2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series


The 2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series was the tenth running of the V8 Supercar Development series. It supported the 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series, beginning on 19 March at the Clipsal 500 and ending on 6 December at the Sydney 500 after seven rounds.
With one race to spare, Jonathon Webb secured the series, in doing so becoming the first driver from MW Motorsport to win the title after having competed in the very first series for second-tier V8 Supercars. James Moffat took second place from David Russell at the final race of the series. Ford drivers filled the top seven places with Grant Denyer, Daniel Gaunt, Brad Lowe and Damian Assaillit filling those positions. The first Holden driver was Sam Walter, over 900 points behind Webb.
Webb did not win a race until the fifth round of the series at Queensland Raceway, but from there won every race bar one, where he was second, an irresistible charge for the series that neither Moffat nor Russell had any answer to after the three drivers had been close for the first half of the series.

Calendar

The 2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series on consisted of seven rounds:
Rd.EventCircuitLocationDateWinner
1 Clipsal 500Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South Australia19–22 MarDavid Russell
2 WintonWinton Motor RacewayBenalla, Victoria1–3 MayJonathon Webb
3 Dunlop Townsville 400Townsville Street CircuitTownsville, Queensland10–12 JulJames Moffat
4 Norton 360 Sandown ChallengeSandown RacewayMelbourne, Victoria31 Jul – 2 AugDavid Russell
5 Queensland House & Land 300Queensland RacewayIpswich, Queensland21–23 AugJonathon Webb
6 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South Wales8–11 OctJonathon Webb
7 Sydney Telstra 500Homebush Street CircuitSydney, New South Wales4–6 DecJonathon Webb

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series.
TeamVehicleNoDriverRounds
Sieders Racing TeamFord BF Falcon19 David Sieders1–2, 4
Sieders Racing TeamFord BF Falcon19 Colin Sieders5–6
Sieders Racing TeamFord BF Falcon19 Hayden Pullen7
Sieders Racing TeamFord BF Falcon49 David Sieders7
Sonic Motor Racing ServicesFord BF Falcon20 Bryce Washington1–2
Sonic Motor Racing ServicesFord BF Falcon20 Rodney Jane3–7
Sonic Motor Racing ServicesFord BF Falcon999 James MoffatAll
MW MotorsportFord BF Falcon26 Jonathon WebbAll
MW MotorsportFord BF Falcon28 Brad LoweAll
MW MotorsportFord BA Falcon29 Damian AssaillitAll
Howard RacingFord BF Falcon27 David RussellAll
Howard RacingFord BA Falcon35 Mark Howard5
TAG MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore35 Tony Bates2, 4, 6
TAG MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore36 Geoff EmeryAll
Eggleston MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore38 Ben Eggleston1, 2, 6
Eggleston MotorsportHolden VE Commodore38 Ben Eggleston7
Jay MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore42 Shane Price1–5
Jay MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore42 Jay Verdnik6
Jay MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore42 James Winslow7
Jay MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore43 Chris Alajajian1
Jay MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore43 Garth Walden7
McGill MotorsportFord BA Falcon43 Aaron McGill6
Greg Murphy RacingHolden VZ Commodore47 Sam Walter1–5, 7
Greg Murphy RacingHolden VZ Commodore47 Andrew Anderson6
Image RacingFord BA Falcon49 Ben McCashney2–6
McElrea RacingFord BF Falcon50 Daniel Gaunt1–6
McElrea RacingFord BF Falcon444 Karl Reindler4–5
Novocastrian MotorsportFord BF Falcon53 Drew Russell6–7
Race Image MotorsportFord BF Falcon60 Drew Russell1–2
Race Image MotorsportFord BF Falcon60 Gene Rollinson5–6
Race Image MotorsportFord BF Falcon60 Marcus Marshall7
Paul Morris MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore72 Colin Corkery1
Paul Morris MotorsportHolden VE Commodore72 Colin Corkery5, 7
Paul Morris MotorsportHolden VE Commodore72 Paul Morris3
West Coast RacingHolden VZ Commodore74 Mark McNally1–2
Fastaz MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore92 Taz DouglasAll
Sydney Star RacingFord BA Falcon96 Brett Hobson1
Sydney Star RacingFord BA Falcon96 Todd Wanless3
Sydney Star RacingFord BA Falcon96 Ryan Hansford7
Sydney Star RacingFord BA Falcon98 Aaron McGill7
TanderSportFord BF Falcon222 Leanne Tander2, 4–5
Dick Johnson RacingFord BF Falcon777 Grant DenyerAll

Points system

Points are awarded to any driver that completes 75% of race distance and is running on the completion of the final lap. These are the points awarded for each race.
Pos1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th
Rounds 1, 6 & 715013812912011110296908478726966636057545148
Rounds 2 – 5100928680746864605652484644424038363432

Driver standings