The 2009 Formula 3 Euro Series season was the seventh championship year of the Formula 3 Euro Series. The series consisted of ten double-header meetings beginning at

Hockenheim Hockenheim () is a town in northwest Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about 20 km south of Mannheim and 10 km west of Walldorf. It is located in the Upper Rhine valley on the tourist theme routes "Baden Asparagus Route" () and Bertha Benz M ...

on 16 May and ending at the same venue on 25 October. Jules Bianchi claimed the title for ART Grand Prix, winning his eighth race of the season at Dijon-Prenois.

Drivers and teams

Driver changes

Changed Teams *

Sam Bird Sam Jamie Bird (born 9 January 1987) is a British professional racing driver who currently drives for Jaguar TCS Racing in the FIA Formula E World Championship. Career Formula BMW Bird made his name in single seater racing in the Formula BM ...

Manor Motorsport Manor Motorsport Ltd, currently trading as Manor Endurance Racing Ltd is a British motor racing company that was formed in 1990 by former single-seater champion John Booth. Manor has participated as a team in many motorsport disciplines since ...

→ Mücke Motorsport * Tom Dillmann: SG Formula → HBR Motorsport *

Mika Mäki Mika Mäki (born February 27, 1988) is a Finnish former racing driver. Career Mika started in karting, and competed for five years before heading to Germany and its Formula BMW ADAC series in 2005, finishing fourth in the Rookie Cup, and too ...

: Mücke Motorsport →

Signature-Plus Signatech, formerly known as Signature, is a French auto racing team and racing car constructor that competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship. The team won the FIA European Formula Three Cup in 1999 with Benoît Tréluyer. It won the F ...

* Edoardo Mortara: Signature-Plus → Kolles & Heinz Union *

Basil Shaaban Basil Shaaban (born 27 March 1980 in Beirut) is a Lebanese racing driver. Early racing Shaaban began racing in Lebanon at the age of 14 at the Circuit des Champions karting center near Brummana. Eventually, he worked his way up to driving 100 ...

: HBR Motorsport → Prema Powerteam * Robert Wickens: Signature-Plus → Kolles & Heinz Union * Renger van der Zande: Prema Powerteam → (Motopark Academy) Entering/Re-Entering Formula 3 Euro Series * Mirko Bortolotti: Italian Formula Three Championship ( Lucidi Motors) → Carlin Motorsport * Valtteri Bottas: Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (

Motopark Academy Motopark Academy (raced under Lotus moniker from 2012 to 2014) is an auto racing team based in Oschersleben, Germany, next to the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben race track. In 2013, the team competed in the GP2 Series under the name Russian Time ...

) → ART Grand Prix *

Andrea Caldarelli Andrea Caldarelli (born 14 February 1990 in Pescara) is an Italian racing driver. He has competed in such series as Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, the Formula Three Euroseries, GP2 Asia, the GP3 Series and the Super Formula series. He undertook ...

Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup The Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup (WEC) was a Formula Renault 2.0 championship that replaced the Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 as of 2008,SG Formula) → SG Formula * Johnny Cecotto Jr.:

German Formula Three Championship The German Formula Three Championship was the national Formula Three championship of Germany, and the former West Germany, from 1950 to 2002, then as Formel 3 until 2014. In 2003, the series had merged with the French Formula Three Championship to ...

(HS Technik Motorsport) → HBR Motorsport *

Matteo Chinosi Matteo Chinosi (born 14 February 1989) is an Italian racing driver. Career Karting Matteo Chinosi began his kart racing career at the age of nine. In 2002 he won the International Winter Cup at Lonato (Brescia), the Champions Cup at Ottobiano ...

: German Formula Three Championship (

Ombra Racing Ombra Racing is an auto racing team based in Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory ...

) → Prema Powerteam *

Carlo van Dam Carlo van Dam (born 27 February 1986 in Vlaardingen) is a Dutch racing driver. He is currently a factory driver for Subaru and he is the reserve and tear driver for R&D Sport in the Super GT Series while driving for Subaru Tecnica International ...

All-Japan Formula Three Championship was a national motor racing championship that takes place in Japan. It is a junior-level feeder formula that uses small single seater Formula Three chassis. As a result of Formula 3 naming regulations by the FIA, on 13 August 2019, series prom ...

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Petronas Petroliam Nasional Berhad (National Petroleum Limited), commonly known as Petronas, is a Malaysian oil and gas company. Established in 1974 and wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia, the corporation is vested with all oil and gas reso ...

Team Tom's) → Manor Motorsport *

Pedro Enrique Pedro Henrique Nunes, also known as Pedro Enrique (born 22 August 1988, in São Paulo) is a Brazilian racing driver. Career Formula Three Sudamericana Nunes drove in the Formula Three Sudamericana championship from 2006 to 2008, finishing as r ...

: Formula Three Sudamericana (Cesário Fórmula) → Manor Motorsport * Víctor García Spanish Formula Three Championship (

Escuderia TEC-Auto Escuderia TEC-Auto is a racing team from Spain. It was founded in 2003 after the acquisition by Carlos Cosidó and Paul South of the Azteca Motor Sport. In 2004 the team changed its name and appears for the first time with the denomination of TE ...

RP Motorsport RP Motorsport was an auto racing team based in Italy in Piacenza. The Italian team won many times the EuroFormula Open Championship, becoming one of the most successful outfit in the series. In February 2022 the team assets were sold to Irish ra ...

) → Prema Powerteam * Tiago Geronimi: Formula BMW Europe (Eifelland Racing) → Signature-Plus * Esteban Gutiérrez: Formula BMW Europe (Josef Kaufmann Racing) → ART Grand Prix *

Johan Jokinen Johan Daniel Valentiner Jokinen (born 20 June 1990 in Copenhagen) is a Danish racing driver, who last raced in the 2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season for Manor MP Motorsport. Career Formula Ford Jokinen began his formula racing career in l ...

: Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (

) → Kolles & Heinz Union *

Alexandre Marsoin Alexandre Marsoin (born March 25, 1989) is a professional racing driver from France. Career Formula Renault After an early career in karting, Marsoin made his racing debut in 2005 in the Formula Renault Campus France series, finishing the yea ...

Formula Renault 3.5 Series The World Series Formula V8 3.5, formerly the World Series by Nissan from 1998 to 2004, the Formula Renault 3.5 Series from 2005 to 2015 and the Formula V8 3.5 in 2016 and 2017, was a motor racing series promoted by RPM Racing (1998–2004) and R ...

( Epsilon Euskadi) → SG Formula * Roberto Merhi: Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Epsilon Euskadi) → Manor Motorsport *

Kevin Mirocha Kevin Mirocha (born 7 October 1991 in Hamm, Germany) is a Polish-German racing driver. Early life During childhood, Mirocha raced karts in Koszalin, Poland. Career Formula BMW Despite beginning his karting career in 2001, 2007 saw his debut i ...

: German Formula Three Championship (Josef Kaufmann Racing) → HBR Motorsport *

Nico Monien Nico Marvin Monien (born 8 April 1990 in Berlin) is a German racing driver. Career ADAC Formel Masters Despite beginning his karting career in 2006, 2008 saw his debut in the ADAC Formel Masters championship with URD Rennsport. Monien finished ...

ADAC Formel Masters ADAC Formel Masters was an ADAC sanctioned open wheel racing series based in Germany, held annually from 2008 to 2014. It was replacement of the local Formula BMW championship. The first season was in 2008 and is the main feeder series to the ATS F ...

(URD Rennsport) → Mücke Motorsport * Atte Mustonen: British Formula 3 Championship ( Räikkönen Robertson Racing) → Motopark Academy * César Ramos: Italian Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 ( BVM Minardi Team) → Manor Motorsport *

Jake Rosenzweig Jake Rosenzweig (born April 14, 1989 in London) is an English-born American racing driver. Career Karting Much of Rosenzweig's early karting career was contested in the United Kingdom, with him competing in Super 1 karting championships. In 200 ...

: Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Epsilon Euskadi) → Carlin Motorsport *

Tim Sandtler Tim Sandtler (born February 20, 1987 in Bochum) is a German racing driver. He has competed in such series as International Formula Master, Formula BMW ADAC, Formula Three Euroseries The Formula 3 Euro Series was a European-based junior single ...

International Formula Master International Formula Master, also known as Formula Super 2000, was a European-based junior single seater formula. The series was conceived as a competitor for Formula Three and made its debut at Valencia in 2007. European television channel Euros ...

( Team ISR) → Prema Powerteam * Alexander Sims: British Formula Renault Championship (

Manor Competition Manor Motorsport Ltd, currently trading as Manor Endurance Racing Ltd is a British motor racing company that was formed in 1990 by former single-seater champion John Booth. Manor has participated as a team in many motorsport disciplines since ...

) → Mücke Motorsport *

Adrien Tambay Adrien Tambay (born 25 February 1991) is a French professional racing driver. He currently is an official CUPRA driver and is the 2022 ETCR Champion. He is the son of former Formula One driver Patrick Tambay, who won two Grands Prix for Ferrari ...

: Formula BMW Europe (Eifelland Racing) → ART Grand Prix * Nick Tandy: British Formula 3 Championship (JTR with Marshall Westland) → Kolles & Heinz Union *

Marco Wittmann Marco Wittmann (born 24 November 1989) is a German professional racing driver, and BMW Motorsport works driver. He currently resides in Markt Erlbach. Wittmann has competed in such series as Formula Three Euroseries and Formula BMW ADAC/Europe. ...

: Formula BMW Europe (Josef Kaufmann Racing) → Mücke Motorsport *

Christopher Zanella Christopher Zanella (born 21 October 1989) is a Swiss former racing driver. Career Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland Zanella, born in Waldshut-Tiengen, began competing in formula racing with Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland in 2007. In 2008 he w ...

: Swiss Formula Renault Championship (

Jenzer Motorsport Jenzer Motorsport is an auto racing team based in Switzerland. Founded in 1993 by Andreas Jenzer the team is currently competing in FIA Formula 3, Italian F4 and F4 Spanish and has had a number of drivers who would turn out to be successful in ...

) → Motopark Academy Leaving Formula 3 Euro Series * Niall Breen: Manor Motorsport → Sabbatical * Daniel Campos-Hull: HBR Motorsport → Italian Formula Three Championship (Prema Powerteam) * Yann Clairay: SG Formula → Le Mans Series (Luc Alphand Aventures) *

Cong Fu Cheng Cheng "Frankie" Congfu (程丛夫; pinyin: Chéng Cóng Fū; born August 15, 1984) is a Chinese racing driver. Career Karting In 1996, Cheng raced in karting in China, winning the national championship in 1998 (junior division), 2000 and 2001 ...

RC Motorsport RC Motorsport was an auto racing team based in Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territor ...

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A1 Grand Prix A1 Grand Prix (A1GP) was a "single-make" open-wheel auto racing series that ran from 2005 until 2009. It was unique in its field in that competitors solely represented their nation as opposed to themselves or a team, the usual format in most for ...

(

A1 Team China A1 Team China was the Chinese team of A1 Grand Prix, a now defunct international racing series. Management The seat holder ''A1 Team China'' is Liu Yu (刘煜). Werner Gillis is the team principal, and technical support is provided by Team Astr ...

) *

Dani Clos Daniel Clos Álvarez (born 23 October 1988) is a Spanish professional racecar driver who was, in 2012, the test driver for the now defunct HRT Formula One team. Career Karting Born in Barcelona, Clos was a fairly successful karter at the IC ...

: Prema Powerteam → GP2 Series ( Fat Burner Racing Engineering) *

Peter Elkmann Peter Elkmann (born 16 September 1981 in North Rhine-Westphalia, Steinfurt) is a German racing driver. He has competed in such series as the Formula Three Euroseries and the German Formula Three Championship. Performer by Elkmann Peter Elkmann ...

: RC Motorsport → German Formula Three Championship (

Performance Racing Performance Racing is a Swedish racing team based in Great Britain, involved in many areas of motorsport. The team has been managed since 1999 by Bobby Issazadhe. History The Performance Racing business was founded in Sweden, in 1999, to conc ...

) * Rodolfo González: Carlin Motorsport →

Euroseries 3000 Auto GP, sometimes referred to as the Auto GP World Series and formerly known as both Euro Formula 3000 and the Euroseries 3000, was a European formula racing series. The series' roots can be traced back to 1999 and the Italian Formula 3000 serie ...

( Fisichella Motor Sport) * Maximilian Götz: RC Motorsport → Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo – Pro (Lamborghini München Team Holzer) *

Nico Hülkenberg Nicolas Hülkenberg (, born 19 August 1987) is a German professional racing driver who is scheduled to make a full-time racing return to Formula 1 with Haas F1 Team in 2023, after serving as a reserve driver for Aston Martin F1 Team for the yea ...

: ART Grand Prix → GP2 Series (ART Grand Prix) *

James Jakes James Jakes (born 4 August 1987 in Leeds, West Yorkshire) is a British racing driver. Career T-Cars Jakes started his racing career in 2002 competing in 5 rounds of the T-Car Championship. In 2003 James continued in T-cars, finishing 2nd ...

: ART Grand Prix →

GP2 Asia Series The GP2 Asia Series was a form of open wheel motor racing as a result of a spin-off from the GP2 series. The series was officially announced during the weekend of the 2007 Monaco Grand Prix. GP2 series organiser Bruno Michel commented that "It ...

( Super Nova Racing) *

Erik Janiš Erik Janiš (born 23 September 1987) is Czech racing driver, currently driving in International Formula Master. To his biggest achievements belongs winning rookie rankings in F3 Euro Series. His manager is Antonín Charouz. Career Karting ...

: Mücke Motorsport → International Formula Master (

ISR Racing ISR Racing (also known as Coca-Cola Racing Team in FIA GT) is a racing team from Czech Republic, created in 1993 by Igor Salaquarda. The team is currently competing in ADAC GT Masters. History The company was created to develop the Peugeot 30 ...

) *

Charlie Kimball Charles Newton Kimball (born February 20, 1985) is an American race car driver currently competing in the IndyCar Series with A. J. Foyt Enterprises He has scored a win, six podiums, and 13 top 5s. His best season result was ninth in 2013 and 201 ...

: Prema Powerteam → Firestone Indy Lights (Team PBIR) * Michael Klein: Jo Zeller Racing → Retirement *

Jens Klingmann Jens Klingmann (born 16 July 1990 in Heidelberg) is a German racing driver. Career Formula BMW In 2006, Klingmann moved up to Formula BMW ADAC with Eifelland Racing. He finished his first FBMW campaign fourth in the Drivers' Championship with ...

: RC Motorsport → FIA GT3 European Championship ( Alpina) * Jon Lancaster: ART Grand Prix → Formula Renault 3.5 Series (

Comtec Racing Comtec Racing is a motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. It competes in three championships — Formula Renault, World Series by Renault and the Auto GP World Series. History The team started out in Formula Ford from the ashes of ...

) *

Franck Mailleux Franck Mailleux (born 27 May 1985 in Saint-Malo) is a French racing driver. He has competed in such series as Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and the Formula Three Euroseries. He was champion of the 2006 Winter Series in the British Formula Renault C ...

: Signature-Plus → Le Mans Series (Signature-Plus) *

Oliver Oakes Oliver "Oli" Oakes is a British former racing driver, entrepreneur and team principal and director of Hitech GP. He was the 2005 World Karting champion, and was once a part of the Red Bull Junior Team. Oakes moved into team management when he ...

: Carlin Motorsport → British Formula 3 Championship (Carlin Motorsport) * Kazuya Oshima: Manor Motorsport →

Formula Nippon The Japanese Super Formula Championship is a formula racing series. It is considered as being the top level of single-seater racing in Japan and regional motorsports in Asia. The series is sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and ...

(Petronas Team TOM'S) &

Super GT Super GT (stylized as SUPER GT) is a grand touring car racing series that began in 1993. Launched as the , generally referred to as either the JGTC or the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, the series was renamed to Super GT in 2005. It is ...

(Lexus Team Kraft) * Nelson Panciatici: RC Motorsport → GP2 Series (

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) *

Richard Philippe Richard Philippe (January 10, 1990 in Valence, Drôme – 22 November 2018) was a French racecar driver who resided in Miami, Florida. He was the younger brother of Nelson Philippe. After moving up from the go-kart ranks in 2005, at fifteen years ...

: Carlin Motorsport → Firestone Indy Lights (Genoa Racing) *

Martin Plowman Martin Plowman (born 3 October 1987) is a British professional racing driver from Tamworth currently competing in the British GT Championship for Paddock Motorsport, which he co-founded with Kelvin Fletcher. In 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans, 2013, he ...

: RC Motorsport → Firestone Indy Lights ( Panther Racing) *

Daniel Ricciardo Daniel Joseph Ricciardo ( "Ricardo", ; born 1 July 1989) is an Italian-Australian racing driver who last raced in Formula One driving for McLaren, under the Australian flag. He made his debut at the 2011 British Grand Prix with the HRT ...

: SG Formula → British Formula 3 Championship (Carlin Motorsport) * Koudai Tsukakoshi: Manor Motorsport → Formula Nippon (HFDP Racing) & Super GT (Keihin Real Racing) *

Frédéric Vervisch Frédéric Vervisch ( ; born 10 August 1986 in Kortrijk) is a Belgian racing driver who currently races in the GT World Challenge Europe. Career Early career A winner of numerous karting championships, Vervisch moved to auto racing in 2003 m ...

: RC Motorsport →

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(Genoa Racing)

Calendar

Season standings

Drivers Standings

*Points are awarded as follows: † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance. * Pole-winners in bold; race 1 pole-winners earn one point, except at Brands Hatch. * Drivers achieving fastest lap in ''italics''. No points awarded. * ¹ – Stefano Coletti was disqualified from the first race at the Norisring, due to a post-race altercation with Jules Bianchi. Coletti was excluded from the meeting, and no driver was awarded third place points.

Team Standings

Nations Cup

Notes

References

External links

The official website of the Formula 3 Euro Series
{{FIA European F3 seasons Formula 3 Euro Series seasons Euro Series Formula 3 Euro Series