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37th season of the FIA World Rally Championship From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2009 World Rally Championship was the 37th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of twelve rallies and began on 30 January, with Rally Ireland and ended with Rally GB on 25 October. Sébastien Loeb won the World Drivers' championship at Rally GB by one point from Mikko Hirvonen, taking his sixth consecutive crown.[1] Citroën secured their fifth Manufacturers' title, Martin Prokop won the JWRC Drivers' championship and Armindo Araujo won the PWRC Drivers' championship.
The number of mechanics available per car has been dropped from 12 to 8.[2]
The 2009 championship was contested over twelve rounds in Europe, South America and Oceania.
The 2009 season included twelve rallies, which was three fewer than the 2008 season, because the FIA imposed a "Round Rotation" System in order to attract candidate rallies to have a chance to be a WRC event. Monte Carlo, Sweden, Mexico, Jordan, Turkey, Germany, New Zealand, France and Japan were dropped from the calendar for 2009, but will return at the 2010 WRC Season. Ireland, Norway, Cyprus, Portugal, Poland and Australia returned to the 2009 season.[3]
The eight events also part of the Production World Rally Championship were Norway, Cyprus, Portugal, Argentina, Italy, Greece, Australia and Rally GB. The eight rallies also on the Junior World Rally Championship schedule were Ireland, Cyprus, Portugal, Argentina, Italy, Poland, Finland and Spain.
Round | Dates | Rally Name | Rally HQ | Support Category | Surface |
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1 | 30 January – 1 February | Rally Ireland | Sligo | JWRC | Wintry asphalt |
2 | 12–15 February | Rally Norway | Hamar | PWRC | Ice and snow-covered gravel |
3 | 13–15 March | Cyprus Rally | Limassol | JWRC/PWRC | Asphalt and gravel |
4 | 3–5 April | Rally de Portugal | Vilamoura | JWRC/PWRC | Gravel |
5 | 24–26 April | Rally Argentina | Villa Carlos Paz | JWRC/PWRC | Gravel |
6 | 22–24 May | Rally d'Italia Sardegna | Olbia | JWRC/PWRC | Gravel |
7 | 12–14 June | Acropolis Rally | Loutraki | PWRC | Gravel |
8 | 26–28 June | Rally Poland | Mikołajki | JWRC | Gravel |
9 | 31 July – 2 August | Rally Finland | Jyväskylä | JWRC | Gravel |
10 | 4–6 September | Rally Australia | Kingscliff | PWRC | Gravel |
11 | 2–4 October | Rally Catalunya | Salou | JWRC | Asphalt |
12 | 23–25 October | Rally GB | Cardiff | PWRC | Gravel |
In 2009 two categories are eligible to compete for the Manufacturer's championship:
Manufacturer (M)
Manufacturer Team (MT)
The registered Manufacturers are Citroën Total World Rally Team and BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team; the registered Manufacturer Teams are Stobart VK M-Sport Ford, Munchi's Ford and Citroën Junior Team.
Suzuki and Subaru pulled out of the WRC at the end of the 2008 championship, both citing the economic downturn then affecting the automotive industry for their withdrawal.
No | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Rounds |
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31 | Aaron Burkart | Michael Kölbach | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 1, 3, 5–6, 9, 11 |
32 | Michał Kościuszko | Maciek Szczepaniak | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3–6, 8–9 |
33 | Simone Bertolotti | Luca Celestini | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 1, 4, 6, 8–9, 11 |
34 | Luca Griotti | Corrado Bonato | Renault Clio R3 | 1, 4, 6, 8–9, 11 |
35 | Yoann Bonato | Benjamin Boulloud | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 1, 4, 6, 8–9, 11 |
36 | Hans Weijs, Jr. | Bjorn Degandt | Citroën C2 S1600 | 1, 4, 6, 8–9, 11 |
37 | Kevin Abbring | Erwin Mombaerts | Renault Clio R3 | 1, 4, 6, 8–9, 11 |
38 | Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Citroën C2 S1600 | 1, 3, 6, 8–9, 11 |
39 | Alessandro Bettega | Simone Scattolin | Renault Clio S1600 | 5 |
Renault Clio R3 | 4, 6, 8 | |||
Mark Wallenwein | Stefan Kopczyk | 9, 11 | ||
Additional guest entries† | ||||
60 | Ross Forde | Arron Forde | Suzuki Swift Sport | 1 |
59 | Radosław Typa | Maciek Wislawski | Citroën C2 R2 | 8 |
60 | Marcin Dobrowolski | Michal Dobrowolski | Citroën C2 R2 | 8 |
59 | Kalle Pinomaki | Matti Kaskinen | Renault Clio R3 | 9 |
59 | Jordi Martí | Gabriel Sánchez | Renault Clio R3 | 11 |
No | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Rounds |
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31 | Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2, 4–5, 7, 10, 12 |
32 | Bernardo Sousa | Jorge Carvalho | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | 2–4, 6–7, 10, 12 |
33 | Toshihiro Arai | Glenn Macneal | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2–3, 5, 7, 10, 12 |
34 | Gianluca Linari | Andrea Cecchi | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2–4, 7, 10 |
Paolo Gregoriani | 6 | |||
35 | Martin Semerád | Bohuslav Ceplecha | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2–3 |
64 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 4, 6–7, 12 | ||
36 | Egoi Eder Valdés López | Daniel Lucas | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3–7, 12 |
37 | Frederic Sauvan | Thibault Gorczyca | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2–3, 5–6 |
Sebastien Capanna | 7, 12 | |||
38 | Gabor Mayer | Róbert Tagai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3–7, 12 |
39 | Riccardo Errani | Stefano Casadio | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | – |
Simone Campedelli | Danilo Fappani | 3, 6 | ||
Thomas Privé | Patrice Zurro | 4 | ||
Stefano Marrini | Roberto Mometti | 5 | ||
Armindo Araujo | Miguel Ramalho | 10 | ||
Eyvind Brynildsen | Denis Giraudet | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 12 | |
40 | Andis Neikšāns | Pēteris Dzirkals | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2–4, 6–7 |
Dave Weston, Jr. | Iuean Thomas | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 12 | |
43 | Luciano Bernardi | Fabian Cretu | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 5 |
Mark Tapper | Jeff Judd | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 10 | |
65 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 4, 6–7, 12 | ||
44 | Jaromir Tarabus | Daniel Trunkat | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | 2 |
Filip Schovánek | 4 | |||
Nasser Al-Attiyah | Giovanni Bernacchini | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3 | |
Spyros Pavlides | Chris Patterson | 5, 12 | ||
Denis Giraudet | 7 | |||
45 | Patrik Flodin | Göran Bergsten | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2, 4, 6–7, 12 |
Stewart Taylor | Warwick Searle | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 10 | |
46 | Patrik Sandell | Emil Axelsson | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2–4, 6–7, 12 |
47 | Armindo Araujo | Miguel Ramalho | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2–4, 6–7, 12 |
48 | Gaurav Gill | David Senior | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2–4 |
Hermann Gassner, Jr. | Katharina Wustenhagen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 6, 12 | |
Stefano Marrini | Roberto Mometti | 7 | ||
Liu Chao Dong | Anthony McLoughlin | 10 | ||
49 | Eyvind Brynildsen | Denis Giraudet | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2, 4–6, 10 |
Giorgio Bacco | Nicola Arena | 12 | ||
50 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Giovanni Bernacchini | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4–7, 12 |
Richard Mason | Sara Mason | 10 | ||
Additional guest entries† | ||||
59 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Ola Fløene | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2 |
60 | Bernt Kollevold | Veronica Engan | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2 |
159 | Nicos Thomas | Stéphane Prévot | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 3 |
160 | Charalambos Timotheu | Savvas Laos | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3 |
159 | Bruno Magalhães | Carlos Magalhães | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 4 |
160 | Ricardo Moura | Paulo Fiuza | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 4 |
159 | Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 5 |
160 | Marcos Ligato | Rubén Garcia | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 5 |
59 | Lambros Athanassoulas | Nikolaos Zakheos | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 7 |
59 | Cody Crocker | Ben Atkinson | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 10 |
60 | Neal Bates | Coral Taylor | Toyota Corolla S2000 | 10 |
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