# 2009 Formula Palmer Audi season

The 2009 Formula Palmer Audi season was the twelfth Formula Palmer Audi season. It began on May 2 at Brands Hatch and finished on October 18 at Snetterton. It consisted of twenty rounds all held in England. The championship was won by Richard Plant in his third FPA season.
In a new incentive for 2009, the winner of this season's championship received a £50,000 scholarship prize towards a Formula Two drive, and the top three all received a F2 test.

## Driver lineup

| Car # | Driver | Sponsor(s) | Rounds |
| 2 | Richard Plant | G W Price | All |
| 3 | Paul Rees | Oxford Audi | All |
| 4 | Ashley Babbra | AMB Racing & Events Ltd. | All |
| 5 | Maxime Jousse | E. Leclerc | All |
| 6 | Kenny Andrews | Quattro Plant Ltd. | 1–4 |
| 6 | Bastian Graber | ALWA - Montagen | 6–7 |
| 7 | Adam Foster | Platinum Computer Solutions | All |
| 8 | Mark Powell | Future World | 4 |
| 8 | Dimitris Papanastasiou | Amalthia Shipping Co. Inc | 5–7 |
| 9 | José Alonso Liste | KENTES / Time Force | 1–6 |
| 10 | Luca Orlandi | Constellar | All |
| 11 | Mark Powell | Corsport | 1 |
| 11 | Dominic Pettit | Dominant Motorsport | 2 |
| 11 | Andre Manzarra | Floripa Prime | 3, 5 |
| 11 | Jolyon Palmer | Comma Oil | 6–7 |
| 12 | Philipp Frommenwiler | Schober Information Group | 1–6 |
| 12 | Danilo Estrela | Schober Information Group | 7 |
| 13 | María de Villota | Hola Magazine | 1–3 |
| 14 | Julien Gerbi | Biotech International / myracedriver.com | All |
| 15 | Giuseppe Cipriani | tedeschiusa.com | All |
| 16 | Tom Duggan | Stars of Tomorrow | 1–2 |
| 16 | Alice Powell | www.silverstone-hotels.com | 5 |
| 16 | Ramón Piñeiro | Caja Madrid | 6–7 |
| 18 | Emma Kimiläinen | Astrum Vene | All |
| 19 | David Rotar | Racing Pool AMF | All |
| 21 | Kazim Vasiliauskas | Darsena Management | All |
| 22 | Howard Fuller | AGM Transitions | All |
| 33 | Josef Newgarden | Robo Pong | 1 |
| 33 | Jolyon Palmer | Comtact | 2 |
| 33 | Felix Rosenqvist | Pintos | 7 |
| 38 | Tristan Vautier | Mediaco | All |
| 55 | Thiago Calvet | Alfaparf Milano | 1–3 |
| 55 | Bruce Hodges | Metrow Foods | 5–6 |
| 55 | Max Snegirev | Klaxon Automotive Magazine | 7 |
| 66 | Ash Davies | H2O Networks | All |

## Race calendar and results

* All races held in the United Kingdom.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver |
| 1 | R1 | Brands Hatch GP | 2 May | Adam Foster | Kazim Vasiliauskas | Josef Newgarden |
| 1 | R2 | Brands Hatch GP | 2 May | Kazim Vasiliauskas | Richard Plant | Josef Newgarden |
| 1 | R3 | Brands Hatch GP | 3 May | Kazim Vasiliauskas | Richard Plant | Kazim Vasiliauskas |
| 2 | R1 | Silverstone National | 7 June | Tristan Vautier | Tristan Vautier | Tristan Vautier |
| 2 | R2 | Silverstone National | 7 June | José Alonso Liste | Emma Kimiläinen | José Alonso Liste |
| 2 | R3 | Silverstone National | 7 June | Tristan Vautier | Richard Plant | Richard Plant |
| 3 | R1 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit | 4 July | Richard Plant | Maxime Jousse | Tristan Vautier |
| 3 | R2 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit | 5 July | Richard Plant | Tristan Vautier | Tristan Vautier |
| 4 | R1 | Oulton Park | 25 July | Tristan Vautier | Tristan Vautier | Tristan Vautier |
| 4 | R2 | Oulton Park | 25 July | Tristan Vautier | Tristan Vautier | Tristan Vautier |
| 4 | R3 | Oulton Park | 25 July | Tristan Vautier | Richard Plant | Richard Plant |
| 5 | R1 | Brands Hatch Indy | 22 August | Richard Plant | Richard Plant | Richard Plant |
| 5 | R2 | Brands Hatch Indy | 23 August | Richard Plant | Richard Plant | Richard Plant |
| 5 | R3 | Brands Hatch Indy | 23 August | Richard Plant | Adam Foster | Richard Plant |
| 6 | R1 | Silverstone GP | 2 October | Jolyon Palmer | Tristan Vautier | Jolyon Palmer |
| 6 | R2 | Silverstone GP | 3 October | Jolyon Palmer | Jolyon Palmer | Tristan Vautier |
| 6 | R3 | Silverstone GP | 3 October | Jolyon Palmer | Jolyon Palmer | Maxime Jousse |
| 7 | R1 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit | 17 October | Paul Rees | Tristan Vautier | Kazim Vasiliauskas |
| 7 | R2 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit | 18 October | Kazim Vasiliauskas | Felix Rosenqvist | Felix Rosenqvist |
| 7 | R3 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit | 18 October | Felix Rosenqvist | Felix Rosenqvist | Felix Rosenqvist |

## Championship standings

| Pos | Driver | BRH | BRH | BRH | SIL | SIL | SIL | SNE | SNE | OUL | OUL | OUL | BRH | BRH | BRH | SIL | SIL | SIL | SNE | SNE | SNE | Points |
| 1 | Richard Plant | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 330 |
| 2 | Kazim Vasiliauskas | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 2 | Ret | 313 |
| 3 | Adam Foster | 2 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 304 |
| 4 | Tristan Vautier | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 7 | Ret | 303 |
| 5 | Emma Kimiläinen | 10 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 260 |
| 6 | Ashley Babbra | 19 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 227 |
| 7 | Paul Rees | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 217 |
| 8 | Maxime Jousse | Ret | 6 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | DNS | Ret | DNS | Ret | 6 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 204 |
| 9 | David Rotar | 11 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 6 | Ret | DNS | 7 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 193 |
| 10 | Ash Davies | 9 | 16 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | Ret | 167 |
| 11 | José Alonso Liste | Ret | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 9 | DNS | 8 | 9 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 5 | 12 | 9 | | | | 156 |
| 12 | Julien Gerbi | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 152 |
| 13 | Philipp Frommenwiler | 8 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 14 | | | | 149 |
| 14 | Giuseppe Cipriani | Ret | 20 | 19 | Ret | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 92 |
| 15 | Howard Fuller | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | DNS | 15 | 18 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | 17 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 87 |
| 16 | Jolyon Palmer | | | | 10 | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | 1 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 70 |
| 17 | Luca Orlandi | 16 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 16 | Ret | 18 | 17 | 13 | 68 |
| 18 | Josef Newgarden | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 64 |
| 19 | Kenny Andrews | 7 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 17 | DNS | Ret | 6 | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | 61 |
| 20 | Ramón Piñeiro | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 7 | Ret | 13 | 5 | 3 | 56 |
| 21 | Felix Rosenqvist | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 1 | 1 | 48 |
| 22 | Maria de Villota | 18 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 46 |
| 23 | Thiago Calvet | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43 |
| 24 | Bastian Graber | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 36 |
| 25 | Alice Powell | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | 33 |
| 26 | Dimitris Papanastasiou | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 11 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 15 | Ret | 32 |
| 27 | Tom Duggan | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 |
| 28 | Mark Powell | 15 | 19 | 18 | | | | | | Ret | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 26 |
| 29 | Bruce Hodges | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 16 | 13 | 19 | Ret | 16 | | | | 20 |
| 30 | Danilo Estrela | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 14 | 12 | 14 |
| 31 | Andre Manzarra | | | | | | | Ret | 19 | | | | 14 | 17 | Ret | | | | | | | 10 |
| 32 | Dominic Pettit | | | | 13 | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 33 | Max Snegirev | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | DNS | DNS | 5 |
| Pos | Driver | BRH | BRH | BRH | SIL | SIL | SIL | SNE | SNE | OUL | OUL | OUL | BRH | BRH | BRH | SIL | SIL | SIL | SNE | SNE | SNE | 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) |