2009 Australian Drivers' Championship
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The 2009 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title with the championship winner receiving the 2009 CAMS Gold Star award. The 2009 championship was the 53rd Australian Drivers' Championship and the fifth to be contested with open wheel racing cars constructed in accordance with FIA Formula 3 regulations. The season began on 19 March 2009 at the Adelaide Street Circuit and finished on 29 November at Sandown Raceway after eight events across four different states with two rounds per event. Team BRM driver Joey Foster became the second successive champion from Great Britain, holding off 2007 series champion Tim Macrow by eight points. In the National classes, Tom Tweedie was champion in National A, recording three top-three overall finishes and twelve class wins, while Peter Kalpakiotis was champion in National B as he was the only driver to contest more than one meeting.
Class structure
Drivers compete in three classes:
- Australian Formula 3 Championship – for cars constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2007
- Formula 3 National A – for cars constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2004
- Formula 3 National B – forcars constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2001[1]
Points System
Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top ten classified finishers in the Championship Class in each race. One additional point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest lap time in the class in each qualifying session and in each race at each round. The same system was also used for both the National A Class and the National B Class awards.[1]
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2009 Australian Formula 3 season.
| Team | Class | Chassis | Engine | No | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astuti Motorsport | Gold Star | Dallara F307 | Mugen-Honda | 2 |  Mat Sofi |
| Sodemo-Renault | 7 | Ray Chamberlain | |||
| National A | Dallara F304 | 10 | Kristian Lindbom | ||
| Gold Star | Dallara F307 | 11 |  Rio Haryanto | ||
| Team BRM | Gold Star | Dallara F307 | HWA-Mercedes-Benz | 3 |  Mathew Radisich |
| 4 | Mitch Evans | ||||
| 5 |  Joey Foster | ||||
| Scarborough Holiday Parks | National B | Dallara F301 | Spiess-Opel | 6 | Andrew Mill |
| 96 | Blake Varney | ||||
| R-Tek Motorsport Services | National A | Dallara F304 | Spiess-Opel | 7 | Roger Iánson |
 Zhang Shan Qi | |||||
| 8 | Li Zhi Cong | ||||
| 59 | Jesse Wakeman | ||||
| JB Motorsport | National B | Dallara F301 | Novamotor-Fiat | 12 | John Boothman |
| PHR Scuderia | National A | Dallara F304 | Sodemo-Renault | 15 | Maher Algadri |
| 16 | Rio Haryanto | ||||
| Gilmour Racing | National A | Dallara F304 | Spiess-Opel | 17 | Chris Gilmour |
| Ralt Australia | National A | Dallara F304 | Sodemo-Renault | 19 | Tom Tweedie |
| GKH Powdercoating | National A | Dallara F304 | Spiess-Opel | 21 | Graeme Holmes |
| Scud Racing | Gold Star | Dallara F307 | HWA-Mercedes-Benz | 25 | Tim Macrow |
| National B | Dallara F301 | Spiess-Opel | 35 | Peter Kalpakiotis | |
| Dallara F396 | TOM's-Toyota | 45 | Michael Gray | ||
| Hack, Anderson & Thomas | National B | Dallara F396 | TOM's-Toyota | 37 | Rod Anderson |
| Tandersport | National A | Dallara F304 | Spiess-Opel | 42 | Bryce Moore |
| Leanne Tander | |||||
| Gold Star | Dallara F307 | HWA-Mercedes-Benz | 52 | Ben Crighton | |
| Cooltemp Racing | National A | Dallara F304 | Spiess-Opel | 60 | Bevan Carrick |
Race calendar
Originally Event 7 of the series was to have taken place at Symmons Plains Raceway in Tasmania, and was indeed set to host the series signature race, the Tasmanian Super Prix on 18 October, however with several other series involved in the Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships withdrawing from the logistically difficult Tasmanian meeting, the event was cancelled. Subsequently a new meeting was organised to be held at Queensland Raceway on 21 August on the support card of the V8 Supercar Championship Series.[2]
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Results and Standings
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See also
References
- 1 2 2009 Australian Formula 3 Sporting & Technical Regulations as archived at WebCite on 3 December 2009
- ↑ "Queensland to replace Tasmania in F3 calendar reshuffle". The official website of the Kumho Tyres Australian Formula 3 Championship. 4 June 2009. Archived from the original on 17 June 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ↑ "Adelaide Parklands Circuit 22/03/2009 2009 Clipsal 500 Adelaide". National Software. 22 March 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
- ↑ "Wakefield Park Raceway 26/04/2009 2009 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships Round 2". National Software. 26 April 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
- ↑ "Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 17/05/2009 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships 2009 – Round 3". National Software. 17 May 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
- ↑ "Winton Motor Raceway 28/06/2009 2009 Shannons National Motor Racing Championship – Round 5". National Software. 28 June 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ↑ "Eastern Creek International Raceway 19/07/2009 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championship – Round 6". National Software. 19 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
- ↑ "Queensland Raceway Ipswich 23/08/2009 QueenslandHouseandLand.com 300 -2009 V8Supercars Races 15&16". National Software. 23 August 2009. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
- ↑ "Oran Park Raceway 30/08/2009 Shannons Nationals 2009 – Round 8". National Software. 30 August 2009. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ↑ "Macrow leads title race after dramatic, competitive and controversial weekend at Oran Park". The official website of the Kumho Tyres Australian Formula 3 Championship Series. 30 August 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ↑ 2009 Australian Formula 3 Drivers Championship – Points table As archived at www.webcitation.org on 3 December 2009