2008–09 Speedcar Series
Appearance
The 2008–09 Speedcar Series was the second and final season Speedcar Series championship. The championship consisted of five meetings, starting on December 5, 2008 at the Dubai Autodrome in the United Arab Emirates and finishing at the Bahrain International Circuit on April 25, 2009. Gianni Morbidelli finished as champion, pipping defending champion Johnny Herbert by just two points.[1]
Teams and drivers
[edit]All of the teams used the Speedcar V8 vehicle with tyres supplied by Michelin.
Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
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04 | ![]() |
2-5 |
07 | ![]() |
1 | |
10 | ![]() |
All | |
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09 | ![]() |
1 |
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2 | ||
26 | ![]() |
4-5 | |
32 | ![]() |
1-2, 4 | |
80 | ![]() |
5 | |
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09 | ![]() |
5 |
96 | ![]() |
5 | |
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13 | ![]() |
All |
69 | ![]() |
All | |
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20 | ![]() |
All |
85 | ![]() |
All | |
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4 | ||
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21 | ![]() |
1 |
80 | ![]() |
1 | |
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21 | ![]() |
2 |
33 | ![]() |
3-4 | |
80 | ![]() |
2-4 | |
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21 | ![]() |
5 |
44 | ![]() |
5 | |
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25 | ![]() |
1-3 |
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4 | ||
32 | ![]() |
5 | |
44 | ![]() |
4 | |
71 | ![]() |
5 | |
96 | ![]() |
1-3 | |
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27 | ![]() |
All |
50 | ![]() |
All | |
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59 | ![]() |
3 |
95 | ![]() |
3 | |
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90 | ![]() |
2 |
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90 | ![]() |
3 |
Calendar
[edit]Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Report | |
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1 | R1 | ![]() (Grand Prix Circuit) |
December 5 | ![]() |
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Report |
R2 | December 6 | The race was canceled due to heavy rain[4] | ||||||
2 | R1 | ![]() |
January 23 | ![]() |
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Report |
R2 | January 24 | ![]() |
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3 | R1 | ![]() |
February 13 | ![]() |
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Report |
R2 | February 14 | ![]() |
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4 | R1 | ![]() (International Circuit) |
February 27 | ![]() |
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Report |
R2 | February 28 | ![]() |
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5 | R1 | ![]() |
April 25 | ![]() |
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Report |
R2 | April 26 | ![]() |
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Championship Standings
[edit]Drivers
[edit]Points were awarded to the top eight classified finishers using the following structure:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
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Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Notes:
- † – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Teams
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Invalid results in italics. |
Notes:
- † – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
References
[edit]- ^ "Liuzzi wins Bahrain finale, Morbidelli takes $500,000 prize". AutoMobilSport.com. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
- ^ The team had changed its name after the third round.
- ^ Ramez Azzam had replaced Hasher Al Maktoum for race 2 of the fourth round.
- ^ "Speedcar race canceled after it floods in the desert". blog.al.com. 2008-12-06. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
- ^ Palm Beach's points were voided and the team excluded from the championship before the fourth round, because it had changed name into Palm Racing.