2009 Formula Le Mans Cup

The 2009 Formula Le Mans Cup season was the only season of the Formula Le Mans Cup, a support series for the Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. All competitors utilized the Oreca FLM09 spec prototype. The season featured ten races held over six events from 10 May to 20 September 2009. Nico Verdonck claimed the title ahead of Gavin Cronje, despite the drivers sharing a car all season. Verdonck benefitted from points awarded for pole positions and fastest laps, giving him a four-point advantage of Cronje. Their team, DAMS, also won the teams championship. Race calendar and results The Formula Le Mans Cup schedule consisted of several types of events. Four events, held in support for the Le Mans Series, featured two races of 60 minutes each. A fifth event at the 24 Hours of Le Mans utilized only a single 60 minute race. The final event of the season at Magny-Cours featured three 60 minute races in succession with a winner determined only at the end of the third race. Round Circuit Date Winning drivers Winning team 1 BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps May 9 BEL Nico VerdonckRSA Gavin Cronje FRA DAMS 2 May 10 BEL Nico VerdonckRSA Gavin Cronje FRA DAMS 3 FRA Circuit de la Sarthe June 13 BEL Nico VerdonckRSA Gavin Cronje FRA DAMS 4 POR Autódromo Internacional do Algarve July 31 FRA David ZollingerFRA Damien Toulemonde FRA Applewood-LD Autosport 5 August 1 BEL Nico VerdonckRSA Gavin Cronje FRA DAMS 6 DEU Nürburgring August 22 BEL Nico VerdonckRSA Gavin Cronje FRA DAMS 7 August 23 BEL Nico VerdonckRSA Gavin Cronje FRA DAMS 8 GBR Silverstone Circuit September 11 BEL Nico VerdonckRSA Gavin Cronje FRA DAMS 9 September 13 SUI Mathias BecheFIN Valle Mäkelä SUI Hope Polevision Racing 10 FRA Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours September 20 SUI Mathias BecheFIN Valle Mäkelä SUI Hope Polevision Racing Championship standings Points are awarded to the top ten finishers in the order 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Drivers' standings An additional bonus point was available for individual drivers at each race; these could be earned by winning pole position or by setting the fastest lap of the race. A championship was also awarded to the best amateur driver over the season. Pos Driver Team Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Total 1 BEL Nico Verdonck FRA DAMS (21) 20 20 13 20 20 (21) 21 15 0 171 2 RSA Gavin Cronje FRA DAMS 20 20 20 12 20 20 20 20 15 0 167 3 SUI Mathias Beche SUI Hope Polevision Racing 12 15 16 10 15 (16) 3 (16) (22) 21 146 4 FIN Valle Mäkelä SUI Hope Polevision Racing 12 15 15 10 15 15 3 15 20 20 140 5 FRA David Zollinger FRA Applewood-LD Autosport 2 13 0 (21) 12 6 15 12 10 15 106 6 FRA Damien Toulemonde FRA Applewood-LD Autosport 2 12 0 20 12 6 15 12 10 15 104 7 FRA Gary Chalandon BEL Boutsen Energy Racing 15 2 6 15 10 12 10 8 3 8 89 8 SUI Christophe Pillon SUI Hope Polevision Racing 8 8 12 4 6 8 12 3 6 20 87 9 FRA Dimitri Enjalbert BEL Boutsen Energy Racing 16 2 15 (11) 13 10 67 10 SUI Natacha Gachnang SUI Hope Polevision Racing 12 4 6 8 13 3 6 52 11= ITA Luca Moro FRA DAMS 4 0 0 2 8 4 8 6 4 12 48 11= DEU Wolfgang Kaufmann FRA DAMS 4 0 0 2 8 4 8 6 4 12 48 13 AUT Dominik Kraihamer BEL Boutsen Energy Racing 6 8 1 10 0 8 3 10 46 14 GBR Lionel Robert BEL Boutsen Energy Racing 10 12 10 32 15 FRA Richard Mori FRA Ibañez Racing Service 0 3 3 0 3 6 2 2 6 25 16 GBR Luke Hines BEL Boutsen Energy Racing 10 12 22 17= FRA Johan-Boris Scheier BEL Boutsen Energy Racing 1 1 0 8 2 8 20 17= FRA William Cavailhès FRA Ibañez Racing Service 4 3 0 3 6 2 2 20 19 FRA Philippe Haezebrouck FRA Applewood-LD Autosport 3 6 4 2 4 19 20 NOR Thor-Christian Ebbesvik SUI Hope Polevision Racing 8 8 16 21= FRA Jean-Michel Martin BEL Boutsen Energy Racing 10 4 14 21= FRA Maxime Martin BEL Boutsen Energy Racing 10 4 14 23= FRA Michaël Rossi FRA Exagon Engineering 3 10 13 23= MAR Mehdi Bennani FRA Exagon Engineering 3 10 13 23= MON Marc Faggionato FRA Applewood-LD Autosport 3 6 4 13 26= FRA Damien Charveriat FRA DAMS 4 8 12 26= GBR Charles Hollings FRA DAMS 4 8 12 26= BEL Stéphane Lémeret FRA DAMS 6 6 12 26= BEL Vincent Vosse FRA DAMS 6 6 12 30 FRA Fabien Rosier FRA DAMS (11) 11 31= FRA Vincent Capillaire FRA DAMS 10 10 31= FRA Mathieu Cheruy BEL Boutsen Energy Racing 10 0 10 33 FRA François Desprez FRA Ibañez Racing Service 0 3 6 9 34= FRA Julien Canal FRA Graff Racing 8 8 34= FRA Ludovic Badey FRA Graff Racing 8 8 36= FRA José Ibañez FRA Ibañez Racing Service 6 6 36= SWE Linus Ohlsson FRA Applewood-LD Autosport 2 4 6 38 FRA Thomas Duchene FRA Exagon Engineering 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 5 39= FRA Frédéric da Rocha FRA Ibañez Racing Service 4 4 39= BEL Tom Cloet FRA Applewood-LD Autosport 4 4 39= FRA Jean-Philippe Belloc FRA Applewood-LD Autosport 4 4 39= FRA Raymond Narac FRA Applewood-LD Autosport 4 4 43= GRE Kosta Kanaroglou ESP Escuela Española de Pilotos 0 3 3 43= ESP Oliver Campos-Hull ESP Escuela Española de Pilotos 0 3 3 43= FRA Damien Chanard BEL Boutsen Energy Racing 1 2 3 46= FRA Anthony Beltoise BEL Boutsen Energy Racing 2 2 46= FRA Gabriël Abergel BEL Boutsen Energy Racing 2 2 46= FRA Pascal Ballay BEL Boutsen Energy Racing 1 1 0 2 49= FRA Franck Lagorce FRA Exagon Engineering 0 (1) 1 49= JPN Keiko Ihara FRA Exagon Engineering 1 1 Key   Rookie Bold Pole position (Brackets) Fastest Lap Teams' standings Pos Team Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Total 1 FRA DAMS 26 26 30 14 28 24 28 26 23 12 237 2 SUI Hope Polevision Racing 20 23 27 14 21 23 15 18 26 21 208 3 BEL Boutsen Energy Racing 25 6 8 23 12 22 10 18 15 19 158 4 FRA Applewood-LD Autosport 2 12 3 26 16 8 19 12 10 19 127 5 FRA Ibañez Racing Service 0 3 4 3 0 3 6 2 2 6 29 6 FRA Exagon Engineering 3 10 1 14 7 FRA Graff Racing 8 8 8 ESP Escuela Española de Pilotos 0 3 3 References External links Official website Category:European Le Mans Series Formula Le Mans Formula Le Mans Cup Season, 2009 Category:2009 in European sport