2009 British GT Championship

Sports car racing seasonNovember 2025 2009 British GT Championship 2008 2010 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. Drivers and teams All cars ran on Avon tyres. 2009 Entry Listhttp://www.crash.net/British+GT/News/145078/1/16_set_for_british_gt_opener.html 16 set for British GT opener crash.net 2009-04-08 2009-04-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20120915005158/http://www.crash.net/british+gt/news/145078/1/16_set_for_british_gt_opener.html 2012-09-15 live Team No. Drivers Class Chassis Engine Rounds USA RPM Motorsport 2 GBR Michael Bentwoodhttp://www.crash.net/British+GT/News/146329/1/new_cars_to_join_field_at_spa.html New cars to join field at Spa crash.net 2009-05-04 2009-05-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20091224151733/http://www.crash.net/British+GT/news/146329/1/new_cars_to_join_field_at_spa.html 2009-12-24 live GT3 Ford GT GT3 Ford 5.0L V8 5–10 GBR Philip Walker 5–14 GBR Alex Mortimer 11–14 GBR Chad Racing 3 RSA Christopher Hyman http://www.crash.net/British+GT/News/144198/1/chad_racing_ferrari_to_contest_british_gt.html Chad Racing Ferrari to contest British GT crash.net 2009-03-19 2009-04-09 GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 1–10, 12–14 GBR Paul Warren 1–6, 9–14 ARG José Manuel Balbianihttp://www.crash.net/british+gt/News/147900/1/chad_brings_in_balbiani.html Chad brings in Balbiani crash.net 2009-06-05 2009-06-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20120919184940/http://www.crash.net/british+gt/news/147900/1/chad_brings_in_balbiani.html 2012-09-19 live 7–8, 11 GBR Beechdean Motorsport 7 GBR Andrew Howard http://www.crash.net/British+GT/News/136345/1/howard_confident_of_beechdean_chances.html Howard confident of Beechdean chances crash.net 2008-12-17 2009-04-09 GT3 Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 1–6, 9–10, 12–14 GBR Jamie Smyth 50 GBR Ben de Zille-Butler GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 Aston Martin AJ 4.3L V8 1–2 GBR Richard Jones GBR Rollcentre Racing 8 UK Gregor Fisken GT3 Mosler MT900R Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8 3–4 GBR Martin Short 9 GBR Daniel Brown http://www.crash.net/British+GT/News/144674/1/young_guns_team_up_for_mosler_assault.html Young guns team up for Mosler assault crash.net 2009-03-31 2009-04-09 GT3 Mosler MT900R Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8 1–11 GBR Stuart Hall 1–4 GBR Gregor Fisken 5–8 GBR Martin Short 9–11 GBR VRS Equipment Finance 12 GBR Phil Burton GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 All GBR Adam Wilcox GBR ABG Motorsport 20 GBR Aaron Scott http://www.crash.net/British+GT/News/142577/1/abg_pairing_confim_return.html ABG pairing confirm return crash.net 2009-02-03 2009-04-09 GT3 Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Dodge 8.3L V10 All GBR Craig Wilkins 66 GBR Marcus Clutton SS KTM X-Bow Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4 1–2, 11 GBR Phil Keen GBR MTECH Racing 21 GBRDuncan Cameron GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3Ferrari 430 Scuderia Ferrari 4.3L V8 All IRL Matt Griffin 1–2, 5–8, 11–12 GBR Mike Wilds 3–4, 9–10 GBR Mike Edmonds 13–14 GBR Team Preci-Spark 22 GBR David Jones GT3 Ascari KZ1-R BMW M62 5.0L V8 All GBR Godfrey Jones DNK Rosso Verde 23 GBR Hector Lester GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 All DEN Allan Simonsen 1–6, 9–14 FRA Stéphane Daoudi 7–8 GBR22 GT Racing 32 GBR Tom Alexander GT3 Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 3–4 GBR Adrian Willmott GBR Century Motorsport 41 GBR Nathan Freke GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 11 GBR Benji Hetherington GBR Stark Racing 44 GBR Ian Stinton http://www.crash.net/British+GT/News/143385/1/stark_racing_confirms_entry_plans.html Stark Racing confirms entry plans crash.net 2009-02-26 2009-04-09 GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 1–8, 12–14 GBR Mike Thomas 3–6 GBR Paul Marsh 7–8 GBR Gary Simms 13–14 GBR Neil Clark 12 46 GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 1–2 GBR Ian Stinton 9–10 GBR Hunter Abbott GBR Team WFR 52 GBR Jody Firth GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 All GBR Nigel Moore 1–6, 9–14 GBR Speedworks Motorsport 53 GBR Richard Sykes GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 1–2, 12 GBR Lawrence Tomlinson 1–2 GBR Christian Dick 12 GBR Rob Austin Racing 54 GBR Hunter Abbott GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 1–6 GBR Gary Simms GBR Piranha Motorsport 67 GBR Chris Bialan SS Lotus 2-Eleven Toyota 2ZZ-GE 1.8L I4 13–14 GBR Simon Mason GBR Barwell Motorsport 72 BEL Eddy Renard GT3 Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 1–2 BEL Vincent Vosse 90 GBR Andrew Smith http://britishgt.com/news.php?action=showArticle&params%5Bid%5D=447 Andrew Smith to drive Barwell Ginetta G50Z in Spa round britishgt.com 2009-05-01 2009-05-01 Inv Ginetta G50Z Zytek 4.5L V8 3–4 GBR Oliver Bryant23 April 2009 Bryant to race Ginetta G50Z Autosport 196 4 90 3–6, 9–10, 12 GBR Joe Osborne 5–6 GBR Piers Johnson 9–10, 12 RUS Leo Machitski 13–14 GBR Phil Quaife GBR Mark Bailey Racing 91 GBR Howard Spooner Inv Morgan Aero 8 BMW N62 4.8L V8 12–14 GBR Andy Thompson 12 AUT KTM 92 AUT Reinhard Kofler Inv KTM X-Bow Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4 13–14 GBR Moore Racing 93 GBR 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.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/74474 Donington British F3 race postponed Ben Anderson autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2009-04-14 2009-04-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20090417105336/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/74474 2009-04-17 live 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 UK Oulton Park 11 April UK Daniel BrownUK Stuart Hall UK Hector LesterDEN Alan Simonsen UK Daniel BrownUK Stuart Hall Rollcentre Racing 2 13 April UK Daniel BrownUK Stuart Hall UK Daniel BrownUK Stuart Hall UK Daniel BrownUK Stuart Hall Rollcentre Racing 3 BEL Spa-Francorchamps 9 May UK Daniel BrownUK Stuart Hall UK Hector LesterDEN Alan Simonsen UK Gregor FiskenUK Martin Short Rollcentre Racing 4 10 May UK Hector LesterDEN Alan Simonsen UK Aaron ScottUK Craig Wilkins UK Aaron ScottUK Craig Wilkins ABG Motorsport 5 UK Rockingham 30 May UK Oliver BryantUK Joe Osborne UK Oliver BryantUK Joe Osborne UK Oliver BryantUK Joe Osborne Barwell Motorsport 6 31 May UK Hector LesterDEN Alan Simonsen UK Hector LesterDEN Alan Simonsen UK Oliver BryantUK Joe Osborne Barwell Motorsport 7 UK Knockhill 13 June UK David JonesUK Godfrey Jones UK Hector LesterFRA Stéphane Daoudi UK David JonesUK Godfrey Jones Team Preci-Spark 8 14 June UK Duncan CameronIRL Matt Griffin UK Gregor FiskenUK Daniel Brown UK Aaron ScottUK Craig Wilkins ABG Motorsport 9 UK Snetterton 4 July UK Daniel BrownUK Martin Short UK Daniel BrownUK Martin Short UK David JonesUK Godfrey Jones Team Preci-Spark 10 5 July DEN Allan SimonsenUK Hector Lester DEN Allan SimonsenUK Hector Lester DEN Allan SimonsenUK Hector Lester Rosso Verde 11 UK Donington Park 19 July UK Duncan CameronIRL Matt Griffin UK Hector LesterDEN Alan Simonsen UK Alex MortimerUK Philip Walker RPM Motorsport 12 UK Silverstone 16 August UK Duncan CameronIRL Matt Griffin UK Hector LesterDEN Alan Simonsen UK Duncan CameronIRL Matt Griffin MTECH Racing 13 UK Brands Hatch 19 September UK Andrew HowardUK Jamie Smyth UK Alex MortimerUK Philip Walker UK David JonesUK Godfrey Jones Team Preci-Spark 14 20 September UK Hector LesterDEN Alan Simonsen UK Hector LesterDEN Alan Simonsen RUS Leo MachitskiUK 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 OULUK SPABEL ROCUK KNOUK SNEUK DONUK SILUK BRHUK Pts 1 UK David Jones 2 2 2 Ret Ret 3 1 4 1 3 5 11† 1 4 87 UK Godfrey Jones 2 2 2 Ret Ret 3 1 4 1 3 5 11† 1 4 3 UK Hector Lester 3 4 4 2 2 8 3 5 3 1 6 7 3 2 86 4 DEN Allan Simonsen 3 4 4 2 2 8 3 1 6 7 3 2 76 5 UK Aaron Scott 6 3 3 1 Ret 4 4 1 Ret 7 3 2 4 14† 69 UK Craig Wilkins 6 3 3 1 Ret 4 4 1 Ret 7 3 2 4 14† 7 UK Phil Burton DNS DNS Ret 7 3 5 2 2 4 6 Ret 4 2 3 62 UK Adam Wilcox DNS DNS Ret 7 3 5 2 2 4 6 Ret 4 2 3 9 UK Duncan Cameron 4 5 7 8 Ret Ret Ret 7† 9† 4 2 1 6 7 49 10 UK Daniel Brown 1 1 5 Ret 5 2 5 8 DSQ DSQ DSQ 44 11 UK Andrew Howard 7 8 8 4 4 6 8 5 5 9 5 40 UK Jamie Smyth 7 8 8 4 4 6 8 5 5 9 5 13 UK Philip Walker 7 9 6 6 5 8 1 3 8 6 39 14 UK Gregor Fisken 1 3 5 2 5 8 36 15 IRE Matt Griffin 4 5 Ret Ret Ret 7† 2 1 29 16 ZAF Chris Hyman 13† 6 10† 6 6 7 7 3 Ret 9 Ret 7 8 29 17 UK Paul Warren 13† 6 10† 6 6 7 Ret 9 4 Ret 7 8 26 18 UK Stuart Hall 1 1 5 Ret 24 19 UK Alex Mortimer 1 3 8 6 22 20 UK Michael Bentwood 7 9 6 6 5 8 17 21 UK Martin Short 1 3 DSQ DSQ DSQ 16 22 ARG José Manuel Balbiani 7 3 4 13 23 UK Mike Wilds 7 8 9† 4 13 24 FRA Stéphane Daoudi 3 5 10 25 UK Mike Edmonds 6 7 7 26 BEL Eddy Renard 5 7* 4 BEL Vincent Vosse 5 7* 28 UK Tom Alexander 13 5 4 UK Adrian Willmott 13 5 Guest drivers ineligible for points UK Oliver Bryant 6 11 1 1 2 2 6 0 UK Joe Osborne 1 1 0 RUS Leo Machitski 5 1 0 UK Phil Quaife 5 1 0 UK Piers Johnson 2 2 6 0 UK Andrew Smith 6 11 0 AUT Reinhard Kofler 10 9 0 UK Howard Spooner DNS Ret 11 0 UK Dave Shelton 12 DNS 0 UK Andy Thompson DNS 0 Pos Driver OULUK SPABEL ROCUK KNOUK SNEUK DONUK SILUK BRHUK Pts † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance. GT4 Pos Driver OULUK SPABEL ROCUK KNOUK SNEUK DONUK SILUK BRHUK Pts 1 UK Jody Firth 8 9 12 9 8 11 8 10 6 10 7 8 11 10 76 2 UK Nigel Moore 8 9 12 9 8 11 6 10 7 8 11 10 67 3 UK Ian Stinton 9 12 11 Ret 9 12 Ret 9 7 11 10 13 13 48 4 UK Hunter Abbott DSQ 11 9 10 Ret 10 7 11 28 5 UK Gary Simms DSQ 11 9 10 Ret 10 13 13 28 6 UK Richard Sykes Ret 10 9 12 7 UK Neil Clark 11 15 10 12 8 UK Mike Thomas 11 Ret 9 12 11 9 UK Ben de Zille Butler 12 14 9 UK Richard Jones 12 14 11 UK Lawrence Tomlinson Ret 10 8 12 UK Paul Marsh Ret 9 5 13 UK Christian Dick 9 4 14 UK Nathan Freke 9 4 UK Benji Hetherington 9 Pos Driver OULUK SPABEL ROCUK KNOUK SNEUK DONUK SILUK BRHUK Pts Supersport Pos Driver OULUK SPABEL ROCUK KNOUK SNEUK DONUK SILUK BRHUK Pts 1 UK Marcus Clutton 10 13 8 15 UK Phil Keen 10 13 8 3 UK Chris Bialan 14† 12 10 UK Simon Mason 14† 12 Pos Driver OULUK SPABEL ROCUK KNOUK SNEUK DONUK SILUK BRHUK 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.http://www.crash.net/British+GT/News/145285/1/barwell_reveals_fuel_concerns.html Barwell reveals fuel concerns crash.net 2009-04-13 2009-04-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20120916194734/http://www.crash.net/british+gt/news/145285/1/barwell_reveals_fuel_concerns.html 2012-09-16 live 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. References External links British GT website GT Category:British GT Championship seasons