The 2009 European Rally Championship season was the 57th season of the FIA European Rally Championship. The season had 11 rallies, of which Giandomenico Basso won 7 and thus claimed his second European rally championship title.

Calendar and winners

For the 2009 season, the number of rounds was increased from 9 to 11. The calendar featured 3 new rallies (in Spain, Greece and Switzerland), whereas Rally Poland was a round of the World Rally Championship in that year.[1]

Round Date Event Winner ERC
117–19 AprilItaly Rally 1000 MigliaItaly Giandomenico Basso
21– 3 MayTurkey Istanbul RallyPoland Michał Sołowow
328–30 MayCroatia Croatia RallyBulgaria Krum Donchev
418–20 JuneBelgium Ypres RallyItaly Giandomenico Basso
517–19 JulyBulgaria Rally BulgariaItaly Giandomenico Basso
630 July–1 AugustPortugal Rally Vinho da MadeiraItaly Giandomenico Basso
720–22 AugustCzech Republic Barum Rally ZlínPoland Michał Sołowow
810–12 SeptemberSpain Rallye Príncipe de AsturiasItaly Corrado Fontana
925–27 SeptemberGreece ELPA RallyItaly Giandomenico Basso
1016–18 OctoberFrance Rallye d'Antibes Côte d'AzurItaly Giandomenico Basso
1130 October– 1 NovemberSwitzerland Rallye International du ValaisItaly Giandomenico Basso

Championship standings

For the final classification in a rally, the winner was awarded 10 points, the runner-up 8 and the third placed driver 6. Drivers ranked 4 to 8 got 5–4–3–2–1 point(s). Additionally, the top three of every leg got 3–2–1 point(s). Only drivers who participated in least 6 events qualified for the championship ranking.[2]

Pos. Driver Italy Turkey Croatia Belgium Bulgaria Portugal Czech Republic Spain Greece France Switzerland Points
1 Italy Giandomenico Basso 1 1 1 1 Ret 3 1 1 1 122
2 Poland Michał Sołowow 3 1 2 4 5 3 1 2 Ret 2 2 103
3 Italy Corrado Fontana 5 3 4 3 3 2 Ret 1 2 Ret 78
4 Italy Luca Betti 4 Ret 3 2 Ret Ret 34
5 Czech Republic Antonín Tlusťák 10 8 6 7 Ret 4 4 4 22
6 Czech Republic Jan Černý 11 10 10 2 Ret 3 16
7 Bulgaria Todor Slavov 9 Ret 7 8 5 Ret 3 14
8 Italy Marco Cavigioli 9 9 Ret 3 Ret Ret 6
Not enough events to qualify for championship
Bulgaria Krum Donchev 6 2 1 5 2 (43)
Italy Renato Travaglia 2 (13)
Italy Davide di Benedetto 8 5 6 (8)
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

References

  1. ↑ "Calendar". rally-erc.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  2. ↑ "ERC Unofficial Standings". rally-erc.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
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