# 2009 Masters of Formula 3

The 2009 Tango Masters of Formula 3 was the nineteenth Masters of Formula 3 race held at Circuit Park Zandvoort on 14 June 2009. The race returned to Zandvoort after a two-year stay at Zolder. It was won by Masters debutant Valtteri Bottas, for ART Grand Prix.

## Drivers and teams

All drivers used Dallara F308 chassis, excepting Stefano Coletti, who used F309 model.
2009 Entry List :
| Team | No | Driver | Engine | Main series |
| ART Grand Prix | 1 | Jules Bianchi | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| ART Grand Prix | 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| ART Grand Prix | 3 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| ART Grand Prix | 4 | Adrien Tambay | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Carlin Motorsport | 5 | Laurens Vanthoor | Volkswagen | German Formula Three |
| Carlin Motorsport | 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Volkswagen | British Formula 3 |
| Carlin Motorsport | 7 | Henry Arundel | Volkswagen | British Formula 3 |
| Carlin Motorsport | 8 | Max Chilton | Volkswagen | British Formula 3 |
| Carlin Motorsport | 9 | Samuele Buttarelli | Volkswagen | European F3 Open |
| Carlin Motorsport | 10 | Jake Rosenzweig | Volkswagen | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Prema Powerteam | 11 | Stefano Coletti | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Prema Powerteam | 12 | Matteo Chinosi | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Prema Powerteam | 14 | Basil Shaaban | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Fortec Motorsport | 15 | Víctor García | Mercedes | British Formula 3 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 16 | Riki Christodoulou | Mercedes | British Formula 3 |
| Signature-Plus | 17 | Jean Karl Vernay | Volkswagen | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Signature-Plus | 18 | Mika Mäki | Volkswagen | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Signature-Plus | 19 | Tiago Geronimi | Volkswagen | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Hitech Racing | 21 | Renger van der Zande | Mercedes | British Formula 3 |
| Hitech Racing | 22 | Walter Grubmüller | Mercedes | British Formula 3 |
| Manor Motorsport | 23 | Roberto Merhi | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Manor Motorsport | 24 | Pedro Enrique | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Manor Motorsport | 25 | César Ramos | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Manor Motorsport | 26 | Francesco Castellacci | Mercedes | Italian Formula Three |
| Räikkönen Robertson Racing | 27 | Daisuke Nakajima | Mercedes | British Formula 3 |
| Räikkönen Robertson Racing | 28 | Carlos Huertas | Mercedes | British Formula 3 |
| Mücke Motorsport | 29 | Sam Bird | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Mücke Motorsport | 30 | Christian Vietoris | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Mücke Motorsport | 31 | Alexander Sims | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Mücke Motorsport | 32 | Marco Wittmann | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Motopark Academy | 33 | Christopher Zanella | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Motopark Academy | 34 | Atte Mustonen | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| SG Formula | 35 | Alexandre Marsoin | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| SG Formula | 36 | Henkie Waldschmidt | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| SG Formula | 37 | Andrea Caldarelli | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| BVM – Target Racing | 43 | Daniel Zampieri | Mugen-Honda | Italian Formula Three |

## Classification
### Qualifying 1

Group A drivers are highlighted in green.

### Starting grid

| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | ART Grand Prix | 2 | Mika Mäki | Signature |
| 3 | Roberto Merhi | Manor Motorsport | 4 | Stefano Coletti | Prema Powerteam |
| 5 | Jean Karl Vernay | Signature | 6 | Jules Bianchi | ART Grand Prix |
| 7 | Christian Vietoris | Mücke Motorsport | 8 | Alexander Sims | Mücke Motorsport |
| 9 | Renger van der Zande | Hitech Racing | 10 | Henkie Waldschmidt | SG Formula |
| 11 | Tiago Geronimi | Signature | 12 | Sam Bird | Mücke Motorsport |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | Carlin Motorsport | 14 | Christopher Zanella | Motopark Academy |
| 15 | Adrien Tambay | ART Grand Prix | 16 | Atte Mustonen | Motopark Academy |
| 17 | Basil Shaaban | Prema Powerteam | 18 | Matteo Chinosi | Prema Powerteam |
| 19 | Marco Wittmann | Mücke Motorsport | 20 | Walter Grubmüller | Hitech Racing |
| 21 | Carlos Huertas | Räikkönen Robertson Racing | 22 | Laurens Vanthoor | Carlin Motorsport |
| 23 | Riki Christodoulou | Fortec Motorsport | 24 | Francesco Castellacci | Manor Motorsport |
| 25 | Víctor García | Fortec Motorsport | 26 | Pedro Enrique | Manor Motorsport |
| 27 | César Ramos | Manor Motorsport | 28 | Andrea Caldarelli | SG Formula |
| 29 | Daisuke Nakajima | Räikkönen Robertson Racing | 30 | Daniel Zampieri | BVM – Target Racing |
| 31 | Max Chilton | Carlin Motorsport | 32 | Esteban Gutiérrez | ART Grand Prix |
| 33 | Jake Rosenzweig | Carlin Motorsport | 34 | Henry Arundel | Carlin Motorsport |
| 35 | Samuele Buttarelli | Carlin Motorsport | 36 | Alexandre Marsoin | SG Formula |

### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
| 1 | 2 | Valtteri Bottas | ART Grand Prix | 25 | 39:12.544 | 1 |
| 2 | 18 | Mika Mäki | Signature | 25 | +2.610 | 2 |
| 3 | 11 | Stefano Coletti | Prema Powerteam | 25 | +18.248 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Jules Bianchi | ART Grand Prix | 25 | +18.749 | 6 |
| 5 | 31 | Alexander Sims | Mücke Motorsport | 25 | +28.736 | 8 |
| 6 | 21 | Renger van der Zande | Hitech Racing | 25 | +32.838 | 9 |
| 7 | 30 | Christian Vietoris | Mücke Motorsport | 25 | +33.678 | 7 |
| 8 | 29 | Sam Bird | Mücke Motorsport | 25 | +36.181 | 12 |
| 9 | 20 | Tiago Geronimi | Signature | 25 | +45.165 | 11 |
| 10 | 23 | Roberto Merhi | Manor Motorsport | 25 | +45.165 | 3 |
| 11 | 12 | Matteo Chinosi | Prema Powerteam | 25 | +55.767 | 18 |
| 12 | 14 | Basil Shaaban | Prema Powerteam | 25 | +56.282 | 17 |
| 13 | 33 | Christopher Zanella | Motopark Academy | 25 | +56.460 | 14 |
| 14 | 22 | Walter Grubmüller | Hitech Racing | 25 | +56.866 | 20 |
| 15 | 5 | Laurens Vanthoor | Carlin Motorsport | 25 | +1:00.630 | 22 |
| 16 | 16 | Riki Christodoulou | Fortec Motorsport | 25 | +1:03.061 | 23 |
| 17 | 4 | Esteban Gutiérrez | ART Grand Prix | 25 | +1:03.224 | 32 |
| 18 | 28 | Carlos Huertas | Räikkönen Robertson Racing | 25 | +1:17.408 | 21 |
| 19 | 27 | Daisuke Nakajima | Räikkönen Robertson Racing | 25 | +1:22.465 | 29 |
| 20 | 24 | Pedro Enrique | Manor Motorsport | 25 | +1:23.729 | 26 |
| 21 | 43 | Daniel Zampieri | BVM – Target Racing | 25 | +1:24.976 | 30 |
| 22 | 15 | Víctor García | Fortec Motorsport | 25 | +1:25.128 | 25 |
| 23 | 37 | Andrea Caldarelli | SG Formula | 25 | +1:25.486 | 28 |
| 24 | 8 | Max Chilton | Carlin Motorsport | 25 | +1:25.783 | 31 |
| 25 | 7 | Henry Arundel | Carlin Motorsport | 25 | +1:26.801 | 34 |
| 26 | 32 | Marco Wittmann | Mücke Motorsport | 25 | +1:27.014 | 19 |
| 27 | 35 | Alexandre Marsoin | SG Formula | 25 | +1:27.691 | 36 |
| 28 | 25 | César Ramos | Manor Motorsport | 25 | +1:28.235 | 27 |
| 29 | 10 | Jake Rosenzweig | Carlin Motorsport | 25 | +1:28.738 | 33 |
| 30 | 26 | Francesco Castellacci | Manor Motorsport | 25 | +1:29.552 | 24 |
| 31 | 9 | Samuele Buttarelli | Carlin Motorsport | 25 | +1:32.488 | 35 |
| Ret | 3 | Adrien Tambay | ART Grand Prix | 13 | Spin | 15 |
| Ret | 17 | Jean Karl Vernay | Signature | 9 | Accident | 5 |
| Ret | 36 | Henkie Waldschmidt | SG Formula | 9 | Accident | 10 |
| Ret | 34 | Atte Mustonen | Motopark Academy | 9 | Gearbox | 16 |
| Ret | 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Carlin Motorsport | 0 | Gearbox | 13 |
| Fastest lap: Valtteri Bottas, 1:33.251, 166.274 km/h (103.318 mph) on lap 4 |||||||