2009 World Touring Car Championship

Last updated November 06, 2024

The 2009 World Touring Car Championship season was the sixth FIA World Touring Car Championship season, the fifth since its 2005 return. It began on 8 March, and ended on 22 November, after twenty-four races. The championship, which was reserved for Super 2000 Cars and Diesel 2000 Cars, comprised two titles, the FIA World Touring Car Champion for Drivers and the FIA World Touring Car Champion for Manufacturers.^[1]

Italian Gabriele Tarquini won the Drivers' Championship by four points from SEAT Sport team-mate Yvan Muller, with BMW Team Germany's Augusto Farfus finishing third ten points behind Muller. The Manufacturers Championship was retained by SEAT beating BMW by just three points. Tom Coronel took the Independents' Trophy for SUNRED Engineering, which won the Teams' Trophy.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers contested the 2009 FIA World Touring Car Championship:

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Events
Manufacturer Teams
SEAT Sport	SEAT León 2.0 TDI	1	Yvan Muller	All
		2	Gabriele Tarquini	All
		3	Rickard Rydell	All
		4	Jordi Gené	All
		5	Tiago Monteiro	All
BMW Team UK	BMW 320si	6	Andy Priaulx	All
BMW Team Germany	BMW 320si	7	Jörg Müller	All
BMW Team Germany	BMW 320si	8	Augusto Farfus	All
BMW Team Italy-Spain	BMW 320si	9	Alessandro Zanardi	All
BMW Team Italy-Spain	BMW 320si	10	Sergio Hernández	All
Chevrolet RML	Chevrolet Cruze LT	11	Robert Huff	All
		12	Alain Menu	All
		14	Nicola Larini	All
LADA Sport	LADA 110 2.0	18	Jaap van Lagen	1–8
	LADA Priora	18	Jaap van Lagen	9–12
	LADA 110 2.0	19	Kirill Ladygin	1–8
	LADA Priora	19	Kirill Ladygin	9–12
	LADA 110 2.0	20	Viktor Shapovalov	1–6
	LADA Priora	20	Viktor Shapovalov	9
	LADA Priora	36	James Thompson	7–8, 10–12
Yokohama Trophy
SUNRED Engineering	SEAT León	21	Tom Coronel	All
SUNRED Engineering	SEAT León	22	Tom Boardman	1–2, 4–12
Scuderia Proteam Motorsport	BMW 320si	23	Félix Porteiro	All
Scuderia Proteam Motorsport	BMW 320si	24	Georgi Tanev	1–3
Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320si	25	Franz Engstler	All
Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320si	26	Kristian Poulsen	All
Wiechers-Sport	BMW 320si	27	Stefano D'Aste	All
Čolak Racing Team Ingra	SEAT León	28	Marin Čolak	1–6, 9
SUNRED Engineering	SEAT León	29	Éric Cayrolle	4
Exagon Engineering	SEAT León	30	Mehdi Bennani	3–5, 7, 10
Scuderia Proteam Motorsport	BMW 320si	31	Vito Postiglione	3, 5–6, 8
SUNRED Engineering	SEAT León	32	Tim Coronel	6
Wiechers-Sport	BMW 320si	33	Laurent Cazenave	4
SUNRED Engineering	SEAT León	35	Diego Puyo	7
SUNRED Engineering	SEAT León	37	Norbert Michelisz	8
Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320si	38	Philip Geipel	8–9
SUNRED Engineering	SEAT León	41	Jean-Marie Clairet	9
Perfection Racing	Chevrolet Lacetti	42	Michel Nykjær	9
Team Bygma Jason Watt Racing	SEAT León	43	Jason Watt	9
SUNRED Engineering	SEAT León	45	Andrea Larini	10
Scuderia Proteam Motorsport	BMW 320si	46	Fabio Fabiani	10
SUNRED Engineering	SEAT León	47	João Paulo Lima de Oliveira	11
SUNRED Engineering	SEAT León	66	André Couto	12
Asian Wild Card Entries
Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320si	48	Masaki Kano	11
		51	Henry Ho	11–12
		53	Alex Liu	12
		55	Joseph Rosa Merszei	12
Scuderia Proteam Motorsport	BMW 320si	49	Nobuteru Taniguchi	11–12
Wiechers-Sport	BMW 320si	50	Seiji Ara	11
Wiechers-Sport	BMW 320si	52	Takayuki Aoki	12
China Dragon Racing	BMW 320si	67	Lei Kit Meng	12
Guest Entries
Volvo Olsbergs Green Racing	Volvo C30	39	Robert Dahlgren	8
Volvo Olsbergs Green Racing	Volvo C30	40	Tommy Rustad	8

Driver changes

Changed Teams

Stefano D'Aste: Scuderia Proteam Motorsport → Wiechers-Sport
Sergio Hernández: Scuderia Proteam Motorsport → BMW Team Italy-Spain
Félix Porteiro: BMW Team Italy-Spain → Scuderia Proteam Motorsport
Kristian Poulsen: Wiechers-Sport → Liqui Moly Team Engstler
James Thompson: N-Technology → LADA Sport

Entering WTCC Including those who entered one-off rounds in 2008

Mehdi Bennani: No full-time drive → Exagon Engineering
Tom Boardman: SEAT León Eurocup → SUNRED Engineering
Marin Čolak: SEAT León Eurocup → Čolak Racing Team Ingra
Vito Postiglione: Italian GT Championship → Scuderia Proteam Motorsport

Leaving WTCC

Pierre-Yves Corthals: Exagon Engineering → Belgian Touring Car Series
Ibrahim Okyay: Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport → Unknown
Andrey Romanov: Liqui Moly Team Engstler → ADAC Procar Series

Calendar

The first provisional calendar was released in October 2008.^[2]

Marrakech hosted a round on a new temporary street circuit in the heart of the city on 3 May.^[3] and Porto returned to the championship.

On 5 November 2008, FIA released a new provisional calendar, and announced the date of the Race of Germany in Oschersleben moved from 30 August to 6 September (due to clash with the date of the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix ^[2]), and the date of the Race of Japan in Okayama moved from 25 October to 1 November. The Race of Italy was originally scheduled to be run in Monza but it was changed to Imola, and the date of the event in Italy was also changed (from 4 October to 20 September).^[4]

Round		Race Name	Track	Date
1	R1	HSBC Race of Brazil	Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba	8 March
1	R2	HSBC Race of Brazil	Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba	8 March
2	R3	HSBC Race of Mexico	Autódromo Miguel E. Abed	22 March
2	R4	HSBC Race of Mexico	Autódromo Miguel E. Abed	22 March
3	R5	Race of Morocco	Marrakech Street Circuit	3 May
3	R6	Race of Morocco	Marrakech Street Circuit	3 May
4	R7	Ville de Pau Race of France	Circuit de Pau Ville	17 May
4	R8	Ville de Pau Race of France	Circuit de Pau Ville	17 May
5	R9	Race of Spain	Circuit Ricardo Tormo	31 May
5	R10	Race of Spain	Circuit Ricardo Tormo	31 May
6	R11	Mariott Race of the Czech Republic	Masaryk Circuit	21 June
6	R12	Mariott Race of the Czech Republic	Masaryk Circuit	21 June
7	R13	Race of Portugal	Circuito da Boavista	5 July
7	R14	Race of Portugal	Circuito da Boavista	5 July
8	R15	Mariott Race of UK	Brands Hatch	19 July
8	R16	Mariott Race of UK	Brands Hatch	19 July
9	R17	Atari Race of Germany	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	6 September
9	R18	Atari Race of Germany	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	6 September
10	R19	Stihl Race of Italy	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	20 September
10	R20	Stihl Race of Italy	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	20 September
11	R21	Kenwood Race of Japan	Okayama International Circuit	1 November
11	R22	Kenwood Race of Japan	Okayama International Circuit	1 November
12	R23	Mariott Race of Macau	Guia Circuit	22 November
12	R24	Mariott Race of Macau	Guia Circuit	22 November

Results and standings

Races

Race	Race Name	Pole Position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning independent	Report
1	Race of Brazil	Yvan Muller	Yvan Muller	Yvan Muller	SEAT Sport	Félix Porteiro	Report
2	Race of Brazil		Alain Menu	Gabriele Tarquini	SEAT Sport	Félix Porteiro	Report
3	Race of Mexico	Augusto Farfus	Andy Priaulx	Rickard Rydell	SEAT Sport	Félix Porteiro	Report
4	Race of Mexico		Jörg Müller	Yvan Muller	SEAT Sport	Félix Porteiro	Report
5	Race of Morocco	Robert Huff	Robert Huff	Robert Huff	Chevrolet	Mehdi Bennani	Report
6	Race of Morocco		Alain Menu	Nicola Larini	Chevrolet	Franz Engstler	Report
7	Race of France	Augusto Farfus	Sergio Hernández	Robert Huff	Chevrolet	Franz Engstler	Report
8	Race of France		Jörg Müller	Alain Menu	Chevrolet	Éric Cayrolle	Report
9	Race of Spain	Gabriele Tarquini	Yvan Muller	Yvan Muller	SEAT Sport	Tom Coronel	Report
10	Race of Spain		Augusto Farfus	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team Germany	Stefano D'Aste	Report
11	Race of the Czech Republic	Augusto Farfus	Andy Priaulx	Alessandro Zanardi	BMW Team Italy-Spain	Félix Porteiro	Report
12	Race of the Czech Republic		Sergio Hernández	Sergio Hernández	BMW Team Italy-Spain	Félix Porteiro	Report
13	Race of Portugal	Gabriele Tarquini	Gabriele Tarquini	Gabriele Tarquini	SEAT Sport	Stefano D'Aste	Report
14	Race of Portugal		Augusto Farfus	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team Germany	Stefano D'Aste	Report
15	Race of UK	Alain Menu	Alain Menu	Alain Menu	Chevrolet	Stefano D'Aste	Report
16	Race of UK		Jörg Müller	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team Germany	Tom Boardman	Report
17	Race of Germany	Gabriele Tarquini	Andy Priaulx	Andy Priaulx	BMW Team UK	Tom Coronel	Report
18	Race of Germany		Andy Priaulx	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team Germany	Tom Coronel	Report
19	Race of Italy	Gabriele Tarquini	Gabriele Tarquini	Gabriele Tarquini	SEAT Sport	Tom Coronel	Report
20	Race of Italy		Rickard Rydell	Yvan Muller	SEAT Sport	Stefano D'Aste	Report
21	Race of Japan	Gabriele Tarquini	Rickard Rydell	Andy Priaulx	BMW Team UK	Tom Coronel	Report
22	Race of Japan		Robert Huff	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team Germany	Stefano D'Aste	Report
23	Guia Race of Macau	Robert Huff	Tiago Monteiro	Robert Huff	Chevrolet	Tom Coronel	Report
24	Guia Race of Macau		Jörg Müller	Augusto Farfus	BMW Team Germany	Félix Porteiro	Report

Championship standings

Points system
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

Drivers' Championship

Pos	Driver	BRA		MEX		MAR		FRA		ESP		CZE		POR		UK		GER		ITA		JPN		MAC		Pts
1	Gabriele Tarquini	4	1	6	8	2	5	12	6	3	3	3	5	1	Ret	4	3	2	3	1	2	5	7	2	5	127
2	Yvan Muller	1	4	4	1	4	2	11	7	1	7	8	2	3	2	Ret	7	NC	7	2	1	4	3	5	3	123
3	Augusto Farfus	5	6	2	4	12	6	2	2	4	1	Ret	Ret	8	1	8	1	5	1	NC	8	8	1	8	1	113
4	Andy Priaulx	7	9	3	2	10	15†	4	4	5	4	NC	8	9	7	3	5	1	2	15	9	1	2	NC	13	84
5	Robert Huff	Ret	13	NC	14	1	3	1	3	22	22	Ret	12	2	6	2	6	Ret	9	3	17	3	6	1	8	80
6	Jörg Müller	NC	5	5	13	8	4	3	18	6	2	2	7	11	8	6	2	Ret	4	NC	15	2	16	7	2	76
7	Rickard Rydell	3	2	1	3	Ret	DNS	13	Ret	13	14	4	6	7	3	5	4	3	11	NC	7	25	8	11	10	64
8	Jordi Gené	2	3	7	7	3	Ret	16	12	Ret	11	Ret	11	6	4	13	16	NC	Ret	NC	5	6	9	3	6	48
9	Tiago Monteiro	16	12	11	Ret	5	DSQ	14	11	2	8	6	3	4	5	7	8	19	12	Ret	23†	7	Ret	6	4	44
10	Alain Menu	Ret	11	Ret	12	7	16	7	1	15	12	Ret	22	NC	18†	1	18	18	10	8	3	9	4	4	21	41
11	Sergio Hernández	6	10	9	5	14	Ret	5	Ret	8	6	5	1	Ret	DNS	16	9	8	5	7	11	Ret	12	10	11	36
12	Alessandro Zanardi	10	14	13	6	Ret	DNS	NC	5	12	5	1	Ret	12	10	12	12	17	Ret	4	4	15	17	9	9	31
13	Nicola Larini	15	15	8	10	6	1	NC	9	11	13	Ret	13	5	Ret	22†	17	15	6	Ret	16	12	5	12	7	27
14	Tom Coronel	9	8	15	15	21	8	8	19†	7	10	9	9	13	12	10	11	4	8	5	14	10	13	13	Ret	15
15	Félix Porteiro	8	7	10	9	13	10	DSQ	17†	10	15	7	4	14	13	14	15	Ret	15	9	12	14	11	14	12	10
16	Franz Engstler	12	16	14	11	11	7	6	Ret	16	16	11	14	20	11	NC	19	7	Ret	11	13	Ret	15	16	14	7
17	James Thompson													18	15	18	22			6	6	11	Ret	DNS	DNS	6
18	Stefano D'Aste	Ret	20	12	16	16	13†	Ret	DNS	9	9	17	15	10	9	9	13	6	16	12	10	24†	10	DNS	DNS	3
19	Éric Cayrolle							10	8																	1
–	Tom Boardman	11	19	16	21			9	Ret	17	19	13	19	15	Ret	11	10	9	13	10	18	18	14	15	Ret	0
–	Mehdi Bennani					9	9	18	Ret	14	23			DSQ	Ret					13	Ret					0
–	Vito Postiglione					18	Ret			19	17	10	10			21	23									0
–	Kristian Poulsen	20†	18	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	15	10	Ret	20	Ret	21	17	16	20	Ret	12	22	16	19	19	Ret	17	Ret	0
–	Jaap van Lagen	17	17	17	17	20	14	Ret	13	21†	Ret	14	18	Ret	DNS	Ret	21	10	20	Ret	DNS	13	Ret	23†	DNS	0
–	Marin Čolak	19†	DNS	Ret	22†	15	12	19	16	18	18	Ret	DNS					11	21							0
–	Kirill Ladygin	14	22	18	20	17	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	24	15	17	19	17†	19	24	16	23†	14	20	16	DNS	DNS	DNS	0
–	Tim Coronel											12	16													0
–	Philip Geipel															17	20	13	14							0
–	Viktor Shapovalov	13	23	19†	19	22†	17†	17	15	20	21	16	20					Ret	24							0
–	Diego Puyo													16	14											0
–	Jean-Marie Clairet																	14	17							0
–	Laurent Cazenave							Ret	14																	0
–	Nobuteru Taniguchi																					20	Ret	18	15	0
–	Takayuki Aoki																							19	16	0
–	Seiji Ara																					17	18			0
–	Henry Ho																					22	Ret	20	17	0
–	Fabio Fabiani																			17	22					0
–	Georgi Tanev	18	21	Ret	18	19	Ret																			0
–	André Couto																							25	18	0
–	Michel Nykjær																	NC	18							0
–	Lei Kit Meng																							21	19	0
–	João Paulo de Oliveira																					23	19			0
–	Jason Watt																	Ret	19							0
–	Masaki Kano																					21	20			0
–	Joseph Rosa Merszei																							22	20	0
–	Andrea Larini																			DSQ	21					0
–	Alex Liu																							24†	DNS	0
–	Norbert Michelisz															Ret	NC									0
guest drivers ineligible for points
–	Robert Dahlgren															15	14									*
–	Tommy Rustad															Ret	Ret									*
Pos	Driver	BRA		MEX		MAR		FRA		ESP		CZE		POR		UK		GER		ITA		JPN		MAC		Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Drivers' Championship points were awarded on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first eight finishers in each of the twenty four races.^[5] All results obtained were taken into account.^[5]

Manufacturers' Championship

Pos	Manufacturer	BRA		MEX		MAR		FRA		ESP		CZE		POR		UK		GER		ITA		JPN		MAC		Pts
1	SEAT	1	1	1	1	2	2	11	6	1	3	3	2	1	2	4	3	2	3	1	1	4	3	2	3	314
1	SEAT	2	2	4	3	3	5	12	7	2	7	4	3	3	3	5	4	3	7	2	2	5	7	3	4	314
2	BMW	5	5	2	2	8	4	2	2	4	1	1	1	8	1	3	1	1	1	4	4	1	1	7	1	311
2	BMW	6	6	3	4	10	6	3	4	5	2	2	7	9	7	6	2	5	2	7	8	2	2	8	2	311
3	Chevrolet	15	11	8	10	1	1	1	1	11	12	Ret	12	2	6	1	6	15	5	3	3	3	4	1	7	215
3	Chevrolet	Ret	13	NC	12	6	3	7	3	15	13	Ret	13	5	18†	2	17	18	9	8	16	9	5	4	8	215
4	Lada	13	17	17	17	17	11	16	13	20	21	14	17	18	15	18	21	10	20	6	6	11	Ret	23†	DNS	83
4	Lada	14	22	18	19	20	14	Ret	15	21†	24	15	18	19	17†	19	22	16	23†	14	20	13	Ret	DNS	DNS	83
Pos	Manufacturer	BRA		MEX		MAR		FRA		ESP		CZE		POR		UK		GER		ITA		JPN		MAC		Pts

Manufacturers' Championship points were awarded on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first eight finishers in each of the twenty four races.^[5] All results obtained by the best two classified cars per manufacturer were taken into account.^[5] All other cars from the same manufacturer were considered to be invisible in terms of points scoring.^[5]

Yokohama Independents' Trophy

Pos	Driver	BRA		MEX		MAR		FRA		ESP		CZE		POR		UK		GER		ITA		JPN		MAC		Pts
1	Tom Coronel	9	8	15	15	21	8	8	19†	7	10	9	9	13	12	10	11	4	8	5	14	10	13	13	Ret	233
2	Félix Porteiro	8	7	10	9	13	10	DSQ	17†	10	15	7	4	14	13	14	15	Ret	15	9	12	14	11	14	12	220
3	Franz Engstler	12	16	14	11	11	7	6	Ret	16	16	11	14	20	11	NC	19	7	Ret	11	13	Ret	15	16	14	156
4	Stefano D'Aste	Ret	20	12	16	16	13†	Ret	DNS	9	9	17	15	10	9	9	13	6	16	12	9	24†	10	DNS	DNS	137
5	Tom Boardman	11	19	16	21			9	Ret	17	19	13	19	15	Ret	11	10	9	13	10	18	18	14	15	Ret	99
6	Kristian Poulsen	20†	18	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	15	10	Ret	20	Ret	21	17	16	20	Ret	12	22	16	19	19	Ret	17	Ret	50
7	Marin Čolak	19†	DNS	Ret	22†	15	12	19	16	18	18	Ret	DNS					11	21							31
8	Mehdi Bennani					9	9	18	Ret	14	23			NC	Ret					13	Ret					30
9	Vito Postiglione					18	Ret			19	17	10	10			21	23									24
10	Nobuteru Taniguchi																					20	Ret	18	15	21
11	Éric Cayrolle							10	8																	18
12	Philip Geipel															17	20	13	14							15
13	Takayuki Aoki																							19	16	14
14	Georgi Tanev	18	21	Ret	18	19	Ret																			12
15	Henry Ho																					22	Ret	20	19	11
16	Seiji Ara																					17	18			9
17	Diego Puyo													16	14											8
18	Tim Coronel											12	16													7
19	Laurent Cazenave							Ret	14																	6
20	André Couto																							25	17	6
21	Jean-Marie Clairet																	14	17							4
22	João Paulo de Oliveira																					23	19			4
23	Lei Kit Meng																							21	18	4
24	Masaki Kano																					21	20			3
25	Michel Nykjær																	NC	18							2
26	Joseph Rosa Merszei																							22	20	2
27	Andrea Larini																			Ret	21					2
28	Fabio Fabiani																			17	22					2
29	Norbert Michelisz															Ret	NC									2
30	Jason Watt																	Ret	19							1
–	Alex Liu																							24†	DNS	0
Pos	Driver	BRA		MEX		MAR		FRA		ESP		CZE		POR		UK		GER		ITA		JPN		MAC		Pts

The Yokohama Independents' Trophy used a similar points system to that used for the Drivers’ Championship, however bonus points were also awarded at each event for race one pole position and for the fastest race lap, unlike the Drivers' championship. Three bonus points per position were awarded if an independent driver finished in the overall top eight, e.g. if a driver finished sixth overall, he or she received nine bonus points. Double points were awarded at the final event at Macau.

Yokohama Teams' Trophy

Pos	Team	BRA		MEX		MAR		FRA		ESP		CZE		POR		UK		GER		ITA		JPN		MAC		Pts
1	SUNRED Engineering	9	8	15	15	21	8	8	8	7	10	9	9	13	12	10	10	4	8	5	14	10	13	13	17	304
1	SUNRED Engineering	11	19	16	21			9	19†	17	19	12	16	15	14	11	11	9	13	10	18	18	14	15	Ret	304
2	Scuderia Proteam Motorsport	8	7	10	9	13	10	DSQ	17†	10	15	7	4	14	13	14	15	Ret	15	9	12	14	11	14	12	239
2	Scuderia Proteam Motorsport	18	21	Ret	18	18	Ret			19	17	10	10			21	23			17	22	20	Ret	18	15	239
3	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	12	16	14	11	11	7	6	10	16	16	11	14	17	11	17	19	7	14	11	13	19	15	16	14	212
3	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	20†	18	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	20	Ret	21	20	16	20	20	12	22	16	19	21	20	17	19	212
4	Wiechers-Sport	Ret	20	12	16	16	13†	Ret	14	9	9	17	15	10	9	9	13	6	16	12	9	17	10	19	16	150
4	Wiechers-Sport							Ret	DNS													24†	18	DNS	DNS	150
5	Čolak Racing Team Ingra	19†	DNS	Ret	22†	15	12	19	16	18	18	Ret	DNS					11	21							32
6	Exagon Engineering					9	9	18	Ret	14	23			NC	Ret					13	Ret					28
7	China Dragon Racing																							21	18	6
8	Perfection Racing																	NC	18							3
9	Team Bygma Jason Watt Racing																	Ret	19							2
Pos	Team	BRA		MEX		MAR		FRA		ESP		CZE		POR		UK		GER		ITA		JPN		MAC		Pts

All the teams taking part in any of the rounds of the 2009 FIA World Touring Car Championship were eligible to score points for the Yokohama Teams' Trophy. Points were awarded to the two best classified cars of each team, providing they were driven by Independent drivers. All other cars of that same team were considered invisible as far as scoring points was concerned.

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References

↑ 2009 FIA World Touring Car Championship Sporting Regulations, page 2
1 2 "WTCC calendar approved". World Touring Car Championship official website. Archived from the original on November 14, 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
↑ "MARRAKECH GP JOINS 2009 WTCC CALENDAR". World Touring Car Championship official website. 3 July 2008. Archived from the original on September 8, 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
↑ "Press Release: World Motor Sport Council – Decisions 05/11/2008". FIA official website. 5 November 2008. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
1 2 3 4 5 FIA World Touring Car Championship (2009 Sporting Regulations), argent.fia.com As archived at www.webcitation.org on 12 December 2009

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[1] 2009 FIA World Touring Car Championship Sporting Regulations, page 2

[2009_provisional_calendar_2008_October-2] 1 2 "WTCC calendar approved". World Touring Car Championship official website. Archived from the original on November 14, 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2008.

[3] "MARRAKECH GP JOINS 2009 WTCC CALENDAR". World Touring Car Championship official website. 3 July 2008. Archived from the original on September 8, 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2008.

[2009_provisional_calendar_2008_November-4] "Press Release: World Motor Sport Council – Decisions 05/11/2008". FIA official website. 5 November 2008. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2008.

[SportingRegs-5] 1 2 3 4 5 FIA World Touring Car Championship (2009 Sporting Regulations), argent.fia.com As archived at www.webcitation.org on 12 December 2009

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