2009 British GT Championship

The 2009 Avon Tyres British GT season was the 17th season of the British GT Championship. The season began at Oulton Park's Easter Monday meeting and finished on 20 September at Brands Hatch after 14 races. 2009 saw the debut of the new Supersport class. Twins David and Godfrey Jones won the GT3 title during the final race of the season. Jody Firth sealed the GT4 title, while Phil Keen and Marcus Clutton won the Supersports Class.

2009 British GT Championship
Previous: 2008 Next: 2010

Drivers and Teams

  • All cars ran on Avon tyres.
2009 Entry List[1]
Team No. Drivers Class Chassis Engine Rounds
RPM Motorsport 2 Michael Bentwood[2] GT3 Ford GT GT3 Ford 5.0L V8 5–10
Philip Walker[2] 5–14
Alex Mortimer 11–14
Chad Racing 3 Christopher Hyman[3] GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 1–10, 12–14
Paul Warren[3] 1–6, 9–14
José Manuel Balbiani[4] 7–8, 11
Beechdean Motorsport 7 Andrew Howard[5] GT3 Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 1–6, 9–10, 12–14
Jamie Smyth[5]
50 Ben de Zille-Butler GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 Aston Martin AJ 4.3L V8 1–2
Richard Jones
Rollcentre Racing 8 Gregor Fisken[2] GT3 Mosler MT900R Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8 3–4
Martin Short[2]
9 Daniel Brown[6] GT3 Mosler MT900R Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8 1–11
Stuart Hall[6] 1–4
Gregor Fisken 5–8
Martin Short 9–11
VRS Equipment Finance 12 Phil Burton GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 All
Adam Wilcox
ABG Motorsport 20 Aaron Scott[7] GT3 Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Dodge 8.3L V10 All
Craig Wilkins[7]
66 Marcus Clutton SS KTM X-Bow Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4 1–2, 11
Phil Keen
MTECH Racing 21 Duncan Cameron GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3
Ferrari 430 Scuderia[2]
Ferrari 4.3L V8 All
Matt Griffin 1–2, 5–8, 11–12
Mike Wilds 3–4, 9–10
Mike Edmonds 13–14
Team Preci-Spark 22 David Jones GT3 Ascari KZ1-R BMW M62 5.0L V8 All
Godfrey Jones
Rosso Verde 23 Hector Lester GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 All
Allan Simonsen 1–6, 9–14
Stéphane Daoudi 7–8
22 GT Racing 32 Tom Alexander[2] GT3 Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 3–4
Adrian Willmott[2]
Century Motorsport 41 Nathan Freke GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 11
Benji Hetherington
Stark Racing 44 Ian Stinton[8] GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 1–8, 12–14
Mike Thomas 3–6
Paul Marsh 7–8
Gary Simms 13–14
Neil Clark 12
46 GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 1–2
Ian Stinton 9–10
Hunter Abbott
Team WFR 52 Jody Firth GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 All
Nigel Moore 1–6, 9–14
Speedworks Motorsport 53 Richard Sykes GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 1–2, 12
Lawrence Tomlinson 1–2
Christian Dick 12
Rob Austin Racing 54 Hunter Abbott GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 1–6
Gary Simms
Piranha Motorsport 67 Chris Bialan SS Lotus 2-Eleven Toyota 2ZZ-GE 1.8L I4 13–14
Simon Mason
Barwell Motorsport 72 Eddy Renard GT3 Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 1–2
Vincent Vosse
90 Andrew Smith[9] Inv Ginetta G50Z Zytek 4.5L V8 3–4
Oliver Bryant[10] 3–6, 9–10, 12
Joe Osborne 5–6
Piers Johnson 9–10, 12
Leo Machitski 13–14
Phil Quaife
Mark Bailey Racing 91 Howard Spooner Inv Morgan Aero 8 BMW N62 4.8L V8 12–14
Andy Thompson 12
KTM 92 Reinhard Kofler Inv KTM X-Bow Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4 13–14
Moore Racing 93 Dave Shelton Inv Mosler MT900 Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8 13–14
Icon Class
GT3 GT3 Class
GT4 GT4 Class
SS Supersport Class
Inv Invitation Class

Calendar

  • All rounds were a duration of 60 minutes, except rounds 11 and 12, which were two-hour endurance races. Only the overall winners are listed. The Donington enduro was originally scheduled for April 26, however due to ongoing issues with the circuit's track licence, the meeting was rescheduled for July 19.[11] In the Spa-Francorchamps round, the British GT field was included in the Belcar Championship races.
Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Drivers Winning Team
1 Oulton Park 11 April Daniel Brown
Stuart Hall
Hector Lester
Alan Simonsen
Daniel Brown
Stuart Hall
Rollcentre Racing
2 13 April Daniel Brown
Stuart Hall
Daniel Brown
Stuart Hall
Daniel Brown
Stuart Hall
Rollcentre Racing
3 Spa-Francorchamps 9 May Daniel Brown
Stuart Hall
Hector Lester
Alan Simonsen
Gregor Fisken
Martin Short
Rollcentre Racing
4 10 May Hector Lester
Alan Simonsen
Aaron Scott
Craig Wilkins
Aaron Scott
Craig Wilkins
ABG Motorsport
5 Rockingham 30 May Oliver Bryant
Joe Osborne
Oliver Bryant
Joe Osborne
Oliver Bryant
Joe Osborne
Barwell Motorsport
6 31 May Hector Lester
Alan Simonsen
Hector Lester
Alan Simonsen
Oliver Bryant
Joe Osborne
Barwell Motorsport
7 Knockhill 13 June David Jones
Godfrey Jones
Hector Lester
Stéphane Daoudi
David Jones
Godfrey Jones
Team Preci-Spark
8 14 June Duncan Cameron
Matt Griffin
Gregor Fisken
Daniel Brown
Aaron Scott
Craig Wilkins
ABG Motorsport
9 Snetterton 4 July Daniel Brown
Martin Short
Daniel Brown
Martin Short
David Jones
Godfrey Jones
Team Preci-Spark
10 5 July Allan Simonsen
Hector Lester
Allan Simonsen
Hector Lester
Allan Simonsen
Hector Lester
Rosso Verde
11 Donington Park 19 July Duncan Cameron
Matt Griffin
Hector Lester
Alan Simonsen
Alex Mortimer
Philip Walker
RPM Motorsport
12 Silverstone 16 August Duncan Cameron
Matt Griffin
Hector Lester
Alan Simonsen
Duncan Cameron
Matt Griffin
MTECH Racing
13 Brands Hatch 19 September Andrew Howard
Jamie Smyth
Alex Mortimer
Philip Walker
David Jones
Godfrey Jones
Team Preci-Spark
14 20 September Hector Lester
Alan Simonsen
Hector Lester
Alan Simonsen
Leo Machitski
Phil Quaife
Barwell Motorsport

Standings

Points are awarded to the top eight finishers in the order 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Drivers in bold indicate pole position. Drivers in italics indicate fastest lap.

GT3

Pos Driver OUL
SPA
ROC
KNO
SNE
DON
SIL
BRH
Pts
1 David Jones 2 2 2 Ret Ret 3 1 4 1 3 5 11† 1 4 87
Godfrey Jones 2 2 2 Ret Ret 3 1 4 1 3 5 11† 1 4
3 Hector Lester 3 4 4 2 2 8 3 5 3 1 6 7 3 2 86
4 Allan Simonsen 3 4 4 2 2 8 3 1 6 7 3 2 76
5 Aaron Scott 6 3 3 1 Ret 4 4 1 Ret 7 3 2 4 14† 69
Craig Wilkins 6 3 3 1 Ret 4 4 1 Ret 7 3 2 4 14†
7 Phil Burton DNS DNS Ret 7 3 5 2 2 4 6 Ret 4 2 3 62
Adam Wilcox DNS DNS Ret 7 3 5 2 2 4 6 Ret 4 2 3
9 Duncan Cameron 4 5 7 8 Ret Ret Ret 7† 9† 4 2 1 6 7 49
10 Daniel Brown 1 1 5 Ret 5 2 5 8 DSQ DSQ DSQ 44
11 Andrew Howard 7 8 8 4 4 6 8 5 5 9 5 40
Jamie Smyth 7 8 8 4 4 6 8 5 5 9 5
13 Philip Walker 7 9 6 6 5 8 1 3 8 6 39
14 Gregor Fisken 1 3 5 2 5 8 36
15 Matt Griffin 4 5 Ret Ret Ret 7 2 1 29
16 Chris Hyman 13† 6 10† 6 6 7 7 3 Ret 9 Ret 7 8 29
17 Paul Warren 13† 6 10† 6 6 7 Ret 9 4 Ret 7 8 26
18 Stuart Hall 1 1 5 Ret 24
19 Alex Mortimer 1 3 8 6 22
20 Michael Bentwood 7 9 6 6 5 8 17
21 Martin Short 1 3 DSQ DSQ DSQ 16
22 José Manuel Balbiani 7 3 4 13
23 Mike Wilds 7 8 9† 4 13
24 Stéphane Daoudi 3 5 10
25 Mike Edmonds 6 7 7
26 Eddy Renard 5 7* 4
Vincent Vosse 5 7*
28 Tom Alexander 13 5 4
Adrian Willmott 13 5
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Oliver Bryant 6 11 1 1 2 2 6 0
Joe Osborne 1 1 0
Leo Machitski 5 1 0
Phil Quaife 5 1 0
Piers Johnson 2 2 6 0
Andrew Smith 6 11 0
Reinhard Kofler 10 9 0
Howard Spooner DNS Ret 11 0
Dave Shelton 12 DNS 0
Andy Thompson DNS 0
Pos Driver OUL
SPA
ROC
KNO
SNE
DON
SIL
BRH
Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Notes

  • Renard and Vosse were not awarded points in race two at Oulton Park, due to running standard-spec pump fuel, following issues with the championship's Sunoco fuel during race one.[12]
  • Supersport Class drivers are awarded half points, due to a lack of competitors.
  • At Rockingham, as the Invitation Class Ginetta won both races, Simonsen and Lester were awarded maximum points in race one, and Brown and Fisken in race two. The Ginetta also won at Brands Hatch, with Simonsen and Lester again receiving maximum points.
  • From Spa onwards, half points were awarded in GT4, due to a lack of competitors.
  • The Mosler MT900R of Daniel Brown and Martin Short competed at Snetterton and Donington under protest due to a loophole in the regulations. Eventually, the Mosler was stripped of points gained from the rounds.
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References

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  8. "Stark Racing confirms entry plans". crash.net. 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
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