2009 World Touring Car Championship

Motorsport season 2009 World Touring Car Championship World Drivers' Champion Gabriele Tarquini World Manufacturers' Champion SEAT 2008 2010 thumb|Gabriele Tarquini won the Drivers' Championship and SEAT won the Manufacturers' Championship. The 2009 World Touring Car Championship season was the sixth FIA World Touring Car Championship season, the fifth since its 2005 return. It began on 8 March, and ended on 22 November, after twenty-four races. The championship, which was reserved for Super 2000 Cars and Diesel 2000 Cars, comprised two titles, the FIA World Touring Car Champion for Drivers and the FIA World Touring Car Champion for Manufacturers.2009 FIA World Touring Car Championship Sporting Regulations, page 2 Italian Gabriele Tarquini won the Drivers' Championship by four points from SEAT Sport team-mate Yvan Muller, with BMW Team Germany's Augusto Farfus finishing third ten points behind Muller. The Manufacturers Championship was retained by SEAT beating BMW by just three points. Tom Coronel took the Independents' Trophy for SUNRED Engineering, which won the Teams' Trophy. Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers contested the 2009 FIA World Touring Car Championship: thumb|Former World Champion Andy Priaulx again drove for BMW Team UK in 2009. thumb|Chevrolet introduced their new Cruze model for the 2009 season. thumb|Lada debuted their new Priora during the 2009 season. TeamCarNo.DriversEvents Manufacturer Teams ESP SEAT Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 1 FRA Yvan Muller All 2 ITA Gabriele Tarquini All 3 SWE Rickard Rydell All 4 ESP Jordi Gené All 5 PRT Tiago Monteiro All GBR BMW Team UK BMW 320si 6 GBR Andy Priaulx All DEU BMW Team Germany 7 DEU Jörg Müller All 8 BRA Augusto Farfus All ITA BMW Team Italy-Spain 9 ITA Alessandro Zanardi All 10 ESP Sergio Hernández All GBR Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 11 GBR Robert Huff All 12 CHE Alain Menu All 14 ITA Nicola Larini All RUS LADA SportLADA 110 2.0 18 NLD Jaap van Lagen 1–8 LADA Priora 9–12LADA 110 2.019RUS Kirill Ladygin 1–8 LADA Priora 9–12LADA 110 2.020RUS Viktor Shapovalov 1–6 LADA Priora 9LADA Priora 36 GBR James Thompson 7–8, 10–12 Yokohama Trophy ESP SUNRED Engineering SEAT León 21 NLD Tom Coronel All 22 GBR Tom Boardman 1–2, 4–12 29 FRA Éric Cayrolle 4 32 NLD Tim Coronel 6 35 ESP Diego Puyo 7 37 HUN Norbert Michelisz 8 41 FRA Jean-Marie Clairet 9 45 ITA Andrea Larini 10 47 BRA João Paulo Lima de Oliveira 11 66 MAC André Couto 12 ITA Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320si 23 ESP Félix Porteiro All 24 BGR Georgi Tanev 1–3 31 ITA Vito Postiglione 3, 5–6, 8 46 ITA Fabio Fabiani 10 DEU Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si 25 DEU Franz Engstler All 26 DNK Kristian Poulsen All 38 DEU Philip Geipel 8–9 DEU Wiechers-Sport BMW 320si 27 ITA Stefano D'Aste All 33 FRA Laurent Cazenave 4 HRV Čolak Racing Team Ingra SEAT León 28 HRV Marin Čolak 1–6, 9 FRA Exagon Engineering SEAT León 30 MAR Mehdi Bennani 3–5, 7, 10 DNK Perfection Racing Chevrolet Lacetti 42 DNK Michel Nykjær 9 DNK Team Bygma Jason Watt Racing SEAT León 43 DNK Jason Watt 9 Asian Wild Card Entries DEU Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si 48 JPN Masaki Kano 11 51 MAC Henry Ho 11–12 53 MAC Alex Liu 12 55 MAC Joseph Rosa Merszei 12 ITA Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320si 49 JPN Nobuteru Taniguchi 11–12 DEU Wiechers-Sport BMW 320si 50 JPN Seiji Ara 11 52 JPN Takayuki Aoki 12 CHN China Dragon Racing BMW 320si 67 MAC Lei Kit Meng 12 Guest Entries Ineligible for points. SWE Volvo Olsbergs Green Racing Volvo C30 39 SWE Robert Dahlgren 8 40 NOR Tommy Rustad 8 Driver changes Changed Teams Stefano D'Aste: Scuderia Proteam Motorsport → Wiechers-Sport Sergio Hernández: Scuderia Proteam Motorsport → BMW Team Italy-Spain Félix Porteiro: BMW Team Italy-Spain → Scuderia Proteam Motorsport Kristian Poulsen: Wiechers-Sport → Liqui Moly Team Engstler James Thompson: N-Technology → LADA Sport Entering WTCC Including those who entered one-off rounds in 2008 Mehdi Bennani: No full-time drive → Exagon Engineering Tom Boardman: SEAT León Eurocup → SUNRED Engineering Marin Čolak: SEAT León Eurocup → Čolak Racing Team Ingra Vito Postiglione: Italian GT Championship → Scuderia Proteam Motorsport Leaving WTCC Pierre-Yves Corthals: Exagon Engineering → Belgian Touring Car Series Ibrahim Okyay: Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport → Unknown Andrey Romanov: Liqui Moly Team Engstler → ADAC Procar Series Calendar The first provisional calendar was released in October 2008.http://www.fiawtcc.com/fiawtcc/sport_sto1721176.shtml WTCC calendar approved World Touring Car Championship official website 4 November 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081114150531/http://www.fiawtcc.com/fiawtcc/sport_sto1721176.shtml November 14, 2008 Marrakech hosted a round on a new temporary street circuit in the heart of the city on 3 May.http://www.fiawtcc.com/fiawtcc/sport_sto1623445.shtml MARRAKECH GP JOINS 2009 WTCC CALENDAR World Touring Car Championship official website 3 July 2008 4 November 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080908074333/http://www.fiawtcc.com/fiawtcc/sport_sto1623445.shtml September 8, 2008 and Porto returned to the championship. On 5 November 2008, FIA released a new provisional calendar, and announced the date of the Race of Germany in Oschersleben moved from 30 August to 6 September (due to clash with the date of the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix), and the date of the Race of Japan in Okayama moved from 25 October to 1 November. The Race of Italy was originally scheduled to be run in Monza but it was changed to Imola, and the date of the event in Italy was also changed (from 4 October to 20 September).http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wmsc/wmsc08/Pages/wmsc_051108.aspx Press Release: World Motor Sport Council – Decisions 05/11/2008 FIA official website 5 November 2008 6 November 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110621234228/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wmsc/wmsc08/Pages/wmsc_051108.aspx 21 June 2011 Round Race Name Track Date 1 R1 HSBC Race of Brazil BRA Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba 8 March R2 2 R3 HSBC Race of Mexico MEX Autódromo Miguel E. Abed 22 March R4 3 R5 Race of Morocco MAR Marrakech Street Circuit 3 May R6 4 R7 Ville de Pau Race of France FRA Circuit de Pau Ville 17 May R8 5 R9 Race of Spain ESP Circuit Ricardo Tormo 31 May R10 6 R11 Mariott Race of the Czech Republic CZE Masaryk Circuit 21 June R12 7 R13 Race of Portugal PRT Circuito da Boavista 5 July R14 8 R15 Mariott Race of UK GBR Brands Hatch 19 July R16 9 R17 Atari Race of Germany DEU Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 6 September R18 10 R19 Stihl Race of Italy ITA Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 20 September R20 11 R21 Kenwood Race of Japan JPN Okayama International Circuit 1 November R22 12 R23 Mariott Race of Macau MAC Guia Circuit 22 November R24 Results and standings Races Race Race Name Pole Position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning independent Report 1 BRA Race of Brazil FRA Yvan Muller FRA Yvan Muller FRA Yvan Muller ESP SEAT Sport ESP Félix Porteiro Report 2 CHE Alain Menu ITA Gabriele Tarquini ESP SEAT Sport ESP Félix Porteiro 3 MEX Race of Mexico BRA Augusto Farfus GBR Andy Priaulx SWE Rickard Rydell ESP SEAT Sport ESP Félix Porteiro Report 4 DEU Jörg Müller FRA Yvan Muller ESP SEAT Sport ESP Félix Porteiro 5 MAR Race of Morocco GBR Robert Huff GBR Robert Huff GBR Robert Huff USA Chevrolet MAR Mehdi Bennani Report 6 CHE Alain Menu ITA Nicola Larini USA Chevrolet DEU Franz Engstler 7 FRA Race of France BRA Augusto Farfus ESP Sergio Hernández GBR Robert Huff USA Chevrolet DEU Franz Engstler Report 8 DEU Jörg Müller CHE Alain Menu USA Chevrolet FRA Éric Cayrolle 9 ESP Race of Spain ITA Gabriele Tarquini FRA Yvan Muller FRA Yvan Muller ESP SEAT Sport NLD Tom Coronel Report 10 BRA Augusto Farfus BRA Augusto Farfus DEU BMW Team Germany ITA Stefano D'Aste 11 CZE Race of the Czech Republic BRA Augusto Farfus GBR Andy Priaulx ITA Alessandro Zanardi ITA BMW Team Italy-Spain ESP Félix Porteiro Report 12 ESP Sergio Hernández ESP Sergio Hernández ITA BMW Team Italy-Spain ESP Félix Porteiro 13 PRT Race of Portugal ITA Gabriele Tarquini ITA Gabriele Tarquini ITA Gabriele Tarquini ESP SEAT Sport ITA Stefano D'Aste Report 14 BRA Augusto Farfus BRA Augusto Farfus DEU BMW Team Germany ITA Stefano D'Aste 15 GBR Race of UK CHE Alain Menu CHE Alain Menu CHE Alain Menu USA Chevrolet ITA Stefano D'Aste Report 16 DEU Jörg Müller BRA Augusto Farfus DEU BMW Team Germany GBR Tom Boardman 17 DEU Race of Germany ITA Gabriele Tarquini GBR Andy Priaulx GBR Andy Priaulx GBR BMW Team UK NLD Tom Coronel Report 18 GBR Andy Priaulx BRA Augusto Farfus DEU BMW Team Germany NLD Tom Coronel 19 ITA Race of Italy ITA Gabriele Tarquini ITA Gabriele Tarquini ITA Gabriele Tarquini ESP SEAT Sport NLD Tom Coronel Report 20 SWE Rickard Rydell FRA Yvan Muller ESP SEAT Sport ITA Stefano D'Aste 21 JPN Race of Japan ITA Gabriele Tarquini SWE Rickard Rydell GBR Andy Priaulx GBR BMW Team UK NLD Tom Coronel Report 22 GBR Robert Huff BRA Augusto Farfus DEU BMW Team Germany ITA Stefano D'Aste 23 MAC Guia Race of Macau GBR Robert Huff PRT Tiago Monteiro GBR Robert Huff USA Chevrolet NLD Tom Coronel Report 24 DEU Jörg Müller BRA Augusto Farfus DEU BMW Team Germany ESP Félix Porteiro Championship standings Points system  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th 108654321 Drivers' Championship Pos Driver BRABRA MEXMEX MARMAR FRAFRA ESPESP CZECZE PORPRT UKGBR GERDEU ITAITA JPNJPN MACMAC  Pts  1 ITA Gabriele Tarquini 4 1 6 8 2 5 12 6 3 3 3 5 1 Ret 4 3 2 3 1 2 5 7 2 5 127 2 FRA Yvan Muller 1 4 4 1 4 2 11 7 1 7 8 2 3 2 Ret 7 NC 7 2 1 4 3 5 3 123 3 BRA Augusto Farfus 5 6 2 4 12 6 2 2 4 1 Ret Ret 8 1 8 1 5 1 NC 8 8 1 8 1 113 4 GBR Andy Priaulx 7 9 3 2 10 15† 4 4 5 4 NC 8 9 7 3 5 1 2 15 9 1 2 NC 13 84 5 GBR Robert Huff Ret 13 NC 14 1 3 1 3 22 22 Ret 12 2 6 2 6 Ret 9 3 17 3 6 1 8 80 6 DEU Jörg Müller NC 5 5 13 8 4 3 18 6 2 2 7 11 8 6 2 Ret 4 NC 15 2 16 7 2 76 7 SWE Rickard Rydell 3 2 1 3 Ret DNS 13 Ret 13 14 4 6 7 3 5 4 3 11 NC 7 25 8 11 10 64 8 ESP Jordi Gené 2 3 7 7 3 Ret 16 12 Ret 11 Ret 11 6 4 13 16 NC Ret NC 5 6 9 3 6 48 9 PRT Tiago Monteiro 16 12 11 Ret 5 DSQ 14 11 2 8 6 3 4 5 7 8 19 12 Ret 23† 7 Ret 6 4 44 10 CHE Alain Menu Ret 11 Ret 12 7 16 7 1 15 12 Ret 22 NC 18† 1 18 18 10 8 3 9 4 4 21 41 11 ESP Sergio Hernández 6 10 9 5 14 Ret 5 Ret 8 6 5 1 Ret DNS 16 9 8 5 7 11 Ret 12 10 11 36 12 ITA Alessandro Zanardi 10 14 13 6 Ret DNS NC 5 12 5 1 Ret 12 10 12 12 17 Ret 4 4 15 17 9 9 31 13 ITA Nicola Larini 15 15 8 10 6 1 NC 9 11 13 Ret 13 5 Ret 22† 17 15 6 Ret 16 12 5 12 7 27 14 NLD Tom Coronel 9 8 15 15 21 8 8 19† 7 10 9 9 13 12 10 11 4 8 5 14 10 13 13 Ret 15 15 ESP Félix Porteiro 8 7 10 9 13 10 DSQ 17† 10 15 7 4 14 13 14 15 Ret 15 9 12 14 11 14 12 10 16 DEU Franz Engstler 12 16 14 11 11 7 6 Ret 16 16 11 14 20 11 NC 19 7 Ret 11 13 Ret 15 16 14 7 17 GBR James Thompson 18 15 18 22 6 6 11 Ret DNS DNS 6 18 ITA Stefano D'Aste Ret 20 12 16 16 13† Ret DNS 9 9 17 15 10 9 9 13 6 16 12 10 24† 10 DNS DNS 3 19 FRA Éric Cayrolle 10 8 1 – GBR Tom Boardman 11 19 16 21 9 Ret 17 19 13 19 15 Ret 11 10 9 13 10 18 18 14 15 Ret 0 – MAR Mehdi Bennani 9 9 18 Ret 14 23 DSQ Ret 13 Ret 0 – ITA Vito Postiglione 18 Ret 19 17 10 10 21 23 0 – DNK Kristian Poulsen 20† 18 Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 10 Ret 20 Ret 21 17 16 20 Ret 12 22 16 19 19 Ret 17 Ret 0 – NLD Jaap van Lagen 17 17 17 17 20 14 Ret 13 21† Ret 14 18 Ret DNS Ret 21 10 20 Ret DNS 13 Ret 23† DNS 0 – HRV Marin Čolak 19† DNS Ret 22† 15 12 19 16 18 18 Ret DNS 11 21 0 – RUS Kirill Ladygin 14 22 18 20 17 11 Ret Ret Ret 24 15 17 19 17† 19 24 16 23† 14 20 16 DNS DNS DNS 0 – NLD Tim Coronel 12 16 0 – DEU Philip Geipel 17 20 13 14 0 – RUS Viktor Shapovalov 13 23 19† 19 22† 17† 17 15 20 21 16 20 Ret 24 0 – ESP Diego Puyo 16 14 0 – FRA Jean-Marie Clairet 14 17 0 – FRA Laurent Cazenave Ret 14 0 – JPN Nobuteru Taniguchi 20 Ret 18 15 0 – JPN Takayuki Aoki 19 16 0 – JPN Seiji Ara 17 18 0 – MAC Henry Ho 22 Ret 20 17 0 – ITA Fabio Fabiani 17 22 0 – BGR Georgi Tanev 18 21 Ret 18 19 Ret 0 – MAC André Couto 25 18 0 – DNK Michel Nykjær NC 18 0 – MAC Lei Kit Meng 21 19 0 – BRA João Paulo de Oliveira 23 19 0 – DNK Jason Watt Ret 19 0 – JPN Masaki Kano 21 20 0 – MAC Joseph Rosa Merszei 22 20 0 – ITA Andrea Larini DSQ 21 0 – MAC Alex Liu 24† DNS 0 – HUN Norbert Michelisz Ret NC 0 guest drivers ineligible for points – SWE Robert Dahlgren 15 14 * – NOR Tommy Rustad Ret Ret * Pos Driver BRABRA MEXMEX MARMAR FRAFRA ESPESP CZECZE PORPRT UKGBR GERDEU ITAITA JPNJPN MACMAC  Pts Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance. Drivers' Championship points were awarded on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first eight finishers in each of the twenty four races.FIA World Touring Car Championship (2009 Sporting Regulations), argent.fia.com As archived at www.webcitation.org on 12 December 2009 All results obtained were taken into account. Manufacturers' Championship Pos Manufacturer BRABRA MEXMEX MARMAR FRAFRA ESPESP CZECZE PORPRT UKGBR GERDEU ITAITA JPNJPN MACMAC  Pts  1 ESP SEAT 1 1 1 1 2 2 11 6 1 3 3 2 1 2 4 3 2 3 1 1 4 3 2 3 314 2 2 4 3 3 5 12 7 2 7 4 3 3 3 5 4 3 7 2 2 5 7 3 4 2 DEU BMW 5 5 2 2 8 4 2 2 4 1 1 1 8 1 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 7 1 311 6 6 3 4 10 6 3 4 5 2 2 7 9 7 6 2 5 2 7 8 2 2 8 2 3 USA Chevrolet 15 11 8 10 1 1 1 1 11 12 Ret 12 2 6 1 6 15 5 3 3 3 4 1 7 215 Ret 13 NC 12 6 3 7 3 15 13 Ret 13 5 18† 2 17 18 9 8 16 9 5 4 8 4 RUS Lada 13 17 17 17 17 11 16 13 20 21 14 17 18 15 18 21 10 20 6 6 11 Ret 23† DNS 83 14 22 18 19 20 14 Ret 15 21† 24 15 18 19 17† 19 22 16 23† 14 20 13 Ret DNS DNS Pos Manufacturer BRABRA MEXMEX MARMAR FRAFRA ESPESP CZECZE PORPRT UKGBR GERDEU ITAITA JPNJPN MACMAC  Pts  Manufacturers' Championship points were awarded on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first eight finishers in each of the twenty four races. All results obtained by the best two classified cars per manufacturer were taken into account. All other cars from the same manufacturer were considered to be invisible in terms of points scoring. Yokohama Independents' Trophy Pos Driver BRABRA MEXMEX MARMAR FRAFRA ESPESP CZECZE PORPRT UKGBR GERDEU ITAITA JPNJPN MACMAC  Pts  1 NLD Tom Coronel 9 8 15 15 21 8 8 19† 7 10 9 9 13 12 10 11 4 8 5 14 10 13 13 Ret 233 2 ESP Félix Porteiro 8 7 10 9 13 10 DSQ 17† 10 15 7 4 14 13 14 15 Ret 15 9 12 14 11 14 12 220 3 DEU Franz Engstler 12 16 14 11 11 7 6 Ret 16 16 11 14 20 11 NC 19 7 Ret 11 13 Ret 15 16 14 156 4 ITA Stefano D'Aste Ret 20 12 16 16 13† Ret DNS 9 9 17 15 10 9 9 13 6 16 12 9 24† 10 DNS DNS 137 5 GBR Tom Boardman 11 19 16 21 9 Ret 17 19 13 19 15 Ret 11 10 9 13 10 18 18 14 15 Ret 99 6 DNK Kristian Poulsen 20† 18 Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 10 Ret 20 Ret 21 17 16 20 Ret 12 22 16 19 19 Ret 17 Ret 50 7 HRV Marin Čolak 19† DNS Ret 22† 15 12 19 16 18 18 Ret DNS 11 21 31 8 MAR Mehdi Bennani 9 9 18 Ret 14 23 NC Ret 13 Ret 30 9 ITA Vito Postiglione 18 Ret 19 17 10 10 21 23 24 10 JPN Nobuteru Taniguchi 20 Ret 18 15 21 11 FRA Éric Cayrolle 10 8 18 12 DEU Philip Geipel 17 20 13 14 15 13 JPN Takayuki Aoki 19 16 14 14 BGR Georgi Tanev 18 21 Ret 18 19 Ret 12 15 MAC Henry Ho 22 Ret 20 19 11 16 JPN Seiji Ara 17 18 9 17 ESP Diego Puyo 16 14 8 18 NLD Tim Coronel 12 16 7 19 FRA Laurent Cazenave Ret 14 6 20 MAC André Couto 25 17 6 21 FRA Jean-Marie Clairet 14 17 4 22 BRA João Paulo de Oliveira 23 19 4 23 MAC Lei Kit Meng 21 18 4 24 JPN Masaki Kano 21 20 3 25 DNK Michel Nykjær NC 18 2 26 MAC Joseph Rosa Merszei 22 20 2 27 ITA Andrea Larini Ret 21 2 28 ITA Fabio Fabiani 17 22 2 29 HUN Norbert Michelisz Ret NC 2 30 DNK Jason Watt Ret 19 1 – MAC Alex Liu 24† DNS 0 Pos Driver BRABRA MEXMEX MARMAR FRAFRA ESPESP CZECZE PORPRT UKGBR GERDEU ITAITA JPNJPN MACMAC  Pts  The Yokohama Independents' Trophy used a similar points system to that used for the Drivers’ Championship, however bonus points were also awarded at each event for race one pole position and for the fastest race lap, unlike the Drivers' championship. Three bonus points per position were awarded if an independent driver finished in the overall top eight, e.g. if a driver finished sixth overall, he or she received nine bonus points. Double points were awarded at the final event at Macau. Yokohama Teams' Trophy Pos Team BRABRA MEXMEX MARMAR FRAFRA ESPESP CZECZE PORPRT UKGBR GERDEU ITAITA JPNJPN MACMAC  Pts  1 ESP SUNRED Engineering 9 8 15 15 21 8 8 8 7 10 9 9 13 12 10 10 4 8 5 14 10 13 13 17 304 11 19 16 21 9 19† 17 19 12 16 15 14 11 11 9 13 10 18 18 14 15 Ret 2 ITA Scuderia Proteam Motorsport 8 7 10 9 13 10 DSQ 17† 10 15 7 4 14 13 14 15 Ret 15 9 12 14 11 14 12 239 18 21 Ret 18 18 Ret 19 17 10 10 21 23 17 22 20 Ret 18 15 3 DEU Liqui Moly Team Engstler 12 16 14 11 11 7 6 10 16 16 11 14 17 11 17 19 7 14 11 13 19 15 16 14 212 20† 18 Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret 20 Ret 21 20 16 20 20 12 22 16 19 21 20 17 19 4 DEU Wiechers-Sport Ret 20 12 16 16 13† Ret 14 9 9 17 15 10 9 9 13 6 16 12 9 17 10 19 16 150 Ret DNS 24† 18 DNS DNS 5 HRV Čolak Racing Team Ingra 19† DNS Ret 22† 15 12 19 16 18 18 Ret DNS 11 21 32 6 FRA Exagon Engineering 9 9 18 Ret 14 23 NC Ret 13 Ret 28 7 CHN China Dragon Racing 21 18 6 8 DNK Perfection Racing NC 18 3 9 DNK Team Bygma Jason Watt Racing Ret 19 2 Pos Team BRABRA MEXMEX MARMAR FRAFRA ESPESP CZECZE PORPRT UKGBR GERDEU ITAITA JPNJPN MACMAC  Pts  All the teams taking part in any of the rounds of the 2009 FIA World Touring Car Championship were eligible to score points for the Yokohama Teams' Trophy. Points were awarded to the two best classified cars of each team, providing they were driven by Independent drivers. All other cars of that same team were considered invisible as far as scoring points was concerned. Notes "N" References 30em External links FIA World Touring Car Championship official website: Archives 2009 Season archives 2009 Championship point standings 2009 Independents' Trophies point standings 2009 FIA World Touring Car Championship – Sporting Regulations 2009 FIA World Touring Car Championship – Yokohama Independents’ Trophies Regulations Regulations for Super 2000 Cars Regulations for Diesel 2000 Cars 2009 FIA World Touring Car Championship – Points Tables 2009 FIA World Touring Car Championship – Yokohama Independents’ Trophies Points Tables 2009 FIA World Touring Car Championship – images