2008–09 Speedcar Series

The 2008–09 Speedcar Series was the second Speedcar Series championship. The championship consisted of five meetings, starting on December 5, 2008 at the Dubai Autodrome in the United Arab Emirates and finishing at the Bahrain International Circuit on April 25, 2009. Gianni Morbidelli finished as champion, pipping defending champion Johnny Herbert by just two points.[1]

2008–09 Speedcar Series
Previous: 2008 Next: none

Teams and drivers

All of the teams used the Speedcar V8 vehicle with tyres supplied by Michelin.

Team No. Driver name Rounds
Palm Beach
Palm Racing[2]		 04 Thomas Biagi 2-5
07 Stefan Johansson 1
10 Gianni Morbidelli All
Continental Circus 09 Marcel Tiemann 1
Enzo Panacci 2
26 Christopher Zoechling 4-5
32 Eric Charles 1-2, 4
80 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 5
Scuderia Giudici 09 Gianni Giudici 5
96 Ramez Azzam 5
JMB Racing 13 Damien Pasini All
69 Johnny Herbert All
Union Properties 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi All
85 Hasher Al Maktoum All
Ramez Azzam[3] 4
Phoenix Racing 21 Mathias Lauda 1
80 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1
Team Lavaggi 21 Chris Buncombe 2
33 Marco Melandri 3-4
80 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 2-4
West-Tec 21 Chris Buncombe 5
44 David Terrien 5
Durango 25 Christopher Zoechling 1-3
Hamad Al Fardan 4
32 Marco Cioci 5
44 David Terrien 4
71 Nicolas Navarro 5
96 Jacques Villeneuve 1-3
HPR 27 Jean Alesi All
50 Marchy Lee All
QMMF Team 59 Fahad Al Thani 3
95 Ahamad Al Kuwari 3
Team Siram 90 Giovanni Lavaggi 2
Team Barwa 90 Nasser Al-Attiyah 3

Calendar
Round Country Circuit Date Winning Driver
1 R1  United Arab Emirates Dubai Autodrome December 5 Vitantonio Liuzzi
R2 December 6 Race cancelled[4]
2 R1  Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit January 23 Jean Alesi
R2 January 24 Johnny Herbert
3 R1  Qatar Losail International Circuit February 13 Gianni Morbidelli
R2 February 14 Vitantonio Liuzzi
4 R1  United Arab Emirates Dubai Autodrome February 27 Jean Alesi
R2 February 28 Jean Alesi
5 R1  Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit April 25 Johnny Herbert
R2 April 26 Vitantonio Liuzzi

Championship Standings

Drivers

Points were awarded to the top eight classified finishers using the following structure:

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
Points 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos Driver DUB
 BHR
 LOS
 DUB
 BHR
 Points
1 Gianni Morbidelli 3 C 4 2 1 2 7 2 5 5 55
2 Johnny Herbert 4 C 3 1 3 6 5 3 1 6 53
3 Vitantonio Liuzzi 1 C Ret 8 2 1 12 Ret 3 1 45
4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 2 C 2 4 Ret 5 3 4 2 12 44
5 Jean Alesi 10 C 1 6 4 Ret 1 1 Ret 10 38
6 Thomas Biagi 6 3 7 3 9 6 8 2 29
7 Hasher Al Maktoum 5 C 5 7 6 Ret 6 DNP 6 3 25
8 Christopher Zoechling 11 C DNS Ret 9 4 2 10 4 8 19
9 Damien Pasini 8 C 7 5 Ret 8 8 9 7 Ret 11
10 David Terrien 4 5 Ret Ret 9
11 Jacques Villeneuve 6 C 10 Ret 5 Ret 7
12 Marchy Lee 7 C Ret Ret Ret 7 11 7 12 9 6
13 Nicolas Navarro 9 4 5
14 Chris Buncombe 9 9 Ret 7 2
15 Marco Melandri 8 11 10 8 2
16 Giovanni Lavaggi 8 10 1
17 Nasser Al-Attiyah 10 9 0
18 Eric Charles 9 C 11 11 14 12 0
19 Ramez Azzam 11 10 Ret 0
20 Fahad Al Thani 12 10 0
21 Marco Cioci 11 11 0
22 Ahamad Al Kuwari 11 Ret 0
23 Hamad Al Fardan 13 Ret 0
Stefan Johansson Ret C 0
Marcel Tiemann Ret C 0
Mathias Lauda Ret C 0
Enzo Panacci DNS Ret 0
Gianni Giudici Ret Ret 0
Pos Driver DUB
 BHR
 LOS
 DUB
 BHR
 Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Notes:

  •  – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Teams
Pos Driver DUB
 BHR
 LOS
 DUB
 BHR
 Points
1 Union Properties 1 C Ret 8 2 1 12 Ret 3 1 70
5 C 5 7 6 Ret 6 11 6 3
2 JMB Racing 8 C 7 5 Ret 8 8 9 7 Ret 64
4 C 3 1 3 6 5 3 1 6
3 HPR 10 C 1 6 4 Ret 1 1 Ret 10 44
7 C Ret Ret Ret 7 11 7 12 9
4 Palm Racing 9 6 8 2 30
7 2 5 5
5 Team Lavaggi 9 9 30
8 11 10 8
2 4 Ret 5 3 4
6 Durango 11 C DNS Ret 9 4 13 Ret 26
11 11
4 5
9 4
6 C 10 Ret 5 Ret
7 Continental Circus Ret C DNS Ret 22
2 10 4 8
9 C 11 11 14 12
2 12
8 Phoenix Racing Ret C 8
2 C
9 West-Tec Ret 7 2
Ret Ret
10 Team Siram 8 10 1
11 Team Barwa 10 9 0
12 QMMF Team 12 10 0
11 Ret
13 Scuderia Giudici Ret Ret 0
10 Ret
EX Palm Beach 6 3 7 3 0 (54)[5]
Ret C
3 C 4 2 1 2
Pos Driver DUB
 BHR
 LOS
 DUB
 BHR
 Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Invalid results in italics.

Notes:

  •  – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

References
  1. "Liuzzi wins Bahrain finale, Morbidelli takes $500,000 prize". AutoMobilSport.com. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
  2. The team had changed its name after the third round.
  3. Ramez Azzam had replaced Hasher Al Maktoum for race 2 of the fourth round.
  4. "Speedcar race canceled after it floods in the desert". blog.al.com. 2008-12-06. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  5. Palm Beach's points were voided and the team excluded from the championship before the fourth round, because it had changed name into Palm Racing.
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