The 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge was the fourth season of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The season consists of twelve rounds and began on January 21, with the 77° Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo. The season ended on November 21, at the inaugural RAC Rally of Scotland. With four wins, Kris Meeke won the championship ahead of Jan Kopecký and Freddy Loix.
The calendar had been increased from 10 events in 2008, to twelve in 2009. Out went the Istanbul Rally, the Rally de Portugal, the Rallye International du Valais and the China Rally. To be replaced by the Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo, the Rally Internacional de Curitiba, the Safari Rally, the Rallye Açores, Rally Japan and the Rally of Scotland. Rally Japan was later cancelled, mainly because the major manufacturers looked unlikely to travel to Japan.
| Round | Dates | Event title | Rally HQ | Surface | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 21–24 | Asphalt | |||
| 2 | March 5–7 | Rallye Internacional de Curitiba | Gravel | ||
| 3 | April 3–4 | Gravel | |||
| 4 | May 7–9 | Gravel (some Asphalt) | |||
| 5 | June 18–20 | Asphalt | |||
| 6 | July 9–11 | Rally Russia | Gravel | ||
| 7 | July 30 – August 1 | Asphalt | |||
| 8 | August 21–23 | Asphalt | |||
| 9 | September 10–12 | Asphalt | |||
| 10 | September 24–26 | Asphalt | |||
| 11 | November 19–21 | Gravel |
| Entrant | Constructor | Car | Driver | Co-driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Peugeot Team Belux | Peugeot | Peugeot 207 S2000 |  Nicolas Vouilloz | Nicolas Klinger | 1–2, 4–5, 7–10 |
| Freddy Loix | Isidoor Smets | 1–2 | |||
| Frédéric Miclotte | 4–5, 7–10 | ||||
| Pieter Tsjoen | Eddy Chevaillier | 5 | |||
| Peugeot Total | Stéphane Sarrazin | Jacques-Julien Renucci | 1 | ||
| Bruno Magalhães | Carlos Magalhães | 4, 7 | |||
 H.F. Grifone SRL | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | 1 | ||
| Corrado Fontana | Carlo Cassina | 5, 7–9 | |||
| BF Goodrich Drivers Team | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | 1 | ||
| Thierry Neuville | Achim Maraite | 5 | |||
 Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | 8 | |||
| Luca Cantamessa | Piercarlo Capolongo | 10 | |||
 Adam Gould | Sebastian Marshall | 11 | |||
| Peugeot UK | Kris Meeke |  Paul Nagle | 1–2, 4–5, 7–11 | ||
| PH Sport | Conrad Rautenbach | Daniel Barritt | 4 | ||
 Gilles Schammel | Renaud Jamoul | 5 | |||
 Cersanit Rally Team | Michał Sołowow | Maciek Baran | 5, 7–9 | ||
 Tsunami Rally Team |  Alexander Zheludov | Iria Kolomeytseva | 6 | ||
| Team C.D. Nacional da Madeira | Alexandre Camacho | Padro Calado | 7 | ||
| Tescoma Rally Team | Roman Kresta | Petr Gross | 8 | ||
 Peugeot Total Hungaria | János Tóth | Robert Tagai | 8 | ||
| Racing Lions SRL | Paolo Andreucci | Anna Andreussi | 10 | ||
| Island Motorsport | Ranato Travaglia | Lorenzo Granai | 10 | ||
| Abarth & C. Spa | Abarth | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | Giandomenico Basso | Mitia Dotta | 1–2, 4–9 |
| Luca Rossetti | Matteo Chiarcossi | 1, 7–8, 10 | |||
 Anton Alén | Timo Alanne | 1–2, 4, 6 | |||
| Bernd Casier | Francis Caesemaeker | 5 | |||
 Miguel Fuster | Jose Vicente Medina | 9 | |||
| François Duval | Denis Giraduet | 10 | |||
| Umberto Scandola | Guido D'Amore | 10 | |||
| Astra Racing | Toni Gardemeister | Tomi Tuominen | 1 | ||
| Julien Maurin | Gilles Thimonier | 1 | |||
| Procar | Bernardo Sousa | Jorge Carvalho | 4, 7 | ||
| Keith Cronin | Greg Shinnors | 11 | |||
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Škoda Fabia S2000 | Juho Hänninen | Mikko Markkula | 1, 4–6, 8, 10 |
| Jan Kopecký | Petr Starý | 1, 4–6, 8–10 | |||
| René Georges Rally Sport | François Duval | Denis Giraudet | 5 | ||
| Škoda Rally Team Italia | Julien Maurin | Gilles Thimonier | 7, 9–10 | ||
| Piero Longhi | Maurizio Imerito | 10 | |||
| Delimax Team | Pavel Valoušek | Zdeněk Hrůza | 8 | ||
| E-Art Rally Team | Evgeny Novikov | Stéphane Prévot | 8 | ||
| A.C. Principado de Asturias | Alberto Hevia | Alberto Iglesias | 9 | ||
| Škoda Motorsport UK | Guy Wilks | Phil Pugh | 11 | ||
| Mellors Elliot Motorsport | Proton | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | 5–10 | ||
| Bryan Bouffier | Xavier Panseri | 8 | |||
| Alister McRae |  Bill Hayes | 11 | |||
 Interwetten Racing | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | Franz Wittmann | Bernhard Ettel | 1, 4–6, 8–11 |
| BPS Racing | Frédéric Romeyer | Thomas Fournel | 1 | ||
 Tango Rally Team | Marcos Ligato | Rubén García | 2 | ||
| Alejandro Cancio | Santiago García | 2 | |||
 Triton Team | Lee Rose | Nick Patel | 3 | ||
| Dalbit Team | Carl Tundo | Tim Jessop | 3 | ||
| Alastair Cavenagh | Saleem Haji | 3 | |||
| Team Além Mar | Ricardo Moura | Sancho Eiró | 4 | ||
| Luís Ramalho | 7 | ||||
| Ricardo Carmo | Justino Reis | 4 | |||
| Peres Competições | Fernando Peres | Jose Pedro Silva | 4, 7 | ||
| Prosport | Andrey Zhigunov | Igor Ter-Oganesiants | 6 | ||
| EuroOil Čepro Czech National Team | Vaclav Pech | Petr Uhel | 8 | ||
| David Bogie Rallying | David Bogie | Kevin Rae | 11 | ||
| DGM Sport | Jonathan Greer | Dai Roberts | 11 | ||
| Heuvel Motorsport | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | Jasper van den Heuvel | Martine Kolman | 5, 8 | |
| Sunvic | Volkswagen | Volkswagen Polo S2000 | Lola Verlaque | Megan Verlaque | 3 |
| René Georges Rally Sport | Julien Maurin | Gilles Thimonier | 4 | ||
| Autostal Duindistel | Patrick Snijers | Cindy Cokelaere | 5 | ||
| Motor Sport Developments | Opel | Opel Corsa OPC S2000 | Alexandre Bengue | Matthieu Baumel | 5 |
 Andreas Mikkelsen | Ola Fløene | 8 | |||
| Toni Gardemeister | Tomi Tuominen | 9 | |||
| Lada Sport Rally | Honda | Honda Civic Type-R R3 |  Kaspar Koitla | Ain Heiskonen | 6 |
| Andres Ots | 11 | ||||
| Aava-Sikk Youth Team | Martin Kangur | Kuldar Sikk | 11 | ||
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Rallye Internacional de Curitiba
