The 2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series was the tenth running of the
V8 Supercar Development series
The Dunlop Super2 Series (formerly known as Dunlop Series, Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series, HPDC V8 Supercars Series, Konica Minolta V8 Supercars Series and Konica V8 Supercars/Lites Series) is an Australian touring car racing competition, specifical ...
. It supported the
2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series
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, beginning on 19 March at the
Clipsal 500
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and ending on 6 December at the Sydney 500 after seven rounds.
With one race to spare,
Jonathon Webb
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In 2016, Webb and ...
secured the series, in doing so becoming the first driver from
MW Motorsport
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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
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In 2018 ...
,
Daniel Gaunt
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Formula Racing
After rising through the ranks of New Zealand Formula Ford, which included a third-place finish in the 2002 New Zea ...
, 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:
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series.
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.
Driver standings
See also
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2009 V8 Supercar season
References
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Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series
The Dunlop Super2 Series (formerly known as Dunlop Series, Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series, HPDC V8 Supercars Series, Konica Minolta V8 Supercars Series and Konica V8 Supercars/Lites Series) is an Australian touring car racing competition, specifical ...
Supercars Development Series