The 2009 Formula 3 Euro Series season was the seventh championship year of the Formula 3 Euro Series. The series consisted of ten double-header meetings beginning at Hockenheim on 16 May and ending at the same venue on 25 October. [1] Jules Bianchi claimed the title for ART Grand Prix, winning his eighth race of the season at Dijon-Prenois.
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Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | |
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1 | R1 | Hockenheimring | 16 May | Sam Bird | Alexander Sims | Stefano Coletti | Prema Powerteam |
R2 | 17 May | Mika Mäki | Jean-Karl Vernay | Signature | |||
2 | R1 | EuroSpeedway Lausitz | 30 May | Valtteri Bottas | Stefano Coletti | Jules Bianchi | ART Grand Prix |
R2 | 31 May | Henkie Waldschmidt | Christian Vietoris | Mücke Motorsport | |||
3 | R1 | Norisring, Nuremberg | 27 June | Alexander Sims | Valtteri Bottas | Jules Bianchi | ART Grand Prix |
R2 | 28 June | Jean-Karl Vernay | Christian Vietoris | Mücke Motorsport | |||
4 | R1 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 18 July | Jules Bianchi | Jules Bianchi | Jules Bianchi | ART Grand Prix |
R2 | 19 July | Jules Bianchi | Jules Bianchi | ART Grand Prix | |||
5 | R1 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 1 August | Jules Bianchi | Jules Bianchi | Jules Bianchi | ART Grand Prix |
R2 | 2 August | Stefano Coletti | Christian Vietoris | Mücke Motorsport | |||
6 | R1 | Nürburgring | 15 August | Jules Bianchi | Jules Bianchi | Jules Bianchi | ART Grand Prix |
R2 | 16 August | Alexander Sims | Alexander Sims | Mücke Motorsport | |||
7 | R1 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 5 September | Valtteri Bottas | Christian Vietoris | Mika Mäki | Signature |
R2 | 6 September | Sam Bird | Brendon Hartley | Carlin Motorsport | |||
8 | R1 | Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona | 19 September | Jules Bianchi | Andrea Caldarelli | Jules Bianchi | ART Grand Prix |
R2 | 20 September | Jules Bianchi | Renger van der Zande | Motopark Academy | |||
9 | R1 | Dijon-Prenois | 10 October | Jules Bianchi | Jules Bianchi | Christian Vietoris | Mücke Motorsport |
R2 | 11 October | Sam Bird | Jules Bianchi | ART Grand Prix | |||
10 | R1 | Hockenheimring | 24 October | Jules Bianchi | Jules Bianchi | Jules Bianchi | ART Grand Prix |
R2 | 25 October | Jean-Karl Vernay | Jean-Karl Vernay | Signature |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | PP | |
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Race 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Race 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Bold – Pole |
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
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Nation | Points | |
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1 | France | 155 |
2 | Finland | 108 |
3 | Great Britain | 92 |
4 | Germany | 81 |
5 | Spain | 42 |
6 | Mexico | 26 |
7 | Netherlands | 20 |
8 | Monaco | 19 |
9 | New Zealand | 15 |
10 | Switzerland | 11 |
11 | Italy | 11 |
12 | Lebanon | 6 |
13 | United States | 6 |
14 | Brazil | 2 |
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