2009 FIA GT3 European Championship explained

The 2009 FIA GT3 European Championship season was the fourth season of the FIA GT3 European Championship. The season began on 2 May at Silverstone and ended on 14 November 2009 at Zolder. The season featured six double-header rounds, with each race lasting for a duration of 60 minutes. Most of the events were support races to the 2009 FIA GT Championship season, the 2009 GT4 European Cup and the 2009 Lamborghini Super Trofeo.

Phoenix Racing pairing Christopher Haase and Christopher Mies claimed the overall title, with a fourth place in the final race of the season at Zolder. In the Teams Championship, Hexis Racing were champions ahead of Matech Racing and Team Rosberg.

Entries and drivers

Two new manufacturers join the FIA GT3 category in 2009. Audi, with their V10-powered R8 LMS, and Alpina's B6, based on the 6-Series. The Ford Mustang FR500GT3 does not return in 2009. Ferrari replaces its previous F430 GT3 with the new 430 Scuderia GT3, while Morgan's Aero 8 is replaced by the Aero Super Sport.

Also new for 2009 is an alteration in the structure of teams and manufacturers. Although manufacturers will still be allowed a maximum of six cars, teams are only limited to two cars. There is therefore a maximum of three teams which can campaign a single manufacturer. The manufacturers of Ascari, Dodge, Jaguar, Lamborghini, and Morgan will not be eligible for the Manufacturers Cup due to not supplying the minimum of four cars required to enter the Cup.

TeamChassisEngineNo.DriversRoundsTyres
Matech GT RacingFord GT GT3Ford Cammer 5.0 L V8[1] [2] 1 Walter Salles[3] All
Thomas Mutsch
2 Dino Lunardi[4] 1–8
Eric De DonckerAll
Jonathan Hirschi9–10
Christian Mamerow11–12
Hexis Racing AMRAston Martin DBRS9Aston Martin 6.0 L V123 Thomas Accary[5] All
Julien Rodrigues
4 Frédéric MakowieckiAll
Manuel Rodrigues
Callaway CompetitionChevrolet Corvette Z06.R GT3Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V85 Arnaud Peyroles[6] 1–10
Jürgen von Gartzen
6 Luca Moro1–6
Wolfgang Kaufmann
Kessel RacingFerrari 430 Scuderia GT3Ferrari 4.3 L V87 Paulo Bonifácio1–6
Cláudio Ricci1–8, 11–12
Fábio Casagrande7–8
Marcelo Hahn11–12
8 Andrea Palma1–6
Stefano GattusoAll
Lorenzo Bontempelli7–8, 11–12
Gilles Vannelet9–10
Brixia RacingAston Martin DBRS9Aston Martin 6.0 L V129 Leonardo Maddalena1–2
Marcello Zani[7] 1–2
10 James Gornall[8] 1–2
Jon Barnes[9]
Pietro Zumerle3–4
Alessandro Frassineti3–4
António Coimbra7–8
Luís Silva
Jaromir Jirik9–10
Christos Peyiazis
Prospeed CompetitionPorsche 997 GT3 Cup SPorsche 3.6 L Flat-611 Niki Lanik1–2
Bart Couwberghs
12 David Loix1–2
Geoffroy Horion1–4
Niki Lanik3–12
Dimitris Deverikos5–6
Marco Holzer7–8
Mikael Forsten9–12
JMB RacingFerrari 430 Scuderia GT3Ferrari 4.3 L V814 Jonathan Sicart1–2
Pascal Ballay1–2, 11–12
Philippe Rambeaud3–4, 11–12
Nicolas Comar3–4, 9–10
Bruce Lorgeré-Roux5–6
Andrea Garbagnati5–6, 9–10
15 Yannick Mallégol1–2
Jean-Marc Bachelier
Michel Mhitarian5–6
Pascal Ballay5–10
Edouard Gravereaux7–10
Marc Sourd RacingChevrolet Corvette Z06.R GT3Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V816 Johan Charpilienne1–6
Marc Sourd1–10
Luca Ludwig7–10
17 Luca Pirri[10] 1–10
Diego Alessi
Mühlner MotorsportPorsche 997 GT3 Cup SPorsche 3.6 L Flat-618 Tim Bergmeister1–4
Jaromir Jirik
Doros Loucaides7–8
Gilles Vannelet
Dino Lunardi9–10
Johannes Stuck
Petri Lappalainen11–12
Markus Palttala
19 Sean Edwards[11] 1–2
Oliver Morley
Dimitros Deverikos3–4
Jaromir Jirik
Marc Basseng5–6
Jürgen Häring5–8
Dimitrios Konstantinou7–8
Christophe Lapierre9–10
Doros Loucaides9–12
Petri Mannila11–12
APEX RacingJaguar XKR-S GT3Jaguar 4.2 L Supercharged V820 Chris Dymond[12] 1–2
Bradley Ellis[13]
TrackspeedPorsche 997 GT3 Cup SPorsche 3.6 L Flat-622 Tim Sugden1–4
David AshburnAll
Sean Edwards<5–6
Tim Bergmeister7–8
Martin Ragginger9–10
Phil Keen11–12
AlpinaBMW Alpina B6 GT3BMW 4.4 L Supercharged V824 Claudia Hürtgen[14] All
Csaba Walter
25 Christian Mamerow5–6
Jens Klingmann5–10
Martin Matzke7–12
Phoenix RacingAudi R8 LMSAudi 5.2 L V1026 Christopher Haase[15] All
Christopher Mies
27 Jean-Denis Délétraz1–10
Lloyd La Marca
Fischer RacingFord GT GT3Ford Cammer 5.0 L V828 Florian Gruber[16] All
Christoffer Nygaard
29 Harald Becker1–2
Christian Hohenadel
Frank Kräling3–6, 9–10
Jochen Krumbach3–4
Marc Gindorf5–6, 9–10
Reiter EngineeringLamborghini Gallardo GT3Lamborghini 5.0 L V1030 Alexander Frei1–10
Jonathan Cochet
31 Albert von Thurn und Taxis1–10
Klaus Ludwig
Team RosbergAudi R8 LMSAudi 5.2 L V1032 Nicolas ArmindoAll
César Campaniço
33 Jiri NavratilAll
Martin Matzke1–6
Oliver Mayer7–8
Paulo Bonifácio9–12
M.P. Racing
Sport Garage
BMW Alpina B6 GT3BMW 4.4 L Supercharged V834 José Manuel Balbiani1–2
Michaël Petit1–2, 5–6
Valentin Hummel5–6
Romain Brandela9–12
Arthur Bleynie
35 Pierre-Brice Mena1–2, 5–6
Gilles Vannelet1–6
Michaël Petit3–4, 11–12
Chris Dymond5–6
Kévin Estre9–10
Paul Surand
Armand Fumal11–12
ZakspeedDodge Viper Competition CoupeDodge 8.3 L V1036 Wido Rössler1–6
Sascha Bert
37 Marc Bronzel1–8
Markus Gedlich1–2
Jiri Skula3–4
Duncan Huisman5–6
Christian Mamerow7–8
Team Rhino's LeipertAscari KZ1R GT3BMW S62 5.0 L V838 Ronnie Bremer11–12
Norman Knop
CRS RacingFerrari 430 Scuderia GT3Ferrari 4.3 L V855 Chris Niarchos1–2
Chris Goodwin[17] All
Klaas Hummel3–12
56 Robert Hissom1–6
Phil QuaifeAll
Danny van Dongen7–12
AutoGT RacingMorgan Aero SuperSports GT3BMW 5.0 L V8100 Dimitri Enjalbert1–10
Johan-Boris ScheierAll
Julien Briche11–12
101 Gaël LesoudierAll
Maxime Martin

† – JMB Racing were allowed by the FIA to use a 2008 Ferrari F430 GT3 for their #14 entry at Silverstone due to not having a second 430 Scuderia GT3 prepared in time.

Schedule and results

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning Drivers
1 Silverstone Circuit2 May #100 AutoGT Racing #3 Hexis Racing AMR #100 AutoGT Racing
Johan-Boris Scheier
Dimitri Enjalbert
Julien Rodrigues
Thomas Accary
Johan-Boris Scheier
Dimitri Enjalbert
23 May #101 AutoGT Racing #19 Mühlner Motorsport #101 AutoGT Racing
Maxime Martin
Gaël Lesoudier
Sean Edwards
Oliver Morley
Maxime Martin
Gaël Lesoudier
3 Adria International Raceway16 May #2 Matech GT Racing #2 Matech GT Racing #2 Matech GT Racing
Dino Lunardi
Eric De Doncker
Dino Lunardi
Eric De Doncker
Dino Lunardi
Eric De Doncker
4 #101 AutoGT Racing #4 Hexis Racing AMR #4 Hexis Racing AMR
Maxime Martin
Gaël Lesoudier
Manuel Rodrigues
Frédéric Makowiecki
Manuel Rodrigues
Frédéric Makowiecki
5 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben20 June #3 Hexis Racing AMR #2 Matech GT Racing #3 Hexis Racing AMR
Thomas Accary
Julien Rodrigues
Dino Lunardi
Eric de Doncker
Thomas Accary
Julien Rodrigues
621 June #4 Hexis Racing AMR #4 Hexis Racing AMR #28 Fischer Racing
Frédéric Makowiecki
Manuel Rodrigues
Frédéric Makowiecki
Manuel Rodrigues
Florian Gruber
Christoffer Nygaard
7 Autódromo Internacional do Algarve12 September #1 Matech GT Racing #2 Matech GT Racing #26 Phoenix Racing
Walter Salles
Thomas Mutsch
Eric de Doncker
Dino Lunardi
Christopher Haase
Christopher Mies
813 September #37 Zakspeed Racing #2 Matech GT Racing #26 Phoenix Racing
Marc Bronzel
Christian Mamerow
Eric de Doncker
Dino Lunardi
Christopher Haase
Christopher Mies
9 Circuit Paul Ricard3 October #25 Alpina #3 Hexis Racing AMR #3 Hexis Racing AMR
Jens Klingmann
Martin Matzke
Thomas Accary
Julien Rodrigues
Thomas Accary
Julien Rodrigues
104 October #4 Hexis Racing AMR #1 Matech GT Racing #1 Matech GT Racing
Frédéric Makowiecki
Manuel Rodrigues
Walter Salles
Thomas Mutsch
Walter Salles
Thomas Mutsch
11 Zolder13 November #26 Phoenix Racing #101 AutoGt Racing #26 Phoenix Racing
Christopher Haase
Christopher Mies
Gaël Lesoudier
Maxime Martin
Christopher Haase
Christopher Mies
1214 November #4 Hexis Racing AMR #4 Hexis Racing AMR #8 Kessel Racing
Frédéric Makowiecki
Manuel Rodrigues
Frédéric Makowiecki
Manuel Rodrigues
Lorenzo Bontempelli
Stefano Gattuso

Championships

Points are awarded to the top eight finishers in the order 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Cars which failed to complete 75% of the winner's distance are awarded half the points awarded for completing the 75% race distance.

Drivers Championship

PosDriverTeamRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9‡Rd 10Rd 11Rd 12Total
1= Christopher Haase Phoenix Racing27292326118DNS1454.5
1= Christopher Mies Phoenix Racing27292326118DNS1454.5
3= Thomas Accary Hexis Racing AMR245713RetRet1Ret9643
3= Julien Rodrigues Hexis Racing AMR245713RetRet1Ret9643
3= Nicolas Armindo Team Rosberg33425RetDNS24843
3= César Campaniço Team Rosberg33425RetDNS24843
7= Frédéric Makowiecki Hexis Racing AMRRet531134RetRet15451334
7= Manuel Rodrigues Hexis Racing AMRRet531134RetRet15451334
9 Stefano Gattuso Kessel RacingDNSRetRet311151731162133
10= Florian Gruber Fischer Racing49RetDNSRet12DNS7Ret3930
10= Christoffer Nygaard Fischer Racing49RetDNSRet12DNS7Ret3930
10= Walter Salles Matech GT RacingRetRet220774132216Ret30
10= Thomas Mutsch Matech GT RacingRetRet220774132216Ret30
14= Lorenzo Bontempelli Kessel Racing1732124
14= Eric De Doncker Matech GT Racing711121312Ret14RetDNS11324
16= Gaël Lesoudier AutoGT Racing6118215RetRetRet19Ret71623
16= Maxime Martin AutoGT Racing6118215RetRetRet19Ret71623
18 Dino Lunardi Matech GT Racing711121312Ret1422
Mühlner Motorsport95
19= Claudia Hürtgen Alpina87711527Ret106820218.5
19= Csaba Walter Alpina87711527Ret106820218.5
21= Luca Pirri Marc Sourd Racing98Ret96233212Ret18
21= Diego Alessi Marc Sourd Racing98Ret96233212Ret18
23 Johan-Boris Scheier AutoGT Racing1RetRetDNSDNS8RetRet4Ret81114.5
24 Niki Lanik Prospeed Competition14Ret46Ret11841410Ret1014
25 Dimitri Enjalbert AutoGT Racing1RetRetDNSDNS8RetRet4Ret13.5
26= Martin Matzke Team Rosberg1913Ret18141011
26= Alpina652181914
26= Jens Klingmann Alpina102265218191411
26= Marc Sourd Marc Sourd Racing2615RetDNSRet25965311
26= Luca Ludwig Marc Sourd Racing965311
30= Jaromir Jirik Mühlner Motorsport56Ret826148
30= Geoffroy Horion Prospeed Competition28Ret468
32 Tim Bergmeister Mühlner Motorsport561097
33= Andrea Palma Kessel RacingDNSRetRet311156
33= David Ashburn Trackspeed Racing15201448Ret1092016RetDNS6
33= Marco Holzer Prospeed Competition846
33= Christian Mamerow Matech GT Racing102214Ret1136
37= Klaus Ludwig Reiter Engineering2117851717Ret1110DNS5
37= Albert von Thurn und Taxis Reiter Engineering2117851717Ret1110DNS5
37= Tim Sugden Trackspeed Racing15201445
37= Lloyd La Marca Phoenix Racing102611122019771785
37= Jean-Denis Délétraz Phoenix Racing102611122019771785
42= Jürgen Häring Mühlner Motorsport9512124
42= Marc Basseng Mühlner Motorsport954
42= Phil Quaife CRS Racing1712RetRetRet181683DNS15Ret4
42= Danny van Dongen CRS Racing1683DNS15Ret4
42= Johannes Stuck Mühlner Motorsport954
42= Armand Fumal M.P. Racing1254
42= Michaël Petit M.P. RacingRetRet131523Ret1254
49= Wido Rössler Zakspeed Racing16Ret6193
49= Sascha Bert Zakspeed Racing16Ret6193
49= Gilles Vannelet Kessel Racing11Ret1315182011Ret1163
52= Jiri Navratil Team Rosberg1913Ret181410RetRetRet718Ret2
52= Paulo Bonifácio Kessel RacingRet18Ret1326142
Team RosbergRet718Ret
52= Petri Lappalainen Mühlner Motorsport1072
52= Markus Palttala Mühlner Motorsport1072
56= Dimitris Deverikos Mühlner MotorsportRet8Ret111
Prospeed CompetitionRet11
56= Sean Edwards Mühlner Motorsport13101
Trackspeed Racing8Ret
56= Julien Briché AutoGt Racing1181
Half points were awarded as less than 75% of the race was completed.

Teams Championship

PosTeamRnd 1Rnd 2Rnd 3Rnd 4Rnd 5Rnd 6Rnd 7Rnd 8Rnd 9Rnd 10Rnd 11Rnd 12Total
1 Hexis Racing AMR89111410115511690
2 Matech GT Racing218836107862
3 Team Rosberg665951110355
4 Phoenix Racing8218413130.5251.5
5 AutoGT Racing1310822.59246.5
6 Marc Sourd Racing123310122639
7 Alpina5465.511031.5
8 Mühlner Motorsport43142418
9 Fischer Racing5110117
10 Kessel Racing6612
11 Reiter Engineering358
12 M.P. Racing66
13 CRS Racing235
14 Zakspeed Racing44
15 Callaway Competition123

Manufacturer Cups

The Manufacturer Cups are open to any manufacturer who supplies at two or more teams in the full season. Points are awarded based on the driver's position within that manufacturer's class.

Aston Martin

PosDriverTeamRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Rd 11Rd 12Total
1= Thomas Accary Hexis Racing AMR1010666645659
1= Julien Rodrigues Hexis Racing AMR1010666645659
3= Frédéric Makowiecki Hexis Racing AMR88855386556
3= Manuel Rodrigues Hexis Racing AMR88855386556
5 Marcello Zani Brixia Racing85518
6= Antonio Coimbra Brixia Racing8816
6= Luis Silva Brixia Racing8816
8 Leonardo Maddalena Brixia Racing8513
9= Jaromir Jirik Brixia Racing2.568.5
9= Christos Peyiazis Brixia Racing2.568.5
11= James Gornall Brixia Racing66
11= Jon Barnes Brixia Racing66
13 Pietro Zumerle Brixia Racing55

Audi

PosDriverTeamRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Rd 11Rd 12Total
1= Christopher Haase Phoenix Racing510106108101058890
1= Christopher Mies Phoenix Racing510106108101058890
3= César Campaniço Team Rosberg1088108106666
3= Nicolas Armindo Team Rosberg1088108106666
5= Jean-Denis Délétraz Phoenix Racing858105684660
5= Lloyd La Marca Phoenix Racing858105684660
7 Jiri Navratil Team Rosberg6686638548
8 Martin Matzke Team Rosberg6686632
9= Paulo Bonifácio Team Rosberg38516

BMW Alpina

PosDriverTeamRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Rd 11Rd 12Total
1= Claudia Hürtgen Alpina8866106541051078
1= Csaba Walter Alpina8866106541051078
3 Jens Klingmann Alpina8866566651
4 Martin Matzke Alpina66566635
5 Michaël Petit M.P. Racing55510833
6 Gilles Vannelet M.P. Racing65561032
7 Armand Fumal M.P. Racing10818
8= Christian Mamerow Alpina8816
8= Chris Dymond M.P. Racing61016
10= Kévin Estre M.P. Racing3811
10= Paul Surand M.P. Racing3811
12= Romain Brandela M.P. Racing2.5810.5
12= Arthur Bleynie M.P. Racing2.5810.5
14 Pierre-Brice Mena M.P. Racing66
15 Valentin Hummel M.P. Racing55

Corvette

PosDriverTeamRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Rd 11Rd 12Total
1= Luca Pirri Marc Sourd Racing101010101088369
1= Diego Alessi Marc Sourd Racing101010101088369
3= Arnaud Peyroles Callaway Competition8810882.544.5
3= Jürgen von Gartzen Callaway Competition8810882.544.5
5 Marc Sourd Marc Sourd Racing668664844
6 Luca Ludwig Marc Sourd Racing664824
7 Johan Charpilienne Marc Sourd Racing66820
8= Luca Moro Callaway Competition58619
8= Wolfgang Kaufmann Callaway Competition58619

Ferrari

PosDriverTeamRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Rd 11Rd 12Total
1 Stefano Gattuso JMB Racing10108810410101080
2 Phil Quaife CRS Racing8861085853
3 Lorenzo Bontempelli Kessel Racing810101038
4 Chris Goodwin CRS Racing56652.5832.5
5= Pascal Ballay JMB Racing5666831
5= Danny van Dongen CRS Racing1085831
7 Philippe Rambeaud JMB Racing1056829
8 Andrea Palma JMB Racing1010828
9 Klaas Hummel CRS Racing6652.5827.5
10= Cláudio Ricci Kessel Racing681024
10= Paulo Bonifácio Kessel Racing681024
10= Nicolas Comar JMB Racing1053624
13 Robert Hissom CRS Racing88622
14 Andrea Garbagnati JMB Racing83617
15 Gilles Vannelet Kessel Racing41014
16 Edouard Gravereaux JMB Racing6612
17= Jean-Marc Bachelier JMB Racing6511
17= Yannick Mallegol JMB Racing6511
19 Bruce Lorgere-Roux JMB Racing88
20= Chris Niarchos CRS Racing55
20= Michel Mhitarian JMB Racing55

Ford

PosDriverTeamRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Rd 11Rd 12Total
1 Eric De Doncker Matech GT Racing8810810662.551073.5
2= Walter Salles Matech GT Racing8108868310667
2= Thomas Mutsch Matech GT Racing8108868310667
4= Florian Gruber Fischer Racing101010858859
4= Christoffer Nygaard Fischer Racing1010108559
6 Dino Lunardi Matech GT Racing88108106656
7= Frank Kräling Fischer Racing65415
7= Marc Gindorf Fischer Racing65415
7= Christian Mamerow Matech GT Racing51015
10= Harald Becker Fischer Racing66
10= Christian Hohenadel Fischer Racing66
12 Jonathan Hirschi Matech GT Racing2.52.5

Porsche

PosDriverTeamRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Rd 11Rd 12Total
1 Niki Lanik Prospeed Competition6866101048866
2 David Ashburn Trackspeed56688883557
3 Tim Bergmeister Mühlner Motorsport10108836
4= Tim Sugden Trackspeed566825
4= Jaromir Jirik Mühlner Motorsport1010525
4= Jürgen Häring Mühlner Motorsport685625
7 Sean Edwards Mühlner Motorsport
Trackspeed Racing
8
8

8
24
8 Doros Loucaides Mühlner Motorsport62.56822.5
9= Marco Holzer Prospeed Competition101020
9= Mikael Fortsen Prospeed Competition48820
9= Petri Lappalainen Mühlner Motorsport101020
9= Markus Palttala Mühlner Motorsport101020
13 Oliver Morley Mühlner Motorsport8816
14= Johannes Stuck Mühlner Motorsport51015
14= Dino Lunardi Mühlner Motorsport51015
16= Geoffroy Horion Prospeed Competition8614
16= Marc Basseng Mühlner Motorsport6814
18 Dimitri Deverikos Mühlner Motorsport5611
19 Christophe Lapierre Mühlner Motorsport2.568.5
20= Martin Ragginger Trackspeed Racing358
20= Petri Mannila Mülner Motorsport88
22= Bart Couwberghs Prospeed Competition66
22= Gilles Vannelet Mühlner Motorsport66

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 8563_ford GT3:GB . Franck Carlichi . https://web.archive.org/web/20090419095444/http://www.matech-concepts.ch/img/construction/Specsheet-FGT3.pdf . 2009-04-19 . dead . 2009-08-14 .
  2. Web site: Ford Racing Performance Parts [M-6007-MRGT*&#93; |url=http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField=10182 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091002082200/http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField=10182 |archive-date=2009-10-02 |url-status=live |access-date=2009-08-14 ].
  3. Web site: 2009 Round 1 – Silverstone . . 2009-04-25.
  4. News: GT4 Champion aiming for GT3 title with Matech . . 2009-03-09 . 2009-04-09 . Steve Groom . https://web.archive.org/web/20201122095907/http://www.fiagt3.com/newsitem.php?key=313 . 2020-11-22 . live .
  5. News: Hexis Racing confirm driver line up for 2009 FIA GT3 season . . 2009-03-10 . 2009-04-11 . Steve Groom . https://web.archive.org/web/20090404195318/http://www.fiagt3.com/newsitem.php?key=314 . 2009-04-04 . live .
  6. News: Callaway ready to defend GT3 title . . 2009-04-24 . 2009-04-29.
  7. News: Q&A with Marcello Zani . . 2009-05-01 . 2009-05-01.
  8. News: British GT Champions to Race on European Stage . . 2009-04-30 . 2009-05-01 . Steve Groom . https://web.archive.org/web/20201122141608/http://www.fiagt3.com/newsitem.php?key=345 . 2020-11-22 . live .
  9. News: British GT Champions to Race on European Stage . . 2009-04-30 . 2009-05-01 . Steve Groom . https://web.archive.org/web/20201122141608/http://www.fiagt3.com/newsitem.php?key=345 . 2020-11-22 . live .
  10. News: Pirri Returns To Corvette in '09 . . 2009-04-30 . 2009-05-01.
  11. News: 2006 Champion Joins Home Race . . 2009-05-01 . 2009-05-01.
  12. News: Dymond Signs For Apex Jaguar . . 2009-04-27 . 2009-04-29.
  13. News: Ellis Signs Late Deal with Apex . . 2009-05-01 . 2009-05-02.
  14. News: Alpina Takes Part in First Round at Silverstone . . 2009-05-01 . 2009-05-01.
  15. News: Phoenix Racing Announce Drivers . . 2009-03-16 . 2009-04-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20090422102756/http://www.fiagt3.com/newsitem.php?key=316. 22 April 2009 . live.
  16. News: Fischer Racing to debut on European stage with Ford GT . . 2009-04-30 . 2009-05-01.
  17. News: CRS Reveal GT3 Racers . . 2009-04-06 . 2009-04-09.