# 2008–09 Speedcar Series

The 2008–09 Speedcar Series was the second and final season Speedcar Series championship. The championship consisted of five meetings, starting on December 5, 2008 at the Dubai Autodrome in the United Arab Emirates and finishing at the Bahrain International Circuit on April 25, 2009. Gianni Morbidelli finished as champion, pipping defending champion Johnny Herbert by just two points.

## Teams and drivers

All of the teams used the Speedcar V8 vehicle with tyres supplied by Michelin.
| Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
| Palm Beach Palm Racing | 04 | Thomas Biagi | 2-5 |
| Palm Beach Palm Racing | 07 | Stefan Johansson | 1 |
| Palm Beach Palm Racing | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | All |
| Continental Circus | 09 | Marcel Tiemann | 1 |
| Continental Circus | 09 | Enzo Panacci | 2 |
| Continental Circus | 26 | Christopher Zöchling | 4-5 |
| Continental Circus | 32 | Eric Charles | 1-2, 4 |
| Continental Circus | 80 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 5 |
| Scuderia Giudici | 09 | Gianni Giudici | 5 |
| Scuderia Giudici | 96 | Ramez Azzam | 5 |
| JMB Racing | 13 | Damien Pasini | All |
| JMB Racing | 69 | Johnny Herbert | All |
| Union Properties | 20 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | All |
| Union Properties | 85 | Hasher Al Maktoum | All |
| Union Properties | 85 | Ramez Azzam | 4 |
| Phoenix Racing | 21 | Mathias Lauda | 1 |
| Phoenix Racing | 80 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 |
| Team Lavaggi | 21 | Chris Buncombe | 2 |
| Team Lavaggi | 33 | Marco Melandri | 3-4 |
| Team Lavaggi | 80 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 2-4 |
| West-Tec | 21 | Chris Buncombe | 5 |
| West-Tec | 44 | David Terrien | 5 |
| Durango | 25 | Christopher Zöchling | 1-3 |
| Durango | 25 | Hamad Al Fardan | 4 |
| Durango | 32 | Marco Cioci | 5 |
| Durango | 44 | David Terrien | 4 |
| Durango | 71 | Nicolas Navarro | 5 |
| Durango | 96 | Jacques Villeneuve | 1-3 |
| HPR | 27 | Jean Alesi | All |
| HPR | 50 | Marchy Lee | All |
| QMMF Team | 59 | Fahad Al Thani | 3 |
| QMMF Team | 95 | Ahamad Al Kuwari | 3 |
| Team Siram | 90 | Giovanni Lavaggi | 2 |
| Team Barwa | 90 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | 3 |

## Calendar

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Report |
| 1 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome (Grand Prix Circuit) | December 5 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Union Properties | Report |
| 1 | R2 | Dubai Autodrome (Grand Prix Circuit) | December 6 | The race was canceled due to heavy rain | The race was canceled due to heavy rain | The race was canceled due to heavy rain | The race was canceled due to heavy rain | | Report |
| 2 | R1 | Bahrain International Circuit | January 23 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jean Alesi | HPR | Report |
| 2 | R2 | Bahrain International Circuit | January 24 | | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Johnny Herbert | JMB Racing | Report |
| 3 | R1 | Losail International Circuit | February 13 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Gianni Morbidelli | Palm Beach | Report |
| 3 | R2 | Losail International Circuit | February 14 | | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Union Properties | Report |
| 4 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome (International Circuit) | February 27 | Christopher Zöchling | Christopher Zöchling | Jean Alesi | HPR | Report |
| 4 | R2 | Dubai Autodrome (International Circuit) | February 28 | | Jean Alesi | Jean Alesi | HPR | Report |
| 5 | R1 | Bahrain International Circuit | April 25 | Johnny Herbert | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Johnny Herbert | JMB Racing | Report |
| 5 | R2 | Bahrain International Circuit | April 26 | | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Union Properties | Report |

## Championship Standings
### Drivers

Points were awarded to the top eight classified finishers using the following structure:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
| Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | DUB | DUB | BHR | BHR | LOS | LOS | DUB | DUB | BHR | BHR | Points |
| 1 | Gianni Morbidelli | 3 | C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 55 |
| 2 | Johnny Herbert | 4 | C | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 53 |
| 3 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 1 | C | Ret | 8 | 2 | 1 | 12 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 45 |
| 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 | C | 2 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 44 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | 10 | C | 1 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 1 | Ret | 10 | 38 |
| 6 | Thomas Biagi | | | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | Hasher Al Maktoum | 5 | C | 5 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 6 | DNP | 6 | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | Christopher Zöchling | 11 | C | DNS | Ret | 9 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 9 | Damien Pasini | 8 | C | 7 | 5 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 11 |
| 10 | David Terrien | | | | | | | 4 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 9 |
| 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | 6 | C | 10 | Ret | 5 | Ret | | | | | 7 |
| 12 | Marchy Lee | 7 | C | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
| 13 | Nicolas Navarro | | | | | | | | | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | Chris Buncombe | | | 9 | 9 | | | | | Ret | 7 | 2 |
| 15 | Marco Melandri | | | | | 8 | 11† | 10 | 8 | | | 2 |
| 16 | Giovanni Lavaggi | | | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | 1 |
| 17 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | | | | | 10 | 9 | | | | | 0 |
| 18 | Eric Charles | 9 | C | 11 | 11 | | | 14 | 12 | | | 0 |
| 19 | Ramez Azzam | | | | | | | | 11 | 10 | Ret | 0 |
| 20 | Fahad Al Thani | | | | | 12 | 10 | | | | | 0 |
| 21 | Marco Cioci | | | | | | | | | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 22 | Ahamad Al Kuwari | | | | | 11 | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| 23 | Hamad Al Fardan | | | | | | | 13 | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Stefan Johansson | Ret | C | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Marcel Tiemann | Ret | C | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Mathias Lauda | Ret | C | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Enzo Panacci | | | DNS | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Gianni Giudici | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | DUB | DUB | BHR | BHR | LOS | LOS | DUB | DUB | BHR | BHR | Points |
| 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) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
Notes:
* † – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

### Teams

| Pos | Driver | DUB | DUB | BHR | BHR | LOS | LOS | DUB | DUB | BHR | BHR | Points |
| 1 | Union Properties | 1 | C | Ret | 8 | 2 | 1 | 12 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 70 |
| 1 | Union Properties | 5 | C | 5 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 70 |
| 2 | JMB Racing | 8 | C | 7 | 5 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 64 |
| 2 | JMB Racing | 4 | C | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 64 |
| 3 | HPR | 10 | C | 1 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 1 | Ret | 10 | 44 |
| 3 | HPR | 7 | C | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 44 |
| 4 | Palm Racing | | | | | | | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 30 |
| 4 | Palm Racing | | | | | | | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 30 |
| 5 | Team Lavaggi | | | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | 30 |
| 5 | Team Lavaggi | | | | | 8 | 11† | 10 | 8 | | | 30 |
| 5 | Team Lavaggi | | | 2 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 4 | | | 30 |
| 6 | Durango | 11 | C | DNS | Ret | 9 | 4 | 13 | Ret | | | 26 |
| 6 | Durango | | | | | | | | | 11 | 11 | 26 |
| 6 | Durango | | | | | | | 4 | 5 | | | 26 |
| 6 | Durango | | | | | | | | | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| 6 | Durango | 6 | C | 10 | Ret | 5 | Ret | | | | | 26 |
| 7 | Continental Circus | Ret | C | DNS | Ret | | | | | | | 22 |
| 7 | Continental Circus | | | | | | | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 7 | Continental Circus | 9 | C | 11 | 11 | | | 14 | 12 | | | 22 |
| 7 | Continental Circus | | | | | | | | | 2 | 12 | 22 |
| 8 | Phoenix Racing | Ret | C | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 8 | Phoenix Racing | 2 | C | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 9 | West-Tec | | | | | | | | | Ret | 7 | 2 |
| 9 | West-Tec | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 2 |
| 10 | Team Siram | | | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | 1 |
| 11 | Team Barwa | | | | | 10 | 9 | | | | | 0 |
| 12 | QMMF Team | | | | | 12 | 10 | | | | | 0 |
| 12 | QMMF Team | | | | | 11 | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| 13 | Scuderia Giudici | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| 13 | Scuderia Giudici | | | | | | | | | 10 | Ret | 0 |
| EX | Palm Beach | | | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | 0 (54) |
| EX | Palm Beach | Ret | C | | | | | | | | | 0 (54) |
| EX | Palm Beach | 3 | C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | 0 (54) |
| Pos | Driver | DUB | DUB | BHR | BHR | LOS | LOS | DUB | DUB | BHR | BHR | Points |
| 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) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
Notes:
* † – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.