2009 Australian Mini Challenge

The 2009 Australian Mini Challenge delivered by Pizza Capers was the second running of the one make championship. It began on 26 March at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit and ended on 2 December at the new Homebush Street Circuit. A winner of two rounds during the season, Paul Stokell won the championship ahead of Chris Alajajian, who remained in title contention despite not winning any of the series' eight rounds.

Teams and drivers

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The following teams and drivers contested the 2009 Australian Mini Challenge.

Team No Drivers
Doulman Automotive 1 Grant Doulman
Robert Jones
3 John Magro
Donut King Racing 5 Barrie Nesbitt
12 Tony Alford
14 Peter Leemhuis
Stillwell Mini Garage 6 David Stillwell
Ant Pedersen
Helen Linder
8 Gary Young
Bill Fulton
Geoff Emery
Scott Manson
Tom Pickett
Sherrin Rentals 7 Grant Sherrin
72 Iain Sherrin
BMW Group Australia
(BMW Uber Star)
9 Chris Alajajian
Paul Morris
16 Nathan Geier
Andrew Fisher
John Martin
Chris Reindler
Karl Reindler
19 Nathan Callaghan
24 Matt Mackelden
Ryan Hansford
Vaughan Brewer
Glenn Seton
25 Sam Newman
50 Steven Bradbury
Chris Atkinson
Steve Owen
James Tomkins
Robbie Maddison
Glenn Seton
Guy Andrews
Leanne Tander
David Brabham
Glory Team Racing 10 Nathan Caratti
Aaron Caratti
Motorline Mini Garage 22 Andrew Mill
Jonathon Webb
Todd Wanless
43 Brendan Cook
Paul Fiore
Bruce Lynton BMW 23
80
Beric Lynton
Prosurv 26 John Modystach
Decorug Racing 27 Paul Stokell
95 Grant Denyer
Warren Luff
Bargwanna Motorsport 79 Scott Bargwanna
97 BJ Cook
East Coast Traffic Control 88 Wayne Miles
Livi bathroom Tissues 91 Damien Flack
Rock Energy Drink 98 Sean Carter

Calendar

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The 2009 Australian Mini Challenge delivered by Pizza Capers was contested over eight rounds, starting at Albert Park in March and finishing at Homebush in December

Rd. Supporting Circuit City / State Date Winner
1 AGP Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne 26–29 Mar Paul Stokell
2 V8SCS 4 Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 29–31 May Grant Denyer
3 * V8SCS 6 Townsville Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland 10–12 Jul Paul Stokell
4 V8SCS 7 Sandown International Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 1–2 Aug Grant Denyer
5 V8SCS 9 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 11–13 Sep Grant Denyer
6 V8SCS 11 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland 9–12 Oct Paul Stokell
7 * V8SCS 13 Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia 7–8 Nov Nathan Caratti
8 V8SCS 14 Homebush Street Circuit Sydney 4–6 Dec Glenn Seton
  • V8SCS – V8 Supercar Championship Series
  • AGP – Australian Grand Prix
  • * 2 driver race (optional)

Driver standings

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Pos Driver Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Pts
1 Paul Stokell 144 156 168 102 24 168 150 54 966
2 Chris Alajajian 78 129 138 DNS 123 150 138 162 918
3 Scott Bargwanna 75 132 84 90 114 114 108 156 873
4 Nathan Caratti 51 30 126 60 120 90 168 120 765
5 Grant Denyer 51 162 105 114 135 27 108 51 753
6 Beric Lynton 82.5 21 108 90 90 391.5
7 BJ Cook 19.5 81 57 39 57 48 54 21 376.5
8 John Modystach 16.5 69 39 27 84 36 60 27 358.5
9 Grant Sherrin 57 54 60 63 234
10 Sean Carter 66 90 45 201
11 Brendan Cook DNS 48 30 12 51 12 33 12 198
12 David Stillwell 66 60 69 195
13 Aaron Caratti 126 51 177
14 Geoff Emery 102 66 177
15 Glenn Seton 162 162
16 Paul Morris 138 138
17 Ryan Hansford 129 129
18 Gary Young 129 129
19 Robert Jones 126 126
20 Jonathon Webb 114 114
21 Warren Luff 105 105
22 Grant Doulman 45 54 99
23 Chris Reindler 96 96
Karl Reindler 96 96
25 Scott Manson 93 93
26 Bill Fulton 78 78
27 John Magro 72 72
28 Nathan Geier 69 69
29 Nathan Callaghan 67.5 67.5
30 Anthony Pedersen 63 63
Paul Fiore 30 33 63
32 Steven Bradbury 57 57
Matt Mackelden 57 DNS 57
34 Andrew Mill 55.5 55.5
35 Iain Sherrin 33 18 51
36 John Martin 48 48
37 Damien Flack 45 45
38 Peter Leemhuis 42 42
Tom Pickett 42 42
40 Andrew Fisher 39 39
41 Wayne Miles 12 9 15 36
42 Vaughan Brewer 30 30
43 Barrie Nesbitt 22.5 22.5
44 Todd Wanless 18 18
45 Tony Bates 9 9
46 Helen Lindner 7.5 7.5
Tony Alford 7.5 7.5
48 Wayne Lamont 6 6
Pos Driver Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (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)
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