2009 Australian Mini Challenge

June 2020 The 2009 Australian Mini Challenge delivered by Pizza Capers was the second running of the one make championship. It began on 26 March at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit and ended on 2 December at the new Homebush Street Circuit. A winner of two rounds during the season, Paul Stokell won the championship ahead of Chris Alajajian, who remained in title contention despite not winning any of the series' eight rounds. Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers contested the 2009 Australian Mini Challenge. Team No Drivers Doulman Automotive 1 Grant Doulman Robert Jones 3 John Magro Donut King Racing 5 Barrie Nesbitt 12 Tony Alford 14 Peter Leemhuis Stillwell Mini Garage 6 David Stillwell Ant PedersenHelen Linder 8 Gary Young Bill Fulton Geoff Emery Scott Manson Tom Pickett Sherrin Rentals 7 Grant Sherrin 72 Iain Sherrin BMW Group Australia(BMW Uber Star) 9 Chris Alajajian Paul Morris 16 Nathan Geier Andrew Fisher John Martin Chris Reindler Karl Reindler 19 Nathan Callaghan 24 Matt Mackelden Ryan Hansford Vaughan Brewer Glenn Seton 25 Sam Newman 50 Steven Bradbury Chris Atkinson Steve Owen James Tomkins Robbie Maddison Glenn Seton Guy Andrews Leanne Tander David Brabham Glory Team Racing 10 Nathan Caratti Aaron Caratti Motorline Mini Garage 22 Andrew Mill Jonathon Webb Todd Wanless 43 Brendan Cook Paul Fiore Bruce Lynton BMW 23 80 Beric Lynton Prosurv 26 John Modystach Decorug Racing 27 Paul Stokell 95 Grant Denyer Warren Luff Bargwanna Motorsport 79 Scott Bargwanna 97 Brendon Cook East Coast Traffic Control 88 Wayne Miles Livi bathroom Tissues 91 Damien Flack Rock Energy Drink 98 Sean Carter Calendar The 2009 Australian Mini Challenge delivered by Pizza Capers was contested over eight rounds, starting at Albert Park in March and finishing at Homebush in December Rd. Supporting Circuit City / State Date Winner 1 AGP Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne 26–29 Mar Paul Stokell 2 V8SCS 4 Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 29–31 May Grant Denyer 3 * V8SCS 6 Townsville Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland 10–12 Jul Paul Stokell 4 V8SCS 7 Sandown International Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 1–2 Aug Grant Denyer 5 V8SCS 9 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 11–13 Sep Grant Denyer 6 V8SCS 11 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland 9–12 Oct Paul Stokell 7 * V8SCS 13 Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia 7–8 Nov Nathan Caratti 8 V8SCS 14 Homebush Street Circuit Sydney 4–6 Dec Glenn Seton V8SCS – V8 Supercar Championship Series AGP – Australian Grand Prix * 2 driver race (optional) Driver standings Pos Driver Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Pts 1 Paul Stokell 144 156 168 102 24 168 150 54 966 2 Chris Alajajian 78 129 138 DNS 123 150 138 162 918 3 Scott Bargwanna 75 132 84 90 114 114 108 156 873 4 Nathan Caratti 51 30 126 60 120 90 168 120 765 5 Grant Denyer 51 162 105 114 135 27 108 51 753 6 Beric Lynton 82.5 21 108 90 90 391.5 7 Brendon Cook 19.5 81 57 39 57 48 54 21 376.5 8 John Modystach 16.5 69 39 27 84 36 60 27 358.5 9 Grant Sherrin 57 54 60 63 234 10 Sean Carter 66 90 45 201 11 Brendan Cook DNS 48 30 12 51 12 33 12 198 12 David Stillwell 66 60 69 195 13 Aaron Caratti 126 51 177 14 Geoff Emery 102 66 177 15 Glenn Seton 162 162 16 Paul Morris 138 138 17 Ryan Hansford 129 129 18 Gary Young 129 129 19 Robert Jones 126 126 20 Jonathon Webb 114 114 21 Warren Luff 105 105 22 Grant Doulman 45 54 99 23 Chris Reindler 96 96 Karl Reindler 96 96 25 Scott Manson 93 93 26 Bill Fulton 78 78 27 John Magro 72 72 28 Nathan Geier 69 69 29 Nathan Callaghan 67.5 67.5 30 Anthony Pedersen 63 63 Paul Fiore 30 33 63 32 Steven Bradbury 57 57 Matt Mackelden 57 DNS 57 34 Andrew Mill 55.5 55.5 35 Iain Sherrin 33 18 51 36 John Martin 48 48 37 Damien Flack 45 45 38 Peter Leemhuis 42 42 Tom Pickett 42 42 40 Andrew Fisher 39 39 41 Wayne Miles 12 9 15 36 42 Vaughan Brewer 30 30 43 Barrie Nesbitt 22.5 22.5 44 Todd Wanless 18 18 45 Tony Bates 9 9 46 Helen Lindner 7.5 7.5 Tony Alford 7.5 7.5 48 Wayne Lamont 6 6 Pos Driver Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Pts External links Official Web Page NMD Mini Challenge Category Page Mini Challenge