# 2009 Formula 3 Sudamericana season

The 2009 Formula 3 Sudamericana season was the 23rd Formula 3 Sudamericana season. It began on 6 June 2009, at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet in Brasília and ended on 22 November at Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba. Brazilian driver Leonardo Cordeiro won the title.

## Drivers and teams

* All drivers competed in Pirelli-shod.
| Team | No | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
| Class A |||||
| Cesário Fórmula | 1 | Leonardo Cordeiro | Dallara F309 | Berta | All |
| Cesário Fórmula | 2 | Lucas Foresti | Dallara F309 | Berta | All |
| PropCar Racing | 7 | Igor Veras | Dallara F309 | Berta | All |
| PropCar Racing | 8 | Nilton Molina | Dallara F309 | Berta | All |
| Dragão Motorsport | 11 | Luiz Boesel | Dallara F309 | Berta | All |
| Dragão Motorsport | 16 | Víctor Guerin | Dallara F309 | Berta | 1–5, 7–8 |
| Kemba Racing | 12 | Leonardo de Souza | Dallara F309 | Berta | 1–5, 7, 9 |
| Kemba Racing | 14 | André Negrão | Dallara F309 | Berta | 6–7 |
| Hitech Racing | 13 | Walter Grubmüller | Dallara F309 | Mercedes | 7 |
| Bassan Motorsport | 14 | Fernando Galera | Dallara F309 | Berta | 1–4 |
| Bassan Motorsport | 15 | Claudio Cantelli Jr. | Dallara F309 | Berta | All |
| Razia Motorsport | 17 | Yann Cunha | Dallara F309 | Berta | All |
| Razia Motorsport | 18 | Henrique Lambert | Dallara F309 | Berta | 3–9 |
| Class B |||||
| Cesário Fórmula Junior | 31 | Henrique Martins | Dallara F301 | Berta | All |
| Cesário Fórmula Junior | 32 | Raphael Abbate | Dallara F301 | Berta | All |
| Baumer Racing | 33 | Lucilio Baumer | Dallara F301 | Berta | 1 |
| Kemba Racing | 41 | Mateus Laba | Dallara F301 | Berta | 4 |
| Bassani Racing | 43 | Leandro Florenzo | Dallara F301 | Berta | 4, 7 |
| MX Sports | 63 | Bruno Andrade | Dallara F301 | Berta | All |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Location | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | Brasília, Brazil | Brasília | 6 June | Leonardo Cordeiro | Fernando Galera | Fernando Galera | Stand-alone event |
| 1 | R2 | Brasília, Brazil | Brasília | 7 June | Leonardo Cordeiro | Leonardo Cordeiro | Leonardo Cordeiro | Stand-alone event |
| 2 | R1 | Pinhais, Brazil | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | 13 June | Leonardo Cordeiro | Leonardo Cordeiro | Leonardo Cordeiro | Stand-alone event |
| 2 | R2 | Pinhais, Brazil | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | 14 June | Leonardo Cordeiro | Leonardo Cordeiro | Leonardo de Souza | Stand-alone event |
| 3 | R1 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Jacarepaguá | 11 July | Leonardo Cordeiro | Leonardo Cordeiro | Leonardo Cordeiro | Stand-alone event |
| 3 | R2 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Jacarepaguá | 12 July | Leonardo Cordeiro | Leonardo Cordeiro | Leonardo Cordeiro | Stand-alone event |
| 4 | R1 | Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil | Autódromo Internacional de Santa Cruz do Sul | 29 August | Luiz Boesel | Leonardo Cordeiro | Luiz Boesel | Stand-alone event |
| 4 | R2 | Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil | Autódromo Internacional de Santa Cruz do Sul | 30 August | Claudio Cantelli Jr. | Leonardo Cordeiro | Claudio Cantelli Jr. | Stand-alone event |
| 5 | R1 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 12 September | Leonardo Cordeiro | Leonardo Cordeiro | Leonardo Cordeiro | Buenos Aires Grand Prix |
| 5 | R2 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 13 September | Leonardo Cordeiro | Leonardo Cordeiro | Leonardo Cordeiro | Buenos Aires Grand Prix |
| 6 | R1 | Piriápolis, Uruguay | Piriápolis Street Circuit | 3 October | Claudio Cantelli Jr. | Claudio Cantelli Jr. | Claudio Cantelli Jr. | Gran Premio de Piriápolis |
| 6 | R2 | Piriápolis, Uruguay | Piriápolis Street Circuit | 4 October | Leonardo Cordeiro | Claudio Cantelli Jr. | Leonardo Cordeiro | Gran Premio de Piriápolis |
| 7 | R1 | São Paulo, Brazil | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 16 October | Henrique Lambert | Race Cancelled | Race Cancelled | Brazilian Grand Prix |
| 7 | R2 | São Paulo, Brazil | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 17 October | Henrique Lambert | Leonardo Cordeiro | Leonardo Cordeiro | Brazilian Grand Prix |
| 8 | R1 | Campo Grande, Brazil | Autódromo Internacional Orlando Moura | 7 November | Claudio Cantelli Jr. | Leonardo Cordeiro | Claudio Cantelli Jr. | Stand-alone event |
| 8 | R2 | Campo Grande, Brazil | Autódromo Internacional Orlando Moura | 7 November | Leonardo Cordeiro | Leonardo Cordeiro | Henrique Lambert | Stand-alone event |
| 8 | R3 | Campo Grande, Brazil | Autódromo Internacional Orlando Moura | 8 November | Lucas Foresti | Leonardo Cordeiro | Lucas Foresti | Stand-alone event |
| 9 | R1 | Pinhais, Brazil | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | 21 November | Leonardo Cordeiro | Leonardo Cordeiro | Leonardo Cordeiro | Stand-alone event |
| 9 | R2 | Pinhais, Brazil | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | 22 November | Henrique Lambert | Igor Veras | Leonardo Cordeiro | Stand-alone event |

## Championship standings

| Pos | Driver | BRA 1 | BRA 2 | CUR 1 | CUR 2 | JAC 1 | JAC 2 | SCZ 1 | SCZ 2 | BUE 1 | BUE 2 | PIR 1 | PIR 2 | INT 1 | INT 2 | CAM 1 | CAM 2 | CAM 3 | CUR 1 | CUR 2 | Pts |
| Class A ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Leonardo Cordeiro | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | C | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 138 |
| 2 | Claudio Cantelli Jr. | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 4 | C | Ret | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 96 |
| 3 | Lucas Foresti | Ret | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | Ret | Ret | C | Ret | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 81 |
| 4 | Henrique Lambert | | | | | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | C | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 75 |
| 5 | Yann Cunha | 2 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | C | Ret | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 74 |
| 6 | Igor Veras | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 7 | C | 7 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 56 |
| 7 | Luiz Boesel | 3 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 5 | C | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 54 |
| 8 | Nilton Molina | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | C | Ret | 10 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 6 | 45 |
| 9 | Leonardo de Souza | Ret | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | | | C | Ret | | | | Ret | 10 | 33 |
| 10 | Fernando Galera | 1 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 6 | 6 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 |
| 11 | Víctor Guerin | | | | | | | | | | | | | C | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | | | 15 |
| 12 | André Negrão | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 11 | C | 10 | | | | | | 4 |
| | Walter Grubmüller | | | | | | | | | | | | | C | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| Class B ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Henrique Martins | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 8 | C | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 132 |
| 2 | Raphael Abbate | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 10 | C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 132 |
| 3 | Bruno Andrade | 12 | 12 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | C | 4 | 6 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 110 |
| 4 | Víctor Guerin | 11 | 11 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 49 |
| 5 | Lucílio Baumer | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| 6 | Leandro Florenzo | | | | | | | 13 | 12 | | | | | C | 9 | | | | | | 14 |
| | Mateus Laba | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | BRA 1 | BRA 2 | CUR 1 | CUR 2 | JAC 1 | JAC 2 | SCZ 1 | SCZ 2 | BUE 1 | BUE 2 | PIR 1 | PIR 2 | INT 1 | INT 2 | CAM 1 | CAM 2 | CAM 3 | CUR 1 | CUR 2 | 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) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |