2009 British Touring Car Championship

The 2009 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 52nd British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season. It began at Brands Hatch on the Indy layout on 5 April and finished after 30 races over 10 events on the Grand Prix layout at Brands Hatch on 4 October. Colin Turkington won the championship for the first time, ahead of Jason Plato and Fabrizio Giovanardi.

2009 British Touring Car Championship
Previous: 2008 Next: 2010
2009 ToCA Support series:
2009 Ginetta Junior Championship
2009 Porsche Carrera Cup GB
2009 Formula Renault UK
2009 Ginetta G50 Cup
2009 Renault Clio Cup UK
Colin Turkington became the first Northern Irish driver to win the Championship
Jason Plato came second, with only a 5-point margin
Italy’s Fabrizio Giovanardi came third in the championship, 4 points behind Jason Plato
Colin Turkington became the first Northern Irish winner of the championship. In addition, he wrapped up a third consecutive independents' driver title, with his Team RAC also picking up the Independent Teams Trophy.

The season also saw Airwaves BMW score their first win in the series when Rob Collard won the second race of the day at the opening meeting at Brands Hatch. The team seemed to have added a second win in race three as Jonathan Adam crossed the line first but he was demoted to second after making contact with Jason Plato handing Plato the win.

Andrew Jordan became the youngest driver to qualify on pole at Donington after team-mate Fabrizio Giovanardi was excluded for failing technical checks.

Also, Stephen Jelley took his first win in the series at the first race at Rockingham. He followed this up with another victory in race 3, a race that saw Tom Chilton become the first driver to score a podium position in a Ford Focus following a collision between Plato, Turkington and Plato's team mate James Nash.

At the final meeting at Brands Hatch, Chilton took pole position becoming the first Ford driver to do so since 2000. All three races were won by Jason Plato, becoming only the second driver to do so following Dan Eaves' hat-trick at Thruxton in 2005; but this was not enough to win the title. Colin Turkington became British Touring Car Champion for the first time, coincidentally becoming the first Northern Irishman to do so.

Former British Grand Prix winner Johnny Herbert contested the final three meetings in a Team Dynamics Honda Civic.

Entry list

Team Car No Drivers Rounds
Constructor Entries
VX Racing Vauxhall Vectra 1 Fabrizio Giovanardi All
5 Matt Neal All
77 Andrew Jordan All
Independent Constructor Entries
Team Aon Ford Focus ST 6 Tom Onslow-Cole 5, 8–10
10 Tom Chilton All
20 Alan Morrison 1–4
Team Dynamics Honda Civic 35 James Thompson 2–7
45 Johnny Herbert 8–10
52 Gordon Shedden 1
55 David Pinkney All
Independent S2000 Entries
Racing Silverline Chevrolet Lacetti 2 Mat Jackson 3–10
3 Jason Plato 2–10
RML 1
2 Mat Jackson 2
23 James Nash 4–6, 8–9
Team RAC BMW 320si 4 Colin Turkington All
14 Anthony Reid 8–10
44 Stephen Jelley All
Cartridge World
Carbon Zero Racing
SEAT León 9 Adam Jones 1–6
85 Dan Eaves 1–5
52 Gordon Shedden 6–7
Club SEAT 9–10
Airwaves BMW BMW 320si 11 Rob Collard All
12 Jonathan Adam All
Team AFM Racing BMW 120d 16 Nick Leason 1–3
Tempus Sport Chevrolet Lacetti 17 Harry Vaulkhard 1–5
bamboo engineering 6–10
Maxtreme SEAT Toledo Cupra 27 Liam McMillan 1–3
Independent BTC-T Entries
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Tech-Speed Motorsport
Honda Integra Type-R 15 Martyn Bell 1–5, 8, 10
29 Paul O'Neill 2–10
TH Motorsport Racing with JAG Honda Integra Type-R 50 John George All
TH Motorsport Racing with Inten Honda Civic Type-R 98 Matt Hamilton 9–10
Boulevard Team Racing Vauxhall Astra Coupé 63 Martin Johnson All

Driver changes

Changed teams

Entering/re-entering BTCC

Leaving BTCC

Mid-season changes

Calendar

All races were held in the United Kingdom. The 2009 season had ten race weekends with three BTCC rounds at each. Provisional dates were announced by series organisers on 11 July 2008.[1] The calendar was finalised on 17 March 2009, when all race timetables were announced.[2]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Brands Hatch Indy, Kent 5 April Matt Neal Rob Collard Matt Neal VX Racing
R2 Matt Neal Rob Collard Airwaves BMW
R3 Jonathan Adam Jason Plato RML
2 R4 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 26 April Fabrizio Giovanardi Fabrizio Giovanardi Fabrizio Giovanardi VX Racing
R5 Fabrizio Giovanardi Colin Turkington Team RAC
R6 Mat Jackson Mat Jackson RML
3 R7 Donington Park, Leicestershire 17 May Andrew Jordan Mat Jackson James Thompson Team Dynamics
R8 Fabrizio Giovanardi James Thompson Team Dynamics
R9 Paul O'Neill Rob Collard Airwaves BMW
4 R10 Oulton Park, Cheshire 31 May Jason Plato Mat Jackson Colin Turkington Team RAC
R11 Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Team RAC
R12 Rob Collard James Thompson Team Dynamics
5 R13 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 14 June Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Team RAC
R14 Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Team RAC
R15 Andrew Jordan Fabrizio Giovanardi VX Racing
6 R16 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 2 August Jason Plato Fabrizio Giovanardi Fabrizio Giovanardi VX Racing
R17 Jason Plato Fabrizio Giovanardi VX Racing
R18 Jason Plato Colin Turkington Team RAC
7 R19 Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife 16 August Jason Plato Jason Plato Jason Plato Racing Silverline
R20 Fabrizio Giovanardi Fabrizio Giovanardi VX Racing
R21 Jason Plato Mat Jackson Racing Silverline
8 R22 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 30 August Mat Jackson James Nash Mat Jackson Racing Silverline
R23 Jason Plato Jason Plato Racing Silverline
R24 Mat Jackson Mat Jackson Racing Silverline
9 R25 Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire 20 September Jason Plato Jason Plato Stephen Jelley Team RAC
R26 Jason Plato Jason Plato Racing Silverline
R27 Stephen Jelley Stephen Jelley Team RAC
10 R28 Brands Hatch GP, Kent 4 October Tom Chilton Jason Plato Jason Plato Racing Silverline
R29 Matt Neal Jason Plato Racing Silverline
R30 Gordon Shedden Jason Plato Racing Silverline

Championship standings

Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Fastest Lap Lead a lap
15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1
  • No driver may collect more than one "Lead a Lap" point per race no matter how many laps they lead.
  • Race 1 polesitter receives 1 point.

Drivers Championship

Pos Driver BHI THR DON OUL CRO SNE KNO SIL ROC BHGP Pts
1 Colin Turkington 3* 2* 4 4 1* 9 Ret 5 2 1* 1* 11 1* 1* 6 5 2 1 4 3 5 4 4 3 10 4 4 8 3 2* 275
2 Jason Plato 6 10 1* 10 6 4 7 4 3 2 3 5 3 3 5 Ret 3 13 1* Ret 2 2 1* 7 2 1* 12 1* 1* 1* 270
3 Fabrizio Giovanardi 2 16 Ret 1* 2* 8 8 3 5 4 2 6 5 5 1* 1* 1* 2 6 1* 3 5 2 5 6 3 11 3 2 4 266
4 Matt Neal 1* 3 3 2 3 7 3 2 8 7 4 3 6 6 8 9 14 3 Ret 4 4 10 Ret 13 Ret NC Ret 5 8 5* 170
5 Mat Jackson 8 9 1* 10 6 4 19 Ret 8 Ret DNS DNS 2 NC DNS 3 2 1* 1* 3* 1* 3 2* 5 12 12 11 165
6 Rob Collard 4* 1* 8 17 5 5 4 9 1* 9 Ret 4 4 4 7 Ret 7 Ret* Ret 12 Ret 6* 9 2* 4 Ret Ret 6 4 Ret 145
7 Stephen Jelley 7 4 Ret 7 4 6 Ret DNS DNS 5 14 Ret 2 2 3 6 13 Ret 8 8 10 7 12 4 1* 6* 1* 14 11 6 137
8 Jonathan Adam Ret 9 2* 12 11 12 6 7 13 3 5 13 7 Ret 9 4 6 8 5 7 Ret 8 7 6 5* 5 6 7 5 8 116
9 James Thompson 11 7 3 1* 1* 6 8 7 1* 11 9 2* Ret 4 5 Ret 6 6* 114
10 Andrew Jordan Ret 5 Ret 3 18 16 2 Ret 11 10 6 2 8 7 4 12* 12 4 7 10 7 12 6 15 7 8 2* 4 16 Ret 114
11 Adam Jones 5 7 7 6 8 2 9 8 Ret 6 8 7 16 8 Ret 7 11 7 62
12 Paul O'Neill 5 10 Ret Ret 11 16 12 9 9 9 10 Ret* 3 5 6 9 5 9 9 10 9 9 Ret Ret 9 7 Ret 60
13 Tom Chilton 11 14 11 15 17 Ret 12 17 9 13 12 Ret Ret DNS 10 11 Ret Ret 11 11 8 11 5 Ret 18 9 3* 2* 6* 3 55
14 Gordon Shedden Ret 6 5 Ret 10 12 2 9* Ret 12 Ret 8 Ret 10 9 34
15 James Nash 11 Ret 17 13 15 Ret NC 8 DSQ 3 Ret 8 8 7 Ret 24
16 Harry Vaulkhard 8 11 9 9 12 11 5 10 7 Ret 15 12 Ret DNS DNS 10 9 Ret 10 Ret 11 14 11 11 13 11 Ret 11 13 Ret 22
17 Dan Eaves 9 8 6 Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS DNS 16 13 14 Ret DNS DNS 10
18 David Pinkney 15 13 Ret 14 13 10 14 12 10 15 11 Ret 10 11 Ret 8 Ret 9 Ret Ret 12 Ret 16 10 15 13 Ret 15 14 10 10
19 Johnny Herbert 13 8 Ret Ret 10 7 Ret Ret 14 8
20 Anthony Reid Ret 14 12 11 12 Ret 10 Ret 7 5
21 Tom Onslow-Cole Ret NC Ret Ret 13 14 14 Ret 9 13 9 12 4
22 Martin Johnson 12 Ret 13 16 16 14 11 16 12 18 16 Ret 12 12 Ret 14 15 10 12 13 13 Ret DNS 16 16 14 10 Ret DNS DNS 2
23 Martyn Bell 10 12 10 13 14 13 15 15 19 17 17 15 15 13 11 15 15 18 17 Ret Ret 2
24 Alan Morrison 13 15 12 Ret Ret Ret 16 13 15 14 10 10 2
25 John George Ret Ret 14 18 15 Ret 17 14 17 Ret DNS 16 14 14 12 13 16 11 13 14 14 16 17 17 17 Ret 13 16 15 Ret 0
26 Liam McMillan 14 Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret 13 Ret 14 0
27 Matt Hamilton Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 13 0
28 Nick Leason Ret 17 15 NC 20 15 Ret Ret 18 0
Pos Driver BHI THR DON OUL CRO SNE KNO SIL ROC BHGP Pts
  • Note: bold signifies pole position (1 point given in first race only, and race 2 and 3 poles are based on race results), italics signifies fastest lap (1 point given all races) and * signifies at least one lap in the lead (1 point given all races).

Manufacturers/Constructors Championship

Pos Manufacturer / Constructor BHI THR DON OUL CRO SNE KNO SIL ROC BHGP Pts
1 Vauxhall / VX Racing 1 3 3 1 2 7 3 2 5 4 2 3 5 5 1 1 1 2 6 1 3 5 2 5 6 3 11 3 2 4 658*
2 16 Ret 2 3 8 8 3 8 7 4 6 6 6 4 9 12 3 Ret 4 4 10 Ret 13 Ret NC Ret 4 16 Ret
2 Honda / Team Dynamics 15 6 5 11 7 3 1 1 6 8 7 1 10 9 2 8 4 5 Ret 6 6 12 8 10 15 10 7 15 14 10 429
Ret 13 Ret 14 13 10 14 12 10 15 11 Ret 11 11 Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret 12 Ret 16 Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 14
3 Ford / Team Aon 11 14 11 15 17 Ret 12 13 9 13 10 10 Ret NC 10 11 Ret Ret 11 11 8 11 5 14 14 9 3 2 6 3 341
13 15 12 Ret Ret Ret 16 17 15 14 12 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 13 Ret 18 Ret 9 13 9 12
Pos Manufacturer / Constructor BHI THR DON OUL CRO SNE KNO SIL ROC BHGP Pts
  • * Vauxhall penalised 10 points for exceeding engine limit.

Teams Championship

Pos Team BHI THR DON OUL CRO SNE KNO SIL ROC BHGP Pts
1 VX Racing 1 3 3 1 2 7 2 2 5 4 2 2 5 5 1 1 1 2 6 1 3 5 2 5 6 3 2 3 2 4 466*
2 5 Ret 2 3 8 3 3 8 7 4 3 6 6 4 9 12 3 7 4 4 10 6 13 7 8 11 4 8 5
2 Team RAC 3 2 4 4 1 6 Ret 5 2 1 1 11 1 1 3 5 2 1 4 3 5 4 4 3 1 4 1 8 3 2 404
7 4 Ret 7 4 9 Ret DNS DNS 5 14 Ret 2 2 6 6 13 Ret 8 8 10 7 12 4 10 6 4 10 11 6
3 Racing Silverline 10 6 4 7 4 3 2 3 5 3 3 5 2 3 13 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 5 1 1 1 358*
10 6 4 19 Ret 8 Ret DNS DNS Ret NC DNS 3 Ret 2 2 3 7 3 2 12 12 12 11
4 Airwaves BMW 4 1 2 12 5 5 4 7 1 3 5 4 4 4 7 4 6 8 5 7 Ret 6 7 2 4 5 6 6 4 8 255
Ret 9 8 17 11 12 6 9 13 9 Ret 13 7 Ret 9 Ret 7 Ret Ret 12 Ret 8 9 6 5 Ret Ret 7 5 Ret
5 Team Dynamics 15 6 5 11 7 3 1 1 6 8 7 1 10 9 2 8 4 5 Ret 6 6 13 8 10 15 10 7 15 14 10 149
Ret 13 Ret 14 13 10 14 12 10 15 11 Ret 11 11 Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret 12 Ret 16 Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 14
6 Clyde Valley Racing 5 7 6 6 8 2 9 8 Ret 6 8 7 16 8 Ret 7 10 7 2 9 Ret 93
9 8 7 Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS DNS 16 13 14 Ret DNS DNS Ret 11 12
7 Tech-Speed Motorsport 10 12 10 5 10 13 15 11 16 12 9 9 9 10 11 3 5 6 9 5 9 9 10 9 9 Ret Ret 9 7 Ret 70
13 14 Ret Ret 15 19 17 17 15 15 13 Ret 15 15 18 17 Ret Ret
8 RML 6 10 1 8 9 1 11 Ret 17 13 15 Ret NC 8 DSQ 3 Ret 8 8 7 Ret 66
9 Team Aon 11 14 11 15 17 Ret 12 13 9 13 10 10 Ret NC 10 11 Ret Ret 11 11 8 11 5 14 14 9 3 2 6 3 62
13 15 12 Ret Ret Ret 16 17 15 14 12 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 13 Ret 18 Ret 9 13 9 12
10 Tempus Sport 8 11 9 9 12 11 5 10 7 Ret 15 12 Ret DNS DNS 9*
11 Club SEAT 12 Ret 8 Ret 10 9 7
12 bamboo engineering 10 9 Ret 10 Ret 11 14 11 11 13 11 Ret 11 13 Ret 6
13 Boulevard Team Racing 12 Ret 13 16 16 14 11 16 12 18 16 Ret 12 12 Ret 14 15 10 12 13 13 Ret DNS 16 16 14 10 Ret DNS DNS 4
14 TH Motorsport w/ JAG Ret Ret 14 18 15 Ret 17 14 17 Ret DNS 16 14 14 12 13 16 11 13 14 14 16 17 17 17 Ret 13 16 15 Ret 1
15 Maxtreme 14 Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret 13 Ret 14 0
16 TH Motorsport w/ Inten Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 13 0
17 AFM Racing Ret 17 15 NC 20 15 Ret Ret 18 0
Pos Team BHI THR DON OUL CRO SNE KNO SIL ROC BHGP Pts
  • * VX Racing, Racing Silverline and Tempus Sport penalised 10 points for exceeding engine limit.

Independents Trophy

Pos Driver BHI THR DON OUL CRO SNE KNO SIL ROC BHGP Pts
1 Colin Turkington 3 2 4 4 1 9 Ret 5 2 1 1 11 1 1 6 5 2 1 4 3 5 4 4 3 10 4 4 8 3 2 313
2 Jason Plato 6 10 1 10 6 4 7 4 3 2 3 5 3 3 5 Ret 3 13 1 Ret 2 2 1 7 2 1 12 1 1 1 283
3 Mat Jackson 8 9 1 10 6 4 19 Ret 8 Ret DNS DNS 2 NC DNS 3 2 1 1 3 1 3 2 5 12 12 11 183
4 Rob Collard 4 1 8 17 5 5 4 9 1 9 Ret 4 4 4 7 Ret 7 Ret Ret 12 Ret 6 9 2 4 Ret Ret 6 4 Ret 173
5 Stephen Jelley 7 4 Ret 7 4 6 Ret DNS DNS 5 14 Ret 2 2 3 6 13 Ret 8 8 10 7 12 4 1 6 1 14 11 6 165
6 Jonathan Adam Ret 9 2 12 11 12 6 7 13 3 5 13 7 Ret 9 4 6 8 5 7 Ret 8 7 6 5 5 6 7 5 8 159
7 James Thompson 11 7 3 1 1 6 8 7 1 11 9 2 Ret 4 5 Ret 6 6 144
8 Paul O'Neill 5 10 Ret Ret 11 16 12 9 9 9 10 Ret 3 5 6 9 5 9 9 10 9 9 Ret Ret 9 7 Ret 110
9 Adam Jones 5 7 7 6 8 2 9 8 Ret 6 8 7 16 8 Ret 7 11 7 98
10 Tom Chilton 11 14 11 15 17 Ret 12 17 9 13 12 Ret Ret DNS 10 11 Ret Ret 11 11 8 11 5 Ret 18 9 3 2 6 3 83
11 Harry Vaulkhard 8 11 9 9 12 11 5 10 7 Ret 15 12 Ret DNS DNS 10 9 Ret 10 Ret 11 14 11 11 13 11 Ret 11 13 Ret 58
12 Gordon Shedden Ret 6 5 Ret 10 12 2 9 Ret 12 Ret 8 Ret 10 9 48
13 David Pinkney 15 13 Ret 14 13 10 14 12 10 15 11 Ret 10 11 Ret 8 Ret 9 Ret Ret 12 Ret 16 10 15 13 Ret 15 14 10 33
14 James Nash 11 Ret 17 13 15 Ret NC 8 DSQ 3 Ret 8 8 7 Ret 32
15 Martin Johnson 12 Ret 13 16 16 14 11 16 12 18 16 Ret 12 12 Ret 14 15 10 12 13 13 Ret DNS 16 16 14 10 Ret DNS DNS 19
16 Dan Eaves 9 8 6 Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS DNS 16 13 14 Ret DNS DNS 16
17 Johnny Herbert 13 8 Ret Ret 10 7 Ret Ret 14 14
18 Anthony Reid Ret 14 12 11 12 Ret 10 Ret 7 13
19 Martyn Bell 10 12 10 13 14 13 15 15 19 17 17 15 15 13 11 15 15 18 17 Ret Ret 11
20 Tom Onslow-Cole Ret NC Ret Ret 13 14 14 Ret 9 13 9 12 9
21 Alan Morrison 13 15 12 Ret Ret Ret 16 13 15 14 10 10 8
22 John George Ret Ret 14 18 15 Ret 17 14 17 Ret DNS 16 14 14 12 13 16 11 13 14 14 16 17 17 17 Ret 13 16 15 Ret 6
23 Liam McMillan 14 Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret 13 Ret 14 1
24 Matt Hamilton Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 13 0
25 Nick Leason Ret 17 15 NC 20 15 Ret Ret 18 0
Pos Driver BHI THR DON OUL CRO SNE KNO SIL ROC BHGP Pts

Independent Teams Trophy

Pos Team BHI THR DON OUL CRO SNE KNO SIL ROC BHGP Pts
1 Team RAC 3 2 4 3 1 6 Ret 5 2 1 1 11 1 1 3 5 2 1 4 3 5 4 4 3 1 4 1 8 3 2 348
2 Racing Silverline 10 6 4 7 4 3 2 3 5 3 3 5 2 3 13 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 5 1 1 1 313*
3 Airwaves BMW 4 1 2 12 5 5 4 7 1 3 5 4 4 4 7 4 6 8 5 7 Ret 6 7 2 4 5 6 6 4 8 275
4 Team Dynamics 15 6 5 11 7 3 1 1 6 8 7 1 10 9 2 8 4 5 Ret 6 6 13 8 10 15 10 7 15 14 10 220
5 Tech-Speed Motorsport 10 12 10 5 10 13 15 11 16 12 9 9 9 10 11 3 5 6 9 5 9 9 10 9 9 Ret Ret 9 7 Ret 159
6 Team Aon 11 14 11 15 17 Ret 12 13 9 13 10 10 Ret NC 10 11 Ret Ret 11 11 8 11 5 14 14 9 3 2 6 3 130
7 Clyde Valley Racing 5 7 6 6 8 2 9 8 Ret 6 8 7 16 8 Ret 7 10 7 2 9 Ret 124
8 RML 6 10 1 8 9 1 11 Ret 17 13 15 Ret NC 8 DSQ 3 Ret 8 8 7 Ret 110
9 Boulevard Team Racing 12 Ret 13 16 16 14 11 16 12 18 16 Ret 12 12 Ret 14 15 10 12 13 13 Ret DNS 16 16 14 10 Ret DNS DNS 61
10 TH Motorsport w/ JAG Ret Ret 14 18 15 Ret 17 14 17 Ret DNS 16 14 14 12 13 16 11 13 14 14 16 17 17 17 Ret 13 16 15 Ret 47
11 Tempus Sport 8 11 9 9 12 11 5 10 7 Ret 15 12 Ret DNS DNS 46*
12 bamboo engineering 10 9 Ret 10 Ret 11 14 11 11 13 11 Ret 11 13 Ret 46
13 Club SEAT 12 Ret 8 Ret 10 9 21
14 Maxtreme 14 Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret 13 Ret 14 8
15 TH Motorsport w/ Inten Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 13 6
16 AFM Racing Ret 17 15 NC 20 15 Ret Ret 18 3
Pos Team BHI THR DON OUL CRO SNE KNO SIL ROC BHGP Pts
  • * Racing Silverline and Tempus Sport penalised 10 points for exceeding engine limit.

References

  1. "BTCC announces 2009 race dates". British Touring Car Championship. 2008-07-11. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
  2. "Race timetables released". British Touring Car Championship. 2009-03-17. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
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