2009 FIA GT Tourist Trophy


The 2009 FIA GT Tourist Trophy was the first round of the 2009 FIA GT Championship season and the 62nd running of the RAC Tourist Trophy. It was held at the Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom on 3 May 2009. It featured the race debut of the Ford GT and the Nissan GT-R in the GT1 category in preparation for their entry in the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship.

Report

Qualifying

The #80 Hexis Racing Aston Martin was moved to the back of the starting grid after failing post-qualifying technical inspection. The car was found to be below the minimum ride height and carrying components of an incorrect size.

Qualifying result

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
PosClassTeamQualifying DriverLap Time
1GT1#14 K Plus K MotorsportKarl Wendlinger1:42.216
2GT1#1 Vitaphone RacingAndrea Bertolini1:43.150
3GT1#2 Vitaphone RacingAlex Müller1:43.576
4GT1#4 PK CarsportMike Hezemans1:43.792
5GT1#19 Luc Alphand AventuresGuillaume Moreau1:44.039
6GT1#18 K Plus K MotorsportMario Domínguez1:44.361
7GT1#3 Selleslagh Racing TeamBert Longin1:44.892
8GT1#9 DKR EngineeringJos Menten1:44.894
9GT1#11 Full Speed Racing TeamLuke Hines1:46.146
10GT1#40 Marc VDS Racing TeamBas Leinders1:46.567
11GT1#35 Nissan MotorsportsMichael Krumm1:47.217
12GT1#44 Matech GT RacingThomas Mutsch1:47.270
13GT2#50 AF CorseGianmaria Bruni1:50.230
14GT2#97 Brixia RacingMartin Ragginger1:50.477
15GT2#55 CRS RacingTim Mullen1:50.485
16GT2#51 AF CorseÁlvaro Barba1:50.524
17GT2#56 CRS RacingAndrew Kirkaldy1:50.538
18GT2#60 Prospeed CompetitionRichard Westbrook1:50.659
19GT2#95 PeCom Racing TeamMatías Russo1:50.907
20GT2#77 BMS Scuderia ItaliaMatteo Malucelli1:50.932
21GT2#59 Trackspeed RacingTim Sugden1:51.118
22GT2#61 Prospeed CompetitionMarco Holzer1:51.320
23GT2#78 BMS Scuderia ItaliaKenneth Heyer1:53.207
24G3#150 Red RacingIradj Alexander1:54.043
25GT2#80 Hexis Racing AMRFrédéric Makowiecki1:50.305

Race

Austrian Karl Wendlinger and Brit Ryan Sharp won their second successive RAC Tourist Trophy after having won the event the previous year for Jetalliance Racing. The GT2 category was led by the Porsche of Prospeed Competition.

Race result

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified.
PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLaps
PosClassNoTeamDriversEngineTyreLaps
1GT114