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

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

Calendar

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 United Kingdom Oulton Park 13 April United Kingdom Max Chilton United Kingdom Nick Tandy Australia Daniel Ricciardo United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport United Kingdom Daniel McKenzie
2 Austria Walter Grubmüller Austria Walter Grubmüller Australia Daniel Ricciardo United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport United Kingdom Daniel McKenzie
3 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit 2 May United Kingdom Max Chilton Netherlands Renger van der Zande Netherlands Renger van der Zande United Kingdom Hitech Racing Brazil Gabriel Dias
4 3 May United Kingdom Max Chilton United Kingdom Nick Tandy Australia Daniel Ricciardo United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport Brazil Gabriel Dias
5 United Kingdom Rockingham Motor Speedway 31 May Australia Daniel Ricciardo Netherlands Renger van der Zande United Kingdom Nick Tandy United Kingdom Joe Tandy Racing United Kingdom Daniel McKenzie
6 Sweden Marcus Ericsson United Kingdom Nick Tandy Sweden Marcus Ericsson United Kingdom Räikkönen Robertson Racing United Kingdom Daniel McKenzie
7 Germany Hockenheimring 6 June United Kingdom Renger van der Zande Netherlands Renger van der Zande Sweden Marcus Ericsson United Kingdom Räikkönen Robertson Racing Brazil Victor Corrêa
8 7 June Austria Walter Grubmüller United Kingdom Nick Tandy Austria Walter Grubmüller United Kingdom Hitech Racing United Kingdom Daniel McKenzie
9 United Kingdom Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit 5 July Netherlands Renger van der Zande Netherlands Renger van der Zande Netherlands Renger van der Zande United Kingdom Hitech Racing United Kingdom Daniel McKenzie
10 Netherlands Renger van der Zande Netherlands Renger van der Zande United Kingdom Riki Christodoulou United Kingdom Fortec Motorsport Brazil Gabriel Dias
11 United Kingdom Donington Park 19 July Netherlands Renger van der Zande Australia Daniel Ricciardo Austria Walter Grubmüller United Kingdom Hitech Racing United Kingdom Daniel McKenzie
12 Australia Daniel Ricciardo Australia Daniel Ricciardo United Kingdom Wayne Boyd United Kingdom T-Sport United Kingdom Daniel McKenzie
13 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 24 July Australia Daniel Ricciardo Australia Daniel Ricciardo1 Australia Daniel Ricciardo United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport United Kingdom Daniel McKenzie
14 25 July Brazil Adriano Buzaid Colombia Carlos Huertas1 Brazil Adriano Buzaid United Kingdom T-Sport Brazil Gabriel Dias
15 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit 16 August Australia Daniel Ricciardo Australia Daniel Ricciardo Australia Daniel Ricciardo United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport Brazil Gabriel Dias
16 Japan Daisuke Nakajima United Kingdom Max Chilton Netherlands Renger van der Zande United Kingdom Hitech Racing Brazil Gabriel Dias
17 Portugal Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 13 September Netherlands Renger van der Zande Netherlands Renger van der Zande2 France Jules Bianchi France ART Grand Prix United Kingdom Daniel McKenzie
18 United Kingdom Max Chilton Netherlands Renger van der Zande1 France Jules Bianchi France ART Grand Prix Brazil Gabriel Dias
19 United Kingdom Brands Hatch, Kent 20 September Australia Daniel Ricciardo Australia Daniel Ricciardo Australia Daniel Ricciardo United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport United Kingdom Daniel McKenzie
20 Australia Daniel Ricciardo United Kingdom Max Chilton United Kingdom Max Chilton United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport Brazil 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

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

See also

References

  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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