The 2009 International Formula Master was the third and last International Formula Master season. The season consisted of eight double-header events, beginning on May 16 at Pau and ending on September 20 at Imola. The series supported the World Touring Car Championship at all European rounds except the Race of Portugal, and supported Formula One at the and at the . Fabio Leimer claimed the title for Jenzer Motorsport, winning his seventh race of the season at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.
Prize Tests
Like the previous season, the top drivers in the International Formula Master series standings at the end of the year will be awarded with a wide range of prize tests in various other racing categories.
As champion, Fabio Leimer received a GP2 Series test with French team DAMS, with Leimer, Sergey Afanasyev and Josef Král all earning the chance to use the chassis simulator of Formula One team Red Bull Racing for a day.
In addition, tests have also been confirmed with Indy Lights team Sam Schmidt Motorsports and with the Chevrolet Cruze used in the World Touring Car Championship.
Teams and drivers R = Series rookie for 2009 Team No Driver Status Rounds JD Motorsport 1 Vladimir Arabadzhiev All 2 Sergey Afanasyev All 3 Josef Král All Trident Racing 5 Frankie Provenzano 1 Cram Competition 2, 6–8 4 Tiago Petiz R 4–8 10 Harald Schlegelmilch 1 12 Matteo Davenia R 3 47 Alessandro Kouzkin R 1–5 Jenzer Motorsport 6 Fabio Leimer All 7 Pål Varhaug R All 26 Nicolas Maulini 2–3, 6, 8 Iris Project 8 Simon Trummer All 9 Patrick Reiterer R All ADM Motorsport 10 Harald Schlegelmilch 2 14 Earl Bamber 1–2 15 Marcello Puglisi 1 Hitech Junior Team 16 Alexander Rossi R 1–2 24 Kasper Andersen 1–3 ISR Racing 16 Alexander Rossi R 3–8 20 Erik Janiš 3–8 Team JVA 29 Jonathan Kennard R 1 30 Duncan Tappy R 1 AR Motorsport 31 Kelvin Snoeks R All 32 Dennis Retera R 1–3 33 Paul Meijer R 5 IFM Talent Support Program 40 Alexander Sims 5–6 41 Samuele Buttarelli 5–6 42 Earl Bamber 5 43 Andrea Roda 6 44 Edwin Jowsey 6
Race calendar Round Location Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Pau, France Pau Circuit 16 May Fabio Leimer Fabio Leimer Fabio Leimer Jenzer Motorsport R2 17 May Fabio Leimer Alessandro Kouzkin Cram Competition 2 R1 Valencia, Spain Circuit de Valencia 30 May Fabio Leimer Fabio Leimer Fabio Leimer Jenzer Motorsport R2 31 May Josef Král Kasper Andersen Hitech Junior Team 3 R1 Brno, Czech Republic Masaryk Circuit 20 June Pål Varhaug Fabio Leimer Fabio Leimer Jenzer Motorsport R2 21 June Alexander Rossi Alexander Rossi ISR Racing 4 R1 Kent, UK Brands Hatch 18 July Fabio Leimer Fabio Leimer Fabio Leimer Jenzer Motorsport R2 19 July Fabio Leimer Alessandro Kouzkin Cram Competition 5 R1 Mogyoród, Hungary Hungaroring 25 July Josef Král Josef Král Josef Král JD Motorsport R2 26 July Sergey Afanasyev Sergey Afanasyev JD Motorsport 6 R1 Spa, Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 29 August Fabio Leimer Fabio Leimer Fabio Leimer Jenzer Motorsport R2 30 August Fabio Leimer Alexander Rossi ISR Racing 7 R1 Oschersleben, Germany Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 5 September Fabio Leimer Fabio Leimer Fabio Leimer Jenzer Motorsport R2 6 September Fabio Leimer Josef Král JD Motorsport 8 R1 Imola, Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 19 September Fabio Leimer Fabio Leimer Fabio Leimer Jenzer Motorsport R2 20 September Fabio Leimer Alexander Rossi ISR Racing
Championship Standings Points for both championships were awarded as follows: Race Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Race One 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 Race Two 6 5 4 3 2 1
In addition: One point was awarded for Pole position for Race One One point was awarded for fastest lap in each race
Drivers Pos Driver PAU VAL BRN BRH HUN SPA OSC IMO Pts 1 Fabio Leimer 1 7 1 6 1 6 1 7 2 5 1 2 1 11 1 11 106 2 Sergey Afanasyev Ret 9 Ret 3 4 3 3 3 7 1 2 4 2 4 2 3 68 3 Josef Král Ret 13 2 4 3 DSQ 2 5 1 Ret 7 Ret 6 1 4 2 62 4 Alexander Rossi 10 4 7 12 7 1 7 2 3 Ret 5 1 4 7 5 1 52 5 Pål Varhaug 3 3 4 2 2 Ret 4 6 11 12 8 5 5 3 Ret 6 49 6 Erik Janiš 5 4 5 4 8 3 4 3 3 6 7 4 42 7 Vladimir Arabadzhiev 2 Ret 3 5 6 2 9 8 15 8 14 7 8 2 3 7 37 8 Alessandro Kouzkin 4 1 NC Ret 11 7 8 1 Ret 10 18 9 Patrick Reiterer Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret 10 6 11 9 7 15 Ret Ret Ret 6 5 16 10 Kasper Andersen Ret 11 6 1 9 5 11 11 Simon Trummer Ret 8 Ret Ret 13 11 Ret 9 13 Ret 3 8 7 5 8 12 11 12 Paul Meijer 6 2 10 13 Dennis Retera 8 2 DNS 11 10 8 6 14 Jonathan Kennard 5 Ret 4 15 Frankie Provenzano 7 Ret Ret 9 12 6 10 9 Ret Ret 3 16 Harald Schlegelmilch 6 Ret Ret 8 3 17 Nicolas Maulini 8 7 8 Ret 9 12 9 8 3 18 Earl Bamber 11 5 Ret 10 5 6 2 19 Marcello Puglisi Ret 6 1 20 Kelvin Snoeks Ret 12 NC 13 12 9 11 Ret 14 Ret 11 Ret 9 8 Ret 9 0 21 Tiago Petiz 10 10 12 11 10 9 11 10 10 10 0 22 Duncan Tappy 9 10 0 23 Matteo Davenia 14 12 0 guest drivers ineligible for championship points Alexander Sims 4 4 6 Ret 0 Samuele Buttarelli 10 9 Ret 10 0 Edwin Jowsey Ret 11 0 Andrea Roda 13 Ret 0 Pos Driver PAU VAL BRN BRH HUN SPA OSC IMO PtsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap
Teams Pos Team PAU VAL BRN BRH HUN SPA OSC IMO Pts 1 JD Motorsport 2 9 2 3 3 2 2 3 1 1 2 4 2 1 2 2 149 Ret 13 3 4 4 3 3 5 7 8 7 7 6 2 3 3 2 Jenzer Motorsport 1 3 1 2 1 6 1 6 2 5 1 2 1 3 1 6 138 3 7 4 6 2 Ret 4 7 11 12 8 5 5 11 9 8 3 ISR Racing 5 1 5 2 3 3 4 1 3 6 5 1 93 7 4 7 4 8 Ret 5 3 4 7 7 4 4 Iris Project Ret 8 5 Ret 13 10 6 8 9 7 3 8 7 5 6 5 30 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 11 13 Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 8 12 5 Cram Competition 4 1 NC 9 11 7 8 1 12 10 10 6 10 9 10 10 23 6 Ret Ret Ret 14 12 10 10 Ret 11 12 9 11 10 Ret Ret 6 Hitech Junior Team 10 4 6 1 9 5 18 Ret 11 7 12 7 AR Motorsport 8 2 NC 11 10 8 11 Ret 6 2 11 Ret 9 8 Ret 9 18 Ret 12 DNS 13 12 9 14 Ret 8 ADM Motorsport 11 5 Ret 8 4 Ret 6 Ret 10 9 Team JVA 5 10 4 9 Ret 10 Trident Racing 7 Ret 2 guest teams ineligible for championship points IFM Talent Support Program 4 4 6 10 0 5 6 13 11 Pos Team PAU VAL BRN BRH HUN SPA OSC IMO Pts
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