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2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge

The 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge was the fourth season of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The season consists of twelve rounds and began on January 21, with the 77° Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo. The season ended on November 21, at the inaugural RAC Rally of Scotland. With four wins, Kris Meeke won the championship ahead of Jan Kopecký and Freddy Loix.

Kris Meeke won four of the nine rallies he contested allowing him to win the title by eleven points.

Calendar edit

The calendar had been increased from 10 events in 2008, to twelve in 2009. Out went the Istanbul Rally, the Rally de Portugal, the Rallye International du Valais and the China Rally. To be replaced by the Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo, the Rally Internacional de Curitiba, the Safari Rally, the Rallye Açores, Rally Japan and the Rally of Scotland. Rally Japan was later cancelled, mainly because the major manufacturers looked unlikely to travel to Japan.

Round Dates Event title Rally HQ Surface
1 January 21–24 Monte Carlo Rally   Valence Asphalt
2 March 5–7 Rallye Internacional de Curitiba   Curitiba Gravel
3 April 3–4 Safari Rally   Nairobi Gravel
4 May 7–9 Rally Açores   Ponta Delgada Gravel (some Asphalt)
5 June 18–20 Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally   Ypres Asphalt
6 July 9–11 Rally Russia   Vyborg Gravel
7 July 30 – August 1 Rali Vinho da Madeira   Funchal Asphalt
8 August 21–23 Barum Czech Rally Zlín   Zlín Asphalt
9 September 10–12 Rally Príncipe de Asturias   Oviedo Asphalt
10 September 24–26 Rallye Sanremo   Sanremo Asphalt
11 November 19–21 Rally Scotland   Perth Gravel

Selected entries edit

Entrant Constructor Car Driver Co-driver Rounds
  Peugeot Team Belux Peugeot Peugeot 207 S2000   Nicolas Vouilloz   Nicolas Klinger 1–2, 4–5, 7–10
  Freddy Loix   Isidoor Smets 1–2
  Frédéric Miclotte 4–5, 7–10
  Pieter Tsjoen   Eddy Chevaillier 5
  Peugeot Total   Stéphane Sarrazin   Jacques-Julien Renucci 1
  Bruno Magalhães   Carlos Magalhães 4, 7
  H.F. Grifone SRL   Didier Auriol   Denis Giraudet 1
  Corrado Fontana   Carlo Cassina 5, 7–9
  BF Goodrich Drivers Team   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia 1
  Thierry Neuville   Achim Maraite 5
  Martin Prokop   Jan Tománek 8
  Luca Cantamessa   Piercarlo Capolongo 10
  Adam Gould   Sebastian Marshall 11
  Peugeot UK   Kris Meeke   Paul Nagle 1–2, 4–5, 7–11
  PH Sport   Conrad Rautenbach   Daniel Barritt 4
  Gilles Schammel   Renaud Jamoul 5
  Cersanit Rally Team   Michał Sołowow   Maciek Baran 5, 7–9
  Tsunami Rally Team   Alexander Zheludov   Iria Kolomeytseva 6
  Team C.D. Nacional da Madeira   Alexandre Camacho   Padro Calado 7
  Tescoma Rally Team   Roman Kresta   Petr Gross 8
  Peugeot Total Hungaria   János Tóth   Robert Tagai 8
  Racing Lions SRL   Paolo Andreucci   Anna Andreussi 10
  Island Motorsport   Ranato Travaglia   Lorenzo Granai 10
  Abarth & C. Spa Abarth Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000   Giandomenico Basso   Mitia Dotta 1–2, 4–9
  Luca Rossetti   Matteo Chiarcossi 1, 7–8, 10
  Anton Alén   Timo Alanne 1–2, 4, 6
  Bernd Casier   Francis Caesemaeker 5
  Miguel Fuster   Jose Vicente Medina 9
  François Duval   Denis Giraduet 10
  Umberto Scandola   Guido D'Amore 10
  Astra Racing   Toni Gardemeister   Tomi Tuominen 1
  Julien Maurin   Gilles Thimonier 1
  Procar   Bernardo Sousa   Jorge Carvalho 4, 7
  Keith Cronin   Greg Shinnors 11
  Škoda Motorsport Škoda Škoda Fabia S2000   Juho Hänninen   Mikko Markkula 1, 4–6, 8, 10
  Jan Kopecký   Petr Starý 1, 4–6, 8–10
  René Georges Rally Sport   François Duval   Denis Giraudet 5
  Škoda Rally Team Italia   Julien Maurin   Gilles Thimonier 7, 9–10
  Piero Longhi   Maurizio Imerito 10
  Delimax Team   Pavel Valoušek   Zdeněk Hrůza 8
  E-Art Rally Team   Evgeny Novikov   Stéphane Prévot 8
  A.C. Principado de Asturias   Alberto Hevia   Alberto Iglesias 9
  Škoda Motorsport UK   Guy Wilks   Phil Pugh 11
  Mellors Elliot Motorsport Proton Proton Satria Neo S2000 5–10
  Bryan Bouffier   Xavier Panseri 8
  Alister McRae   Bill Hayes 11
  Interwetten Racing Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX   Franz Wittmann   Bernhard Ettel 1, 4–6, 8–11
  BPS Racing   Frédéric Romeyer   Thomas Fournel 1
  Tango Rally Team   Marcos Ligato   Rubén García 2
  Alejandro Cancio   Santiago García 2
  Triton Team   Lee Rose   Nick Patel 3
  Dalbit Team   Carl Tundo   Tim Jessop 3
  Alastair Cavenagh   Saleem Haji 3
  Team Além Mar   Ricardo Moura   Sancho Eiró 4
  Luís Ramalho 7
  Ricardo Carmo   Justino Reis 4
  Peres Competições   Fernando Peres   Jose Pedro Silva 4, 7
  Prosport   Andrey Zhigunov   Igor Ter-Oganesiants 6
  EuroOil Čepro Czech National Team   Vaclav Pech   Petr Uhel 8
  David Bogie Rallying   David Bogie   Kevin Rae 11
  DGM Sport   Jonathan Greer   Dai Roberts 11
  Heuvel Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X   Jasper van den Heuvel   Martine Kolman 5, 8
  Sunvic Volkswagen Volkswagen Polo S2000   Lola Verlaque   Megan Verlaque 3
  René Georges Rally Sport   Julien Maurin   Gilles Thimonier 4
  Autostal Duindistel   Patrick Snijers   Cindy Cokelaere 5
  Motor Sport Developments Opel Opel Corsa OPC S2000   Alexandre Bengue   Matthieu Baumel 5
  Andreas Mikkelsen   Ola Fløene 8
  Toni Gardemeister   Tomi Tuominen 9
  Lada Sport Rally Honda Honda Civic Type-R R3   Kaspar Koitla   Ain Heiskonen 6
  Andres Ots 11
  Aava-Sikk Youth Team   Martin Kangur   Kuldar Sikk 11

Results edit

Round Rally name Podium finishers
Rank Driver Car Time
1  /  Monte Carlo Rally
(January 21–24) – Results and report 		1   Sébastien Ogier Peugeot 207 S2000 4:40:45.7
2   Freddy Loix Peugeot 207 S2000 4:42:29.3
3   Stéphane Sarrazin Peugeot 207 S2000 4:43:07.3
2   Rallye Internacional de Curitiba
(March 5–7) 		1   Kris Meeke Peugeot 207 S2000 2:08:05.7
2   Nicolas Vouilloz Peugeot 207 S2000 2:08:31.9
3   Giandomenico Basso Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 2:08:53.6
3   Safari Rally
(April 3–4) 		1   Carl Tundo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2:47:25.0
2   Alastair Cavenagh Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2:48:42.0
3   Lee Rose Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2:48:51.0
4   Rally Açores
(May 7–9) 		1   Kris Meeke Peugeot 207 S2000 2:36:48.3
2   Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S2000 2:37:41.4
3   Nicolas Vouilloz Peugeot 207 S2000 2:37:53.1
5   Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally
(June 18–20) 		1   Kris Meeke Peugeot 207 S2000 2:32:16.3
2   Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S2000 2:32:36.7
3   Freddy Loix Peugeot 207 S2000 2:33:56.8
6   Rally Russia
(July 9–11) 		1   Juho Hänninen Škoda Fabia S2000 1:45:15.2
2   Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S2000 1:46:36.1
3   Giandomenico Basso Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 1:49:21:2
7   Rali Vinho da Madeira
(July 30–August 1) 		1   Giandomenico Basso Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 3:09:55.4
2   Bruno Magalhães Peugeot 207 S2000 3:09:58.9
3   Alexandre Camacho Peugeot 207 S2000 3:10:37.1
8   Barum Czech Rally Zlín
(August 21–23) Results and report 		1   Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S2000 2:24:21:1
2   Kris Meeke Peugeot 207 S2000 2:25:21.5
3   Juho Hänninen Škoda Fabia S2000 2:26:21.9
9   Rally Príncipe de Asturias
(September 10–12) 		1   Jan Kopecký Škoda Fabia S2000 2:41:51.3
2   Kris Meeke Peugeot 207 S2000 2:44:38.2
3   Nicolas Vouilloz Peugeot 207 S2000 2:44:40.8
10   Rallye Sanremo
(September 24–26) 		1   Kris Meeke Peugeot 207 S2000 2:20:03.5
2   Luca Rossetti Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 2:20:19.2
3   Nicolas Vouilloz Peugeot 207 S2000 2:20:20.4
11   Rally Scotland
(November 19–21) – Results and report 		1   Guy Wilks Škoda Fabia S2000 2:17:07.5
2   Alister McRae Proton Satria Neo S2000 2:19:54.8
3   Jonathan Greer Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2:22:29.3

Standings edit

Drivers edit

  • Only the best seven scores from each driver count towards the championship.
Pos Driver MON
  		CUR
  		SAF
  		AZO
  		YPR
  		RUS
  		MAD
  		ZLI
  		AST
  		ITA
  		SCO
  		 T. Pts   Drop   Pts 
1   Kris Meeke Ret 1 1 1 5 2 4 1 DSQ 60 60
2   Jan Kopecký 4 2 2 2 1 1 Ret 49 49
3   Freddy Loix 2 4 4 3 6 Ret 6 4 37 37
4   Nicolas Vouilloz Ret 2 3 Ret 4 Ret 5 3 31 31
5   Giandomenico Basso 5 3 Ret 8 3 1 Ret 11 28 28
6   Juho Hänninen Ret Ret 5 1 3 8 21 21
7   Guy Wilks Ret 5 11 Ret 22 13 1 15 15
8   Sébastien Ogier 1 10 10
9   Carl Tundo 1 10 10
10   Bruno Magalhães 9 2 8 8
11   Luca Rossetti Ret Ret 10 2 8 8
12   Alistair Cavenagh 2 8 8
13   Alister McRae 2 8 8
14   Franz Wittmann Ret 6 Ret 6 15 12 20 Ret 7 7
15   Alexandre Camacho 3 6 6
16   Jonathan Greer 3 6 6
17   Lee Rose 3 6 6
18   Stéphane Sarrazin 3 6 6
19   Kaspar Koitla 10 5 6 6
20   Roman Kresta 4 5 5
21   Pieter Tsjoen 4 5 5
22   Corrado Fontana 10 8 Ret 7 5 5
23   Asad Anwar 7 5 5
24   Fernando Peres 5 Ret 4 4
25   Paolo Andreucci 5 4 4
26   Alejandro Cancio 5 4 4
27   Martin Prokop 5 4 4
28   Eamonn Boland 6 4 4
29   Alex Horsey 12 4 4
30   Frédéric Romeyer 6 3 3
31   Gilles Schammel 6 3 3
32   Renato Travaglia 6 3 3
33   Pavel Valoušek 6 3 3
34   Anton Alén Ret Ret 18 7 3 3
35   Alberto Hevia 8 3 3
36   William Bonniwell 9 3 3
37   Rafael Túlio 9 3 3
38   Quentin Mitchel 14 3 3
39   Olivier Burri 7 2 2
40   Jesper van den Heuvel 7 2 2
41   Miguel Nunes 7 2 2
42   Conrad Rautenbach 7 2 2
43   Janos Toth 7 2 2
44   Boris Zimin 8 2 2
45   Michal Solowow 11 9 9 9 2 2
46   Luis Tedesco 10 2 2
47   Richard Nicoll 11 2 2
48   Navraj Hans 16 2 2
49   Ricardo Moura 8 Ret 1 1
50   Luca Cantamessa 8 1 1
51   Václav Pech 8 1 1
52   Patrick Atrtru 9 1 1
53   Donnie MacDonald 12 1 1
54   Marcos Tokarski 12 1 1
55   Peter Horsey 18 1 1
Pos Driver MON
  		CUR
  		SAF
  		AZO
  		YPR
  		RUS
  		MAD
  		ZLI
  		AST
  		ITA
  		SCO
  		 T. Pts   Drop   Pts 
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Manufacturers edit

  • Only the best seven scores from each manufacturer count towards the championship.
Pos Manufacturer MON
  		CUR
  		SAF
  		AZO
  		YPR
  		RUS
  		MAD
  		ZLI
  		AST
  		ITA
  		SCO
  		 T. Pts   Drop   Pts 
1   Peugeot 18 18 0 16 16 0 14 0 14 16 0 112 112
2   Škoda 5 0 0 8 12 18 0 16 13 0 10 82 82
3   Ralliart 4 4 18 7 2 6 0 1 0 0 9 51 1 50
4   Abarth 6 8 0 0 1 9 10 0 1 8 0 43 43
5   Proton 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 8 13 13
6   Honda 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 5 5
Pos Manufacturer MON
  		CUR
  		SAF
  		AZO
  		YPR
  		RUS
  		MAD
  		ZLI
  		AST
  		ITA
  		SCO
  		 T. Pts   Drop   Pts 

References edit

External links edit

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