The 2008–09 Speedcar Series was the second and final season Speedcar Series championship. The championship consisted of five meetings, starting on December 5, 2008 at the Dubai Autodrome in the United Arab Emirates and finishing at the Bahrain International Circuit on April 25, 2009. Gianni Morbidelli finished as champion, pipping defending champion Johnny Herbert by just two points.

Teams and drivers All of the teams used the Speedcar V8 vehicle with tyres supplied by Michelin.

Team Driver name Rounds Palm Beach Palm RacingThe team had changed its name after the third round. 04 Thomas Biagi 2–5 07 Stefan Johansson 1 10 Gianni Morbidelli All Continental Circus 09 Marcel Tiemann 1 Enzo Panacci 2 26 Christopher Zöchling 4–5 32 Eric Charles 1–2, 4 80 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 5 Scuderia Giudici 09 Gianni Giudici 5 96 Ramez Azzam 5 JMB Racing 13 Damien Pasini All 69 Johnny Herbert All Union Properties 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi All 85 Hasher Al Maktoum All Ramez AzzamRamez Azzam had replaced Hasher Al Maktoum for race 2 of the fourth round. 4 Phoenix Racing 21 Mathias Lauda 1 80 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1 Team Lavaggi 21 Chris Buncombe 2 33 Marco Melandri 3–4 80 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 2–4 West-Tec 21 Chris Buncombe 5 44 David Terrien 5 Durango 25 Christopher Zöchling 1–3 Hamad Al Fardan 4 32 Marco Cioci 5 44 David Terrien 4 71 Nicolas Navarro 5 96 Jacques Villeneuve 1–3 HPR 27 Jean Alesi All 50 Marchy Lee All QMMF Team 59 Fahad Al Thani 3 95 Ahamad Al Kuwari 3 Team Siram 90 Giovanni Lavaggi 2 Team Barwa 90 Nasser Al-Attiyah 3

Calendar Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Report 1 R1 Dubai Autodrome(Grand Prix Circuit) December 5 Vitantonio Liuzzi Heinz-Harald Frentzen Vitantonio Liuzzi Union Properties Report R2 December 6 The race was canceled due to heavy rain 2 R1 Bahrain International Circuit January 23 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jean Alesi HPR Report R2 January 24 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Johnny Herbert JMB Racing 3 R1 Losail International Circuit February 13 Vitantonio Liuzzi Vitantonio Liuzzi Gianni Morbidelli Palm Beach Report R2 February 14 Vitantonio Liuzzi Vitantonio Liuzzi Union Properties 4 R1 Dubai Autodrome(International Circuit) February 27 Christopher Zöchling Christopher Zöchling Jean Alesi HPR Report R2 February 28 Jean Alesi Jean Alesi HPR 5 R1 Bahrain International Circuit April 25 Johnny Herbert Vitantonio Liuzzi Johnny Herbert JMB Racing Report R2 April 26 Vitantonio Liuzzi Vitantonio Liuzzi Union Properties

Championship Standings

Drivers

Points were awarded to the top eight classified finishers using the following structure:

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8thPoints108654321 Pos Driver DUB BHR LOS DUB BHR Points 1 Gianni Morbidelli 3 C 4 2 1 2 7 2 5 5 55 2 Johnny Herbert 4 C 3 1 3 6 5 3 1 6 53 3 Vitantonio Liuzzi 1 C Ret 8 2 1 12 Ret 3 1 45 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 2 C 2 4 Ret 5 3 4 2 12 44 5 Jean Alesi 10 C 1 6 4 Ret 1 1 Ret 10 38 6 Thomas Biagi 6 3 7 3 9 6 8 2 29 7 Hasher Al Maktoum 5 C 5 7 6 Ret 6 DNP 6 3 25 8 Christopher Zöchling 11 C DNS Ret 9 4 2 10 4 8 19 9 Damien Pasini 8 C 7 5 Ret 8 8 9 7 Ret 11 10 David Terrien 4 5 Ret Ret 9 11 Jacques Villeneuve 6 C 10 Ret 5 Ret 7 12 Marchy Lee 7 C Ret Ret Ret 7 11 7 12 9 6 13 Nicolas Navarro 9 4 5 14 Chris Buncombe 9 9 Ret 7 2 15 Marco Melandri 8 11 10 8 2 16 Giovanni Lavaggi 8 10 1 17 Nasser Al-Attiyah 10 9 0 18 Eric Charles 9 C 11 11 14 12 0 19 Ramez Azzam 11 10 Ret 0 20 Fahad Al Thani 12 10 0 21 Marco Cioci 11 11 0 22 Ahamad Al Kuwari 11 Ret 0 23 Hamad Al Fardan 13 Ret 0 Stefan Johansson Ret C 0 Marcel Tiemann Ret C 0 Mathias Lauda Ret C 0 Enzo Panacci DNS Ret 0 Gianni Giudici Ret Ret 0 Pos Driver DUB BHR LOS DUB BHR Points

Notes:  – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Teams Pos Driver DUB BHR LOS DUB BHR Points 1 Union Properties 1 C Ret 8 2 1 12 Ret 3 1 70 5 C 5 7 6 Ret 6 11 6 3 2 JMB Racing 8 C 7 5 Ret 8 8 9 7 Ret 64 4 C 3 1 3 6 5 3 1 6 3 HPR 10 C 1 6 4 Ret 1 1 Ret 10 44 7 C Ret Ret Ret 7 11 7 12 9 4 Palm Racing 9 6 8 2 30 7 2 5 5 5 Team Lavaggi 9 9 30 8 11 10 8 2 4 Ret 5 3 4 6 Durango 11 C DNS Ret 9 4 13 Ret 26 11 11 4 5 9 4 6 C 10 Ret 5 Ret 7 Continental Circus Ret C DNS Ret 22 2 10 4 8 9 C 11 11 14 12 2 12 8 Phoenix Racing Ret C 8 2 C 9 West-Tec Ret 7 2 Ret Ret 10 Team Siram 8 10 1 11 Team Barwa 10 9 0 12 QMMF Team 12 10 0 11 Ret 13 Scuderia Giudici Ret Ret 0 10 Ret EX Palm Beach 6 3 7 3 0 (54)Palm Beach's points were voided and the team excluded from the championship before the fourth round, because it had changed name into Palm Racing. Ret C 3 C 4 2 1 2 Pos Driver DUB BHR LOS DUB BHR PointsInvalid results in italics.

Notes:  – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

References

External links Driver Database