2009 European Touring Car Cup
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The 2009 FIA European Touring Car Cup was the fifth running of the FIA European Touring Car Cup
. It was be held on October 25, 2009 at the Circuito Vasco Sameiro
near Braga
in Portugal
. James Thompson
won the event after winning the second race. Norbert Michelisz
won the first race.
† Although in attendance, Radermecker did not compete due to a technical problem with his car.
‡ Despite entering the event, Fontes did not attend.
champion Norbert Michelisz
took pole position from Franz Engstler
at the very end of the session. Bamboo Engineering
pairing Duarte Félix Da Costa
and Harry Vaulkhard
locked out the second row of the grid. Pre-event favourites James Thompson
and Michel Nykjær qualified down in sixth and eighth respectively. Vincent Radermecker
was forced to sit out the session due to problems with his Chevrolet Lacetti.
European Touring Car Cup
The FIA European Touring Car Cup is an annual touring car racing event, which has been held at various locations across Europe since 2005. Unlike in previous years where it was a one-off event, for 2010 the series is a three round event.-History:...
. It was be held on October 25, 2009 at the Circuito Vasco Sameiro
Circuito Vasco Sameiro
The Circuito de Velocidade Vasco Sameiro is a racing circuit located 6 km north of Braga, Portugal at Palmeira....
near Braga
Braga
Braga , a city in the Braga Municipality in northwestern Portugal, is the capital of the Braga District, the oldest archdiocese and the third major city of the country. Braga is the oldest Portuguese city and one of the oldest Christian cities in the World...
in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. James Thompson
James Thompson (racing driver)
James Thompson is a British auto racing driver and commentator for Eurosport's motorsport coverage. He has twice been champion of the British Touring Car Championship , and was third in the 2007 World Touring Car Championship.-Racing career:He started racing in the BTCC in a privately-entered...
won the event after winning the second race. Norbert Michelisz
Norbert Michelisz
Norbert "Norbi" Michelisz is a Hungarian auto racing driver, who currently competes in the World Touring Car Championship.-Career:...
won the first race.
Entry list
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 Perfection RacingPerfection Racing Perfection Racing is a Danish auto racing team, who currently compete in the Danish Touring Car Championship under the banner of Chevrolet Motorsport Denmark... |
Chevrolet Lacetti | 1 | Michel Nykjær |
Danish Touring Car Championship Danish Touring Car Championship The Danish Touringcar Championship was a touring car racing series in Denmark. The inaugural year for the DTC was 1999, after the huge success in Scandinavia of the British Touring Car Championship. For the first two years it was known as the Danish Touring Car Challenge... |
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 Engström MotorsportEngström Motorsport Engström Motorsport is a Swedish motorsport team owned by its driver Tomas Engström.- Camaro Cup :The team started competing in the Swedish Camaro Cup series in 1991. After finishing runner-up in 1993 the team and Engström took five straight championship titles, the first in 1994 and the last in 1998... |
Honda Accord Euro R Honda Accord The Honda Accord is a series of compact, mid-size and full-size automobiles manufactured by Honda since 1976, and sold in a majority of automotive markets throughout the world.... |
2 | Tomas Engström Tomas Engström Tomas Engström is a Swedish auto racing driver. He is married with three children. In the 1990s he dominated the Swedish Camaro Cup, winning five back to back titles between 1994 and 1998. Since then he has mainly competed in touring cars, driving in the Swedish Touring Car Championship since... |
Swedish Touring Car Championship 2009 Swedish Touring Car Championship season The 2009 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 14th Swedish Touring Car Championship season. It was decided over nine race weekends at six different circuits.... |
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 Liqui Moly Team Engstler |
BMW 320si BMW E90 The saloon model was the first model sold of the 5th generation BMW 3 series. Debuting in the US in 2006, the E90 came in two trims, the 325i/xi and 330i/xi models... |
3 |  Urmas Kitsing |
German ADAC Procar Series ADAC Procar Series The ADAC Procar-Serie is a yearly motorsport series organized by German automobile club ADAC in Germany and some surrounding countries. The series has been running since 1995.-Current status:... |
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| 4 | Franz Engstler Franz Engstler Franz Engstler is a German auto racing driver. He currently competes as an independent driver in the FIA World Touring Car Championship in a BMW 320 TC under the Liqui Moly Team Engstler banner... |
World Touring Car Championship 2009 World Touring Car Championship season The 2009 World Touring Car Championship season was the sixth FIA World Touring Car Championship season, the fifth since its 2005 return. It began on March 8, and ended on November 22, after twenty-four races... |
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 SEAT SportSEAT Sport SEAT Sport is the motorsport division of the Spanish automobile manufacturer SEAT, founded in 1985 , succeeding the 'SEAT Special Vehicles department' which had been formed in 1971 with the mission to enforce the brand's participation in rally championships, followed by 11 titles between 1979 and... |
SEAT León TDi SEAT León The SEAT León is a small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer, and Volkswagen Group subsidiary SEAT, S.A. since October 1998.The two León generations are, or have been built upon two differing variants of the Volkswagen Group A platform, and they also share many other components with... |
5 |  Norbert MicheliszNorbert Michelisz Norbert "Norbi" Michelisz is a Hungarian auto racing driver, who currently competes in the World Touring Car Championship.-Career:... |
SEAT León Eurocup 2009 SEAT León Eurocup season The 2009 SEAT León Eurocup season was the second season of the SEAT León Eurocup, a one-make racing series supporting the World Touring Car Championship.Hungarian Norbert Michelisz won the championship at the final round at Imola.-Teams and drivers:... |
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 Veloso Motorsport |
SEAT León TFSi SEAT León The SEAT León is a small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer, and Volkswagen Group subsidiary SEAT, S.A. since October 1998.The two León generations are, or have been built upon two differing variants of the Volkswagen Group A platform, and they also share many other components with... |
6 | Francisco Carvalho Francisco Carvalho Francisco Carvalho is a Portuguese race driver who has raced in the Renault Clio Cup and the Seat Leon Eurocup... |
Portuguese Touring Car Championship | |
 Maurer MotorsportMaurer Motorsport Maurer Motorsport is a Swiss auto racing team based in Kölliken. For over ten years the team has been a regular competitor in the ADAC Procar Series. They won the drivers title in 2005 with Mathias Schläppi in a former BTCC works MG ZS with assistance from West Surrey Racing... |
Chevrolet Lacetti | 7 |  Vincent RadermeckerVincent Radermecker -Early years:After starting in racing through karting in his home land of Belgium in 1986, he drove in the Benelux Formula Ford Championship. He was champion in his second year in the series in 1991. In 1992 he raced in Great Britain, with a drive in the British Formula Ford Championship, finishing... † |
German ADAC Procar Series ADAC Procar Series The ADAC Procar-Serie is a yearly motorsport series organized by German automobile club ADAC in Germany and some surrounding countries. The series has been running since 1995.-Current status:... |
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| 8 | José Monroy |
Portuguese Touring Car Championship | |||
| Bamboo Engineering Bamboo Engineering Bamboo Engineering is a British auto racing team that competes in the World Touring Car Championship.-History:The team was formed in July 2009 following the departure of team director Richard Coleman from Tempus Sport... |
Chevrolet Lacetti | 9 | Duarte Fèlix da Costa Duarte Félix da Costa Duarte Maria de Ortigão Ramos Félix da Costa is a Portuguese auto racing driver. He is the older brother of racing driver António Félix da Costa.-Single-seaters:... |
Portuguese Touring Car Championship | |
| 10 | Harry Vaulkhard Harry Vaulkhard Harry Vaulkhard is a racing driver. In 2010 he has been racing in the World Touring Car Championship for Bamboo Engineering. His father Nigel also races.-Early career:... |
British Touring Car Championship 2009 British Touring Car Championship season The 2009 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 52nd British Touring Car Championship season. It began at Brands Hatch on the Indy layout on April 5 and finished after 30 races over 10 events on the Grand Prix layout at Brands Hatch on October 4... |
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| Hartmann Honda Racing |
Honda Accord Euro R Honda Accord The Honda Accord is a series of compact, mid-size and full-size automobiles manufactured by Honda since 1976, and sold in a majority of automotive markets throughout the world.... |
11 | James Thompson James Thompson (racing driver) James Thompson is a British auto racing driver and commentator for Eurosport's motorsport coverage. He has twice been champion of the British Touring Car Championship , and was third in the 2007 World Touring Car Championship.-Racing career:He started racing in the BTCC in a privately-entered... |
Various | |
| 12 | Per Poulsen |
Danish Touring Car Championship Danish Touring Car Championship The Danish Touringcar Championship was a touring car racing series in Denmark. The inaugural year for the DTC was 1999, after the huge success in Scandinavia of the British Touring Car Championship. For the first two years it was known as the Danish Touring Car Challenge... |
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BMW 320si BMW E90 The saloon model was the first model sold of the 5th generation BMW 3 series. Debuting in the US in 2006, the E90 came in two trims, the 325i/xi and 330i/xi models... |
14 | José Pedro Fontes‡ |
Portuguese Touring Car Championship | |
| Super Production class | |||||
 AV Motorsport |
Honda Civic Type-R | 21 | Marcis Birkens |
Baltic Touring Car Championship | |
 Sport-Garage |
Volkswagen Golf IV | 22 | Nikolay Karamishev |
Russian Touring Car Championship | |
| BMW 320i BMW E46 The BMW E46 is the fourth generation of the 3 Series compact executive cars produced by BMW, produced from 1998 when it succeeded the BMW E36 until it was replaced by the BMW E90 in 2005.... |
23 | Mikhail Zasadych |
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| Super 1600 class | |||||
| NK Racing Team |
Ford Fiesta ST Ford Fiesta The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini/subcompact manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Thailand and South Africa... |
31 | Carsten Seifert |
German ADAC Procar Series ADAC Procar Series The ADAC Procar-Serie is a yearly motorsport series organized by German automobile club ADAC in Germany and some surrounding countries. The series has been running since 1995.-Current status:... |
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† Although in attendance, Radermecker did not compete due to a technical problem with his car.
‡ Despite entering the event, Fontes did not attend.
Qualifying
SEAT Leon EurocupSEAT León Eurocup
The SEAT León Eurocup was a one-make touring car racing series which uses SEAT Leóns, run by SEAT Sport.-Background:The championship began in 2008, making its debut at Circuit de Valencia, as a support series for the World Touring Car Championship, in which SEAT is a leading manufacturer...
champion Norbert Michelisz
Norbert Michelisz
Norbert "Norbi" Michelisz is a Hungarian auto racing driver, who currently competes in the World Touring Car Championship.-Career:...
took pole position from Franz Engstler
Franz Engstler
Franz Engstler is a German auto racing driver. He currently competes as an independent driver in the FIA World Touring Car Championship in a BMW 320 TC under the Liqui Moly Team Engstler banner...
at the very end of the session. Bamboo Engineering
Bamboo Engineering
Bamboo Engineering is a British auto racing team that competes in the World Touring Car Championship.-History:The team was formed in July 2009 following the departure of team director Richard Coleman from Tempus Sport...
pairing Duarte Félix Da Costa
Duarte Félix da Costa
Duarte Maria de Ortigão Ramos Félix da Costa is a Portuguese auto racing driver. He is the older brother of racing driver António Félix da Costa.-Single-seaters:...
and Harry Vaulkhard
Harry Vaulkhard
Harry Vaulkhard is a racing driver. In 2010 he has been racing in the World Touring Car Championship for Bamboo Engineering. His father Nigel also races.-Early career:...
locked out the second row of the grid. Pre-event favourites James Thompson
James Thompson (racing driver)
James Thompson is a British auto racing driver and commentator for Eurosport's motorsport coverage. He has twice been champion of the British Touring Car Championship , and was third in the 2007 World Touring Car Championship.-Racing career:He started racing in the BTCC in a privately-entered...
and Michel Nykjær qualified down in sixth and eighth respectively. Vincent Radermecker
Vincent Radermecker
-Early years:After starting in racing through karting in his home land of Belgium in 1986, he drove in the Benelux Formula Ford Championship. He was champion in his second year in the series in 1991. In 1992 he raced in Great Britain, with a drive in the British Formula Ford Championship, finishing...
was forced to sit out the session due to problems with his Chevrolet Lacetti.
Race 1
| Pos | No | Class | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Class Points |
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| 1 | 5 | S2000 | Norbert Michelisz Norbert Michelisz Norbert "Norbi" Michelisz is a Hungarian auto racing driver, who currently competes in the World Touring Car Championship.-Career:... |
SEAT Sport SEAT Sport SEAT Sport is the motorsport division of the Spanish automobile manufacturer SEAT, founded in 1985 , succeeding the 'SEAT Special Vehicles department' which had been formed in 1971 with the mission to enforce the brand's participation in rally championships, followed by 11 titles between 1979 and... |
SEAT León TDi SEAT León The SEAT León is a small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer, and Volkswagen Group subsidiary SEAT, S.A. since October 1998.The two León generations are, or have been built upon two differing variants of the Volkswagen Group A platform, and they also share many other components with... |
17 | 25:54.375 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | S2000 | Franz Engstler Franz Engstler Franz Engstler is a German auto racing driver. He currently competes as an independent driver in the FIA World Touring Car Championship in a BMW 320 TC under the Liqui Moly Team Engstler banner... |
Liqui Moly Team Engslter | BMW 320si | 17 | +0.442 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 11 | S2000 | James Thompson James Thompson (racing driver) James Thompson is a British auto racing driver and commentator for Eurosport's motorsport coverage. He has twice been champion of the British Touring Car Championship , and was third in the 2007 World Touring Car Championship.-Racing career:He started racing in the BTCC in a privately-entered... |
Hartmann Honda Racing | Honda Accord Euro R Honda Accord The Honda Accord is a series of compact, mid-size and full-size automobiles manufactured by Honda since 1976, and sold in a majority of automotive markets throughout the world.... |
17 | +3.683 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | S2000 | Michel Nykjær |
Perfection Racing Perfection Racing Perfection Racing is a Danish auto racing team, who currently compete in the Danish Touring Car Championship under the banner of Chevrolet Motorsport Denmark... |
Chevrolet Lacetti | 17 | +10.283 | 8 | 5 |
| 5 | 10 | S2000 | Harry Vaulkhard Harry Vaulkhard Harry Vaulkhard is a racing driver. In 2010 he has been racing in the World Touring Car Championship for Bamboo Engineering. His father Nigel also races.-Early career:... |
Bamboo Engineering Bamboo Engineering Bamboo Engineering is a British auto racing team that competes in the World Touring Car Championship.-History:The team was formed in July 2009 following the departure of team director Richard Coleman from Tempus Sport... |
Chevrolet Lacetti | 17 | +20.927 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | 8 | S2000 | José Monroy |
Maurer Motorsport Maurer Motorsport Maurer Motorsport is a Swiss auto racing team based in Kölliken. For over ten years the team has been a regular competitor in the ADAC Procar Series. They won the drivers title in 2005 with Mathias Schläppi in a former BTCC works MG ZS with assistance from West Surrey Racing... |
Chevrolet Lacetti | 17 | +34.125 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | 6 | S2000 | Francisco Carvalho Francisco Carvalho Francisco Carvalho is a Portuguese race driver who has raced in the Renault Clio Cup and the Seat Leon Eurocup... |
Veloso Motorsport | SEAT León TFSi SEAT León The SEAT León is a small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer, and Volkswagen Group subsidiary SEAT, S.A. since October 1998.The two León generations are, or have been built upon two differing variants of the Volkswagen Group A platform, and they also share many other components with... |
17 | +53.270 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | 9 | S2000 | Duarte Félix da Costa Duarte Félix da Costa Duarte Maria de Ortigão Ramos Félix da Costa is a Portuguese auto racing driver. He is the older brother of racing driver António Félix da Costa.-Single-seaters:... |
Bamboo Engineering Bamboo Engineering Bamboo Engineering is a British auto racing team that competes in the World Touring Car Championship.-History:The team was formed in July 2009 following the departure of team director Richard Coleman from Tempus Sport... |
Chevrolet Lacetti | 17 | +57.518 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | 2 | S2000 | Tomas Engström Tomas Engström Tomas Engström is a Swedish auto racing driver. He is married with three children. In the 1990s he dominated the Swedish Camaro Cup, winning five back to back titles between 1994 and 1998. Since then he has mainly competed in touring cars, driving in the Swedish Touring Car Championship since... |
Engström Motorsport Engström Motorsport Engström Motorsport is a Swedish motorsport team owned by its driver Tomas Engström.- Camaro Cup :The team started competing in the Swedish Camaro Cup series in 1991. After finishing runner-up in 1993 the team and Engström took five straight championship titles, the first in 1994 and the last in 1998... |
Honda Accord Euro R Honda Accord The Honda Accord is a series of compact, mid-size and full-size automobiles manufactured by Honda since 1976, and sold in a majority of automotive markets throughout the world.... |
17 | +1:07.001 | 5 | |
| 10 | 3 | S2000 | Urmas Kitsing |
Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si | 17 | +1:07.355 | 11 | |
| 11 | 21 | SP | Marcis Birkens |
AV Motorsport | Honda Civic Type-R | 16 | + 1 lap | 13 | 10 |
| 12 | 23 | SP | Mikhail Zasadych |
Sport-Garage | BMW 320i | 16 | + 1 lap | 12 | 8 |
| 13 | 31 | S1600 | Carsten Seifert |
NK Racing Team | Ford Fiesta ST Ford Fiesta The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini/subcompact manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Thailand and South Africa... |
16 | + 1 lap | 14 | 10 |
| 14 | 22 | SP | Nikolay Karamishev |
Sport-Garage | Volkswagen Golf IV | 14 | + 3 laps | 27 | 6 |
| Ret | 12 | S2000 | Per Poulsen |
Hartmann Honda Racing | Honda Accord Euro R Honda Accord The Honda Accord is a series of compact, mid-size and full-size automobiles manufactured by Honda since 1976, and sold in a majority of automotive markets throughout the world.... |
3 | Accident | 10 | |
Final standings
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