2009 FIA GT Algarve 2 Hours

thumb|250px|Layout of the Algarve International Circuit The 2009 FIA GT Algarve 2 Hours was the sixth round of the 2009 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portugal on 20 September 2009. Selleslagh Racing Team won their first race of the season while their driver James Ruffier's won his first race in FIA GT. Pekaracing earned second place while the No. 2 Vitaphone Racing car completed the podium with a pass on the second to last lap of the race. The No. 51 AF Corse Ferrari won in GT2 followed by the No. 60 Prospeed Competition Porsche and No. 77 BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari. Report Qualifying Qualifying results Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold. http://www.fiagt.com/results.php?season=2009&event=6&session=Qualifying%201 Qualifying FIA GT Championship 2009-09-19 2009-09-19 Pos Class Team Driver Lap Time Grid 1 GT1 No. 8 Sangari Team Brazil Enrique Bernoldi 1:40.664 1 2 GT1 No. 3 Selleslagh Racing Team James Ruffier 1:40.754 2 3 GT1 No. 2 Vitaphone Racing Team Alex Müller 1:40.820 8† 4 GT1 No. 4 Peka Racing Anthony Kumpen 1:41.164 3 5 GT1 No. 33 Vitaphone Racing Team DHL Alessandro Pier Guidi 1:41.168 4 6 GT1 No. 1 Vitaphone Racing Team Andrea Bertolini 1:41.410 5 7 GT1 No. 40 Marc VDS Racing Team Bas Leinders 1:43.854 6 8 GT2 No. 95 PeCom Racing Team Matías Russo 1:45.998 7 9 GT2 No. 97 Brixia Racing Martin Ragginger 1:46.095 9 10 GT2 No. 61 Prospeed Competition Marco Holzer 1:46.146 10 11 GT2 No. 77 BMS Scuderia Italia Matteo Malucelli 1:46.243 11 12 GT2 No. 50 AF Corse Gianmaria Bruni 1:46.301 12 13 GT2 No. 51 AF Corse Álvaro Barba 1:46.369 13 14 GT2 No. 56 CRS Racing Rob Bell 1:46.461 14 15 GT2 No. 60 Prospeed Competition Emmanuel Collard 1:46.528 15 16 GT2 No. 55 CRS Racing Tim Mullen 1:46.696 16 17 GT2 No. 59 Trackspeed Racing Tim Sugden 1:47.360 17 18 GT2 No. 78 BMS Scuderia Italia Diego Romanini 1:48.233 18 19 GT1 No. 11 Full Speed Racing Team Did Not Participate 19 † – The No. 2 Vitaphone Maserati was penalized five grid spots after causing an avoidable accident at the 2009 Budapest City Challenge. Race results Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).2009 Algarve FIA GT https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2009-algarve-fia-gt/ 20 May 2026 Motor SportFIA GT Championship Algarve 2009 https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Algarve-2009-09-13.html 20 May 2026 Racing Sports Cars Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 GT1 3 BEL Selleslagh Racing Team BEL Bert LonginFRA James Ruffier Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 66 Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 2 GT1 4 BEL Peka Racing BEL Anthony KumpenNLD Mike Hezemans Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 66 Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 3 GT1 2 DEU Vitaphone Racing Team PRT Miguel RamosDEU Alex Müller Maserati MC12 GT1 Michelin 66 Maserati 6.0 L V12 4 GT1 8 BRA Sangari Team Brazil BRA Enrique BernoldiBRA Roberto StreitNLD Xavier Maassen Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 66 Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 5 GT1 1 DEU Vitaphone Racing Team DEU Michael BartelsITA Andrea Bertolini Maserati MC12 GT1 Michelin 66 Maserati 6.0 L V12 6 GT1 33 DEU Vitaphone Racing Team DHL ITA Alessandro Pier GuidiITA Matteo Bobbi Maserati MC12 GT1 Michelin 66 Maserati 6.0 L V12 7 GT2 51 ITA AF Corse ESP Álvaro BarbaITA Niki Cadei Ferrari F430 GT2 Michelin 64 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 8 GT2 60 BEL Prospeed Competition FRA Emmanuel CollardGBR Richard Westbrook Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 64 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 9 GT2 77 ITA BMS Scuderia Italia ITA Paolo RubertiITA Matteo Malucelli Ferrari F430 GT2 Pirelli 64 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 10 GT2 95 ARG PeCom Racing Team ARG Matías RussoARG Luís Pérez Companc Ferrari F430 GT2 Michelin 64 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 11 GT2 56 GBR CRS Racing GBR Rob BellGBR Andrew Kirkaldy Ferrari F430 GT2 Michelin 64 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 12 GT2 50 ITA AF Corse ITA Gianmaria BruniFIN Toni Vilander Ferrari F430 GT2 Michelin 64 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 13 GT2 97 ITA Brixia Racing ITA Luigi LucchiniAUT Martin Ragginger Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 64 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 14 GT2 55 GBR CRS Racing CAN Chris NiarchosGBR Tim Mullen Ferrari F430 GT2 Michelin 64 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 15 GT2 78 ITA BMS Scuderia Italia ITA Diego RomaniniITA Ettore Bonaldi Ferrari F430 GT2 Pirelli 63 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 16 GT2 59 GBR Trackspeed Racing GBR Tim SugdenGBR David Ashburn Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 63 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 17DNF GT1 40 BEL Marc VDS Racing Team BEL Renaud KuppensBEL Bas Leinders Ford GT1 Michelin 59 Ford 5.0 L V8 18DNF GT1 11 AUT Full Speed Racing Team BEL Stéphane LémeretGBR Luke Hines Saleen S7-R Pirelli 52 Ford 7.0 L V8 19DNF GT2 61 BEL Prospeed Competition DEU Marco HolzerHKG Darryl O'Young Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 34 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 See also 2009 Algarve GP2 Series round References 2009 FIA GT Championship Budapest City Challenge FIA GT Paul Ricard 2 Hours Algarve