2008–09 Speedcar Series

Speedcar Series Drivers' Champion: Gianni Morbidelli Teams' Champion: Union Properties 2008–09 2008 none Support series:GP2 Asia Series The 2008–09 Speedcar Series was the second and final season Speedcar Series championship. The championship consisted of five meetings, starting on December 5, 2008 at the Dubai Autodrome in the United Arab Emirates and finishing at the Bahrain International Circuit on April 25, 2009. Gianni Morbidelli finished as champion, pipping defending champion Johnny Herbert by just two points.Liuzzi wins Bahrain finale, Morbidelli takes $500,000 prize http://www.automobilsport.com/speedcar-series-vitantonio-liuzzi-wins-bahrain-morbidelli-gianni-takes-prize-damien-passini-al-maktoum---62211.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100107230946/http://automobilsport.com/speedcar-series-vitantonio-liuzzi-wins-bahrain-morbidelli-gianni-takes-prize-damien-passini-al-maktoum---62211.html usurped January 7, 2010 AutoMobilSport.com 26 April 2009 Teams and drivers All of the teams used the Speedcar V8 vehicle with tyres supplied by Michelin. Team No. Car Number Driver name Rounds USA Palm BeachUSA Palm RacingThe team had changed its name after the third round. 04 ITA Thomas Biagi 2–5 07 SWE Stefan Johansson 1 10 ITA Gianni Morbidelli All UAE Continental Circus 09 GER Marcel Tiemann 1 ITA Enzo Panacci 2 26 AUT Christopher Zöchling 4–5 32 FRA Eric Charles 1–2, 4 80 GER Heinz-Harald Frentzen 5 ITA Scuderia Giudici 09 ITA Gianni Giudici 5 96 UAE Ramez Azzam 5 Monaco JMB Racing 13 FRA Damien Pasini All 69 UK Johnny Herbert All UAE Union Properties 20 ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi All 85 UAE Hasher Al Maktoum All UAE Ramez AzzamRamez Azzam had replaced Hasher Al Maktoum for race 2 of the fourth round. 4 GER Phoenix Racing 21 AUT Mathias Lauda 1 80 GER Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1 ITA Team Lavaggi 21 UK Chris Buncombe 2 33 ITA Marco Melandri 3–4 80 GER Heinz-Harald Frentzen 2–4 UK West-Tec 21 UK Chris Buncombe 5 44 FRA David Terrien 5 ITA Durango 25 AUT Christopher Zöchling 1–3 BHR Hamad Al Fardan 4 32 ITA Marco Cioci 5 44 FRA David Terrien 4 71 FRA Nicolas Navarro 5 96 CAN Jacques Villeneuve 1–3 UK HPR 27 FRA Jean Alesi All 50 HKG Marchy Lee All QAT QMMF Team 59 QAT Fahad Al Thani 3 95 QAT Ahamad Al Kuwari 3 ITA Team Siram 90 ITA Giovanni Lavaggi 2 ITA Team Barwa 90 QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah 3 Calendar Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Report 1 R1 UAE Dubai Autodrome(Grand Prix Circuit) December 5 ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi GER Heinz-Harald Frentzen ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi UAE Union Properties Report R2 December 6 The race was canceled due to heavy rain Speedcar race canceled after it floods in the desert blog.al.com http://blog.al.com/blogoftomorrow/2008/12/speedcar_race_canceled_after_i.html 2008-12-06 2008-12-06 2 R1 BHR Bahrain International Circuit January 23 GER Heinz-Harald Frentzen GER Heinz-Harald Frentzen FRA Jean Alesi UK HPR Report R2 January 24 GER Heinz-Harald Frentzen UK Johnny Herbert MON JMB Racing 3 R1 QAT Losail International Circuit February 13 ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi ITA Gianni Morbidelli USA Palm Beach Report R2 February 14 ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi UAE Union Properties 4 R1 UAE Dubai Autodrome(International Circuit) February 27 AUT Christopher Zöchling AUT Christopher Zöchling FRA Jean Alesi UK HPR Report R2 February 28 FRA Jean Alesi FRA Jean Alesi UK HPR 5 R1 BHR Bahrain International Circuit April 25 UK Johnny Herbert ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi UK Johnny Herbert MON JMB Racing Report R2 April 26 ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi UAE Union Properties Championship Standings Drivers Points were awarded to the top eight classified finishers using the following structure: Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8thPoints108654321 Pos Driver DUBUAE BHRBHR LOSQAT DUBUAE BHRBahrain Points 1 ITA Gianni Morbidelli 3 C 4 2 1 2 7 2 5 5 55 2 UK Johnny Herbert 4 C 3 1 3 6 5 3 1 6 53 3 ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi 1 C Ret 8 2 1 12 Ret 3 1 45 4 GER Heinz-Harald Frentzen 2 C 2 4 Ret 5 3 4 2 12 44 5 FRA Jean Alesi 10 C 1 6 4 Ret 1 1 Ret 10 38 6 ITA Thomas Biagi 6 3 7 3 9 6 8 2 29 7 UAE Hasher Al Maktoum 5 C 5 7 6 Ret 6 DNP 6 3 25 8 AUT Christopher Zöchling 11 C DNS Ret 9 4 2 10 4 8 19 9 FRA Damien Pasini 8 C 7 5 Ret 8 8 9 7 Ret 11 10 FRA David Terrien 4 5 Ret Ret 9 11 CAN Jacques Villeneuve 6 C 10 Ret 5 Ret 7 12 HKG Marchy Lee 7 C Ret Ret Ret 7 11 7 12 9 6 13 FRA Nicolas Navarro 9 4 5 14 UK Chris Buncombe 9 9 Ret 7 2 15 ITA Marco Melandri 8 11 10 8 2 16 ITA Giovanni Lavaggi 8 10 1 17 QAT Nasser Al-Attiyah 10 9 0 18 FRA Eric Charles 9 C 11 11 14 12 0 19 UAE Ramez Azzam 11 10 Ret 0 20 QAT Fahad Al Thani 12 10 0 21 ITA Marco Cioci 11 11 0 22 QAT Ahamad Al Kuwari 11 Ret 0 23 BHR Hamad Al Fardan 13 Ret 0 SWE Stefan Johansson Ret C 0 GER Marcel Tiemann Ret C 0 AUT Mathias Lauda Ret C 0 ITA Enzo Panacci DNS Ret 0 ITA Gianni Giudici Ret Ret 0 Pos Driver DUBUAE BHRBHR LOSQAT DUBUAE BHRBahrain Points Notes:  – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance. Teams Pos Driver DUBUAE BHRBHR LOSQAT DUBUAE BHRBahrain Points 1 UAE Union Properties 1 C Ret 8 2 1 12 Ret 3 1 70 5 C 5 7 6 Ret 6 11 6 3 2 Monaco JMB Racing 8 C 7 5 Ret 8 8 9 7 Ret 64 4 C 3 1 3 6 5 3 1 6 3 UK HPR 10 C 1 6 4 Ret 1 1 Ret 10 44 7 C Ret Ret Ret 7 11 7 12 9 4 USA Palm Racing 9 6 8 2 30 7 2 5 5 5 ITA Team Lavaggi 9 9 30 8 11 10 8 2 4 Ret 5 3 4 6 ITA Durango 11 C DNS Ret 9 4 13 Ret 26 11 11 4 5 9 4 6 C 10 Ret 5 Ret 7 UAE Continental Circus Ret C DNS Ret 22 2 10 4 8 9 C 11 11 14 12 2 12 8 GER Phoenix Racing Ret C 8 2 C 9 UK West-Tec Ret 7 2 Ret Ret 10 ITA Team Siram 8 10 1 11 ITA Team Barwa 10 9 0 12 QAT QMMF Team 12 10 0 11 Ret 13 ITA Scuderia Giudici Ret Ret 0 10 Ret EX USA Palm Beach 6 3 7 3 0 (54)Palm Beach's points were voided and the team excluded from the championship before the fourth round, because it had changed name into Palm Racing. Ret C 3 C 4 2 1 2 Pos Driver DUBUAE BHRBHR LOSQAT DUBUAE BHRBahrain PointsInvalid results in italics. Notes:  – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance. References External links Driver Database Category:Speedcar Series seasons Speedcar Series season Speedcar Series season