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2009 Formula 3 Euro Series

The 2009 Formula 3 Euro Series season was the seventh championship year of the Formula 3 Euro Series. The series consisted of ten double-header meetings beginning at Hockenheim on 16 May and ending at the same venue on 25 October.[1] Jules Bianchi claimed the title for ART Grand Prix, winning his eighth race of the season at Dijon-Prenois.

Jules Bianchi was series champion, scoring a total of nine victories during the season.
Tiago Geronimi at the Hockenheimring.

Drivers and teams

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2009 Entry List[2]
Team No Driver Rookie Chassis[N 1] Engine Rounds
France  ART Grand Prix 1 France  Jules Bianchi[3] F308/026 Mercedes 1-6
F308/048 7-10
2 Finland  Valtteri Bottas[3] R F308/009 All
23 Mexico  Esteban Gutiérrez[3] R F308/070 All
24 France  Adrien Tambay[3] R F308/040 1–4, 7–10
France  Signature 3 Finland  Mika Mäki[4] F308/073 Volkswagen[5] 1–9
F308/033 10
4 France  Jean-Karl Vernay[6] 1
F308/011 2–10
25 Brazil  Tiago Geronimi[6] R F308/057 All
Italy  Prema Powerteam 5 Lebanon  Basil Shaaban[7] F308/031 Mercedes All
6 Monaco  Stefano Coletti[8] F309/014 1–6, 8
F308/047 9–10
27 Italy  Matteo Chinosi[9] F308/047 1–4
34 France  Tom Dillmann[10] F308/015 9
35 Germany  Tim Sandtler[11] F308/047 7–8
42 Spain  Víctor García[12] F308/015 10
Germany  Mücke Motorsport 7 Germany  Christian Vietoris[13] F308/050 Mercedes 1–9
8 United Kingdom  Sam Bird[14] F308/042 1–9
14 Germany  Marco Wittmann[15] R F308/044 1–9
F308/050 10
26 United Kingdom  Alexander Sims[16] R F308/005 All
37 Germany  Nico Monien[12] F308/042 10
United Kingdom  Manor Motorsport 9 Brazil  César Ramos[17] R F308/046 Mercedes 1–8
10 Brazil  Pedro Enrique[18] F308/001 All
28 Spain  Roberto Merhi[19] F308/036 All
France  SG Formula 11 Netherlands  Henkie Waldschmidt[20] F308/029 Mercedes All
12 France  Alexandre Marsoin[21] F308/072 1–2
22 Netherlands  Carlo van Dam[22] 8
30 Italy  Andrea Caldarelli[20] R F308/014 All
United Kingdom  Carlin Motorsport 15 New Zealand  Brendon Hartley[23] F308/074 Volkswagen[24] 1–7, 9
16 United States  Jake Rosenzweig[25] R F308/055 All
43 Italy  Mirko Bortolotti[26] F308/074 10
Austria  HBR Motorsport 17 Germany  Kevin Mirocha[27] F308/021 Mercedes 1–4
18 Venezuela  Johnny Cecotto Jr.[27] F308/052 1–6
34 France  Tom Dillmann[28] F308/021 5–6, 10
Germany  Motopark Academy 19 Finland  Atte Mustonen[29] F308/098 Mercedes 1–4, 6–7
20 Switzerland  Christopher Zanella[30] R F308/099 All
33 Netherlands  Renger van der Zande[31] F308/098 5, 8–10
Germany  Kolles & Heinz Union 21 Canada  Robert Wickens[32] F309/001 Volkswagen[33] 1
F309/003 9
22 Netherlands  Carlo van Dam[33] 1–2
31 Denmark  Johan Jokinen[34] R F309/001 2–10
32 United Kingdom  Nick Tandy[35] F309/003 3–8
36 Italy  Edoardo Mortara[12] 10
Icon Legend
R Rookie Cup

Driver changes

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Changed Teams

Entering/Re-Entering Formula 3 Euro Series

Leaving Formula 3 Euro Series

Calendar

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Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Germany  Hockenheimring 16 May United Kingdom  Sam Bird United Kingdom  Alexander Sims Monaco  Stefano Coletti Italy  Prema Powerteam
R2 17 May Finland  Mika Mäki France  Jean-Karl Vernay France  Signature
2 R1 Germany  EuroSpeedway Lausitz 30 May Finland  Valtteri Bottas Monaco  Stefano Coletti France  Jules Bianchi France  ART Grand Prix
R2 31 May Netherlands  Henkie Waldschmidt Germany  Christian Vietoris Germany  Mücke Motorsport
3 R1 Germany  Norisring, Nuremberg 27 June United Kingdom  Alexander Sims Finland  Valtteri Bottas France  Jules Bianchi France  ART Grand Prix
R2 28 June France  Jean-Karl Vernay Germany  Christian Vietoris Germany  Mücke Motorsport
4 R1 Netherlands  Circuit Park Zandvoort 18 July France  Jules Bianchi France  Jules Bianchi France  Jules Bianchi France  ART Grand Prix
R2 19 July France  Jules Bianchi France  Jules Bianchi France  ART Grand Prix
5 R1 Germany  Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 1 August France  Jules Bianchi France  Jules Bianchi France  Jules Bianchi France  ART Grand Prix
R2 2 August Monaco  Stefano Coletti Germany  Christian Vietoris Germany  Mücke Motorsport
6 R1 Germany  Nürburgring 15 August France  Jules Bianchi France  Jules Bianchi France  Jules Bianchi France  ART Grand Prix
R2 16 August United Kingdom  Alexander Sims United Kingdom  Alexander Sims Germany  Mücke Motorsport
7 R1 United Kingdom  Brands Hatch, Kent 5 September Finland  Valtteri Bottas Germany  Christian Vietoris Finland  Mika Mäki France  Signature
R2 6 September United Kingdom  Sam Bird New Zealand  Brendon Hartley United Kingdom  Carlin Motorsport
8 R1 Spain  Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona 19 September France  Jules Bianchi Italy  Andrea Caldarelli France  Jules Bianchi France  ART Grand Prix
R2 20 September France  Jules Bianchi Netherlands  Renger van der Zande Germany  Motopark Academy
9 R1 France  Dijon-Prenois 10 October France  Jules Bianchi France  Jules Bianchi Germany  Christian Vietoris Germany  Mücke Motorsport
R2 11 October United Kingdom  Sam Bird France  Jules Bianchi France  ART Grand Prix
10 R1 Germany  Hockenheimring 24 October France  Jules Bianchi France  Jules Bianchi France  Jules Bianchi France  ART Grand Prix
R2 25 October France  Jean-Karl Vernay France  Jean-Karl Vernay France  Signature

Season standings

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Drivers Standings

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  • Points are awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PP
Race 1 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1
Race 2 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0
Pos Driver HOC1
Germany 
LAU
Germany 
NOR
Germany 
ZAN
Netherlands 
OSC
Germany 
NÜR
Germany 
BRH
United Kingdom 
CAT
Spain 
DIJ
France 
HOC2
Germany 
Points
1 France  Jules Bianchi 5 3 1 14 1 3 1 1 1 6 1 5 Ret Ret 1 5 2 1 1 7 114
2 Germany  Christian Vietoris 7 2 8 1 6 1 3 4 4 1 8 2 3 4 6 4 1 6 75
3 Finland  Valtteri Bottas Ret 16 2 13 12 Ret 2 6 2 8 2 4 2 15 4 6 16 Ret 2 5 62
4 United Kingdom  Alexander Sims 17 8 Ret 22 2 16 13 9 5 4 7 1 4 2 2 2 8 4 6 14† 54
5 France  Jean-Karl Vernay 6 1 3 12 7 2 4 5 6 7 6 15 13 8 Ret 14 18 Ret 3 1 47
6 Finland  Mika Mäki 4 4 12 6 Ret 15 Ret 19 8 3 5 3 1 6 10 13 3 Ret 5 Ret 43
7 Spain  Roberto Merhi 2 10 6 2 5 8 18 11 3 5 17 Ret 9 11 9 Ret 5 2 4 13† 42
8 United Kingdom  Sam Bird 3 6 5 3 8 Ret 8 2 12 20 4 8 6 3 Ret Ret 6 5 40
9 Mexico  Esteban Gutiérrez 16 Ret 24 11 4 12 5 7 9 9 3 6 7 5 Ret 9 12 3 11 6 26
10 Monaco  Stefano Coletti 1 5 15 23 DSQ1 EX Ret 12 7 2 9 10 Ret 15 21† Ret 10 9 19
11 New Zealand  Brendon Hartley 19 Ret 4 4 Ret 11 10 8 21 21 22 17 8 1 Ret 11 15
12 Netherlands  Henkie Waldschmidt 22† 9 7 5 9 6 6 17 11 10 10 7 15 13 5 7 13 Ret 8 8 13
13 Switzerland  Christopher Zanella 14 Ret 14 8 Ret Ret 21† 16 13 Ret 14 Ret 5 7 14 12 7 12 19 2 11
14 Italy  Andrea Caldarelli 15 Ret 23 20 21 Ret NC 21 20 23 24 19 18 14 3 10 4 Ret 13 Ret 11
15 Netherlands  Renger van der Zande DSQ 13 8 1 Ret 13 Ret 16† 7
16 Germany  Marco Wittmann 12 Ret 22 9 10 17 12 10 10 17 12 9 14 10 18 17 11 Ret 7 4 6
17 Lebanon  Basil Shaaban 23† 13 20 21 11 19† 16 18 15 12 20 Ret 20 Ret 7 3 10 Ret 12 Ret 6
18 United States  Jake Rosenzweig Ret Ret 21 15 15 18† 7 3 16 11 15 12 10 16 NC 19 Ret Ret Ret 15† 6
19 Finland  Atte Mustonen 8 7 Ret 10 13 4 9 Ret 11 20 Ret Ret 4
20 Brazil  Tiago Geronimi 10 17† 9 24 Ret 5 Ret 22† 14 14 13 18 Ret DNS 11 8 9 8 Ret 17† 2
21 France  Adrien Tambay 13 Ret 11 7 19 7 11 Ret 12 Ret 17 Ret 20† 10 14 10 0
22 Canada  Robert Wickens 11 11 14 7 0
23 Italy  Matteo Chinosi 9 12 10 17 Ret 9 20† 23† 0
24 Denmark  Johan Jokinen DNS 18 Ret 14 19 Ret 19 Ret 19 16 19 18 13 Ret 17 9 18 11 0
25 Brazil  César Ramos 24 Ret 17 Ret 16 10 17 13 23 15 DSQ 13 11 Ret Ret 16 0
26 Venezuela  Johnny Cecotto Jr. 21 Ret 16 Ret 17 Ret 15 20 17 19 16 11 0
27 Brazil  Pedro Enrique 20 14 18 16 14 20† 14 14 22 19 DSQ Ret 17 17 15 20 15 14 Ret 12 0
28 United Kingdom  Nick Tandy 20 Ret Ret 15 18 17 18 Ret Ret 12 Ret DNS 0
29 Germany  Kevin Mirocha Ret 15† 13 25 18 13 DNS DNS 0
30 France  Tom Dillmann 24 22 21 14 19 Ret 15 Ret 0
31 Netherlands  Carlo van Dam 18 Ret 19 19 16 18 0
32 France  Alexandre Marsoin 25† Ret Ret Ret 0
guest drivers ineligible for championship points
Italy  Mirko Bortolotti 17 3 0
Germany  Tim Sandtler 16 9 12 11 0
Spain  Víctor García 9 Ret 0
Germany  Nico Monien 16 Ret 0
Italy  Edoardo Mortara Ret Ret 0
Pos Driver HOC1
Germany 
LAU
Germany 
NOR
Germany 
ZAN
Netherlands 
OSC
Germany 
NÜR
Germany 
BRH
United Kingdom 
CAT
Spain 
DIJ
France 
HOC2
Germany 
Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

R – Rookie Cup

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

  • Pole-winners in bold; race 1 pole-winners earn one point, except at Brands Hatch.
  • Drivers achieving fastest lap in italics. No points awarded.
  • 1 – Stefano Coletti was disqualified from the first race at the Norisring, due to a post-race altercation with Jules Bianchi. Coletti was excluded from the meeting, and no driver was awarded third place points.[36]

Team Standings

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Pos Team HOC1
Germany 
LAU
Germany 
NOR
Germany 
ZAN
Netherlands 
OSC
Germany 
NÜR
Germany 
BRH
United Kingdom 
CAT
Spain 
DIJ
France 
HOC2
Germany 
Points
1 France  ART Grand Prix 5 3 1 7 1 3 1 1 1 6 1 4 2 5 1 5 2 1 1 5 183
13 16 2 11 4 7 2 6 2 8 2 5 7 15 4 6 12 3 2 6
2 Germany  Mücke Motorsport 3 2 5 1 2 1 3 2 4 1 4 1 3 2 2 2 1 4 6 4 163
7 6 8 3 6 16 8 4 5 4 7 2 4 3 6 4 6 5 7 14
3 France  Signature 4 1 3 6 7 2 4 5 6 3 5 3 1 6 10 8 3 8 3 1 92
6 4 9 12 Ret 5 Ret 19 8 7 6 15 13 8 11 13 9 Ret 5 17
4 United Kingdom  Manor Motorsport 2 10 6 2 5 8 14 11 3 5 12 13 9 11 9 16 5 2 4 12 42
20 14 17 16 14 10 17 13 23 15 18 Ret 11 17 15 20 15 14 Ret 13
5 Italy  Prema Powerteam 1 5 10 17 11 9 16 12 7 2 9 10 16 9 7 3 10 Ret 9 9 25
9 12 15 21 Ret 19 20 18 15 12 21 Ret 20 Ret 12 11 19 Ret 10 Ret
6 France  SG Formula 15 9 7 5 9 6 6 17 11 10 10 7 15 13 3 7 4 Ret 8 8 24
22 Ret 23 20 21 Ret Ret 21 21 23 25 19 18 14 5 10 13 Ret 13 Ret
7 Germany  Motopark Academy 8 7 14 8 13 4 9 16 13 13 11 20 5 7 8 1 7 12 19 2 22
14 Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret 21 Ret 17 Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 14 12 Ret 13 Ret 16
8 United Kingdom  Carlin Motorsport 19 Ret 4 4 15 11 7 3 16 11 16 12 8 1 Ret 19 Ret 11 17 3 21
Ret Ret 21 15 Ret 18 10 8 22 16 23 17 10 16 Ret Ret Ret 15
9 Germany  Kolles & Heinz Union 11 11 19 18 20 14 19 15 19 17 19 16 19 12 13 Ret 14 7 18 11 0
18 Ret DNS 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret 20 Ret 20 Ret Ret 19 Ret DNS 17 9 Ret Ret
10 Austria  HBR Motorsport 21 15 13 25 17 13 15 20 18 19 17 11 15 Ret 0
Ret Ret 16 Ret 18 Ret DNS DNS 25 22 22 14
Pos Team HOC1
Germany 
LAU
Germany 
NOR
Germany 
ZAN
Netherlands 
OSC
Germany 
NÜR
Germany 
BRH
United Kingdom 
CAT
Spain 
DIJ
France 
HOC2
Germany 
Points

Nations Cup

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Nation Points
1   France 155
2   Finland 108
3   Great Britain 92
4   Germany 81
5   Spain 42
6   Mexico 26
7   Netherlands 20
8   Monaco 19
9   New Zealand 15
10   Switzerland 11
11   Italy 11
12   Lebanon 6
13   United States 6
14   Brazil 2

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ All drivers competed in Dallara chassis; model listed.

References

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  2. ^ "2009 starting grid". f3euroseries.com. 20 November 2008. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009.
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