2009 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
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The 2009 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season was the nineteenth Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season. The season began at Circuit de Catalunya on April 18 and finished at the Ciudad del Motor de Aragón on October 25, after fourteen rounds. This season was the last for the current specification Tatuus chassis introduced in 2000, as a new chassis will be introduced for the 2010 season. Albert Costa won the title holding off the challenges of Jean-Éric Vergne and António Félix da Costa, who finished tied on points, with Vergne finishing second on a tie-breaker.
Teams and drivers
- This season saw a cap on entries, with the lineup being capped at 38 entries, depending on the circuit. Guest entries are listed in italics.
Race calendar
Championship standings
Drivers
Points are awarded to the drivers as follows:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | PP* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
* – only awarded to race one polesitters
| Pos | Driver | CAT Spain | SPA Belgium | HUN Hungary | SIL United Kingdom | LMS France | NÜR Germany | ALC Spain | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos Driver CAT Spain SPA Belgium HUN Hungary SIL United Kingdom LMS France NÜR Germany ALC Spain Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 Spain Albert Costa DSQ 1 1 1 Ret 2 2 Ret 2 Ret 1 1 2 3 138 2 France Jean-Éric Vergne Ret 23† 3 8 1 7 3 1 1 1 3 2 3 6 128 3 Portugal António Félix da Costa J 3 2 2 2 4 5 1 Ret 3 2 DSQ DSQ 1 1 128 4 United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs 8 Ret 4 3 6 1 9 3 14 6 4 9 6 4 83 5 Spain Miki Monrás J 5 3 Ret 5 3 3 4 6 5 7 Ret 4 12 9 76 6 France Nathanaël Berthon 1 Ret 7 6 2 24† 8 8 6 4 Ret 7 9 7 67 7 Denmark Kevin Magnussen J Ret Ret 5 4 16 21 6 10 7 3 DSQ DSQ 4 5 50 8 Colombia Carlos Muñoz J 9 Ret 8 Ret 5 Ret 5 9 8 10 Ret 3 11 10 36 9 Poland Kuba Giermaziak Ret 4 11 8 2 6 8 Ret 32 10 France Arthur Pic J 20 7 10 9 12 14 7 4 4 Ret 13 Ret 13 14 27 11 Switzerland Nico Müller J 2 22† 17 10 7 9 15 11 17 Ret 5 11 24 12 25 12 United Arab Emirates Ramez Azzam J 8 10 11 7 9 5 Ret Ret DNS DNS 16 13 Czech Republic Adam Kout 12 8 19 Ret 11 11 Ret 2 13 14 19 15 21 15 15 14 Germany Patrick Kronenberger 10 4 12 11 21 6 14 13 10 Ret 15 Ret 15 15 Denmark Marco Sørensen 14 Ret 9 15 DSQ DSQ 10 Ret 20 12 6 8 18 8 15 16 United Kingdom Luciano Bacheta 6 Ret 15 12 16 14 12 13 7 12 10 17 11 17 United Kingdom James Calado 25† 5 11 7 18 11 10 18 Spain Miguel Otegui J 9 23† 12 15 Ret 9 16 5 Ret 24† 10 19 Italy Daniel Mancinelli 7 6 13 20 Ret Ret 15 NC 9 20 Denmark Johan Jokinen 4 Ret 14 14 8 21 Italy Federico Scionti J 19 18 31 Ret 19 25 17 21 25 Ret 5 11 7 22 Finland Matias Laine Ret 5 26 20 6 23 Netherlands Nigel Melker 15 16 6 Ret 22† 18 Ret 12 Ret Ret 5 24 France Hugo Valente J Ret 10 28 21 10 12 13 18 23 17 8 Ret Ret 19 5 25 Netherlands Daniël de Jong J 11 21 18 19 Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret 3 26 New Zealand Dominic Storey 23 9 22 16 2 27 Brazil Luís Felipe Derani 20 Ret 18 17 9 Ret 2 28 Spain Genís Olivé J 18 12 16 13 13 22† 22 16 19 16 11 10 14 Ret 2 29 United Kingdom Oliver Webb 13 11 21 21 0 30 Sweden Kevin Kleveros J 17 14 29 27 17 15 21 Ret 27 Ret 14 13 0 31 France Arno Santamato J Ret 13 23 24 14 17 24 Ret 0 32 Switzerland Fabien Thuner 22 19 26 25 15 13 Ret 19 22 18 17 18 0 33 Estonia Karl-Oscar Liiv 19 20 28 19 15 21 Ret 16 0 34 United Kingdom Will Stevens 24 22 16 15 0 35 France Benjamin Lariche 21 15 18 17 22 23 0 36 Colombia Juan Jacobo J 16 17 21 17 0 37 Italy Marco Betti 18 16 Ret 22 0 38 United Kingdom Adam Christodoulou 25 18 0 39 Czech Republic Jakub Knoll 24 20 30 26 20 19 20 22 29 Ret 20 19 20 22 0 40 Italy Andrea Roda 23 20 21 20 25 20 0 41 Sweden Fredrik Blomstedt 27 23 0 guest drivers ineligible for points United Kingdom Dean Smith 7 2 0 Sweden Jimmy Eriksson J 10 14 0 Netherlands Bart Hylkema J 12 22 0 France Tristan Vautier 17 13 0 Spain Jordi Cunill J 16 18 0 Germany Julian Eisenreich J 22 16 0 Russia Maxim Zimin J 23 21 0 Pos Driver CAT Spain SPA Belgium HUN Hungary SIL United Kingdom LMS France NÜR Germany ALC Spain 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 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||
| 1 | Spain Albert Costa | DSQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 2 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 138 |
| 2 | France Jean-Éric Vergne | Ret | 23† | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 128 |
| 3 | Portugal António Félix da Costa J | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 2 | DSQ | DSQ | 1 | 1 | 128 |
| 4 | United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | 8 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 83 |
| 5 | Spain Miki Monrás J | 5 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 12 | 9 | 76 |
| 6 | France Nathanaël Berthon | 1 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 2 | 24† | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 7 | 67 |
| 7 | Denmark Kevin Magnussen J | Ret | Ret | 5 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | DSQ | DSQ | 4 | 5 | 50 |
| 8 | Colombia Carlos Muñoz J | 9 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 3 | 11 | 10 | 36 |
| 9 | Poland Kuba Giermaziak | Ret | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 32 | ||||||
| 10 | France Arthur Pic J | 20 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| 11 | Switzerland Nico Müller J | 2 | 22† | 17 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 17 | Ret | 5 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 25 |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates Ramez Azzam J | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 5 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 16 | ||||
| 13 | Czech Republic Adam Kout | 12 | 8 | 19 | Ret | 11 | 11 | Ret | 2 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 15 |
| 14 | Germany Patrick Kronenberger | 10 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 15 | ||
| 15 | Denmark Marco Sørensen | 14 | Ret | 9 | 15 | DSQ | DSQ | 10 | Ret | 20 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 15 |
| 16 | United Kingdom Luciano Bacheta | 6 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 11 | ||
| 17 | United Kingdom James Calado | 25† | 5 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||
| 18 | Spain Miguel Otegui J | 9 | 23† | 12 | 15 | Ret | 9 | 16 | 5 | Ret | 24† | 10 | ||||
| 19 | Italy Daniel Mancinelli | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 15 | NC | 9 | ||||||
| 20 | Denmark Johan Jokinen | 4 | Ret | 14 | 14 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Italy Federico Scionti J | 19 | 18 | 31 | Ret | 19 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 25 | Ret | 5 | 11 | 7 | ||
| 22 | Finland Matias Laine | Ret | 5 | 26 | 20 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Netherlands Nigel Melker | 15 | 16 | 6 | Ret | 22† | 18 | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | 5 | ||||
| 24 | France Hugo Valente J | Ret | 10 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 5 |
| 25 | Netherlands Daniël de Jong J | 11 | 21 | 18 | 19 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 19 | Ret | 3 |
| 26 | New Zealand Dominic Storey | 23 | 9 | 22 | 16 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Brazil Luís Felipe Derani | 20 | Ret | 18 | 17 | 9 | Ret | 2 | ||||||||
| 28 | Spain Genís Olivé J | 18 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 22† | 22 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 2 |
| 29 | United Kingdom Oliver Webb | 13 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 30 | Sweden Kevin Kleveros J | 17 | 14 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 21 | Ret | 27 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 31 | France Arno Santamato J | Ret | 13 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 17 | 24 | Ret | 0 | ||||||
| 32 | Switzerland Fabien Thuner | 22 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 19 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 33 | Estonia Karl-Oscar Liiv | 19 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 21 | Ret | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| 34 | United Kingdom Will Stevens | 24 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 35 | France Benjamin Lariche | 21 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 0 | ||||||||
| 36 | Colombia Juan Jacobo J | 16 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 37 | Italy Marco Betti | 18 | 16 | Ret | 22 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 38 | United Kingdom Adam Christodoulou | 25 | 18 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 39 | Czech Republic Jakub Knoll | 24 | 20 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 29 | Ret | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 0 |
| 40 | Italy Andrea Roda | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 0 | ||||||||
| 41 | Sweden Fredrik Blomstedt | 27 | 23 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| guest drivers ineligible for points | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Dean Smith | 7 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Sweden Jimmy Eriksson J | 10 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands Bart Hylkema J | 12 | 22 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| France Tristan Vautier | 17 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Spain Jordi Cunill J | 16 | 18 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Germany Julian Eisenreich J | 22 | 16 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Russia Maxim Zimin J | 23 | 21 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | CAT Spain | SPA Belgium | HUN Hungary | SIL United Kingdom | LMS France | NÜR Germany | ALC Spain | 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) |
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
Teams
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain Epsilon Euskadi | 192 |
| 2 | France SG Formula | 192 |
| 3 | Germany Motopark Academy | 184 |
| 4 | Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport | 27 |
| 5 | Spain iQuick Valencia | 23 |
| 6 | Czech Republic Krenek Motorsport | 15 |
| 7 | France Epsilon Sport | 11 |
| 8 | United Kingdom Fortec Motorsport | 10 |
| 9 | Italy One Racing | 9 |
| 10 | Netherlands MP Motorsport | 8 |
| Italy BVM Minardi | 0 | |
| France Pole Services | 0 | |
| Germany SL Formula Racing | 0 |