The 2009 FIA European Touring Car Cup was the fifth running of the FIA European Touring Car Cup. It was held on 25 October 2009 at the Circuito Vasco Sameiro near Braga in Portugal. James Thompson won the event after winning the second race. Norbert Michelisz won the first race.
† Although in attendance, Radermecker did not compete due to a technical problem with his car.
‡ Despite entering the event, Fontes did not attend.
SEAT Leon Eurocup champion Norbert Michelisz took pole position from Franz Engstler at the very end of the session.[2] Bamboo Engineering pairing Duarte Félix Da Costa and Harry Vaulkhard locked out the second row of the grid.[2] Pre-event favourites James Thompson and Michel Nykjær qualified down in sixth and eighth respectively.[2] Vincent Radermecker was forced to sit out the session due to problems with his Chevrolet Lacetti.[2]
Pos | No | Class | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Class Points |
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1 | 5 | S2000 | Norbert Michelisz | SEAT Sport | SEAT León TDi | 17 | 25:54.375 | 1 | 10 |
2 | 4 | S2000 | Franz Engstler | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si | 17 | +0.442 | 2 | 8 |
3 | 11 | S2000 | James Thompson | Hartmann Honda Racing | Honda Accord Euro R | 17 | +3.683 | 6 | 6 |
4 | 1 | S2000 | Michel Nykjær | Perfection Racing | Chevrolet Lacetti | 17 | +10.283 | 8 | 5 |
5 | 10 | S2000 | Harry Vaulkhard | Bamboo Engineering | Chevrolet Lacetti | 17 | +20.927 | 4 | 4 |
6 | 8 | S2000 | José Monroy | Maurer Motorsport | Chevrolet Lacetti | 17 | +34.125 | 9 | 3 |
7 | 6 | S2000 | Francisco Carvalho | Veloso Motorsport | SEAT León TFSi | 17 | +53.270 | 7 | 2 |
8 | 9 | S2000 | Duarte Félix da Costa | Bamboo Engineering | Chevrolet Lacetti | 17 | +57.518 | 3 | 1 |
9 | 2 | S2000 | Tomas Engström | Engström Motorsport | Honda Accord Euro R | 17 | +1:07.001 | 5 | |
10 | 3 | S2000 | Urmas Kitsing | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si | 17 | +1:07.355 | 11 | |
11 | 21 | SP | Marcis Birkens | AV Motorsport | Honda Civic Type-R | 16 | + 1 lap | 13 | 10 |
12 | 23 | SP | Mikhail Zasadych | Sport-Garage | BMW 320i | 16 | + 1 lap | 12 | 8 |
13 | 31 | S1600 | Carsten Seifert | NK Racing Team | Ford Fiesta ST | 16 | + 1 lap | 14 | 10 |
14 | 22 | SP | Nikolay Karamyshev | Sport-Garage | Volkswagen Golf IV | 14 | + 3 laps | 27 | 6 |
Ret | 12 | S2000 | Per Poulsen | Hartmann Honda Racing | Honda Accord Euro R | 3 | Accident | 10 | |
| Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap |