 4 #101 AutoGT Racing #4 Hexis Racing AMR #4 Hexis Racing AMR Maxime Martin Gaël Lesoudier Manuel Rodrigues Frédéric Makowiecki Manuel Rodrigues Frédéric Makowiecki 5 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 20 June #3 Hexis Racing AMR #2 Matech GT Racing #3 Hexis Racing AMR Thomas Accary Julien Rodrigues Dino Lunardi Eric de Doncker Thomas Accary Julien Rodrigues 6 21 June #4 Hexis Racing AMR #4 Hexis Racing AMR #28 Fischer Racing Frédéric Makowiecki Manuel Rodrigues Frédéric Makowiecki Manuel Rodrigues Florian Gruber Christoffer Nygaard 7 Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 12 September #1 Matech GT Racing #2 Matech GT Racing #26 Phoenix Racing Walter Salles Thomas Mutsch Eric de Doncker Dino Lunardi Christopher Haase Christopher Mies 8 13 September #37 Zakspeed Racing #2 Matech GT Racing #26 Phoenix Racing Marc Bronzel Christian Mamerow Eric de Doncker Dino Lunardi Christopher Haase Christopher Mies 9 Circuit Paul Ricard 3 October #25 Alpina #3 Hexis Racing AMR #3 Hexis Racing AMR Jens Klingmann Martin Matzke Thomas Accary Julien Rodrigues Thomas Accary Julien Rodrigues 10 4 October #4 Hexis Racing AMR #1 Matech GT Racing #1 Matech GT Racing Frédéric Makowiecki Manuel Rodrigues Walter Salles Thomas Mutsch Walter Salles Thomas Mutsch 11 Zolder 24 October #26 Phoenix Racing #101 AutoGt Racing #26 Phoenix Racing Christopher Haase Christopher Mies Gaël Lesoudier Maxime Martin Christopher Haase Christopher Mies 12 25 October #4 Hexis Racing AMR #4 Hexis Racing AMR #8 Kessel Racing Frédéric Makowiecki Manuel Rodrigues Frédéric Makowiecki Manuel Rodrigues Lorenzo Bontempelli Stefano Gattuso

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 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= Christopher Haase Phoenix Racing 27 2 9 23 2 6 1 1 8 DNS 1 4 54.5 1= Christopher Mies Phoenix Racing 27 2 9 23 2 6 1 1 8 DNS 1 4 54.5 3= Thomas Accary Hexis Racing AMR 2 4 5 7 1 3 Ret Ret 1 Ret 9 6 43 3= Julien Rodrigues Hexis Racing AMR 2 4 5 7 1 3 Ret Ret 1 Ret 9 6 43 3= Nicolas Armindo Team Rosberg 3 3 4 2 5 Ret DNS 2 4 8 43 3= César Campaniço Team Rosberg 3 3 4 2 5 Ret DNS 2 4 8 43 7= Frédéric Makowiecki Hexis Racing AMR Ret 5 3 1 13 4 Ret Ret 15 4 5 13 34 7= Manuel Rodrigues Hexis Racing AMR Ret 5 3 1 13 4 Ret Ret 15 4 5 13 34 9 Stefano Gattuso Kessel Racing DNS Ret Ret 3 11 15 17 3 11 6 2 1 33 10= Florian Gruber Fischer Racing 4 9 Ret DNS Ret 1 2 DNS 7 Ret 3 9 30 10= Christoffer Nygaard Fischer Racing 4 9 Ret DNS Ret 1 2 DNS 7 Ret 3 9 30 10= Walter Salles Matech GT Racing Ret Ret 2 20 7 7 4 13 22 1 6 Ret 30 10= Thomas Mutsch Matech GT Racing Ret Ret 2 20 7 7 4 13 22 1 6 Ret 30 14= Lorenzo Bontempelli Kessel Racing 17 3 2 1 24 14= Eric De Doncker Matech GT Racing 7 11 1 21 3 12 Ret 14 Ret DNS 11 3 24 16= Gaël Lesoudier AutoGT Racing 6 1 18 2 15 Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret 7 16 23 16= Maxime Martin AutoGT Racing 6 1 18 2 15 Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret 7 16 23 18 Dino Lunardi Matech GT Racing 7 11 1 21 3 12 Ret 14 22 Mühlner Motorsport 9 5 19= Claudia Hürtgen Alpina 8 7 7 11 5 27 Ret 10 6 8 20 2 18.5 19= Csaba Walter Alpina 8 7 7 11 5 27 Ret 10 6 8 20 2 18.5 21= Luca Pirri Marc Sourd Racing 9 8 Ret 9 6 23 3 2 12 Ret 18 21= Diego Alessi Marc Sourd Racing 9 8 Ret 9 6 23 3 2 12 Ret 18 23 Johan-Boris Scheier AutoGT Racing 1 Ret Ret DNS DNS 8 Ret Ret 4 Ret 8 11 14.5 24 Niki Lanik Prospeed Competition 14 Ret 4 6 Ret 11 8 4 14 10 Ret 10 14 25 Dimitri Enjalbert AutoGT Racing 1 Ret Ret DNS DNS 8 Ret Ret 4 Ret 13.5 26= Martin Matzke Team Rosberg 19 13 Ret 18 14 10 11 26= Alpina 6 5 2 18 19 14 26= Jens Klingmann Alpina 10 22 6 5 2 18 19 14 11 26= Marc Sourd Marc Sourd Racing 26 15 Ret DNS Ret 25 9 6 5 3 11 26= Luca Ludwig Marc Sourd Racing 9 6 5 3 11 30= Jaromir Jirik Mühlner Motorsport 5 6 Ret 8 26 14 8 30= Geoffroy Horion Prospeed Competition 28 Ret 4 6 8 32 Tim Bergmeister Mühlner Motorsport 5 6 10 9 7 33= Andrea Palma Kessel Racing DNS Ret Ret 3 11 15 6 33= David Ashburn Trackspeed Racing 15 20 14 4 8 Ret 10 9 20 16 Ret DNS 6 33= Marco Holzer Prospeed Competition 8 4 6 33= Christian Mamerow Matech GT Racing 10 22 14 Ret 11 3 6 37= Klaus Ludwig Reiter Engineering 21 17 8 5 17 17 Ret 11 10 DNS 5 37= Albert von Thurn und Taxis Reiter Engineering 21 17 8 5 17 17 Ret 11 10 DNS 5 37= Tim Sugden Trackspeed Racing 15 20 14 4 5 37= Lloyd La Marca Phoenix Racing 10 26 11 12 20 19 7 7 17 8 5 37= Jean-Denis Délétraz Phoenix Racing 10 26 11 12 20 19 7 7 17 8 5 42= Jürgen Häring Mühlner Motorsport 9 5 12 12 4 42= Marc Basseng Mühlner Motorsport 9 5 4 42= Phil Quaife CRS Racing 17 12 Ret Ret Ret 18 16 8 3 DNS 15 Ret 4 42= Danny van Dongen CRS Racing 16 8 3 DNS 15 Ret 4 42= Johannes Stuck Mühlner Motorsport 9 5 4 42= Armand Fumal M.P. Racing 12 5 4 42= Michaël Petit M.P. Racing Ret Ret 13 15 23 Ret 12 5 4 49= Wido Rössler Zakspeed Racing 16 Ret 6 19 3 49= Sascha Bert Zakspeed Racing 16 Ret 6 19 3 49= Gilles Vannelet Kessel Racing 11 Ret 13 15 18 20 11 Ret 11 6 3 52= Jiri Navratil Team Rosberg 19 13 Ret 18 14 10 Ret Ret Ret 7 18 Ret 2 52= Paulo Bonifácio Kessel Racing Ret 18 Ret 13 26 14 2 Team Rosberg Ret 7 18 Ret 52= Petri Lappalainen Mühlner Motorsport 10 7 2 52= Markus Palttala Mühlner Motorsport 10 7 2 56= Dimitris Deverikos Mühlner Motorsport Ret 8 Ret 11 1 Prospeed Competition Ret 11 56= Sean Edwards Mühlner Motorsport 13 10 1 Trackspeed Racing 8 Ret 56= Julien Briché AutoGt Racing 8 11 1 ‡Half points were awarded as less than 75% of the race was completed.

Teams Championship