2009 European Rally Championship

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
1	17–19 April	Rally 1000 Miglia	Giandomenico Basso
2	1– 3 May	Istanbul Rally	Michał Sołowow
3	28–30 May	Croatia Rally	Krum Donchev
4	18–20 June	Ypres Rally	Giandomenico Basso
5	17–19 July	Rally Bulgaria	Giandomenico Basso
6	30 July–1 August	Rally Vinho da Madeira	Giandomenico Basso
7	20–22 August	Barum Rally Zlín	Michał Sołowow
8	10–12 September	Rallye Príncipe de Asturias	Corrado Fontana
9	25–27 September	ELPA Rally	Giandomenico Basso
10	16–18 October	Rallye d'Antibes Côte d'Azur	Giandomenico Basso
11	30 October– 1 November	Rallye International du Valais	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												Points
1	Giandomenico Basso	1			1	1	1	Ret	3	1	1	1	122
2	Michał Sołowow	3	1	2	4	5	3	1	2	Ret	2	2	103
3	Corrado Fontana	5	3	4	3	3	2	Ret	1	2	Ret		78
4	Luca Betti	4	Ret	3	2	Ret					Ret		34
5	Antonín Tlusťák	10		8	6	7	Ret	4	4	4			22
6	Jan Černý	11		10		10		2		Ret	3		16
7	Todor Slavov	9	Ret	7		8		5	Ret	3			14
8	Marco Cavigioli			9		9	Ret	3			Ret	Ret	6
Not enough events to qualify for championship
	Krum Donchev	6	2	1	5	2							(43)
	Renato Travaglia	2											(13)
	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
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

References

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

External links

Official website Archived 2013-02-01 at archive.today

[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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