2009 European Rally Championship

The 2009 European Rally Championship season was the 57th season of the FIA European Rally Championship. The season had 11 rallies, of which Giandomenico Basso won 7 and thus claimed his second European rally championship title.

2009 European Rally Championship
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Calendar and winners

For the 2009 season, the number of rounds was increased from 9 to 11. The calendar featured 3 new rallies (in Spain, Greece and Switzerland), whereas Rally Poland was a round of the World Rally Championship in that year.[1]

Round Date Event Winner ERC
117–19 April Rally 1000 Miglia Giandomenico Basso
21– 3 May Istanbul Rally Michał Sołowow
328–30 May Croatia Rally Krum Donchev
418–20 June Ypres Rally Giandomenico Basso
517–19 July Rally Bulgaria Giandomenico Basso
630 July–1 August Rally Vinho da Madeira Giandomenico Basso
720–22 August Barum Rally Zlín Michał Sołowow
810–12 September Rallye Príncipe de Asturias Corrado Fontana
925–27 September ELPA Rally Giandomenico Basso
1016–18 October Rallye d'Antibes Côte d'Azur Giandomenico Basso
1130 October– 1 November Rallye International du Valais Giandomenico Basso

Championship standings

For the final classification in a rally, the winner was awarded 10 points, the runner-up 8 and the third placed driver 6. Drivers ranked 4 to 8 got 5–4–3–2–1 point(s). Additionally, the top three of every leg got 3–2–1 point(s). Only drivers who participated in least 6 events qualified for the championship ranking.[2]

Pos. Driver Points
1 Giandomenico Basso 1 1 1 1 Ret 3 1 1 1 122
2 Michał Sołowow 3 1 2 4 5 3 1 2 Ret 2 2 103
3 Corrado Fontana 5 3 4 3 3 2 Ret 1 2 Ret 78
4 Luca Betti 4 Ret 3 2 Ret Ret 34
5 Antonín Tlusťák 10 8 6 7 Ret 4 4 4 22
6 Jan Černý 11 10 10 2 Ret 3 16
7 Todor Slavov 9 Ret 7 8 5 Ret 3 14
8 Marco Cavigioli 9 9 Ret 3 Ret Ret 6
Not enough events to qualify for championship
Krum Donchev 6 2 1 5 2 (43)
Renato Travaglia 2 (13)
Davide di Benedetto 8 5 6 (8)
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
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References
  1. "Calendar". rally-erc.com.
  2. "ERC Unofficial Standings". rally-erc.com.
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