2009 British Formula 3 International Series

The 2009 British Formula 3 International Series (for sponsorship reasons, the Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series) was the 59th British Formula 3 International Series season. It began on 13 April at Oulton Park's Easter Monday meeting and ended on 20 September at Brands Hatch after 20 rounds in four countries.[1] Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo won the title with two races to spare, at the penultimate round at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão. Daniel McKenzie sealed the National Class title during the same race.

Drivers and teams

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Team Chassis Engine No Driver Rounds
Championship Class
  Carlin Motorsport Dallara F309 Volkswagen 1   Max Chilton All
2   Henry Arundel All
21   Daniel Ricciardo All
22   Oliver Oakes 1–2
  Robert Wickens 4
  Philip Major 5-10
  T-Sport Dallara F309 Volkswagen 3   Adriano Buzaid All
4   Wayne Boyd All
  Fortec Motorsport Dallara F309 Mercedes HWA 5   Víctor García All
51   Riki Christodoulou All
  Barazi-Epsilon Dallara F309 Mercedes HWA 7   Stéphane Richelmi 1–5, 7-9
  Bridger Motorsport Mygale M-09F3 Mugen-Honda 10   Jay Bridger 3-10
  Team West-Tec 11 1
  Hitech Racing Dallara F309 Mercedes HWA 13   Walter Grubmüller All
14   Renger van der Zande 2-9
  Räikkönen Robertson Racing Dallara F309 Mercedes HWA 16   Marcus Ericsson 3-4
  Dominic Storey 6
  Kevin Chen 7-9
26   Carlos Huertas All
27   Daisuke Nakajima All
  C F Racing Dallara F309 Mugen-Honda 25   Hywel Lloyd All
  Joe Tandy Racing Mygale M-09F3 Mercedes HWA 28   Nick Tandy 1–4
National Class
  T-Sport Dallara F307 Mugen-Honda 43   Gabriel Dias All
  Team West-Tec Dallara F307 Mugen-Honda 44   Max Snegirev 1–3, 5-10
46   Mathieu Maurage 9
64   Qinghua Ma 10
66   Michele Faccin 8
  Carlin Motorsport Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda 49   Joe Ghanem 9-10
  Litespeed F3 SLC R1 Mugen-Honda 53   Satrio Hermanto 8-9
54   Aaron Steele 5
55   Victor Corrêa All
  Fortec Motorsport Dallara F307 Mugen-Honda 56   Daniel McKenzie All
Invitation Entries
  Carlin Motorsport Dallara F309 Volkswagen 23   Jake Rosenzweig 7
  Fortec Motorsport Dallara F309 Mercedes HWA 76   Sam Bird 9
  Räikkönen Robertson Racing Dallara F309 Mercedes HWA 88   Marcus Ericsson 10
  ART Grand Prix Dallara F309 Mercedes HWA 90   Esteban Gutiérrez 7, 9
91   Jules Bianchi 7, 9
92   Valtteri Bottas 7, 9
94   Adrien Tambay 7, 9
  Racing Experience Dallara F307 Mercedes HWA 95   Nicolas Marroc 7
  Manor Motorsport Dallara F309 Mercedes HWA 96   Pedro Enrique 9
97   Roberto Merhi 9

Calendar

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The calendar for 2009 saw the total number of races drop from 22 to 20. Three overseas events remain, with the 24 Hours of Spa-supporting event the only one to remain from 2008. However, the Monza 1000km-supporting races and the FIA GT-support event in Bucharest were dropped to be replaced by the series' first visit to Germany and to Hockenheim, and also a visit to the brand-new Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal.[2] Thruxton and Croft have also been dropped to be replaced with a second meeting at Silverstone. Donington's meeting was originally scheduled for 26 April, however due to ongoing issues with the circuit's track licence, the meeting was rescheduled for 19 July.[3]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team National Class Winner
1   Oulton Park 13 April   Max Chilton   Nick Tandy   Daniel Ricciardo   Carlin Motorsport   Daniel McKenzie
2   Walter Grubmüller   Walter Grubmüller   Daniel Ricciardo   Carlin Motorsport   Daniel McKenzie
3   Silverstone Circuit 2 May   Max Chilton   Renger van der Zande   Renger van der Zande   Hitech Racing   Gabriel Dias
4 3 May   Max Chilton   Nick Tandy   Daniel Ricciardo   Carlin Motorsport   Gabriel Dias
5   Rockingham Motor Speedway 31 May   Daniel Ricciardo   Renger van der Zande   Nick Tandy   Joe Tandy Racing   Daniel McKenzie
6   Marcus Ericsson   Nick Tandy   Marcus Ericsson   Räikkönen Robertson Racing   Daniel McKenzie
7   Hockenheimring 6 June   Renger van der Zande   Renger van der Zande   Marcus Ericsson   Räikkönen Robertson Racing   Victor Corrêa
8 7 June   Walter Grubmüller   Nick Tandy   Walter Grubmüller   Hitech Racing   Daniel McKenzie
9   Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit 5 July   Renger van der Zande   Renger van der Zande   Renger van der Zande   Hitech Racing   Daniel McKenzie
10   Renger van der Zande   Renger van der Zande   Riki Christodoulou   Fortec Motorsport   Gabriel Dias
11   Donington Park 19 July   Renger van der Zande   Daniel Ricciardo   Walter Grubmüller   Hitech Racing   Daniel McKenzie
12   Daniel Ricciardo   Daniel Ricciardo   Wayne Boyd   T-Sport   Daniel McKenzie
13   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 24 July   Daniel Ricciardo   Daniel Ricciardo1   Daniel Ricciardo   Carlin Motorsport   Daniel McKenzie
14 25 July   Adriano Buzaid   Carlos Huertas1   Adriano Buzaid   T-Sport   Gabriel Dias
15   Silverstone Circuit 16 August   Daniel Ricciardo   Daniel Ricciardo   Daniel Ricciardo   Carlin Motorsport   Gabriel Dias
16   Daisuke Nakajima   Max Chilton   Renger van der Zande   Hitech Racing   Gabriel Dias
17   Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 13 September   Renger van der Zande   Renger van der Zande2   Jules Bianchi   ART Grand Prix   Daniel McKenzie
18   Max Chilton   Renger van der Zande1   Jules Bianchi   ART Grand Prix   Gabriel Dias
19   Brands Hatch, Kent 20 September   Daniel Ricciardo   Daniel Ricciardo   Daniel Ricciardo   Carlin Motorsport   Daniel McKenzie
20   Daniel Ricciardo   Max Chilton   Max Chilton   Carlin Motorsport   Gabriel Dias
  • 1 Fastest lap recorded by Jules Bianchi, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point.
  • 2 Fastest lap recorded by Esteban Gutiérrez, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point.

Standings

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Pos Driver OUL
 
SIL
 
ROC
 
HOC
 
SNE
 
DON
 
SPA
 
SIL
 
ALG
 
BRH
 
Pts
1   Daniel Ricciardo 1 1 5 1 Ret 5 4 8 2 2 3 5 1 2 1 3 3 5 1 4 275
2   Walter Grubmüller 3 2 7 7 Ret 6 3 1 4 3 1 3 Ret 3 2 4 12 20 5 5 188
3   Renger van der Zande 1 12 Ret Ret 2 2 1 4 2 13 4 4 3 1 4 11 178
4   Max Chilton 17 4 2 3 5 10 5 16 6 7 6 7 8 6 4 7 6 3 2 1 171
5   Riki Christodoulou 5 6 4 2 6 DSQ Ret 5 5 1 7 10 Ret Ret 8 6 7 Ret 3 2 130
6   Adriano Buzaid 6 7 3 10 16 3 6 7 9 5 5 2 19 1 10 12 Ret 16 8 8 109
7   Daisuke Nakajima 4 5 6 4 3 4 Ret 11 10 13 8 9 Ret 8 9 2 Ret 12 Ret 6 95
8   Carlos Huertas 14 14 10 8 4 Ret 7 14 Ret 12 4 4 17 7 6 5 5 4 6 9 95
9   Henry Arundel 12 9 9 6 7 2 13 9 3 8 13 6 11 5 5 9 Ret 6 7 14 90
10   Nick Tandy 2 3 8 5 1 14 DSQ 6 68
11   Marcus Ericsson 2 1 1 4 4 3 65
12   Wayne Boyd 7 DNS 12 11 9 11 8 Ret 15 6 10 1 Ret 12 7 8 Ret 17 15 7 50
13   Hywel Lloyd 8 11 16 13 Ret 9 10 Ret 13 15 16 11 9 9 Ret 11 10 7 10 Ret 33
14   Víctor García 10 10 14 16 8 7 9 13 12 10 11 Ret 7 16 12 10 20 Ret 12 10 30
15   Jay Bridger 16 Ret 10 8 11 Ret 7 9 9 8 12 Ret 13 19 13 9 13 12 28
16   Robert Wickens Ret 3 12
17   Philip Major 14 NC 15 Ret 10 14 Ret 13 11 Ret Ret 13 10
18   Oliver Oakes 9 8 11 9 7
19   Stéphane Richelmi 13 13 17 17 13 12 DNS 12 16 Ret 13 Ret 15 15 21 14 4
20   Kevin Chen 15 15 17 18 16 18 2
21   Dominic Storey 14 Ret 0
guest drivers ineligible for championship points
  Jules Bianchi 2 Ret 1 1 0
  Esteban Gutiérrez 6 10 2 10 0
  Sam Bird Ret 2 0
  Valtteri Bottas 3 Ret Ret Ret 0
  Jake Rosenzweig 5 Ret 0
  Adrien Tambay 8 8 0
  Pedro Enrique 9 Ret 0
  Roberto Merhi Ret Ret 0
National Class
1   Daniel McKenzie 11 12 15 15 11 13 Ret 10 8 14 12 12 14 13 14 16 14 15 9 15 351
2   Gabriel Dias 15 DNS 13 14 12 Ret Ret 15 11 11 18 14 20 11 11 14 17 13 11 11 295
3   Victor Corrêa Ret 16 18 18 15 Ret 12 17 17 17 17 Ret 18 Ret 16 17 18 21 Ret 17 184
4   Max Snegirev 18 15 19 Ret 14 15 19 18 Ret Ret DNS DNS 20 22 19 22 Ret Ret 108
5   Joe Ghanem 15 Ret 14 16 39
6   Aaron Steele 18 16 22
7   Michele Faccin 18 20 20
8   Satrio Hermanto 19 21 Ret DNS 16
9   Mathieu Maurage Ret 19 12
10   Qinghua Ma 16 Ret 10
guest drivers ineligible for championship points
  Nicolas Marroc 16 Ret 0
Pos Driver OUL
 
SIL
 
ROC
 
HOC
 
SNE
 
DON
 
SPA
 
SIL
 
ALG
 
BRH
 
Pts

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Calendar". fota.co.uk. British Formula 3 Championship. Archived from the original on 20 January 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  2. ^ Beer, Matt (2 April 2009). "British F3 drops Bucharest for Algarve". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Archived from the original on 5 April 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
  3. ^ Anderson, Ben (14 April 2009). "Donington British F3 race postponed". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
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