British Touring Car Championship 2009

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The 52nd British Touring Car Championship 2009 started at Brands Hatch on April 4th and ended at Brands Hatch on October 4th.

As in 2008 , the 2009 season consisted of ten race weekends with three races each. The defending champion was the Italian Fabrizio Giovanardi . After a total of 30 races, Colin Turkington ( BMW 320si E90 ) won ahead of Jason Plato ( Chevrolet Lacetti ) and Fabrizio Giovanardi ( Vauxhall Vectra VXR ). Vauxhall was the winner of the constructors' championship.

Results and ratings

calendar

	date	run	route	Pole position	1st place	place 2	place 3
1, 2, 3	4th to 5th April	England	Brands Hatch (Indy)	Matt Neal	Matt Neal	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Colin Turkington
					Robert Collard	Colin Turkington	Matt Neal
					Jonathan Adam	Jason Plato	Matt Neal
4, 5, 6	25-26 April	England	Thruxton	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Mat Jackson	Andrew Jordan
					Colin Turkington	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Matt Neal
					Mat Jackson	Adam Jones	James Thompson
7, 8, 9	16.-17. May	England	Donington	Andrew Jordan	James Thompson	Andrew Jordan	Matt Neal
					James Thompson	Matt Neal	Fabrizio Giovanardi
					Robert Collard	Colin Turkington	Jason Plato
10, 11, 12	30.-31. May	England	Oulton Park	Jason Plato	Colin Turkington	Jason Plato	Jonathan Adam
					Colin Turkington	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Jason Plato
					James Thompson	Andrew Jordan	Matt Neal
13, 14, 15	13-14 June	England	Croft	Colin Turkington	Colin Turkington	Stephen Jelley	Jason Plato
					Colin Turkington	Stephen Jelley	Jason Plato
					Fabrizio Giovanardi	James Thompson	Stephen Jelley
16, 17, 18	1st – 2nd August	England	Snetterton	Jason Plato	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Mat Jackson	Paul O'Neill
					Fabrizio Giovanardi	Colin Turkington	Jason Plato
					Colin Turkington	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Matt Neal
19, 20, 21	15.-16. August	Scotland	Knockhill	Jason Plato	Jason Plato	Gordon Shedden	Mat Jackson
					Fabrizio Giovanardi	Mat Jackson	Colin Turkington
					Mat Jackson	Jason Plato	Fabrizio Giovanardi
22, 23, 24	29-30 August	England	Silverstone	Mat Jackson	Mat Jackson	Jason Plato	James Nash
					Jason Plato	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Mat Jackson
					Mat Jackson	Robert Collard	Colin Turkington
25, 26, 27	19. – 20. September	England	Rockingham	Jason Plato	Stephen Jelley	Jason Plato	Mat Jackson
					Jason Plato	Mat Jackson	Fabrizio Giovanardi
					Stephen Jelley	Andrew Jordan	Tom Chilton
28, 29, 30	3rd to 4th October	England	Brands Hatch (GP)	Tom Chilton	Jason Plato	Tom Chilton	Fabrizio Giovanardi
					Jason Plato	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Colin Turkington
					Jason Plato	Colin Turkington	Tom Chilton

Score

driver

Pl. driver Points 1. Colin Turkington 275 2. Jason Plato 270 3. Fabrizio Giovanardi 266 4th Mat Jackson 170 5. Matt Neal 165 6th Robert Collard 145 7th Stephen Jelley 137

Pl. driver Points 8th. Jonny Adam 116 9. James Thompson 114 Andrew Jordan 114 11. Adam Jones 62 12. Paul O'Neill 60 13. Tom Chilton 55 14th Gordon Shedden 34

Pl. driver Points 15th James Nash 24 16. Harry Vaulkhard 22nd 17th David Pinkney 10 Dan Eaves 10 19th Johnny Herbert 8th 20th Anthony Reid 5 21st Tom Onslow-Cole 4th

Pl. driver Points 22nd Martyn Bell 2 Alan Morrison 2 Martin Johnson 2

brand

Pl.	brand	Points
1.	Vauxhall	658
2.	Honda	429
3.	ford	341

Web links

Commons : British Touring Car Championship 2009  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• 2009 season at btccpages.com (English)
• Season 2009 ( memento from April 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) at btccaction.co.uk (English)