The 2009 British Formula 3 International Series (for sponsorship reasons, the Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series) was the 59th British Formula 3 International Series season. It began on 13 April at Oulton Park's Easter Monday meeting and ended on 20 September at Brands Hatch after 20 rounds in four countries. [1] Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo won the title with two races to spare, at the penultimate round at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão. Daniel McKenzie sealed the National Class title during the same race.
The calendar for 2009 saw the total number of races drop from 22 to 20. Three overseas events remain, with the 24 Hours of Spa-supporting event the only one to remain from 2008. However, the Monza 1000km-supporting races and the FIA GT-support event in Bucharest were dropped to be replaced by the series' first visit to Germany and to Hockenheim, and also a visit to the brand-new Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal. [2] Thruxton and Croft have also been dropped to be replaced with a second meeting at Silverstone. Donington's meeting was originally scheduled for 26 April, however due to ongoing issues with the circuit's track licence, the meeting was rescheduled for 19 July. [3]
| Pos | Driver | OUL  | SIL | ROC | HOC  | SNE | DON | SPA  | SIL | ALG  | BRH | Pts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 275 |
| 2 |  Walter Grubmüller | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 188 |
| 3 |  Renger van der Zande | 1 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 178 | ||||
| 4 | Max Chilton | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 171 |
| 5 | Riki Christodoulou | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | DSQ | Ret | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 130 |
| 6 |  Adriano Buzaid | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 16 | 8 | 8 | 109 |
| 7 |  Daisuke Nakajima | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 2 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 6 | 95 |
| 8 |  Carlos Huertas | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 95 |
| 9 | Henry Arundel | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 14 | 90 |
| 10 | Nick Tandy | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 | DSQ | 6 | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 11 |  Marcus Ericsson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 65 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Wayne Boyd | 7 | DNS | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 15 | 6 | 10 | 1 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 17 | 15 | 7 | 50 |
| 13 | Hywel Lloyd | 8 | 11 | 16 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 33 |
| 14 |  Víctor García | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 7 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 20 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 30 |
| 15 | Jay Bridger | 16 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 11 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 28 | ||
| 16 |  Robert Wickens | Ret | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Philip Major | 14 | NC | 15 | Ret | 10 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 10 | ||||||||
| 18 | Oliver Oakes | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 19 |  Stéphane Richelmi | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | DNS | 12 | 16 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 4 | ||||
| 20 |  Kevin Chen | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 21 |  Dominic Storey | 14 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| guest drivers ineligible for championship points | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Jules Bianchi | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
 Esteban Gutiérrez | 6 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sam Bird | Ret | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Valtteri Bottas | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
 Jake Rosenzweig | 5 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Adrien Tambay | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Enrique | 9 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Roberto Merhi | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| National Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Daniel McKenzie | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 351 |
| 2 | Gabriel Dias | 15 | DNS | 13 | 14 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 295 |
| 3 | Victor Corrêa | Ret | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | Ret | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | Ret | 17 | 184 |
| 4 |  Max Snegirev | 18 | 15 | 19 | Ret | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 20 | 22 | 19 | 22 | Ret | Ret | 108 | ||
| 5 |  Joe Ghanem | 15 | Ret | 14 | 16 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Aaron Steele | 18 | 16 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Michele Faccin | 18 | 20 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Satrio Hermanto | 19 | 21 | Ret | DNS | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Mathieu Maurage | Ret | 19 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  Qinghua Ma | 16 | Ret | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| guest drivers ineligible for championship points | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicolas Marroc | 16 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | OUL | SIL | ROC | HOC | SNE | DON | SPA | SIL | ALG | BRH | Pts | ||||||||||
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