2009 British GT season

2009 British GT season
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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 September 20 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.

1 Drivers and Teams
2 Calendar
3 Standings
4 References
5 External links

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
	7	Jamie Smyth^[5]	GT3	Aston Martin DBRS9	Aston Martin 6.0L V12	1–6, 9–10, 12–14
	50	Ben de Zille-Butler	GT4	Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24	Aston Martin AJ 4.3L V8	1–2
	50	Richard Jones	GT4	Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24	Aston Martin AJ 4.3L V8	1–2
Rollcentre Racing	8	Gregor Fisken^[2]	GT3	Mosler MT900R	Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8	3–4
	8	Martin Short^[2]	GT3	Mosler MT900R	Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8	3–4
	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
VRS Equipment Finance	12	Adam Wilcox	GT3	Ferrari F430 GT3	Ferrari 4.3L V8	All
ABG Motorsport	20	Aaron Scott^[7]	GT3	Dodge Viper Competition Coupe	Dodge 8.3L V10	All
	20	Craig Wilkins^[7]	GT3	Dodge Viper Competition Coupe	Dodge 8.3L V10	All
	66	Marcus Clutton	SS	KTM X-Bow	Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4	1–2, 11
	66	Phil Keen	SS	KTM X-Bow	Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4	1–2, 11
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
Team Preci-Spark	22	Godfrey Jones	GT3	Ascari KZ1-R	BMW M62 5.0L V8	All
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
22 GT Racing	32	Adrian Willmott^[2]	GT3	Aston Martin DBRS9	Aston Martin 6.0L V12	3–4
Century Motorsport	41	Nathan Freke	GT4	Ginetta G50	Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6	11
Century Motorsport	41	Benji Hetherington	GT4	Ginetta G50	Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6	11
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	Neil Clark	GT4	Ginetta G50	Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6	1–2
		Ian Stinton				9–10
		Hunter Abbott				9–10
Team WFR	52	Jody Firth	GT4	Ginetta G50	Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6	All
Team WFR	52	Nigel Moore	GT4	Ginetta G50	Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6	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
Rob Austin Racing	54	Gary Simms	GT4	Ginetta G50	Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6	1–6
Piranha Motorsport	67	Chris Bialan	SS	Lotus 2-Eleven	Toyota 2ZZ-GE 1.8L I4	13–14
Piranha Motorsport	67	Simon Mason	SS	Lotus 2-Eleven	Toyota 2ZZ-GE 1.8L I4	13–14
Barwell Motorsport	72	Eddy Renard	GT3	Aston Martin DBRS9	Aston Martin 6.0L V12	1–2
	72	Vincent Vosse	GT3	Aston Martin DBRS9	Aston Martin 6.0L V12	1–2
	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				13–14
Mark Bailey Racing	91	Howard Spooner	Inv	Morgan Aero 8	BMW N62 4.8L V8	12–14
Mark Bailey Racing	91	Andy Thompson	Inv	Morgan Aero 8	BMW N62 4.8L V8	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	April 11	Daniel Brown Stuart Hall	Hector Lester Allan Simonsen	Daniel Brown Stuart Hall	Rollcentre Racing
2	Oulton Park	April 13	Daniel Brown Stuart Hall	Daniel Brown Stuart Hall	Daniel Brown Stuart Hall	Rollcentre Racing
3	Spa-Francorchamps	May 9	Daniel Brown Stuart Hall	Hector Lester Allan Simonsen	Gregor Fisken Martin Short	Rollcentre Racing
4	Spa-Francorchamps	May 10	Hector Lester Allan Simonsen	Aaron Scott Craig Wilkins	Aaron Scott Craig Wilkins	ABG Motorsport
5	Rockingham	May 30	Oliver Bryant Joe Osborne	Oliver Bryant Joe Osborne	Oliver Bryant Joe Osborne	Barwell Motorsport
6	Rockingham	May 31	Hector Lester Allan Simonsen	Hector Lester Allan Simonsen	Oliver Bryant Joe Osborne	Barwell Motorsport
7	Knockhill	June 13	David Jones Godfrey Jones	Hector Lester Stéphane Daoudi	David Jones Godfrey Jones	Team Preci-Spark
8	Knockhill	June 14	Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin	Gregor Fisken Daniel Brown	Aaron Scott Craig Wilkins	ABG Motorsport
9	Snetterton	July 4	Daniel Brown Martin Short	Daniel Brown Martin Short	David Jones Godfrey Jones	Team Preci-Spark
10	Snetterton	July 5	Allan Simonsen Hector Lester	Allan Simonsen Hector Lester	Allan Simonsen Hector Lester	Rosso Verde
11	Donington Park	July 19	Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin	Hector Lester Allan Simonsen	Alex Mortimer Philip Walker	RPM Motorsport
12	Silverstone	August 16	Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin	Hector Lester Allan Simonsen	Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin	MTECH Racing
13	Brands Hatch	September 19	Andrew Howard Jamie Smyth	Alex Mortimer Philip Walker	David Jones Godfrey Jones	Team Preci-Spark
14	Brands Hatch	September 20	Hector Lester Allan Simonsen	Hector Lester Allan 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
1	Godfrey Jones	2	2	2	Ret	Ret	3	1	4	1	3	5	11	1	4	87
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
5	Craig Wilkins	6	3	3	1	Ret	4	4	1	Ret	7	3	2	4	14	69
7	Phil Burton	DNS	DNS	Ret	7	3	5	2	2	4	6	Ret	4	2	3	62
7	Adam Wilcox	DNS	DNS	Ret	7	3	5	2	2	4	6	Ret	4	2	3	62
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
11	Jamie Smyth	7	8	8	4	4	6			8	5		5	9	5	40
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
26	Vincent Vosse	5	7*													4
28	Tom Alexander			13	5											4
28	Adrian Willmott			13	5											4
Pos	Driver	OUL		SPA		ROC		KNO		SNE		DON	SIL	BRH		Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Finished, in points
Blue	Finished, no points
Blue	Not classified (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not participate
Blank	Excluded (EX)

GT4

Pos	Driver	OUL		SPA		ROC		KNO		SNE		DON	SIL	BRH		Pts
1	Jody Firth	8	9	12	9	8	11	8	10	6	10	7	8	11	10	76
2	Nigel Moore	8	9	12	9	8	11			6	10	7	8	11	10	67
3	Ian Stinton	9	12	11	Ret	9	12	Ret	9	7	11		10	13	13	48
4	Hunter Abbott	DSQ	11	9	10	Ret	10			7	11					28
5	Gary Simms	DSQ	11	9	10	Ret	10							13	13	28
6	Richard Sykes	NC	10										9			12
7	Neil Clark	11	15										10			12
8	Mike Thomas			11	Ret	9	12									11
9	Ben de Zille Butler	12	14													9
9	Richard Jones	12	14													9
11	Lawrence Tomlinson	NC	10													8
12	Paul Marsh							Ret	9							5
13	Christian Dick												9			4
14	Nathan Freke											9				4
14	Benji Hetherington											9				4
Pos	Driver	OUL		SPA		ROC		KNO		SNE		DON	SIL	BRH		Pts

Supersport

Pos	Driver	OUL		SPA	ROC	KNO	SNE	DON	SIL	BRH		Pts
1	Marcus Clutton	10	13					8				15
1	Phil Keen	10	13					8				15
3	Chris Bialan									14	12	10
3	Simon Mason									14	12	10
Pos	Driver	OUL		SPA	ROC	KNO	SNE	DON	SIL	BRH		Pts

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 of Dan 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.

References

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^ ^a ^b "Chad Racing Ferrari to contest British GT". crash.net. 2009-03-19. http://www.crash.net/British+GT/News/144198/1/chad_racing_ferrari_to_contest_british_gt.html. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
^ "Chad brings in Balbiani". crash.net. 2009-06-05. Archived from the original on 2009-06-15. http://www.crash.net/british+gt/News/147900/1/chad_brings_in_balbiani.html. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
^ ^a ^b "Howard confident of Beechdean chances". crash.net. 2008-12-17. http://www.crash.net/British+GT/News/136345/1/howard_confident_of_beechdean_chances.html. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
^ ^a ^b "Young guns team up for Mosler assault". crash.net. 2009-03-31. http://www.crash.net/British+GT/News/144674/1/young_guns_team_up_for_mosler_assault.html. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
^ ^a ^b "ABG pairing confirm return". crash.net. 2009-02-03. http://www.crash.net/British+GT/News/142577/1/abg_pairing_confim_return.html. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
^ "Stark Racing confirms entry plans". crash.net. 2009-02-26. http://www.crash.net/British+GT/News/143385/1/stark_racing_confirms_entry_plans.html. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
^ "Andrew Smith to drive Barwell Ginetta G50Z in Spa round". britishgt.com. 2009-05-01. http://britishgt.com/news.php?action=showArticle&params%5Bid%5D=447. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
^ "Bryant to race Ginetta G50Z". Autosport 196 (4): p. 90. April 23, 2009.
^ Anderson, Ben (2009-04-14). "Donington British F3 race postponed". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Archived from the original on 2009-06-15. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/74474. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
^ "Barwell reveals fuel concerns". crash.net. 2009-04-13. Archived from the original on 2009-06-15. http://www.crash.net/British+GT/News/145285/1/barwell_reveals_fuel_concerns.html. Retrieved 2009-04-14.

External links

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