# 2009 British Formula 3 International Series

The 2009 British Formula 3 International Series (for sponsorship reasons, the Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series) was the 59th British Formula 3 International Series season. It began on 13 April at Oulton Park's Easter Monday meeting and ended on 20 September at Brands Hatch after 20 rounds in four countries. Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo won the title with two races to spare, at the penultimate round at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão. Daniel McKenzie sealed the National Class title during the same race.

## Drivers and teams

| Team | Chassis | Engine | No | Driver | Rounds |
| Championship Class ||||||
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F309 | Volkswagen | 1 | Max Chilton | All |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F309 | Volkswagen | 2 | Henry Arundel | All |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F309 | Volkswagen | 21 | Daniel Ricciardo | All |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F309 | Volkswagen | 22 | Oliver Oakes | 1–2 |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F309 | Volkswagen | 22 | Robert Wickens | 4 |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F309 | Volkswagen | 22 | Philip Major | 5-10 |
| T-Sport | Dallara F309 | Volkswagen | 3 | Adriano Buzaid | All |
| T-Sport | Dallara F309 | Volkswagen | 4 | Wayne Boyd | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | Dallara F309 | Mercedes HWA | 5 | Víctor García | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | Dallara F309 | Mercedes HWA | 51 | Riki Christodoulou | All |
| Barazi-Epsilon | Dallara F309 | Mercedes HWA | 7 | Stéphane Richelmi | 1–5, 7-9 |
| Bridger Motorsport | Mygale M-09F3 | Mugen-Honda | 10 | Jay Bridger | 3-10 |
| Team West-Tec | Mygale M-09F3 | Mugen-Honda | 11 | Jay Bridger | 1 |
| Hitech Racing | Dallara F309 | Mercedes HWA | 13 | Walter Grubmüller | All |
| Hitech Racing | Dallara F309 | Mercedes HWA | 14 | Renger van der Zande | 2-9 |
| Räikkönen Robertson Racing | Dallara F309 | Mercedes HWA | 16 | Marcus Ericsson | 3-4 |
| Räikkönen Robertson Racing | Dallara F309 | Mercedes HWA | 16 | Dominic Storey | 6 |
| Räikkönen Robertson Racing | Dallara F309 | Mercedes HWA | 16 | Kevin Chen | 7-9 |
| Räikkönen Robertson Racing | Dallara F309 | Mercedes HWA | 26 | Carlos Huertas | All |
| Räikkönen Robertson Racing | Dallara F309 | Mercedes HWA | 27 | Daisuke Nakajima | All |
| C F Racing | Dallara F309 | Mugen-Honda | 25 | Hywel Lloyd | All |
| Joe Tandy Racing | Mygale M-09F3 | Mercedes HWA | 28 | Nick Tandy | 1–4 |
| National Class ||||||
| T-Sport | Dallara F307 | Mugen-Honda | 43 | Gabriel Dias | All |
| Team West-Tec | Dallara F307 | Mugen-Honda | 44 | Max Snegirev | 1–3, 5-10 |
| Team West-Tec | Dallara F307 | Mugen-Honda | 46 | Mathieu Maurage | 9 |
| Team West-Tec | Dallara F307 | Mugen-Honda | 64 | Qinghua Ma | 10 |
| Team West-Tec | Dallara F307 | Mugen-Honda | 66 | Michele Faccin | 8 |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F305 | Mugen-Honda | 49 | Joe Ghanem | 9-10 |
| Litespeed F3 | SLC R1 | Mugen-Honda | 53 | Satrio Hermanto | 8-9 |
| Litespeed F3 | SLC R1 | Mugen-Honda | 54 | Aaron Steele | 5 |
| Litespeed F3 | SLC R1 | Mugen-Honda | 55 | Victor Corrêa | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | Dallara F307 | Mugen-Honda | 56 | Daniel McKenzie | All |
| Invitation Entries ||||||
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F309 | Volkswagen | 23 | Jake Rosenzweig | 7 |
| Fortec Motorsport | Dallara F309 | Mercedes HWA | 76 | Sam Bird | 9 |
| Räikkönen Robertson Racing | Dallara F309 | Mercedes HWA | 88 | Marcus Ericsson | 10 |
| ART Grand Prix | Dallara F309 | Mercedes HWA | 90 | Esteban Gutiérrez | 7, 9 |
| ART Grand Prix | Dallara F309 | Mercedes HWA | 91 | Jules Bianchi | 7, 9 |
| ART Grand Prix | Dallara F309 | Mercedes HWA | 92 | Valtteri Bottas | 7, 9 |
| ART Grand Prix | Dallara F309 | Mercedes HWA | 94 | Adrien Tambay | 7, 9 |
| Racing Experience | Dallara F307 | Mercedes HWA | 95 | Nicolas Marroc | 7 |
| Manor Motorsport | Dallara F309 | Mercedes HWA | 96 | Pedro Enrique | 9 |
| Manor Motorsport | Dallara F309 | Mercedes HWA | 97 | Roberto Merhi | 9 |

## Calendar

The calendar for 2009 saw the total number of races drop from 22 to 20. Three overseas events remain, with the 24 Hours of Spa-supporting event the only one to remain from 2008. However, the Monza 1000km-supporting races and the FIA GT-support event in Bucharest were dropped to be replaced by the series' first visit to Germany and to Hockenheim, and also a visit to the brand-new Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal. Thruxton and Croft have also been dropped to be replaced with a second meeting at Silverstone. Donington's meeting was originally scheduled for 26 April, however due to ongoing issues with the circuit's track licence, the meeting was rescheduled for 19 July.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | National Class Winner |
| 1 | Oulton Park | 13 April | Max Chilton | Nick Tandy | Daniel Ricciardo | Carlin Motorsport | Daniel McKenzie |
| 2 | Oulton Park | 13 April | Walter Grubmüller | Walter Grubmüller | Daniel Ricciardo | Carlin Motorsport | Daniel McKenzie |
| 3 | Silverstone Circuit | 2 May | Max Chilton | Renger van der Zande | Renger van der Zande | Hitech Racing | Gabriel Dias |
| 4 | Silverstone Circuit | 3 May | Max Chilton | Nick Tandy | Daniel Ricciardo | Carlin Motorsport | Gabriel Dias |
| 5 | Rockingham Motor Speedway | 31 May | Daniel Ricciardo | Renger van der Zande | Nick Tandy | Joe Tandy Racing | Daniel McKenzie |
| 6 | Rockingham Motor Speedway | 31 May | Marcus Ericsson | Nick Tandy | Marcus Ericsson | Räikkönen Robertson Racing | Daniel McKenzie |
| 7 | Hockenheimring | 6 June | Renger van der Zande | Renger van der Zande | Marcus Ericsson | Räikkönen Robertson Racing | Victor Corrêa |
| 8 | Hockenheimring | 7 June | Walter Grubmüller | Nick Tandy | Walter Grubmüller | Hitech Racing | Daniel McKenzie |
| 9 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit | 5 July | Renger van der Zande | Renger van der Zande | Renger van der Zande | Hitech Racing | Daniel McKenzie |
| 10 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit | 5 July | Renger van der Zande | Renger van der Zande | Riki Christodoulou | Fortec Motorsport | Gabriel Dias |
| 11 | Donington Park | 19 July | Renger van der Zande | Daniel Ricciardo | Walter Grubmüller | Hitech Racing | Daniel McKenzie |
| 12 | Donington Park | 19 July | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo | Wayne Boyd | T-Sport | Daniel McKenzie |
| 13 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 24 July | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo$^1$ | Daniel Ricciardo | Carlin Motorsport | Daniel McKenzie |
| 14 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 25 July | Adriano Buzaid | Carlos Huertas$^1$ | Adriano Buzaid | T-Sport | Gabriel Dias |
| 15 | Silverstone Circuit | 16 August | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo | Carlin Motorsport | Gabriel Dias |
| 16 | Silverstone Circuit | 16 August | Daisuke Nakajima | Max Chilton | Renger van der Zande | Hitech Racing | Gabriel Dias |
| 17 | Autódromo Internacional do Algarve | 13 September | Renger van der Zande | Renger van der Zande$^2$ | Jules Bianchi | ART Grand Prix | Daniel McKenzie |
| 18 | Autódromo Internacional do Algarve | 13 September | Max Chilton | Renger van der Zande$^1$ | Jules Bianchi | ART Grand Prix | Gabriel Dias |
| 19 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 20 September | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo | Carlin Motorsport | Daniel McKenzie |
| 20 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 20 September | Daniel Ricciardo | Max Chilton | Max Chilton | Carlin Motorsport | Gabriel Dias |
* $^1$ Fastest lap recorded by Jules Bianchi, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point.
* $^2$ Fastest lap recorded by Esteban Gutiérrez, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point.

## Standings

| Pos | Driver | OUL | OUL | SIL | SIL | ROC | ROC | HOC | HOC | SNE | SNE | DON | DON | SPA | SPA | SIL | SIL | ALG | ALG | BRH | BRH | Pts |
| 1 | Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 275 |
| 2 | Walter Grubmüller | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 188 |
| 3 | Renger van der Zande | | | 1 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | | | 178 |
| 4 | Max Chilton | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 171 |
| 5 | Riki Christodoulou | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | DSQ | Ret | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 130 |
| 6 | Adriano Buzaid | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 16 | 8 | 8 | 109 |
| 7 | Daisuke Nakajima | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 2 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 6 | 95 |
| 8 | Carlos Huertas | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 95 |
| 9 | Henry Arundel | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 14 | 90 |
| 10 | Nick Tandy | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 | DSQ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 68 |
| 11 | Marcus Ericsson | | | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 3 | 65 |
| 12 | Wayne Boyd | 7 | DNS | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 15 | 6 | 10 | 1 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 17 | 15 | 7 | 50 |
| 13 | Hywel Lloyd | 8 | 11 | 16 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 33 |
| 14 | Víctor García | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 7 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 20 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 30 |
| 15 | Jay Bridger | 16 | Ret | | | 10 | 8 | 11 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 28 |
| 16 | Robert Wickens | | | | | | | Ret | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 17 | Philip Major | | | | | | | | | 14 | NC | 15 | Ret | 10 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 10 |
| 18 | Oliver Oakes | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 19 | Stéphane Richelmi | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | DNS | 12 | 16 | Ret | | | 13 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 21 | 14 | | | 4 |
| 20 | Kevin Chen | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | | | 2 |
| 21 | Dominic Storey | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| guest drivers ineligible for championship points |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Jules Bianchi | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ret | | | 1 | 1 | | | 0 |
| | Esteban Gutiérrez | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 10 | | | 2 | 10 | | | 0 |
| | Sam Bird | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 2 | | | 0 |
| | Valtteri Bottas | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ret | | | Ret | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Jake Rosenzweig | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Adrien Tambay | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 8 | | | 0 |
| | Pedro Enrique | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Roberto Merhi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | 0 |
| National Class |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Daniel McKenzie | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 351 |
| 2 | Gabriel Dias | 15 | DNS | 13 | 14 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 295 |
| 3 | Victor Corrêa | Ret | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | Ret | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | Ret | 17 | 184 |
| 4 | Max Snegirev | 18 | 15 | 19 | Ret | 14 | 15 | | | 19 | 18 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 20 | 22 | 19 | 22 | Ret | Ret | 108 |
| 5 | Joe Ghanem | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Ret | 14 | 16 | 39 |
| 6 | Aaron Steele | | | | | | | | | 18 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | 22 |
| 7 | Michele Faccin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 20 | | | | | 20 |
| 8 | Satrio Hermanto | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 21 | Ret | DNS | | | 16 |
| 9 | Mathieu Maurage | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 19 | | | 12 |
| 10 | Qinghua Ma | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Ret | 10 |
| guest drivers ineligible for championship points |||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Nicolas Marroc | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | OUL | OUL | SIL | SIL | ROC | ROC | HOC | HOC | SNE | SNE | DON | DON | SPA | SPA | SIL | SIL | ALG | ALG | BRH | BRH | Pts |