The 2009 FIA GT Tourist Trophy was the first round of the 2009 FIA GT Championship season and the 62nd running of the RAC Tourist Trophy. It was held at the Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom on 3 May 2009. It featured the race debut of the Ford GT and the Nissan GT-R in the GT1 category in preparation for their entry in the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship.
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Qualifying The #80 Hexis Racing Aston Martin was moved to the back of the starting grid after failing post-qualifying technical inspection. The car was found to be below the minimum ride height and carrying components of an incorrect size.
Qualifying result Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
Pos Class Team Qualifying Driver Lap Time 1 GT1 #14 K Plus K Motorsport Karl Wendlinger 1:42.216 2 GT1 #1 Vitaphone Racing Andrea Bertolini 1:43.150 3 GT1 #2 Vitaphone Racing Alex Müller 1:43.576 4 GT1 #4 PK Carsport Mike Hezemans 1:43.792 5 GT1 #19 Luc Alphand Aventures Guillaume Moreau 1:44.039 6 GT1 #18 K Plus K Motorsport Mario Domínguez 1:44.361 7 GT1 #3 Selleslagh Racing Team Bert Longin 1:44.892 8 GT1 #9 DKR Engineering Jos Menten 1:44.894 9 GT1 #11 Full Speed Racing Team Luke Hines 1:46.146 10 GT1 #40 Marc VDS Racing Team Bas Leinders 1:46.567 11 GT1 #35 Nissan Motorsports Michael Krumm 1:47.217 12 GT1 #44 Matech GT Racing Thomas Mutsch 1:47.270 13 GT2 #50 AF Corse Gianmaria Bruni 1:50.230 14 GT2 #97 Brixia Racing Martin Ragginger 1:50.477 15 GT2 #55 CRS Racing Tim Mullen 1:50.485 16 GT2 #51 AF Corse Álvaro Barba 1:50.524 17 GT2 #56 CRS Racing Andrew Kirkaldy 1:50.538 18 GT2 #60 Prospeed Competition Richard Westbrook 1:50.659 19 GT2 #95 PeCom Racing Team Matías Russo 1:50.907 20 GT2 #77 BMS Scuderia Italia Matteo Malucelli 1:50.932 21 GT2 #59 Trackspeed Racing Tim Sugden 1:51.118 22 GT2 #61 Prospeed Competition Marco Holzer 1:51.320 23 GT2 #78 BMS Scuderia Italia Kenneth Heyer 1:53.207 24 G3 #150 Red Racing Iradj Alexander 1:54.043 25 GT2 #80 Hexis Racing AMR Frédéric Makowiecki 1:50.305
Race Austrian Karl Wendlinger and Brit Ryan Sharp won their second successive RAC Tourist Trophy after having won the event the previous year for Jetalliance Racing. The GT2 category was led by the Porsche of Prospeed Competition.
Race result Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 GT1 14 K plus K Motorsport Karl Wendlinger Ryan Sharp Saleen S7-R 65 Ford 7.0 L V8 2 GT1 1 Vitaphone Racing Team Michael Bartels Andrea Bertolini Maserati MC12 GT1 65 Maserati 6.0 L V12 3 GT1 19 Luc Alphand Aventures Guillaume Moreau Xavier Maassen Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 65 Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 4 GT1 4 PK Carsport Anthony Kumpen Mike Hezemans Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 65 Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 5 GT1 18 K plus K Motorsport Adam Lacko Mario Domínguez Saleen S7-R 65 Ford 7.0 L V8 6 GT1 3 Selleslagh Racing Team Bert Longin James Ruffier Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 65 Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 7 GT1 9 DKR Engineering Markus Palttala Jos Menten Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 64 Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 8 GT1 44 Matech GT Racing Thomas Mutsch Thomas Biagi Ford GT1 64 Ford 5.0 L V8 9 GT1 11 Full Speed Racing Team Stéphane Lémeret Luke Hines Saleen S7-R 64 Ford 7.0 L V8 10 GT1 40 Marc VDS Racing Team Renaud Kuppens Bas Leinders Ford GT1 63 Ford 5.0 L V8 11 GT2 60 Prospeed Competition Emmanuel Collard Richard Westbrook Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 62 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 12 GT2 95 PeCom Racing Team Matías Russo Luís Pérez Companc Ferrari F430 GT2 62 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 13 GT2 56 CRS Racing Rob Bell Andrew Kirkaldy Ferrari F430 GT2 62 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 14 GT2 77 BMS Scuderia Italia Paolo Ruberti Matteo Malucelli Ferrari F430 GT2 62 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 15 GT2 51 AF Corse Álvaro Barba Niki Cadei Ferrari F430 GT2 62 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 16 GT2 61 Prospeed Competition Darryl O'Young Marco Holzer Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 62 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 17 GT2 80 Hexis Racing AMR Frédéric Makowiecki Stefan Mücke Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 61 Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 18 GT2 97 Brixia Racing Luigi Lucchini Martin Ragginger Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 61 Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 19 GT2 55 CRS Racing Chris Niarchos Tim Mullen Ferrari F430 GT2 61 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 20 GT2 78 BMS Scuderia Italia Kenneth Heyer Diego Romanini Ferrari F430 GT2 61 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 21 G3 150 Red Racing Jean-Claude Lagniez Iradj Alexander Chevrolet Corvette Z06.R 58 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 22DNF GT2 50 AF Corse Gianmaria Bruni Toni Vilander Ferrari F430 GT2 53 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 23DNF GT1 13 Full Speed Racing Team Ferdinando Monfardini Michel Orts Saleen S7-R 39 Ford 7.0 L V8 24DNF GT1 2 Vitaphone Racing Team Miguel Ramos Alex Müller Maserati MC12 GT1 28 Maserati 6.0 L V12 25DNF GT1 35 Nissan Motorsports Gigawave Motorsports Darren Turner Michael Krumm Nissan GT-R GT1 28 Nissan 5.6 L V8 26DNF GT2 59 Trackspeed Racing Tim Sugden David Ashburn Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 24 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
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