The 2009 Gran Turismo D1 Grand Prix series was the ninth season for the

D1 Grand Prix The , abbreviated as D1GP and subtitled ''Professional Drift'', is a production car drifting series from Japan. After several years of hosting amateur drifting contests, Daijiro Inada, founder of '' Option'' magazine and Tokyo Auto Salon, and d ...

series and the fourth for the D1 Street Legal spinoff series. This year saw the return of the US series after its cancellation last year, its second season. The series began on March 29, 2009 at Ebisu Circuit for the D1GP and April 11 for D1SL at Bihoku Highland Circuit. The USA series consisted of four rounds and the first round was on May 2, 2009. The series concluded on December 5 as a D1SL point scoring round.

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took advantage of a non-score by Tsuyoshi Tezuka at the final round to claim the D1GP title in his

Nissan Silvia The is the series of small sports cars produced by Nissan. Versions of the Silvia have been marketed as the 200SX or 240SX for export, with some export versions being sold under the Datsun brand. The name "Silvia" is derived from Sylvia, t ...

. Meanwhile, in D1SL, Naoki Nakamura claimed that championship, also in a Silvia.

Schedule

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Final Championship Results

D1GP

D1SL

External links

D1GPD1 Grand Prix USA
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2009 in Japanese motorsport