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.
Round Date Event Winner ERC 117–19 April Rally 1000 Miglia Giandomenico Basso 2 1– 3 May Istanbul Rally Michał Sołowow 328–30 May Croatia Rally Krum Donchev 418–20 June Ypres Rally Giandomenico Basso 517–19 July Rally Bulgaria Giandomenico Basso 630 July–1 August Rally Vinho da Madeira Giandomenico Basso 720–22 August Barum Rally Zlín Michał Sołowow 810–12 September Rallye Príncipe de Asturias Corrado Fontana 925–27 September ELPA Rally Giandomenico Basso1016–18 October Rallye d'Antibes Côte d'Azur Giandomenico Basso1130 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.
Pos. Driver Points 1 Giandomenico Basso 1 1 1 1Ret 3 1 1 1 122 2 Michał Sołowow 3 1 2 4 5 3 1 2Ret 2 2 103 3 Corrado Fontana 5 3 4 3 3 2Ret 1 2Ret 78 4 Luca Betti 4Ret 3 2RetRet 34 5 Antonín Tlusťák10 8 6 7Ret 4 4 4 22 6 Jan Černý111010 2Ret 3 16 7 Todor Slavov 9Ret 7 8 5Ret 3 14 8 Marco Cavigioli 9 9Ret 3RetRet 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)
References
External links Official website