Difference between revisions of "2009 Masters Series season"

Revision as of 10:20, 27 May 2011

The 2009 Masters Series season was the first GPVWC Masters Series season.

Report

Teams and drivers

Team	Base	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No.	Race Drivers	Rounds	Test/Reserve Driver(s)
Nordsjoen Racing	Cardiff, UK	Nordsjoen Racing	NR004	Mercedes-Benz FO-108X	P	0	Jyri Lylykorpi	1-4, 6-7	Georgios Davakos Pavel Loknovski
						2	Joe Consiglio	1-7
Woods Racing	Croydon, UK	Woods Racing	WR11a	Mercedes-Benz FO-108X	P	3	Mark Wicks	1-7	Gregg Lawson Dan Rusu
						4	Kieran Ryan	1-7
Red Archer Virtual Racing Team	Rethymno, Greece	Red Archer		Renault RS29	P	5	Jason Muscat	1–7	Leontin Nemet Nikos Evangelidakis
						6	David Jundt	1–7
Constant Racing	St. Helens, UK	Constant Racing	CR-SL11	Renault RS29	P	7	Mark Stanton	1–7	Luis Fernando Laaff Robert Rose
						8	William Ponissi	1–5
							Luis Fernando Laaff	6-7
Synergetic Motorsports	Belfast, UK	Synergetic Motorsports	SM-11	Ferrari 056	P	9	Christoph Lichtenstein	1–7	Ryan McConkey Liam Hatchell Mal McKee
						10	Sam Millar	1–7
Computrac Motorsports	Zolder, Belgium	Computrac Motorsports		BMW P867	P	11	Gavin Thomas	1–3	Marco Vandenbroeck
						12	Ben Morgan	1–5
Draig Racing	Maerdy, UK	Draig Racing		Ferrari 056	P	14	Lee Morris	1–7	Sean Scott
						15	Ryan Walker	1–7
ST Racing	Chandler's Ford, UK	ST Racing		BMW P867	P	16	Mark Fuller	1–2, 4, 6-7	Luke McKee
							Luke McKee	3, 5
						17	David Stanton	1–7
European Williamson Dynamics GP	Berlin, Germany	Williamson Dynamics		Mercedes-Benz FO-108X	P	18	Tim-Oliver Wagner	1-5	Adam Smith Teemu Toikka
							Teemu Toikka	6-7
						19	Ojay Clark	1–7
Nijo Racing	Nantwich, UK	Nijo Racing	NR11B	Toyota RVX-09	P	20	Ashley Walsh	5	Ben Warren Chris Williamson Tom Parker
							Chris Williamson	2, 6
							Tom Parker	1, 3-4
							Ben Warren	7
						21	Abdel Damghi	2-7
							Chris Williamson	1
Triple-Double Racing	Oxford, UK	TDR		Toyota TVX-09	P	22	Phil Perkins	1–7	Philip Cullen Adam Rouse
						23	Adam Rouse	1-6
							Bart de Vos	7
Midnight Motorsport	UK	Midnight Motorsport		Renault RS29	P	24	Dave Carr-Smith	1–4, 6-7
						25	Nick Rowland	1–4, 6

New entries

The first new team to secure a place in the Superleague was Nijo Racing, owned and managed by Chris Williamson. Nijo came straight in from a successful Masters season, bypassing the Supercup, and looking eager to carry that success into the Superleague. Initially having signed Tom Parker and Ashley Walsh, the team underwent many changes in driver line-up in the first half of the season, with Parker pulling out after only a few races.

Triple-Double Racing was the next team to secure a place in the Superleague, founded and initially managed by Ben Morgan before Phil Perkins took the reins scant days before the opening race. Driver Jyri Lylykorpi was initially linked with the team, however the team secured GPVWC stalwarts Adam Rouse and Phil Perkins.

The final new team to secure a place was Midnight Motorsport. Driver Nick Rowland's brainchild, the team managed to secure both himself and experienced racing driver and manager Dave Carr-Smith, which seemed to promise a strong team in bid for the Constructors' and Drivers' Championships. Reliability problems and bad luck were the order of the day for the beginning of the season for Midnight, however.

2009 Calendar

Round	Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date	Time
					Track time	GMT
1	Australian Grand Prix	Australian GP	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne	24th March	???	19:00
2	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Abu Dhabi GP	Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island	31st March	???	19:00
3	Japanese Grand Prix	Japanese GP	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie	7th April	???	19:00
4	Chinese Grand Prix	Chinese GP	Shanghai International Circuit	21st April	???	19:00
5	UPP South African Grand Prix	South African GP	Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit	5th May	???	19:00
6	Austrian Grand Prix	Austrian GP	A1-Ring	12th May	???	19:00
7	French Grand Prix	French GP	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	19th May	???	19:00
8	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	2nd June	???	19:00
9	British Grand Prix	British GP	Silverstone Circuit	16th June	???	19:00
10	Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain GP	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain	23rd June	???	19:00
11	San Marino Grand Prix	San Marino GP	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, San Marino	7th July	???	19:00
12	Turkish Grand Prix	Turkish GP	Istanbul Park	14th July	???	19:00
13	Mexican Grand Prix	Mexican GP	Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City	28th July	???	19:00
14	Canadian Grand Prix	Canadian GP	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	25th August	???	19:00
15	Brazilian Grand Prix	Brazilian GP	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	1st September	???	19:00
16	Italian Grand Prix	Italian GP	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	15th September	???	19:00
17	Spanish Grand Prix	Spanish GP	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona	29th September	???	19:00
18	Belgian Grand Prix	Belgian GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	6th October	???	19:00
19	Dutch Grand Prix	Dutch GP	Circuit Park Zandvoort	13th October	???	19:00
20	Singapore Grand Prix	Singapore GP	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	20th October	???	19:00

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Rd.	Grands Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
1	Australian Grand Prix	Joe Consiglio	Lee Morris	Lee Morris	Draig Racing-Ferrari	Report
2	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Joe Consiglio	Joe Consiglio	Lee Morris	Draig Racing-Ferrari	Report
3	Japanese Grand Prix	Joe Consiglio	Lee Morris	Lee Morris	Draig Racing-Ferrari	Report
4	Chinese Grand Prix	Jason Muscat	Mark Stanton	Lee Morris	Draig Racing-Ferrari	Report
5	South African Grand Prix	Sam Millar	Sam Millar	Lee Morris	Draig Racing-Ferrari	Report
6	Austrian Grand Prix	Sam Millar	Sam Millar	Jason Muscat	Red Archer-Renault	Report
7	French Grand Prix	Jason Muscat	Joe Consiglio	Joe Consiglio	Nordsjoen-Mercedes	Report
8	Monaco Grand Prix					Report
9	British Grand Prix					Report
10	Bahrain Grand Prix					Report
11	San Marino Grand Prix					Report
12	Turkish Grand Prix					Report
13	Mexican Grand Prix					Report
14	Canadian Grand Prix					Report
15	Brazilian Grand Prix					Report
16	Italian Grand Prix					Report
17	Spanish Grand Prix					Report
18	Belgian Grand Prix					Report
19	Dutch Grand Prix					Report
20	Singapore Grand Prix					Report

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

Drivers standings

Pos Driver AUS UAE JPN CHN RSA AUT FRA MON GBR BHR RSM TUR MEX CAN BRA ITA ESP BEL NED SIN Points 1 Lee Morris 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 97 2 Joe Consiglio 13† 2 2 4 3 2 1 69 3 Jason Muscat 16 3 8 2 2 1 Ret 52 4 David Jundt 4 4 4 6 6 4 5 48 5 Sam Millar 3 Ret 3 Ret 9 8 4 33 6 Ojay Clark 5 5 Ret 8 4 11 6 28 7 Dave Carr-Smith 2 Ret 6 3 DNS Ret Ret 27 8 Mark Wicks 9 7 7 10 8 5 7 24 9 Adam Rouse 6 6 Ret 7 7 7 22 10 Kieran Ryan 8 10 12 13 5 6 8 18 11 Mark Stanton Ret 8 10 5 11 9 Ret 12 12 Bart De Vos 3 10 13 Jyri Lylykorpi 7 9 Ret 14 DNS Ret 12 6 14 Nick Rowland Ret Ret 5 Ret DNS Ret DNS 6 15 Christoph Lichtenstein 12 11 9 9 12 Ret Ret 4 16 Ryan Walker 11 12 15 18 10 10 9 4 17 Ben Morgan 10 Ret 11 Ret Ret DNS DNS 1 18 Abdel Damghi Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 10 0 19 Mark Fuller 15 Ret 16 13 11 0 20 David Stanton Ret 13 13 11 Ret Ret Ret 0 21 Chris Williamson Ret 16 12 0 22 William Ponissi 14 14 Ret 17 Ret 0 23 Phil Perkins Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret 0 24 Gavin Thomas Ret Ret 14 DNS DNS DNS DNS 0 25 Tim-Oliver Wagner Ret DNS Ret 15 DNS 0 26 Tom Parker Ret Ret Ret 0 27 Luke McKee Ret DNS 0 28 Ashley Walsh Ret 0 29 Teemu Toikka Ret DNS 0 30 Luis Fernando Laaff Ret Ret 0 31 Ben Warren Ret 0 Pos Driver AUS UAE JPN CHN RSA AUT FRA MON GBR BHR RSM TUR MEX CAN BRA ITA ESP BEL NED SIN Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Blank Did not participate (-) Excluded (EX) Withdrew entry before the event (WD) Bold - Pole Italics - Fastest lap

^† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Constructors standings

Pos Constructor Car No. AUS UAE JPN CHN RSA AUT FRA MON GBR BHR RSM TUR MEX CAN BRA ITA ESP BEL NED SIN Points 1 Draig Racing-Ferrari 14 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 101 15 11 12 15 18 10 10 9 2 Red Archer 5 16 3 8 2 2 1 Ret 100 6 4 4 4 6 6 4 5 3 Nordsjoen-Mercedes 0 7 9 Ret 14 DNS Ret 12 75 2 13† 2 2 4 3 2 1 4 Woods Racing 3 9 7 7 10 8 5 7 42 4 8 10 12 13 5 6 8 5 Synergetic-Ferrari 9 12 11 9 9 12 Ret Ret 37 10 3 Ret 3 Ret 9 8 4 6 Midnight 24 2 Ret 6 3 DNS Ret Ret 33 25 Ret Ret 5 Ret DNS Ret DNS 7 Triple-Double 22 Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret 32 23 6 6 Ret 7 7 7 3 8 Williamson 18 Ret DNS Ret 15 DNS Ret DNS 28 19 5 5 Ret 8 4 11 6 9 Constant 7 Ret 8 10 5 11 9 Ret 12 8 14 14 Ret 17 Ret Ret Ret 10 Computrac 11 Ret Ret 14 DNS DNS DNS DNS 1 12 10 Ret 11 Ret Ret DNS DNS 11 Nijo 20 Ret 16 Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 1 21 Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 10 12 ST Racing 16 15 Ret Ret 16 DNS 13 11 0 17 Ret 13 13 11 Ret Ret Ret Pos Constructor Car No. AUS UAE JPN CHN RSA AUT FRA MON GBR BHR RSM TUR MEX CAN BRA ITA ESP BEL NED SIN Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Blank Did not participate (-) Excluded (EX) Withdrew entry before the event (WD) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

^† Cars did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.