2009 Formul'Academy Euro Series

The 2009 Formul'Academy Euro Series season was the seventeenth season of the series for 1600cc Formula Renault machinery, and the second under the Formul'Academy Euro Series guise. The season began on 3 May at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain and ended on 25 October at Ciudad del Motor de Aragón in Alcañiz, also in Spain; and consisted of fourteen races at seven meetings. Benjamin Bailly became series champion, only the fourth time that a non-French driver had won the series that began as Formula Renault Campus.[1]

Driver lineup

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No Driver Rounds
1 France Donald Choque All
2 France Christophe Charrier 2
France Alexandre Mantovani 5
France Adrien Iché 7
3 France Franck Matelli All
4 France Clovis Roux All
5 France Amir Mesny All
6 Belgium Benjamin Bailly All
7 France Vincent Beltoise All
8 Spain Fernando Monje All
9 France William Vermont All
10 Italy Andrea Cecchellero All
11 France Romain Fournillier All
12 France Louis Gervoson All
13 France Jonathan Fiorillo All
14 France Thibaut Taquet All
15 France Yann Zimmer All
16 France Alexandre Cougnaud All
17 France Julien Deschamps All
18 France Paul Lanchere All
19 Czech Republic Jakub Klášterka All

Race calendar and results

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  • A seven-round calendar was announced on 12 January 2009.[2]
Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Supporting
1 R1 Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia 3 May France Vincent Beltoise Belgium Benjamin Bailly France Vincent Beltoise European F3 Open
R2 Belgium Benjamin Bailly Belgium Benjamin Bailly Belgium Benjamin Bailly
2 R1 France Circuit de Pau Ville 16 May France Vincent Beltoise France Franck Matelli Italy Andrea Cecchellero FIA WTCC Race of France
R2 17 May Italy Andrea Cecchellero France Franck Matelli France Vincent Beltoise
3 R1 Germany Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 20 June Belgium Benjamin Bailly Belgium Benjamin Bailly Belgium Benjamin Bailly FIA GT Oschersleben 2 Hours
R2 21 June France Yann Zimmer Italy Andrea Cecchellero France Yann Zimmer
4 R1 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 24 July France Vincent Beltoise Spain Fernando Monje France William Vermont FIA GT 24 Hours of Spa
R2 25 July France Vincent Beltoise Belgium Benjamin Bailly Belgium Benjamin Bailly
5 R1 France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 19 September France William Vermont France William Vermont France William Vermont European F3 Open
R2 20 September France William Vermont France Yann Zimmer France William Vermont
6 R1 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza 3 October Belgium Benjamin Bailly Italy Andrea Cecchellero Belgium Benjamin Bailly Superleague Formula / European F3 Open
R2 4 October Belgium Benjamin Bailly France Franck Matelli Belgium Benjamin Bailly
7 R1 Spain Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz 24 October France Julien Deschamps France Yann Zimmer Belgium Benjamin Bailly World Series by Renault
R2 25 October France Yann Zimmer France Julien Deschamps France Franck Matelli

Championship standings

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Drivers

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  • Only a driver's best twelve results counted towards the championship. Points were awarded to the drivers as follows:
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PP FL
Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1
Pos Driver VAL
1

Spain
VAL
2

Spain
PAU
1

France
PAU
2

France
OSC
1

Germany
OSC
2

Germany
SPA
1

Belgium
SPA
2

Belgium
MAG
1

France
MAG
2

France
MNZ
1

Italy
MNZ
2

Italy
ALC
1

Spain
ALC
2

Spain
Total
1 Belgium Benjamin Bailly 3 1 2 4 1 2 Ret 1 2 3 1 1 1 5 162
2 France Yann Zimmer 5 5 7 11 2 1 2 3 3 4 Ret 4 3 2 117
3 France William Vermont 2 4 5 Ret Ret Ret 1 2 1 1 4 Ret Ret 6 99
4 France Franck Matelli 8 7 4 3 6 Ret 3 8 5 7 3 2 4 1 98
5 France Vincent Beltoise 1 3 Ret 1 4 5 11 4 4 2 15 6 13 8 94
6 France Julien Deschamps 6 2 3 5 7 DSQ 5 7 Ret 5 9 7 2 3 83
7 Italy Andrea Cecchellero 4 6 1 Ret 8 6 6 10 Ret 8 2 Ret 7 Ret 64
8 France Thibaut Taquet 9 12 8 6 5 Ret 9 6 9 16 6 3 5 4 54
9 France Paul Lanchere 10 11 6 2 Ret Ret 10 9 8 6 5 Ret 16 9 37
10 Spain Fernando Monje 7 8 Ret 9 Ret 4 4 5 16 11 Ret 8 Ret 13 36
11 Czech Republic Jakub Klášterka 11 17 12 12 3 3 12 14 10 10 10 5 DSQ 7 33
12 France Donald Choque Ret 9 9 10 Ret 8 7 11 6 12 7 11 6 12 27
13 France Jonathan Fiorillo Ret 14 16 15 9 Ret 14 17 7 13 12 9 8 10 12
14 France Alexandre Cougnaud Ret 10 10 7 12 Ret 15 15 17 Ret 11 Ret 9 14 8
15 France Clovis Roux 15 16 11 13 11 10 13 12 13 9 8 10 11 18 7
16 France Louis Gervoson 14 15 13 Ret 13 7 Ret 18 11 Ret 16 Ret 10 11 5
17 France Romain Fournillier 12 13 Ret 14 10 11 8 13 14 14 13 12 15 17 4
18 France Amir Mesny 13 Ret 14 16 DNS 9 Ret 16 12 17 14 13 14 16 2
guest drivers ineligible for points
France Christophe Charrier 15 8 0
France Adrien Iché 12 15 0
France Alexandre Mantovani 15 15 0
Pos Driver VAL
1

Spain
VAL
2

Spain
PAU
1

France
PAU
2

France
OSC
1

Germany
OSC
2

Germany
SPA
1

Belgium
SPA
2

Belgium
MAG
1

France
MAG
2

France
MNZ
1

Italy
MNZ
2

Italy
ALC
1

Spain
ALC
2

Spain
Total
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

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  1. ^ "Benjamin Bailly Champion!". autosportacademy.com. Formul'Academy Euro Series. 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
  2. ^ "Formul'Academy Euro Series 2009". autosportacademy.com. Formul'Academy Euro Series. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
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