2009 British GT Championship

The 2009 Avon Tyres British GT season was the 17th season of the British GT Championship. The season began at Oulton Park's Easter Monday meeting and finished on 20 September at Brands Hatch after 14 races. 2009 saw the debut of the new Supersport class. Twins and Godfrey Jones won the GT3 title during the final race of the season. Jody Firth sealed the GT4 title, while Phil Keen and won the Supersports Class.

Drivers and Teams[]

• All cars ran on Avon tyres.

2009 Entry List[1] Team No. Drivers Class Chassis Engine Rounds 2 Michael Bentwood[2] GT3 Ford GT GT3 Ford 5.0L V8 5–10 Philip Walker[2] 5–14 11–14 3 Christopher Hyman[3] GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 1–10, 12–14 [3] 1–6, 9–14 José Manuel Balbiani[4] 7–8, 11 Beechdean Motorsport 7 [5] GT3 Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 1–6, 9–10, 12–14 Jamie Smyth[5] 50 GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 Aston Martin AJ 4.3L V8 1–2 Richard Jones 8 Gregor Fisken[2] GT3 Mosler MT900R Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8 3–4 [2] 9 Daniel Brown[6] GT3 Mosler MT900R Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8 1–11 Stuart Hall[6] 1–4 Gregor Fisken 5–8 9–11 12 GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 All Adam Wilcox 20 [7] GT3 Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Dodge 8.3L V10 All [7] 66 SS KTM X-Bow Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4 1–2, 11 Phil Keen 21 GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 430 Scuderia[2] Ferrari 4.3L V8 All 1–2, 5–8, 11–12 Mike Wilds 3–4, 9–10 13–14 22 GT3 Ascari KZ1-R BMW M62 5.0L V8 All Godfrey Jones 23 GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 All Allan Simonsen 1–6, 9–14 7–8 32 [2] GT3 Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 3–4 [2] Century Motorsport 41 Nathan Freke GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 11 Benji Hetherington 44 [8] GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 1–8, 12–14 3–6 7–8 13–14 12 46 GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 1–2 9–10 Hunter Abbott 52 Jody Firth GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 All Nigel Moore 1–6, 9–14 Speedworks Motorsport 53 GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 1–2, 12 Lawrence Tomlinson 1–2 12 Rob Austin Racing 54 Hunter Abbott GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 1–6 67 SS Lotus 2-Eleven Toyota 2ZZ-GE 1.8L I4 13–14 72 GT3 Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 1–2 90 [9] Inv Ginetta G50Z Zytek 4.5L V8 3–4 [10] 3–6, 9–10, 12 Joe Osborne 5–6 9–10, 12 13–14 Phil Quaife 91 Inv Morgan Aero 8 BMW N62 4.8L V8 12–14 12 KTM 92 Inv KTM X-Bow Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4 13–14 Moore Racing 93 Inv Mosler MT900 Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8 13–14

Icon Class GT3 GT3 Class GT4 GT4 Class SS Supersport Class Inv Invitation Class

Calendar[]

• All rounds were a duration of 60 minutes, except rounds 11 and 12, which were two-hour endurance races. Only the overall winners are listed. The Donington enduro was originally scheduled for April 26, however due to ongoing issues with the circuit's track licence, the meeting was rescheduled for July 19.^[11] In the Spa-Francorchamps round, the British GT field was included in the Belcar Championship races.

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Drivers	Winning Team
1	Oulton Park	11 April	Daniel Brown Stuart Hall	Alan Simonsen	Daniel Brown Stuart Hall
2		13 April	Daniel Brown Stuart Hall	Daniel Brown Stuart Hall	Daniel Brown Stuart Hall
3	Spa-Francorchamps	9 May	Daniel Brown Stuart Hall	Alan Simonsen	Gregor Fisken
4		10 May	Alan Simonsen
5	Rockingham	30 May	Joe Osborne	Joe Osborne	Joe Osborne
6		31 May	Alan Simonsen	Alan Simonsen	Joe Osborne
7	Knockhill	13 June	Godfrey Jones		Godfrey Jones
8		14 June		Gregor Fisken Daniel Brown
9	Snetterton	4 July	Daniel Brown	Daniel Brown	Godfrey Jones
10		5 July	Allan Simonsen	Allan Simonsen	Allan Simonsen Hector Lester
11	Donington Park	19 July		Alan Simonsen	Philip Walker
12	Silverstone	16 August		Alan Simonsen
13	Brands Hatch	19 September	Jamie Smyth	Philip Walker	Godfrey Jones
14		20 September	Alan Simonsen	Alan Simonsen	Phil Quaife

Standings[]

Points are awarded to the top eight finishers in the order 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Drivers in bold indicate pole position. Drivers in italics indicate fastest lap.

GT3[]

Pos Driver OUL SPA ROC KNO SNE DON SIL BRH Pts 1 2 2 2 Ret Ret 3 1 4 1 3 5 11† 1 4 87 Godfrey Jones 2 2 2 Ret Ret 3 1 4 1 3 5 11† 1 4 3 3 4 4 2 2 8 3 5 3 1 6 7 3 2 86 4 Allan Simonsen 3 4 4 2 2 8 3 1 6 7 3 2 76 5 6 3 3 1 Ret 4 4 1 Ret 7 3 2 4 14† 69 6 3 3 1 Ret 4 4 1 Ret 7 3 2 4 14† 7 DNS DNS Ret 7 3 5 2 2 4 6 Ret 4 2 3 62 Adam Wilcox DNS DNS Ret 7 3 5 2 2 4 6 Ret 4 2 3 9 4 5 7 8 Ret Ret Ret 7† 9† 4 2 1 6 7 49 10 Daniel Brown 1 1 5 Ret 5 2 5 8 DSQ DSQ DSQ 44 11 7 8 8 4 4 6 8 5 5 9 5 40 Jamie Smyth 7 8 8 4 4 6 8 5 5 9 5 13 Philip Walker 7 9 6 6 5 8 1 3 8 6 39 14 Gregor Fisken 1 3 5 2 5 8 36 15 4 5 Ret Ret Ret 7† 2 1 29 16 Chris Hyman 13† 6 10† 6 6 7 7 3 Ret 9 Ret 7 8 29 17 13† 6 10† 6 6 7 Ret 9 4 Ret 7 8 26 18 Stuart Hall 1 1 5 Ret 24 19 1 3 8 6 22 20 Michael Bentwood 7 9 6 6 5 8 17 21 1 3 DSQ DSQ DSQ 16 22 José Manuel Balbiani 7 3 4 13 23 Mike Wilds 7 8 9† 4 13 24 3 5 10 25 6 7 7 26 5 7* 4 5 7* 28 13 5 4 13 5 Guest drivers ineligible for points 6 11 1 1 2 2 6 0 Joe Osborne 1 1 0 5 1 0 Phil Quaife 5 1 0 2 2 6 0 6 11 0 10 9 0 DNS Ret 11 0 12 DNS 0 DNS 0 Pos Driver OUL SPA ROC KNO SNE DON SIL BRH Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance. GT4[] Pos Driver OUL SPA ROC KNO SNE DON SIL BRH Pts 1 Jody Firth 8 9 12 9 8 11 8 10 6 10 7 8 11 10 76 2 Nigel Moore 8 9 12 9 8 11 6 10 7 8 11 10 67 3 9 12 11 Ret 9 12 Ret 9 7 11 10 13 13 48 4 Hunter Abbott DSQ 11 9 10 Ret 10 7 11 28 5 DSQ 11 9 10 Ret 10 13 13 28 6 Ret 10 9 12 7 11 15 10 12 8 11 Ret 9 12 11 9 12 14 9 Richard Jones 12 14 11 Lawrence Tomlinson Ret 10 8 12 Ret 9 5 13 9 4 14 Nathan Freke 9 4 Benji Hetherington 9 Pos Driver OUL SPA ROC KNO SNE DON SIL BRH Pts

Supersport[] Pos Driver OUL SPA ROC KNO SNE DON SIL BRH Pts 1 10 13 8 15 Phil Keen 10 13 8 3 14† 12 10 14† 12 Pos Driver OUL SPA ROC KNO SNE DON SIL BRH Pts

Notes[]

• Renard and Vosse were not awarded points in race two at Oulton Park, due to running standard-spec pump fuel, following issues with the championship's Sunoco fuel during race one.^[12]
• Supersport Class drivers are awarded half points, due to a lack of competitors.
• At Rockingham, as the Invitation Class Ginetta won both races, Simonsen and Lester were awarded maximum points in race one, and Brown and Fisken in race two. The Ginetta also won at Brands Hatch, with Simonsen and Lester again receiving maximum points.
• From Spa onwards, half points were awarded in GT4, due to a lack of competitors.
• The Mosler MT900R of Daniel Brown and competed at Snetterton and Donington under protest due to a loophole in the regulations. Eventually, the Mosler was stripped of points gained from the rounds.

References[]

External links[]

• British GT website