The 2009 Le Mans Series was the sixth season of Automobile Club de l'Ouest's Le Mans Series. It was contested over five events between 5 April and 13 September 2009.
Aston Martin Racing trio Jan Charouz, Tomáš Enge and Stefan Mücke finished every race on the podium en route to the LMP1 championship. In LMP2, the pro-amateur pairing of Olivier Pla and Miguel Amaral won the title, with two class wins. Yann Clairay and Patrice Goueslard shared the honours in GT1, driving for former skier Luc Alphand's team. In the tightest battle out of the classes, Marc Lieb and Richard Lietz took GT2 honours by a single point ahead of JMW Motorsport pairing Rob Bell and Gianmaria Bruni.
Schedule On 10 October 2008, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) announced a preliminary 2009 schedule consisting of five rounds. The 1000 km of Algarve in Portugal notionally replaced the 1000 km of Monza, while the rest of the events from 2008 remain. In a first for the Le Mans series, the Algarve ran at night. A second testing event was added to the schedule later, consisting of two days in April at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans, France.
Rnd Race Circuit Date – Test Session Paul Ricard HTTT 8–9 March 1 1000 km of Catalunya Circuit de Catalunya 5 April – Test Session Bugatti Circuit 25–26 April 2 1000 km of Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 10 May 3 1000 km of Algarve Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 1 August 4 1000 km of Nürburgring Nürburgring 23 August 5 1000 km of Silverstone Silverstone Circuit 13 SeptemberSources:
Teams and drivers LMP1 Entrant Car Engine Tyre Drivers Rounds Aston Martin RacingLola-Aston Martin B09/60Aston Martin AM04 6.0 L V12007 Jan CharouzAll Tomáš EngeAll Stefan MückeAll 009 Harold Primat All Darren Turner All Miguel Ramos 1–3 AMR Eastern Europe 008 Chris Buncombe 4–5 Stuart Hall 4–5 Miguel Ramos 4–5 Scuderia Lavaggi Lavaggi LS1 AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 3 Wolfgang Kaufmann 2, 4 Giovanni Lavaggi 2, 4 Team LNT Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S Zytek ZJ458 4.5 L V8 5 Greg Mansell 5 Nigel Mansell 5 Lawrence Tomlinson 5 22 Robbie Kerr 2 Guy Smith 2 Lawrence Tomlinson 2 Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12(Diesel) 7 Christian Klien 2 Nicolas Minassian 2 Simon Pagenaud 2 9 David Brabham 2 Marc Gené 2 Alexander Wurz 2 Team Oreca Matmut AIM Courage LC70E AIM YS5.5 5.5 L V10 10 Bruno Senna 1 Stéphane Ortelli 1 11 Nicolas Lapierre 1 Olivier Panis 1 Oreca 01 10 Bruno Senna 2–3 Stéphane Ortelli 2 Tiago Monteiro 3 Nicolas Lapierre 5 Olivier Panis 5 11 Nicolas Lapierre 2–3 Olivier Panis 2–3 Signature Plus Courage LC70E Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 12 Franck Mailleux All Pierre Ragues All Speedy Racing Team Sebah Automotive Lola B08/60 Aston Martin AM04 6.0 L V12 13 Andrea Belicchi All Marcel Fässler All Nicolas Prost All Kolles Audi R10 TDI Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12(Diesel) 14 Andrew Meyrick All Charles Zwolsman Jr. All Michael Krumm 1 Narain Karthikeyan 2–5 15 Christijan Albers All Christian Bakkerud All Giorgio Mondini 2–4 Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo 01 Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 16 Jean-Christophe Boullion All Christophe Tinseau All Emmanuel Collard 4 17 João Barbosa 1–2 Bruce Jouanny 1–2 Strakka Racing Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S Zytek ZJ458 4.5 L V8 23 Nick Leventis All Danny Watts All Peter Hardman 1–2
LMP2 Entrant Car Engine Tyre Drivers Rounds OAK Racing Team Mazda France Pescarolo 01 Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 24 Richard Hein All Jacques Nicolet All 35 Karim Ajlani All Matthieu Lahaye All RML Lola B08/86 Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 25 Thomas Erdos All Mike Newton All Bruichladdich-Bruneau Team Radical SR9 AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 26 Pierre Bruneau All Stuart Moseley 1–2 Nigel Greensall 1 Jonathan Coleman 2 Tim Greaves 3, 5 Francesco Sini 3–5 Michael Vergers 4 Ibañez Racing Service Courage LC75 AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 28 William Cavailhès All Frédéric Da Rocha All José Ibañez All Racing Box Lola B08/80 Judd DB 3.4 L V8 29 Andrea Ceccato 1–4 Filippo Francioni 1–4 Giacomo Piccini 1–4 30 Thomas Biagi 1–4 Matteo Bobbi 1–4 Andrea Piccini 1–4 Team Essex Porsche RS Spyder Evo Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 31 Emmanuel Collard 2 Casper Elgaard 2 Kristian Poulsen 2 Team Barazi-Epsilon Zytek 07S/2 Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 32 Juan Barazi 2 Fernando Rees 2 Speedy Racing Team Sebah Automotive Lola B08/80 Judd DB 3.4 L V8 33 Jonny Kane All Xavier Pompidou All Benjamin Leuenberger 2–5 WR Salini WR LMP2008 Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 37 Philippe Salini All Stéphane Salini All Tristan Gommendy 1–2, 4–5 Bruce Jouanny 3 Pegasus Racing Courage LC75 AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 38 Julien Schell 1–2, 4–5 Philippe Thirion 1–2, 4–5 Jean-Christophe Metz 4–5 KSM Lola B07/46 Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 39 Matthew Marsh 1–2 Hideki Noda 1–2 Francesco Sini 1–2 Quifel ASM Team Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S/2 Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 40 Miguel Amaral All Olivier Pla All GAC Racing Team Zytek 07S/2 Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 41 Claude-Yves Gosselin 1–3, 5 Karim Ojjeh 1–3, 5 Philipp Peter 1–3, 5 Ranieri Randaccio Lucchini LMP2/08 Nicholson McLaren XB 3.4 L V8 42 Ranieri Randaccio 1–2 Raffaele Giammaria 1 Glauco Solieri 2 Q8 Oils Hache Team Lucchini LMP2/08 Judd XV675 3.4 L V8 43 Máximo Cortés All Fabrizio Armetta 1 Enrico Moncada 1 Pierre Combot 2 Nil Montserrat 2 Carmen Jordá 3–5 Fonsi Nieto 3–5 Team WFR Embassy WF01 Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 45 Jody Firth 5 Warren Hughes 5 Darren Manning 5
GT1 Entrant Car Engine Tyre Drivers Rounds Larbre Compétition Saleen S7-R Ford Windsor 7.0 L V8 50 Roland Bervillé 1, 3–5 Sébastien Dumez 1, 3–5 Steve Zacchia 1 Stéphane Lémeret 3 Laurent Groppi 4–5 ARC Bratislava Kaneko Racing Saleen S7-R Ford Windsor 7.0 L V8 51 Paul Daniels 1 Sean Edwards 1 Miro Konôpka 1 IPB Spartak Racing Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT Lamborghini L535 6.0 L V12 55 Peter Kox 1–2 Roman Rusinov 1 Erik Janiš 2 Filip Salaquarda 2 Gigawave Motorsport Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin AM04 6.0 L V12 60 Peter Kox 5 Ryan Sharp 5 Jetalliance Racing Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin AM04 6.0 L V12 66 Thomas Gruber 2 Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer 2 Alex Müller 2 Luc Alphand Aventures Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 72 Yann Clairay All Patrice Goueslard All Luc Alphand 1–2 Julien Jousse 3–5
GT2 Entrant Car Engine Tyre Drivers Rounds IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche M97/77 3.8 L Flat-6 76 Raymond Narac All Patrick Pilet All Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche M97/77 3.8 L Flat-6 77 Marc Lieb All Richard Lietz All Horst Felbermayr Sr. 2, 5 88 Francisco Cruz Martins All Horst Felbermayr Jr. All Christian Ried All Advanced Engineering Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari F136 GT 4.0 L V8 78 Peter Bamford 2, 4–5 Matt Griffin 2, 4–5 Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 Lamborghini CEH 5.2 L V10 79 Christophe Bouchut 2 Albert von Thurn und Taxis 2 Easyrace Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari F136GT 4.0 L V8 81 Paolo Maurice Basso All Roberto Plati All Gianpaolo Tenchini All Team Modena Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari F136 GT 4.0 L V8 84 Antonio García All Leo Mansell All Jaime Melo 2–3, 5 Toni Vilander 4 Snoras Spyker Squadron Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R Audi 4.2 L V8 85 Tom Coronel All Benjamin Leuenberger 1 Peter Dumbreck 2 Jaroslav Janiš 3–5 Drayson Racing Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 Aston Martin AM05 4.5 L V8 87 Jonny Cocker All Paul Drayson All Hankook Farnbacher Racing Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari F136 GT 4.0 L V8 89 Allan Simonsen 1–4 Christian Montanari 1, 5 Pierre Kaffer 2–5 FBR Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari F136 GT 4.0 L V8 90 Pierre Ehret All Anthony Beltoise 1, 3–5 Dominik Farnbacher 2–5 91 Andrea Montermini 1–2, 4–5 Gabrio Rosa 1–2, 4–5 Giacomo Petrobelli 1–2 Giacomo Ricci 4 Niki Cadei 5 JMW Motorsport Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari F136 GT 4.0 L V8 92 Rob Bell All Gianmaria Bruni All Prospeed Competition Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche M97/77 3.8 L Flat-6 94 Paul Daniels 2 Markus Palttala 2 James Watt Automotive Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche M97/77 3.8 L Flat-6 95 Paul Daniels 5 Martin Rich 5 Markus Palttala 5 Virgo Motorsport Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari F136 GT 4.0 L V8 96 Michael McInerney 1–2 Sean McInerney 1–2 Michael Vergers 1–2 JMB Racing Ferrari F430 GT2 Ferrari F136 GT 4.0 L V8 99 John Hartshorne All Romain Iannetta 1 Johan-Boris Scheier 1, 4 Plamen Kralev 2 Manuel Rodrigues 2 César Campaniço 3 Albert von Thurn und Taxis 3 Peter Kutemann 4–5 Stéphane Daoudi 5
Season results Overall winners in bold. Rnd. Circuit LMP1 Winning Team LMP2 Winning Team GT1 Winning Team GT2 Winning Team Results LMP1 Winning Drivers LMP2 Winning Drivers GT1 Winning Drivers GT2 Winning Drivers 1 Catalunya No. 007 Aston Martin Racing No. 30 Racing Box No. 55 IPB Spartak Racing No. 77 Felbermayr-Proton Results Jan Charouz Tomáš Enge Stefan Mücke Matteo Bobbi Andrea Piccini Thomas Biagi Peter Kox Roman Rusinov Marc Lieb Richard Lietz 2 Spa No. 7 Team Peugeot Total No. 31 Team Essex No. 72 Luc Alphand Aventures No. 77 Felbermayr-Proton Results Nicolas Minassian Simon Pagenaud Christian Klien Casper Elgaard Kristian Poulsen Emmanuel Collard Luc Alphand Patrice Goueslard Yann Clairay Marc Lieb Richard Lietz Horst Felbermayr Sr. 3 Algarve No. 16 Pescarolo Sport No. 40 Quifel ASM Team No. 72 Luc Alphand Aventures No. 92 JMW Motorsport Results Jean-Christophe Boullion Christophe Tinseau Miguel Amaral Olivier Pla Julien Jousse Patrice Goueslard Yann Clairay Rob Bell Gianmaria Bruni 4 Nürburgring No. 007 Aston Martin Racing No. 40 Quifel ASM Team No. 50 Larbre Compétition No. 77 Felbermayr-Proton Results Jan Charouz Tomáš Enge Stefan Mücke Miguel Amaral Olivier Pla Roland Bervillé Sébastien Dumez Laurent Groppi Marc Lieb Richard Lietz 5 Silverstone No. 10 Team Oreca Matmut AIM No. 33 Speedy Racing Team Sebah No. 60 Gigawave Motorsport No. 92 JMW Motorsport Results Olivier Panis Nicolas Lapierre Benjamin Leuenberger Xavier Pompidou Jonny Kane Ryan Sharp Peter Kox Rob Bell Gianmaria BruniSource:
Championship Standings Points were awarded to the top 8 finishers in the order of 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. One bonus point was also awarded for winning pole position (denoted by bold). Cars which failed to complete 70% of the winner's distance were not awarded points. Drivers who did not drive for at least 45 minutes did not receive points. Entries which changed an engine prior to the two race minimum were penalized two points, with a four-point penalty for every subsequent engine change.
Teams Championships The top two finishers in each teams championship earned automatic entry to the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans.
LMP1 Standings Pos No. Team Chassis Engine CAT SPA ALG NÜR SIL Penalty Total 1 007 Aston Martin Racing Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 Aston Martin AM04 6.0 L V12 1 3 2 1 3 -2 39 2 16 Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo 01 Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 2 2 1 Ret 10 26 3 10 Team Oreca Matmut AIM Courage LC70E AIM YS5.5 5.5 L V10 3 23 Oreca 01 AIM YS5.5 5.5 L V10 Ret 3 1 4 009 Aston Martin Racing Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 Aston Martin AM04 6.0 L V12 Ret 5 5 2 4 21 5= 13 Speedy Racing Team Sebah Lola B08/60 Aston Martin AM04 6.0 L V12 7 8 Ret 6 2 14 5= 12 Signature Plus Courage LC70E Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 4 9 6 5 7 14 7 14 Kolles Audi R10 TDI Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) 8 6 NC 4 6 12 8= 7 Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) 1 11 8= 11 Team Oreca Matmut AIM Courage LC70E AIM YS5.5 5.5 L V10 Ret 11 Oreca 01 AIM YS5.5 5.5 L V10 4 3 10= 008 AMR Eastern Europe Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 Aston Martin AM04 6.0 L V12 3 9 6 10= 15 Kolles Audi R10 TDI Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) Ret 7 Ret Ret 5 6 12 23 Strakka Racing Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S Zytek ZJ458 4.5 L V8 5 12 Ret Ret 8 -2 4 13 17 Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo 01 Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 6 Ret 3 – 3 Scuderia Lavaggi Lavaggi LS1 AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 NC Ret 0 – 22 Team LNT Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S Zytek ZJ458 4.5 L V8 11 0 – 9 Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) 10 0 – 5 Team LNT Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S Zytek ZJ458 4.5 L V8 11 -2 0
LMP2 Standings