2009 Formula 1.5 Season

The 2009 Formula 1.5 season was the 60th season of the Formula 1.5 World Championship. Nico Rosberg won the World Drivers' Championship for the first time with 116 points. Williams won their eighth World Contructors' Championship (and first since 2005) with 164 points.

This season featured the smallest number of teams in Formula 1.5 history with just 5 constructors.

## Entries

### Excluded teams

* Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, Panasonic Toyota Racing, Red Bull Racing, and Brawn GP Formula 1 Team

### Team changes

* The Toyota team abandoned F1.5, leaving Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock out of an F1.5 seat. Both drivers, however, returned to F1.5 for the 2010 Season with the Lotus and Virgin teams respectively. Toyota still supplied power units to the Williams team for this season.
* Amidst the 2008 economical recession, Honda withdrew from the sport. Their drivers Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button were also left without an F1.5 seat for this season. Rubens Barrichello returned to the grid in 2010 with Williams, while Jenson Button would return only in 2013, accompanying McLaren in their return.
* Red Bull left F1.5. Their 2008 drivers David Coulthard and Mark Webber would not return to the sport. The Austrian team, however, returned to participate in the 2015 Season.
* BMW Sauber returned to F1.5 after a one-year hiatus, fielding the same drivers it had in 2007.
* Force India swapped power suppliers from Ferrari to Mercedes.

### Driver changes

* Sebastian Vettel left Toro Rosso (And F1.5 until 2020) and was replaced by Sebastién Buemi

### Mid-Season changes

* Sebastian Bourdais was dropped after the German Grand Prix and was replaced in Toro Rosso by Jaime Alguersuari, who was, at the time, the youngest driver to drive for F1.5
* Renault fired Nelson Piquet Jr. after the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Brazilian driver was replaced by Romain Grosjean.
* Giancarlo Fisichella left Force India after the Belgian Grand Prix and was replaced by Vitantonio Liuzzi

## Calendar

### Calendar changes

* The Chinese Grand Prix was brought forward from its October date to April to become the third round of the championship.
* The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix made its first appearance on the F1.5 calendar, the race being held at the Yas Marina Circuit on November 1st – making it the final round of the 2009 season.
* The Japanese Grand Prix changed circuits from Fuji Speedway to Suzuka.
* The Canadian Grand Prix was originally scheduled for the 7th of June, but was cancelled due to lack of sponsors and contractual problems. It would return for season 2010.
* The French Grand Prix was originally scheduled for the 28th of June at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, but was cancelled due to the withdrawal of financial support by the government; the Grand Prix returned in 2018 at the Circuit Paul Ricard.

## Results & standings

### World Drivers' Championship standings

Points towards the 2009 World Championship of Drivers were awarded on a 10–8-6–5-4–3–2–1 basis for the first eight positions in each race.

Legend:  **Bold** = Pole Position;  *Italics* = Fastest Lap

###### Notes:

\* - Half points were awarded as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

### World Constructors' Championship standings

Points towards the 2009 World Championship of Constructors were awarded on a 10–8-6–5-4–3–2–1 basis for the first eight positions in each race.

Legend:  **Bold** = Pole Position;  *Italics* = Fastest Lap

###### Notes:

\* - Half points were awarded as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.