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| − | |rowspan=1| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Convex XRX SL|Convex XRX]] | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" rowspan=1| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Convex XRX SL|Convex XRX]] |
| − | |rowspan=1| {{flagicon|ENG}} Sheffield, England | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" rowspan=1| {{flagicon|ENG}} Sheffield, England |
| − | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" rowspan=1 align="center"| '''[[Convex XRX]]''' | |
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| − | |rowspan=1| Mercedes | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" rowspan=1| Mercedes |
| − | |rowspan=1 align="center"| {{Bridgestone}} | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" rowspan=1 align="center"| {{Bridgestone}} |
| − | | align="center"| 9 | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center"| 9 |
| − | | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Neil Peters]] | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Neil Peters]] |
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|rowspan=8| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Maximum Racing SL|Maximum Racing]] | |rowspan=8| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Maximum Racing SL|Maximum Racing]] | ||
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| − | |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Conde Racing Competicion SL|Conde Racing Competicion]] | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Conde Racing Competicion SL|Conde Racing Competicion]] |
| − | |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ARG}} Argentina | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ARG}} Argentina |
| − | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" rowspan=2 align="center"| '''[[Conde Racing Competicion]]''' | |
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| − | |rowspan=2| Honda | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" rowspan=2| Honda |
| − | |rowspan=2 align="center"| {{Bridgestone}} | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" rowspan=2 align="center"| {{Bridgestone}} |
| − | | align="center"| 20 | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center"| 20 |
| − | | {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Roberto Walter Conde]] | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" | {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Roberto Walter Conde]] |
| − | | 1-2, 4-6, 8-10 | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" | 1-2, 4-6, 8-10 |
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| − | | align="center"| 21 | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center"| 21 |
| − | | {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Roberto Luis Conde]] | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" | {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Roberto Luis Conde]] |
| − | | 1-2, 4-5, 7-8 | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" | 1-2, 4-5, 7-8 |
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|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[CSG Racing SL|CSG Racing]] | |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[CSG Racing SL|CSG Racing]] | ||
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| − | |rowspan=1| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[R4 Engineering SL|R4 Engineering]] | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" rowspan=1| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[R4 Engineering SL|R4 Engineering]] |
| − | |rowspan=1| {{flagicon|CAN}} Montreal, Canada | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" rowspan=1| {{flagicon|CAN}} Montreal, Canada |
| − | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" rowspan=1 align="center"| '''[[R4 Engineering]]''' | |
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| − | |rowspan=1| Renault | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" rowspan=1| Renault |
| − | |rowspan=1 align="center"| {{Bridgestone}} | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" rowspan=1 align="center"| {{Bridgestone}} |
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| − | | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Stanton]] | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Stanton]] |
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|rowspan=5| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Constant Racing SL|Constant Racing]] | |rowspan=5| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Constant Racing SL|Constant Racing]] | ||
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| − | |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phoenix Racing SL|Phoenix Racing]] | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phoenix Racing SL|Phoenix Racing]] |
| − | |rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ENG}} Wakefield, England | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ENG}} Wakefield, England |
| − | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" rowspan=2 align="center"| '''[[Phoenix Racing]]''' | |
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| − | |rowspan=2| Toyota | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" rowspan=2| Toyota |
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| − | | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Fuller]] | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Fuller]] |
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| − | | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Perkins]] | + | |bgcolor="#cccccc" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Perkins]] |
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|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Fusion Motorsport SL|Fusion Motorsport]] | |rowspan=3| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Fusion Motorsport SL|Fusion Motorsport]] | ||
Revision as of 14:50, 2 October 2012
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| Competition | Superleague |
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| Title Sponsor | N/A |
| Platform Used |  rFactor v1.255
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| Rounds | 18 |
| Mod base | CTDP F1 06 |
| Carshape base | GP2 |
| Engine Supplier(s) | Mercedes, Ferrari, Renault, Toyota, Honda, Cosworth |
| Tyre Supplier(s) | Bridgestone |
| Drivers | 46 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Drivers' Champion |  Joe Consiglio
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| Teams' Champion |  Nordsjoen Racing
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The 2009 Superleague season was the 10th GPVWC Superleague competition. 2009 was an important year in the league's history, it marked the beginning of online competiton in the GPVWC. The highly acclaimed rFactor simulator was chosen as the platform for the all new "connected era".
In a successful and exciting year, Joe Consiglio and Nordsjoen Racing secured the drivers and constructors championships respectively. The season saw six different winners, Joe Consiglio, Adam Rouse, Janne Tanskanen, Luis Fernando Laaff, Dave Carr-Smith and Lee Morris all stood on the top step of the podium over the course of the 18 round competition.
Consiglio took six wins on his way to championship glory in 2009. His closest rival Janne Tanskanen picked up three victories but retirements and non starts put pay to any chance of the Finn taking the crown. With Consiglio securing the drivers championship at the pen-ultimate round in Zandvoort, it was the ever consistent Mark Wicks who finished the season 2nd in the drivers standings, despite not taking any wins in 2009. FSR sensation Lee Morris entered the fray late in the season and duly won all five races he attended.
Nordsjoen Racing wrapped up the constructors championship as early as the Spanish Grand Prix in Valencia. Consiglio and team-mate Rouse proved to be a formidable partnership and gave Nordsjoen their 2nd constructors title in as many years.
Contents
Pre-season
Testing
Pre-season testing gave the league and it's drivers a chance to become better acquainted with rFactor and online competition in general. Many drivers, including eventual champion Joe Consiglio had barely turned a wheel on the game before attending the first scheduled test in Norway. At the league’s historical first online meeting, Adam Rouse and newcomer Janne Tanskanen emerged as the early pace setters.
As winter testing progressed Dave Carr-Smith wrote his name on the list of potential contenders by posting a very quick laptime at the second test in Zolder. At Sebring a week later Consiglio headed the timesheets and proved he was now fully up to speed with the new platform. Consiglio also posted the quickest time at the final pre-season test in Donington Park.
Indeed with the highly rated Maltese driver teamed up with the determined Adam Rouse, Nordsjoen Racing were pre-season favourites to take the constructors championship in 2009. The Woods Racing duo of Carr-Smith and Mark Wicks looked like they would be Nordsjoen’s closest rivals. However the Cosworth powered Evans Blue cars were also being marked as potential challengers.
Report
Tanskanen finally took his first win of the season at Suzuka. The Nordsjoen drivers Consiglio and Rouse finished 2nd and 3rd respectively. Both drivers received drive-thru penalties early on and had to fight their way through the field as a result. A round later Consiglio took a lights to flag victory at the French Grand Prix in Charade. Veteran Kieran Ryan was an excellent 2nd with Chris Allen scoring his maiden podium in 3rd. Rouse once again bore the brunt of Nordsjoen's unreliable Honda engine and with Tanskanen also retiring Consiglio found himself leading the championship after four rounds.
Tanskanen dominated the 2009 Irish Grand Prix and took his 2nd win of the year. Adam Rouse resisted late pressure from Phil Perkins to finish the race in 2nd. After being punted off by Michelangelo Manrique at mid distance, the recovering Consiglio fell foul of yet another Honda engine blowup. A round later the Maltese driver was back on form in Monaco. On the tight and twisty streets Consiglio took pole position and a dominant win to re-establish his lead in the championship. Rouse made it a Nordsjoen 1-2 with Wicks taking a well earned 3rd. Tanskanen wound up in an unusually distant 4th.
Dave Carr-Smith took his first ever victory at Silverstone after an epic race long battle with Joe Consiglio. The Woods Racing driver resisted huge pressure for lap after lap and crossed the line less than four tenths ahead of the charging championship leader. Tanskanen failed to finish after an unfortunate incident with Leontin Nemet. Mark Wicks capped a great day for Woods Racing by holding off Jyri Lylykorpi for 3rd. The Czech Grand Prix saw Consiglio take his 4th win of season, comfortably ahead of Tanskanen in 2nd. After starting at the back of the grid Rouse did a stellar job to bring his Nordsjoen to the finish in 3rd. Ryan McConkey put up the fastest lap of the race but had to settle for 4th after a stop-go penalty for speeding in the pits.
After a long summer break the paddock re-gathered in Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix. In a tense race Consiglio resisted late pressure from Tanskanen and took his 5th victory of the season. Carr-Smith was 3rd ahead of his team-mate Wicks in 4th. Mexico was next on the calendar and once again Consiglio was in unstoppable form. In an event that saw Janne Tanskanen failing to show up, Consiglio took pole, fastest lap and a comfortable victory over team-mate Rouse. Perkins continued his strong run of form with another podium.
Adam Rouse returned to the top step of the podium in Brazil. The Englishman tracked team-mate Consiglio all race and fully capitalised when the Maltese driver got disconnected from the server. Mark Wicks crossed the finish line in 2nd with debutant James Linton bringing his Fusion home in a superb 3rd. By the Italian Grand Prix the form book was turned completely upside down. FSR driver Lee Morris announced he would be competing for CSG Racing in the remaining races. Morris quickly demonstrated his ability by scoring a dominant win in Monza. Meanwhile championship hopefuls Tanskanen and Consiglio fought tooth and nail for the runner-up spot, in the end the Finn just managed to hold the Nordsjoen at bay.
The pen-ultimate round of the championship was held at Zandvoort. The big pre-race news was that Tanskanen would be unable to compete due to exam committments. Consiglio had been handed a massive opportunity and he knew that a 3rd place finish was all that was required to take the championship. In the race Morris was once again in strong form and took another easy lights to flag victory for CSG Racing. However it was Joe Consiglio who followed him home to take the 2009 World Drivers Championship. A 7 year dream had finally come true.
At the final round in Singapore the fans were treated to a fantastic battle for the win between Morris and the newly crowned champion. With the pressure off Consiglio was free to express himself on the floodlit streets and after a race long battle pulled off a spectacular pass on the CSG driver to take the lead in the latter stages of the grand prix. A late spin denied Consiglio of a fairy tale ending but none-the-less he had proven he was capable of going toe to toe with the new FSR sensation. Adam Rouse finished 3rd and Mark Wicks was 4th. In finishing 4th Wicks ensured 2nd in the drivers standings, just heading out Tanskanen and Rouse by a single point.
Teams and drivers
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Other Entrants
The following constructors also launched entries at the start of the 2009 Superleague season, but never competed beyond pre-season testing:
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Team Edge Radio
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Team Mach4
New entries
With the GPVWC in a rebuilding year many new teams took the opportunity to enter the 2009 Superleague season.
Evans Blue Racing were by far the most sucessful new outfit. The Finnish team took three wins and several podiums on their way to third place in the constructors championship.
New entries Phoenix Racing, Allen GP and Daniel Ortega Racing all scored podiums in 2009 and established themselves as regular point scorers.
Gear F1 and Conde Racing Competicion also found themselves amongst the points in their debut year.
Unfortunately R4 Engineering and Convex XRX only attended one race in 2009 and quickly fell by the way side.
Despite the relative success of these new teams, their existance was destined to last only one year in the GPVWC.
Team changes
- R4 Engineering were replaced by Constant Racing just before the 2009 French Grand Prix. Driver, manager and co-owner Mark Stanton guided his new team to regular points and 8th position in the constructors championship.
- German team Maximum Racing were drafted in to fill the vacant spot left by Convex XRX. Maximum made their debut at Monaco and scored eight points in 2009.
- Just before the 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix Phoenix Racing changed ownership and hence became known as Fusion Motorsport. Despite keeping an almost identical infrastructure the two teams were treated as separate entries.
- Conde Racing Competicion failed to make an appearance after the mid-season break. Dave Carr-Smith's CSG Racing stepped in to replace the Argentinian outfit. Lead driver Lee Morris stormed to five wins in five races and CSG finished an impressive 4th in the team standings.
Driver changes
- It was all change for reigning constructors’ champions Nordsjoen Racing in 2009. Scott Whiteman retired at the end of 2008 and Adam Rouse was quickly signed as his replacement. The returning Joe Consiglio was originally signed as test driver but after showing some impressive pre-season pace, team manager William Ponissi promoted the Maltese veteran to drive the #2 car before the season start. Now without a drive Ponissi opted to compete for the new Allen GP team. Mid-season Luis Fernando Laaff was signed as Nordsjoen’s test driver. The German replaced the absent Adam Rouse at Bahrain, winning in his first and only appearance of 2009.
- Woods Racing retained veteran Mark Wicks for 2009. Juha Tanskanen and Dave Carr-Smith shared the 2nd car until mid-season. With Tanskanen going AWOL after Japan and Carr-Smith deciding to step down after Mexico, test driver Dan Rusu was promoted to drive the #4 car for the rest of the season.
- Mal McKee and Philip Cullen started the season as Synergetic’s 2009 drivers. Ryan McConkey drove a few one off races in McKee’s place later in the season. Cullen pulled out of the Superleague after Canada with Martin Wright taking over the #6 car. Liam Hatchell drove a one off race for the team in Belgium, finishing an impressive 5th on his debut.
- At Platform both Michelangelo Manrique and Jero Jansen were resigned for 2009. Neil Peters drove a one-off race for the team at Shanghai in place of Manrique. Jansen left the league after being disqualified in Japan and therefore Platform were only represented by Manrique until Monaco. At Monaco Platform announced Kieran Ryan had been signed to drive the #7 car for the rest of the season. Manrique stopped competing after Canada so Daniel Bolman was signed as his replacement.
- Maximum Racing rotated no less than eight drivers in 2009. Steve Bridge drove the #9 car before leaving the team and handing the reigns over to Michael Pitman for a one off race in Bahrain. Lee Iden was signed to drive the vacant seat from Canada onwards. The 2nd car was driven by Richard Bayes at Monaco before the Australian was snapped up by Constant Racing. After that Kieran Spencer drove a one off race for the team at the Czech GP. In the 2nd half of the season Gavin Thomas, Mike Phillis and even team manager Anthony Meier all drove the #10 car.
- Janne Tanskanen and Jyri Lylykorpi represented an all Finnish driving line up at Evans Blue. However with Lylykorpi only able to start his season in Japan, test driver Mark Stanton was drafted in to drive the first two races in his place. Lylykorpi stopped racing after South Africa and Martin O'Connor was brought in to partner Tanskanen for the rest of the season.
- At Constant Racing, Mark Stanton was partnered by Ryan McConkey until the Monaco GP. Richard Bayes was then signed to drive in McConkey’s place. Stanton handed his seat to William Ponissi at Canada, but the Englishman ended up driving in Bayes place for the last two races of the season.
- D.O.R used five different drivers over the course of 2009. Daniel Ortega and Nikos Evangelidakis started the season before Ortega gave way to Kieran Ryan in Japan. Eventually Ryan left the team for pastures new at Platform and was thereby replaced by test driver Leontin Nemet. The promising Jason Muscat replaced Evangelidakis from Spain onwards.
- Allen GP started the season with Chris Allen and William Ponissi. Test driver Chris Kinsman substituted for Allen at the Czech GP. Before Canada Ponissi was dropped from the team in favour of Kinsman. The situation forced Ponissi to look elsewhere for a race seat, eventually the Italian settled at Constant for the remainder of the season.
- Gear F1 started the year with Ciro Di Rosa and Micheal Pitman. Di Rosa left the team after China and Pitman parted way after Ireland. With the team in disarray Wayne Mullins was signed to drive the first car for the remainder of the season. Gavin Thomas drove his first race for the team in Bahrain but was dropped in favour of Christoph Lichtenstein from Spain onwards. Thomas went onto finish his season at Maximum Racing.
- Mark Fuller started the year as Phoenix Racing's sole representative in Australia. Phil Perkins joined the team (later known as Fusion Motorsport) at the Japanese Grand Prix. James Linton drove a one off race for Fusion at Interlagos in place of Fuller.
2009 Calendar
Calendar changes
- The calendar was extended to 18 Grand Prix for 2009 - 1 more than the previous season. In general, the 2009 calendar was vastly different to that of 2008.
- The Turkish Grand Prix, Malaysian Grand Prix, Hungarian Grand Prix, German Grand Prix, European Grand Prix and Austrian Grand Prix were all absent from the 2009 calendar.
- The Spanish Grand Prix venue was changed from the Circuit de Catalunya to the Valencia Street Circuit. The classic Circuit de Charade was chosen to host the 2009 French Grand Prix instead of the usual Magny-Cours.
- The Chinese Grand Prix made a return to the GPVWC in 2009. Mondello Park was chosen to host the Irish Grand Prix. The Autodrom Most circuit was the setting for the new Czech Grand Prix. The Dutch Grand Prix was held at the historic Zandvoort track. The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez was host to the Mexican Grand Prix. The refurbished Kyalami track was the venue of the South African Grand Prix.
- The Singapore Grand Prix's Marina Bay Street Circuit was also new for 2009 and was scene to the first ever Superleague night race.
Results and standings
Grands Prix
Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
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| Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers standings
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Bold - Pole |
† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
Constructors standings
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Bold – Pole |
† Cars did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
| Preceded by: 2008 Superleague season |
2009 Superleague season 2009 |
Succeeded by: 2010 Superleague season |
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