2009 Formula Renault 3.5 Series

The 2009 Formula Renault 3.5 Series was the fifth Formula Renault 3.5 Series season. It began on 18 April at the Circuit de Catalunya and finished on 25 October at the brand-new Ciudad del Motor de Aragón in Alcañiz. It was the fifth season of the Renault-backed single-seater category. International DracoRacing driver Bertrand Baguette won the championship by a comfortable margin, having dominated the second half of the season. His team won their respective championship, ahead of Carlin Motorsport.

2009 Formula Renault 3.5 Series

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2008

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2010

Regulation Changes

Technical

After debuting in the 2008 season, the aerodynamics of the current Dallara chassis underwent "minor enhancements inspired by the 2009 F1 regulations".^[1]

Sporting

A number of changes were made to the sporting regulations in order to reduce costs and better showcase drivers' talent:^[2]

• The Thursday test sessions at each meeting were scrapped, replaced with two one-hour sessions on the Friday.
• The duration of each race was extended to 44 minutes + one lap.
• A bonus point was awarded to the driver who climbed the most places during each race.

In addition, at the halfway point of the season (after the Hungaroring round) the championship leader got the opportunity to demonstrate a Renault R28 F1 car at a World Series meeting. After the seventh race of the season both Marcos Martínez and Bertrand Baguette were tied at the top of the standings, but by virtue of his three race wins, Martínez received the prize drive during the next round at Silverstone.^[3]

And just like in previous years, the eventual champion earned a full test with the ING Renault F1 team at the end of the season.^[4] Baguette won the title at the Nürburgring, to earn that test with the team.

Teams and drivers

R = Series rookie for 2009

Team	No.	Driver name	Status	Rounds
Tech 1 Racing	1	Brendon Hartley[5]	R	1–5, 8–9
		Edoardo Mortara[6]	R	6
		Daniel Ricciardo[7]	R	7
	2	Charles Pic[8]		All
Ultimate Motorsport[9]	3	Greg Mansell[9]	R	1–7
	4	Miguel Molina[10]		1–7
P1 Motorsport	5	James Walker[11]		All
	6	Daniil Move[12]		All
Prema Powerteam	7	Omar Leal[13]	R	All
	8	Frankie Provenzano[14]	R	1–2
		Stefano Coletti[15]	R	3
		Filip Salaquarda[16]	R	4–9
Carlin Motorsport	9	Oliver Turvey[17]	R	All
	10	Jaime Alguersuari[18]	R	All
International DracoRacing	11	Bertrand Baguette[19]		All
	12	Marco Barba[20]		All
Interwetten.com Racing	15	Mihai Marinescu[21]	R	1, 3, 6, 8–9
		Tobias Hegewald[22]	R	2
		Michael Herck[23]		4–5, 7
	16	Adrian Zaugg[21]		1–6
		Salvador Durán[24]		8–9
Comtec Racing	17	Anton Nebylitskiy[25]	R	1–2
		John Martin[26]	R	3–5, 8
		Cristiano Morgado[27]	R	6
		Alberto Valerio[28]		7
		Greg Mansell[29]	R	9
	18	Harald Schlegelmilch[30]	R	1
		Alexandre Marsoin[31]		2
		Max Chilton[32]	R	3
		Jon Lancaster[33]	R	4–9
Mofaz Fortec Motorsport Mofaz Racing[34]	19	Fairuz Fauzy[35]		All
	20	Sten Pentus[36]	R	All
Epsilon Euskadi	21	Adrián Vallés[37]		1–5
		Dani Clos[6]	R	6–7
		Keisuke Kunimoto[38]	R	8–9
	22	Chris van der Drift[37]	R	All
Pons Racing	23	Marcos Martínez[39]		All
	24	Federico Leo[40]	R	All
KMP Group/SG Formula[41]	25	Anton Nebylitskiy[42]	R	3–9
	26	Jules Bianchi[43]	R	3
		Edoardo Mortara[44]	R	4
		Guillaume Moreau[45]		5–9
RC Motorsport	27	Filip Salaquarda[46]	R	3
		Mihai Marinescu[47]	R	4
		Esteban Guerrieri[48]		9
	28	Pasquale Di Sabatino[49]		1–8
		Bruno Méndez[48]	R	9

• KTR were due to race with car numbers 25 and 26, however the team pulled out on 1 April 2009 after team boss Kurt Mollekens stated that he was unable to secure a driver line-up for the season.^[50] It was announced on 14 May 2009 that KMP Group/SG Formula will take up their entries.^[41]

Driver changes

Changed Teams

• Pasquale Di Sabatino: Red Devil Team Comtec → RC Motorsport
• Esteban Guerrieri: Ultimate Motorsport → RC Motorsport
• Alexandre Marsoin: Epsilon Euskadi → Comtec Racing
• Miguel Molina: Prema Powerteam → Ultimate Motorsport
• Daniil Move: KTR → P1 Motorsport
• Sten Pentus: Red Devil Team Comtec → Mofaz Fortec Motorsport
• James Walker: Fortec Motorsport → P1 Motorsport

Entering/Re-Entering FR3.5

• Jaime Alguersuari: British F3 (Carlin Motorsport) → Carlin Motorsport
• Jules Bianchi: Formula Three Euroseries (ART Grand Prix) → KMP Group/SG Formula
• Max Chilton: British F3 (Carlin Motorsport) → Comtec Racing
• Dani Clos: GP2 Series (Racing Engineering) → Epsilon Euskadi
• Stefano Coletti: Formula Three Euroseries (Prema Powerteam) → Prema Powerteam
• Chris van der Drift: International Formula Master (JD Motorsport) → Epsilon Euskadi
• Salvador Durán: A1 Grand Prix (A1 Team Mexico) → Interwetten.com
• Brendon Hartley: British F3 (Carlin Motorsport) → Tech 1 Racing
• Tobias Hegewald: Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Motopark Academy) → Interwetten.com
• Michael Herck: GP2 Series (DPR) → Interwetten.com
• Keisuke Kunimoto: Formula Nippon (Team LeMans) → Epsilon Euskadi
• Jon Lancaster: Formula Three Euroseries (ART Grand Prix) → Comtec Racing
• Omar Leal: Euroseries 3000 (Durango) → Prema Powerteam
• Federico Leo: ATS Formel 3 Cup (Ombra Racing) → Pons Racing
• Mihai Marinescu: Formula BMW Europe (FMS International) → Interwetten.com/RC Motorsport
• John Martin: A1 Grand Prix (A1 Team Australia)/British F3 (Räikkönen Robertson Racing) → Comtec Racing
• Greg Mansell: Atlantic Championship (Walker Racing) → USR/Comtec Racing
• Bruno Méndez: European F3 Open Championship (Campos Racing) → RC Motorsport
• Guillaume Moreau: FIA GT Championship (Luc Alphand Aventures) → KMP Group/SG Formula
• Cristiano Morgado: Formula Volkswagen (Morgado Racing) → Comtec Racing
• Edoardo Mortara: GP2 Series (Arden International) → KMP Group/SG Formula & Tech 1 Racing
• Anton Nebylitskiy: Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (SG Drivers' Project) → Comtec Racing & KMP Group/SG Formula
• Frankie Provenzano: International Formula Master (ADM Motorsport) → Prema Powerteam
• Daniel Ricciardo: British F3 (Carlin Motorsport) → Tech 1 Racing
• Filip Salaquarda: International Formula Master (ISR Racing) → RC Motorsport
• Harald Schlegelmilch: International Formula Master (Trident Racing) → Comtec Racing
• Oliver Turvey: British F3 (Carlin Motorsport) → Carlin Motorsport
• Alberto Valerio: GP2 Series (Piquet GP) → Comtec Racing
• Adrián Vallés: GP2 Series (BCN Competicion) → Epsilon Euskadi
• Adrian Zaugg: A1 Grand Prix (A1 Team South Africa) → Interwetten.com

Leaving FR3.5

• Mikhail Aleshin: Carlin Motorsport → FIA Formula Two Championship
• Borja García: RC Motorsport → Atlantic Championship (Condor Motorsports)
• Giedo van der Garde: P1 Motorsport → GP2 Series (iSport International)
• Julien Jousse: Tech 1 Racing → FIA Formula Two Championship
• Pippa Mann: P1 Motorsport → Indy Lights (Panther Racing)
• Mario Romancini: Epsilon Euskadi → Indy Lights (RLR/Andersen Racing)
• Duncan Tappy: RC Motorsport → Indy Lights (Genoa Racing)
• Robert Wickens: Carlin Motorsport → FIA Formula Two Championship

Race calendar and results

Seven rounds formed meetings of the 2009 World Series by Renault season, with additional rounds supporting the Monaco Grand Prix and the 1000 km of Algarve.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Rookie Winner
1	R1	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona	18 April	Adrián Vallés	Miguel Molina	Marcos Martínez	Pons Racing	Oliver Turvey
	R2		19 April	Charles Pic	Charles Pic	Marcos Martínez	Pons Racing	Sten Pentus
2	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	2 May	Marco Barba	Bertrand Baguette	Marcos Martínez	Pons Racing	Oliver Turvey
	R2		3 May	Bertrand Baguette	James Walker	James Walker	P1 Motorsport	Jaime Alguersuari
3		Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	24 May	Oliver Turvey	Brendon Hartley	Oliver Turvey	Carlin Motorsport	Oliver Turvey
4	R1	Hungaroring, Budapest	13 June	Fairuz Fauzy	Brendon Hartley	Fairuz Fauzy	Mofaz Fortec Motorsport	Jaime Alguersuari
	R2		14 June	Marcos Martínez	Fairuz Fauzy	Pasquale Di Sabatino	RC Motorsport	Omar Leal
5	R1	Silverstone Circuit	4 July	Bertrand Baguette	Jon Lancaster	Marcos Martínez	Pons Racing	Oliver Turvey
	R2		5 July	Charles Pic	Charles Pic	Charles Pic	Tech 1 Racing	Oliver Turvey
6	R1	Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans	18 July	Marco Barba	Bertrand Baguette	Bertrand Baguette	International DracoRacing	Oliver Turvey
	R2		19 July	Jon Lancaster	Miguel Molina	Bertrand Baguette	International DracoRacing	Jaime Alguersuari
7	R1	Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão	1 August	Jon Lancaster	Charles Pic	Jon Lancaster	Comtec Racing	Jon Lancaster
	R2			Jaime Alguersuari	Jaime Alguersuari	Jaime Alguersuari	Carlin Motorsport	Jaime Alguersuari
8	R1	Nürburgring	19 September	Daniil Move	Jon Lancaster	Bertrand Baguette	International DracoRacing	Oliver Turvey
	R2		20 September	Brendon Hartley	Brendon Hartley	Charles Pic	Tech 1 Racing	Brendon Hartley
9	R1	Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz	24 October	Oliver Turvey	Esteban Guerrieri	Bertrand Baguette	International DracoRacing	Oliver Turvey
	R2		25 October	Fairuz Fauzy	James Walker	Bertrand Baguette	International DracoRacing	Oliver Turvey

Season results

• Points for both championships are awarded as follows:

Race											Qualifying
Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	PP	2nd	3rd
Sprint	12	10	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Feature	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	4	2	1

In addition, a bonus point will be awarded to the driver who climbs the most places in the race order during each race.

The maximum number of points a driver can earn each weekend (except Monaco) is 32 and the maximum number for a team is 57. At Monaco and Portimão, a different point system was implemented, with the qualifying points awarded to each group as there is no Super Pole session.

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver CAT SPR CAT FEA SPA SPR SPA FEA MON FEA HUN SPR HUN FEA SIL SPR SIL FEA BUG SPR BUG FEA ALG SPR ALG FEA NÜR SPR NÜR FEA ALC SPR ALC FEA Points 1 Bertrand Baguette 2 Ret 2* 21 5 3 6 8 5 1 1 2 52 1 5 1 1 155 2 Fairuz Fauzy 8 7 15 15 15 1 7 2 4 7 4 8* 20 2 3 6 21 98 3 Charles Pic DNS 61 4 Ret 9 11 8 7 11 6 Ret 4 21 6 12 13 11 94 4 Oliver Turvey 4 11 6 14 11 8 Ret 3 3 3 103 Ret 62 4 Ret3 2 5 93 5 James Walker 6 Ret2 Ret 12 31 4 Ret3 4 22 Ret 92 6 8 Ret 4 18 9 89 6 Jaime Alguersuari 5 16† 10 6 6 5 16 6 9 4 3 3 11 5 6 8 12 88 7 Marcos Martínez 1 1 1 5 Ret2 6 Ret1 1 6 17 Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 11 13 73 8 Miguel Molina 9 14 3 33 43 7 Ret2 9 Ret 9 2 7 4 64 9 Marco Barba Ret Ret 7 12 16 2 2 10 10 5 7 16 11 8 7 14 6 50 10 Daniil Move 14 123 5 4 Ret 12 9 18 8 11 19 Ret 10* 3 9 4 3 49 11 Chris van der Drift 7 3 9 Ret 7 13* 4 Ret 19 15 11 Ret 7 14 10 9 82 41 12 Pasquale Di Sabatino 11 8 8 8 Ret3 14 1 Ret Ret 2 8 14 18 10 Ret 39 13 Jon Lancaster 9 10 22 15 8 51 1 Ret 9 Ret 3 203 39 14 Adrian Zaugg 10* 5 12 7 22 10 Ret 13 11 Ret 15 27 15 Brendon Hartley 12 9 11 10 17 17 12 5 133 13 21 15 16 26 16 Sten Pentus 18 2* 18 11* 11 18 15 14 7* 14 13 9 14 Ret 12 Ret 10* 23 17 Adrián Vallés 3 4 DNS Ret 8 16 Ret 12 14 19 18 Guillaume Moreau 16* 12 13 12 5 33 11 Ret 19 18 18 19 Esteban Guerrieri 5* 4 15 20 Omar Leal 15 19† 19 18 14 22 3 17 16 Ret 20 18 17 17 14* 21 22† 11 21 Federico Leo 19 18 17 17 18 Ret 14 15 21 18 Ret 13 19 18 17 7 7 8 22 John Martin 12* 20 13 21 20 7 8 8 23 Michael Herck Ret 5* 20 18 19 Ret 7 24 Edoardo Mortara 21 Ret Ret 6* 6 25 Dani Clos 10* 17 Ret 93 5 26 Greg Mansell 13 10 13 9 13 15 Ret 11 22 12 Ret 11 13 10 14 4 27 Filip Salaquarda 21 Ret NC 19 17 Ret 16 10 12 Ret Ret 12 15 1 28 Stefano Coletti 10 1 29 Anton Nebylitskiy 17 17† 20 Ret 20 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 12* 11 Ret Ret 1 30 Mihai Marinescu Ret 13 Ret Ret 11 16 14 15 15 20 17 0 31 Frankie Provenzano Ret 15 16 13 0 32 Keisuke Kunimoto 16 13 17 21 0 33 Tobias Hegewald 14 16 0 34 Daniel Ricciardo Ret 15 0 35 Salvador Durán DNS 16 16 Ret 0 36 Alberto Valerio 17 16 0 37 Harald Schlegelmilch 16 Ret 0 38 Cristiano Morgado 19 18 0 39 Bruno Méndez Ret 19 0 40 Max Chilton 19 0 Alexandre Marsoin Ret DNS 0 Jules Bianchi Ret 0 Pos Driver CAT SPR CAT FEA SPA SPR SPA FEA MON FEA HUN SPR HUN FEA SIL SPR SIL FEA BUG SPR BUG FEA ALG SPR ALG FEA NÜR SPR NÜR FEA ALC SPR ALC FEA Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † – Retired, but classified * – Hard charger 1 – 3 Points for Pole 2 – 2 Points for P2 3 – 1 Point for P3

Teams' Championship

Pos Team Car No. CAT SPR CAT FEA SPA SPR SPA FEA MON FEA HUN SPR HUN FEA SIL SPR SIL FEA BUG SPR BUG FEA ALG SPR ALG FEA NÜR SPR NÜR FEA ALC SPR ALC FEA Points 1 International DracoRacing 11 2 Ret 2* 2 5 3 6 8 5 1* 1 2 5 1 5 1 1 205 12 Ret Ret 7 12 16 2 2 10 10 5 7 16 11 8 7 14 6 2 Carlin Motorsport 9 4 11 6 14 1 8 Ret 3 3 3 10 Ret 6 4 Ret 2 5 181 10 5 16† 10 6 6 5 16 6 9 4 3 3 1* 5 6 8 12 3 P1 Motorsport 5 6 Ret Ret 1* 3 4 Ret 4 2 Ret 9 6 8 Ret 4 18 9* 138 6 14 12 5 4 Ret 12 9 18 8 11 19 Ret 10 3 9 4 3 4 Tech 1 Racing 1 12 9 11 10 17* 17* 12 5 13 Ret 6 Ret 15 13 2* 15 16 126 2 DNS 6* 4 Ret 9 11 8 7 1* 6 Ret 4 2 6 1 13 11 5 Mofaz Fortec Motorsport Mofaz Racing 19 8 7 15 15 15 1 7* 2 4 7 4 8 20 2 3 6 2 121 20 18 2 18 11 11 18 15 14 7 14 13 9 14 Ret 12 Ret 10 6 Pons Racing 23 1 1 1 5 Ret 6 Ret 1 6 17 Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 11 13 81 24 19 18 17 17 18 Ret 14 15 21 18 Ret 13 19 18 17 7 7 7 Ultimate Motorsport 3 13 10 13 9 13 15 Ret 11 22 12 Ret 11 13 67 4 9* 14 3 3 4 7 Ret 9 Ret 9 2* 7 4 8 Epsilon Euskadi 21 3 4 DNS Ret 8 16 Ret 12 14 10 17 Ret 9 16 13 17 21 65 22 7 3 9 Ret 7 13 4 Ret 19 15 11 Ret 7 14 10 9 8 9 RC Motorsport 27 21 Ret 11 5* 4 54 28 11 8 8 8 Ret 14 1 Ret Ret 2 8 14 18 10 Ret Ret 19 10 Comtec Racing 17 17 17† 20 Ret 12 20 13 21 20 19 18 17 16 7 8 10 14 48 18 16 Ret Ret DNS 19 9 10 22* 15 8 5 1 Ret 9* Ret 3 20 11 Interwetten.com 15 Ret 13 14 16 Ret Ret 5 20 18 16 14 19 Ret 15 15 20 17 34 16 10 5 12 7 2 10 Ret 13 11 Ret 15 DNS 16 16 Ret 12 KMP Group/SG Formula 25 20 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 12 11 Ret Ret 19 26 Ret 21 Ret 16 12 13 12 5 3 11 Ret 19 18 13 Prema Powerteam 7 15 19† 19 18 14 22 3 17 16 Ret 20 18 17 17 14 21 22† 13 8 Ret 15 16 13 10 Ret NC 19 17 Ret 16 10 12 Ret Ret 12 15 Pos Team Car No. CAT SPR CAT FEA SPA SPR SPA FEA MON FEA HUN SPR HUN FEA SIL SPR SIL FEA BUG SPR BUG FEA ALG SPR ALG FEA NÜR SPR NÜR FEA ALC SPR ALC FEA Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

• Polesitter for feature race in bold and is awarded four points. Second and third placed drivers in the Super Pole session receive 2 & 1 points respectively.
• Driver with asterisk recorded fastest lap. No points are awarded.
• Driver who retired but was classified denoted by †.
• Driver who gained most positions in a race in italics, and is awarded one point.