2009 Atlantic Championship

February 2025 2009 Atlantic Championship Cooper Tires Presents the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda 12 March 20 October 11 USA John Edwards 2008 2010 (AC) 2010 (IL) The 2009 IMSA Cooper Tires Atlantic Championship season was the thirty-sixth Atlantic Championship season. It was the first full season of the Championship under the sanctioning of the International Motor Sports Association. After a three-way title battle into the final round at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, John Edwards became the series' youngest champion, beating Jonathan Summerton on a tie-breaker, after both drivers finished on 182 points. They also finished tied on four victories, but Edwards broke the tie with four second-place finishes compared to Summerton's three. After that season, the category lost IMSA support, and the series went on hiatus for two years, returning in 2012. However, from that point on, the category's relevance—in terms of serving as a potential breeding ground for future IndyCar drivers—diminished drastically. Drivers and teams The following teams and drivers competed in the 2009 Atlantic Championship. All teams are using the Swift 016.a chassis powered by a Mazda-Cosworth MZR 2.3-litre inline-4 engine and Cooper tires. C2 Class teams use the Swift 014.a chassis. TeamNoDriversRounds United States Newman Wachs Racing 1 FIN Markus Niemelä 1–4 34 USA Jonathan Summerton 5–12 36 USA John Edwards All Canada Jensen MotorSport 1 FIN Markus Niemela 6–12 2 USA Matt Lee 1 UK James Winslow 2 MEX David Garza 3–4 USA Barrett Mertins 12 3 USA Michael Nacol 1–7CAN Eric Jensen 9–10 13 7 United States Condor Motorsports 6 Spain Borja García 1–10 Belgium Frédéric Vervisch 12 7 France Max Lefèvre All USA Conquest Racing 12 UK James Winslow 1 USA Matt Lee 5 21 Latvia Harald Schlegelmilch 1 USA Genoa Racing 17 Belgium Frédéric Vervisch All 18 EST Tõnis Kasemets 2 CAN Robert Wickens 10 GBR Greg Mansell 11 UK James Winslow 3–4, 9–10 19 5–7, 11 USA Jonathan Summerton 1–4 United States Mathiasen Motorsports 26 USA Jonathan Bomarito 1 USA Polestar Motor Racing 35 EST Tõnis Kasemets 1, 3–12 66 USA Richard Zober 3–5 United States Paladin Motorsports 45 UK James Winslow 12 United States Team Stargate Worlds 77 USA Frankie Muniz 1-9 USA Jonathan Bomarito 11–12 78 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro All C2 Class USA Swan Racing 29 TUR Ahsen Yelkin 1 68 USA Chris Lee 1 71 USA Michael Mällinen 1–4, 8 75 TUR Sadat Yelkin 1 80 USA Hans Peter 8 88 USA Mirl Swan 1, 8 Schedule Round Race date Race name Circuit City/Location 1 March 20 USA Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring2008-11-06 Atlantic Championship Schedule Features New Look in 2009 http://champcaratlantic.com/News/Article.asp?ID=5458 live https://web.archive.org/web/20081113051444/http://www.champcaratlantic.com/News/Article.asp?ID=5458 13 November 2008 2008-11-08 Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida 2 May 17 USA Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix2008-10-29 Miller Motorsports Park Announces 2009 Racing Schedule http://www.millermotorsportspark.com/release.php?p_id=159 2008-10-31 millermotorsportspark.comSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Miller Motorsports Park Tooele, Utah 3 June 13 USA Mazda Formula X New Jersey Motorsports Park Millville, New Jersey 4 June 14 5 July 18 USA Northeast Grand Prix Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut 6 July 25 USA Autobahn Grand Prix Autobahn Country Club Joliet, Illinois 7 July 26 8 August 8 USA Acura Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio 9 August 16 Canada Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières2008-10-03 Star Mazda Announces 2009 Schedule http://www.starmazda.com/news/series/2008/2009%20Schedule%20Announcement.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101130213021/http://starmazda.com/news/series/2008/2009%20Schedule%20Announcement.pdf 2010-11-30 2008-10-05 starmazda.com Circuit Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, Quebec 10 August 30 Canada Grand Prix of Mosport Mosport International Raceway Bowmanville, Ontario 11 September 26 USA Petit Le Mans Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia 12 October 11 USA Monterey Sports Car Championships2008-11-05 Atlantic Series has new owner http://www.montereyherald.com/sports/ci_10904756 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120213221337/http://www.montereyherald.com/sports/ci_10904756 2012-02-13 2008-11-05 montereyherald.com Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California Seven rounds are held jointly with the American Le Mans Series: Sebring, Miller, Lime Rock, Mid-Ohio, Mosport, Road Atlanta and Laguna Seca. The series planned to open its season on a road course on Hutchinson Island in Savannah, Georgia, on March 15. The race was postponed until 2010, as further work on the track was required before it could be homologated for professional open wheel racing. A second race at New Jersey Motorsports Park and Autobahn Country Club were added instead.2009-02-03 Atlantic: Team Owners Meeting Details Revealed http://www.eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=4887&sid=c710e0dbe651826fc9f70554c15c0199 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090208031357/http://eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=4887&sid=93c39998a69e4723efd96569bfe753fa 8 February 2009 2009-02-03 dmy-all Race results RdRace trackPole PositionFastest LapMost Laps LedRace winner Driver Team 1 Sebring International Raceway USA Jonathan Summerton USA John Edwards USA John Edwards USA John Edwards USA Newman Wachs Racing 2 Miller Motorsports Park SUI Simona de Silvestro SUI Simona de Silvestro SUI Simona de Silvestro SUI Simona de Silvestro USA Team Stargate Worlds 3 New Jersey Motorsports Park USA Jonathan Summerton USA Jonathan Summerton USA Jonathan Summerton USA Jonathan Summerton USA Genoa Racing 4 SUI Simona de Silvestro FIN Markus Niemelä SUI Simona de Silvestro SUI Simona de Silvestro USA Team Stargate Worlds 5 Lime Rock Park SUI Simona de Silvestro USA John Edwards SUI Simona de Silvestro SUI Simona de Silvestro USA Team Stargate Worlds 6 Autobahn Country Club USA John Edwards USA Jonathan Summerton USA John Edwards USA John Edwards USA Newman Wachs Racing 7 USA John Edwards USA John Edwards USA John Edwards USA John Edwards USA Newman Wachs Racing 8 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course USA Jonathan Summerton USA Jonathan Summerton USA Jonathan Summerton USA Jonathan Summerton USA Newman Wachs Racing 9 Circuit Trois-Rivières SUI Simona de Silvestro USA Jonathan Summerton SUI Simona de Silvestro SUI Simona de Silvestro USA Team Stargate Worlds 10 Mosport International Raceway USA Jonathan Summerton USA John Edwards USA Jonathan Summerton USA Jonathan Summerton USA Newman Wachs Racing 11 Road Atlanta USA Jonathan Summerton USA Jonathan Summerton USA Jonathan Summerton USA Jonathan Summerton USA Newman Wachs Racing 12 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca USA John Edwards USA Jonathan Summerton USA John Edwards USA John Edwards USA Newman Wachs Racing Championship Standings The point system was modified from previous years for the 2009 season.http://www.imsaracing.net/2009/news/atlantics/2009%20Atlantic%20Championship%20Points%20Structure%20Reconfigured.pdf 2009 Atlantic Championship Points Structure Reconfigured 2009-02-11 2009-03-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20101204200052/http://www.imsaracing.net/2009/news/atlantics/2009%20Atlantic%20Championship%20Points%20Structure%20Reconfigured.pdf 2010-12-04 dead Points are awarded as follows: Pos12345678910111213 Points201614121087654321 Bonus points will also be awarded for the fastest driver in a qualifying session (10 races will have two sessions), and most places gained during the race. This means the maximum a driver can score is 21, as a driver cannot earn the most places gained point, if they've started from pole. Only the driver's best eleven scores will count towards the championship. Atlantic Class Pos Driver SEBUSA MILUSA NJ1USA NJ2USA LRPUSA ACC1USA ACC2USA MIDUSA CTRCanada MOSCanada ATLUSA LAGUSA Points 1 USA John Edwards 1 2 5 6 2 1 1 9 2 2 3 1 182 2 USA Jonathan Summerton 3 6 1 2 4 2 11 1 3 1 1 2 182 3 SUI Simona de Silvestro 5 1 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 10 2 10 176 4 BEL Frédéric Vervisch 2 3 7 3 6 4 4 5 9 3 6 3 131 5 EST Tõnis Kasemets 7 5 6 7 5 5 3 10 4 6 9 4 103 6 FIN Markus Niemelä 12 9 4 4 9 10 6 4 5 5 5 5 98 7 ESP Borja García 6 DSQ 3 5 3 6 5 3 11 7 88 8 UK James Winslow 8 8 9 9 7 8 9 6 7 7 7 72 9 USA Frankie Muniz 10 4 8 8 10 7 7 8 6 62 10 FRA Max Lefèvre DNS 7 11 11 8 9 8 7 10 8 8 9 58 11 USA Jonathan Bomarito 13 4 8 19 12 CAN Eric Jensen 10 8 9 16 13 LAT Harald Schlegelmilch 4 12 14 CAN Robert Wickens 4 12 15 USA Michael Nacol 11 10 13 13 12 DNS DNS 11 16 USA Barrett Mertins 6 8 17 MEX David Garza 10 10 8 18 USA Richard Zober 12 12 11 7 19 USA Matt Lee 9 13 6 20 UK Greg Mansell 10 4 Pos Driver SEBUSA MILUSA NJ1USA NJ2USA LRPUSA ACC1USA ACC2USA MIDUSA CTRCanada MOSCanada ATLUSA LAGUSA Points Color Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green 4th & 5th place Light Blue 6th–10th place Dark Blue 11th place or lower Purple Did not finish Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Brown Withdrawn (Wth) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Driver replacement (Rpl) Injured (Inj) No race held (NH) C2 Class Pos Driver SEBUSA MILUSA NJ1USA NJ2USA LRPUSA ACC1USA ACC2USA MIDUSA CTRCanada MOSCanada ATLUSA LAGUSA Points 1 USA Michael Mällinen 5 1 1 1 1 93 2 USA Mirl Swan 1 DNQ 21 3 USA Hans Peter 2 17 4 TUR Sadat Yelkin 2 16 5 TUR Ahsen Yelkin 3 14 6 USA Chris Lee 4 12 Pos Driver SEBUSA MILUSA NJ1USA NJ2USA LRPUSA ACC1USA ACC2USA MIDUSA CTRCanada MOSCanada ATLUSA LAGUSA Points Polesitters are denoted in bold. Polesitters are determined by the fastest overall lap in qualifying, and one point is awarded at each round. Driver in italics has gained the most places in a round. One point is awarded at each round. Notes At round one, no hard charger point was awarded in the C2 Class as no drivers changed positions over the 19-lap duration.http://www.imsaracing.net/2009/events/sebring/Driver%20Performance%20Chart-R1-2009.pdf 2009 Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda, Round 1 – Sebring International Raceway Driver Performance Chart International Motor Sports Association 2009-03-20 2009-03-21 Nate Siebens https://web.archive.org/web/20090419173232/http://www.imsaracing.net/2009/events/sebring/Driver%20Performance%20Chart-R1-2009.pdf 2009-04-19 dead This also occurred at rounds two, three and four, but on these occasions due to only one car taking part. Television and other video For the 2009 season, a new Atlantic Championship high-definition television package was announced on HDNet, which features live coverage of certain events, and replays of others.Title Unknown http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2009/06/05/464552.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110526093535/http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2009/06/05/464552.html 2011-05-26 live 2009-06-07 Web video of events has also historically been available on the series website, and the series also has its own official YouTube channel under the username "AtlanticRacingSeries." References Atlantic Season 2009 Category:Atlantic Championship seasons Atlantic Championship