2009 Formula Le Mans Cup

The 2009 Formula Le Mans Cup season was the only season of the Formula Le Mans Cup, a support series for the Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. All competitors utilized the Oreca FLM09 spec prototype. The season featured ten races held over six events from 10 May to 20 September 2009. Nico Verdonck claimed the title ahead of Gavin Cronje, despite the drivers sharing a car all season. Verdonck benefitted from points awarded for pole positions and fastest laps, giving him a four-point advantage of Cronje. Their team, DAMS, also won the teams championship.

Race calendar and results

The Formula Le Mans Cup schedule consisted of several types of events. Four events, held in support for the Le Mans Series, featured two races of 60 minutes each. A fifth event at the 24 Hours of Le Mans utilized only a single 60 minute race. The final event of the season at Magny-Cours featured three 60 minute races in succession with a winner determined only at the end of the third race.

Round	Circuit	Date	Winning Drivers	Winning Team
1	Template:Flagicon Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	May 9	Template:Flagicon Nico Verdonck Template:Flagicon Gavin Cronje	Template:Flagicon DAMS
2		May 10	Template:Flagicon Nico Verdonck Template:Flagicon Gavin Cronje	Template:Flagicon DAMS
3	Template:Flagicon Circuit de la Sarthe	June 13	Template:Flagicon Nico Verdonck Template:Flagicon Gavin Cronje	Template:Flagicon DAMS
4	Template:Flagicon Autódromo Internacional do Algarve	July 31	Template:Flagicon David Zollinger Template:Flagicon Damien Toulemonde	Template:Flagicon Applewood-LD Autosport
5		August 1	Template:Flagicon Nico Verdonck Template:Flagicon Gavin Cronje	Template:Flagicon DAMS
6	Template:Flagicon Nürburgring	August 22	Template:Flagicon Nico Verdonck Template:Flagicon Gavin Cronje	Template:Flagicon DAMS
7		August 23	Template:Flagicon Nico Verdonck Template:Flagicon Gavin Cronje	Template:Flagicon DAMS
8	Template:Flagicon Silverstone Circuit	September 11	Template:Flagicon Nico Verdonck Template:Flagicon Gavin Cronje	Template:Flagicon DAMS
9		September 13	Template:Flagicon Mathias Beche Template:Flagicon Valle Mäkelä	Template:Flagicon Hope Polevision Racing
10	Template:Flagicon Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	September 20	Template:Flagicon Mathias Beche Template:Flagicon Valle Mäkelä	Template:Flagicon Hope Polevision Racing

Championship standings

Points are awarded to the top ten finishers in the order 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1.

Drivers' standings

An additional bonus point was available for individual drivers at each race; these could be earned by winning pole position or by setting the fastest lap of the race. A championship was also awarded to the best amateur driver over the season.

Pos Driver Team Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Total 1 Template:Flagicon Nico Verdonck Template:Flagicon DAMS (21) 20 20 13 20 20 (21) 21 15 0 171 2 Template:Flagicon Gavin Cronje Template:Flagicon DAMS 20 20 20 12 20 20 20 20 15 0 167 3 Template:Flagicon Mathias Beche Template:Flagicon Hope Polevision Racing 12 15 16 10 15 (16) 3 (16) (22) 21 146 4 Template:Flagicon Valle Mäkelä Template:Flagicon Hope Polevision Racing 12 15 15 10 15 15 3 15 20 20 140 5 Template:Flagicon David Zollinger Template:Flagicon Applewood-LD Autosport 2 13 0 (21) 12 6 15 12 10 15 106 6 Template:Flagicon Damien Toulemonde Template:Flagicon Applewood-LD Autosport 2 12 0 20 12 6 15 12 10 15 104 7 Template:Flagicon Gary Chalandon Template:Flagicon Boutsen Energy Racing 15 2 6 15 10 12 10 8 3 8 89 8 Template:Flagicon Christophe Pillon Template:Flagicon Hope Polevision Racing 8 8 12 4 6 8 12 3 6 20 87 9 Template:Flagicon Dimitri Enjalbert Template:Flagicon Boutsen Energy Racing 16 2 15 (11) 13 10 67 10 Template:Flagicon Natacha Gachnang Template:Flagicon Hope Polevision Racing 12 4 6 8 13 3 6 52 11= Template:Flagicon Luca Moro Template:Flagicon DAMS 4 0 0 2 8 4 8 6 4 12 48 11= Template:Flagicon Wolfgang Kaufmann Template:Flagicon DAMS 4 0 0 2 8 4 8 6 4 12 48 13 Template:Flagicon Dominik Kraihamer Template:Flagicon Boutsen Energy Racing 6 8 1 10 0 8 3 10 46 14 Template:Flagicon Lionel Robert Template:Flagicon Boutsen Energy Racing 10 12 10 32 15 Template:Flagicon Richard Mori Template:Flagicon Ibañez Racing Service 0 3 3 0 3 6 2 2 6 25 16 Template:Flagicon Luke Hines Template:Flagicon Boutsen Energy Racing 10 12 22 17= Template:Flagicon Johan-Boris Scheier Template:Flagicon Boutsen Energy Racing 1 1 0 8 2 8 20 17= Template:Flagicon William Cavailhès Template:Flagicon Ibañez Racing Service 4 3 0 3 6 2 2 20 19 Template:Flagicon Philippe Haezebrouck Template:Flagicon Applewood-LD Autosport 3 6 4 2 4 19 20 Template:Flagicon Thor-Christian Ebbesvik Template:Flagicon Hope Polevision Racing 8 8 16 21= Template:Flagicon Jean-Michel Martin Template:Flagicon Boutsen Energy Racing 10 4 14 21= Template:Flagicon Maxime Martin Template:Flagicon Boutsen Energy Racing 10 4 14 23= Template:Flagicon Michaël Rossi Template:Flagicon Exagon Engineering 3 10 13 23= Template:Flagicon Mehdi Bennani Template:Flagicon Exagon Engineering 3 10 13 23= Template:Flagicon Marc Faggionato Template:Flagicon Applewood-LD Autosport 3 6 4 13 26= Template:Flagicon Damien Charveriat Template:Flagicon DAMS 4 8 12 26= Template:Flagicon Charles Hollings Template:Flagicon DAMS 4 8 12 26= Template:Flagicon Stéphane Lemeret Template:Flagicon DAMS 6 6 12 26= Template:Flagicon Vincent Vosse Template:Flagicon DAMS 6 6 12 30 Template:Flagicon Fabien Rosier Template:Flagicon DAMS (11) 11 31= Template:Flagicon Vincent Capillaire Template:Flagicon DAMS 10 10 31= Template:Flagicon Mathieu Cheruy Template:Flagicon Boutsen Energy Racing 10 0 10 33 Template:Flagicon François Desprez Template:Flagicon Ibañez Racing Service 0 3 6 9 34= Template:Flagicon Julien Canal Template:Flagicon Graff Racing 8 8 34= Template:Flagicon Ludovic Badey Template:Flagicon Graff Racing 8 8 36= Template:Flagicon José Ibañez Template:Flagicon Ibañez Racing Service 6 6 36= Template:Flagicon Linus Ohlsson Template:Flagicon Applewood-LD Autosport 2 4 6 38 Template:Flagicon Thomas Duchene Template:Flagicon Exagon Engineering 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 5 39= Template:Flagicon Frédéric da Rocha Template:Flagicon Ibañez Racing Service 4 4 39= Template:Flagicon Tom Cloet Template:Flagicon Applewood-LD Autosport 4 4 39= Template:Flagicon Jean-Philippe Belloc Template:Flagicon Applewood-LD Autosport 4 4 39= Template:Flagicon Raymond Narac Template:Flagicon Applewood-LD Autosport 4 4 43= Template:Flagicon Kosta Kanaroglou Template:Flagicon Escuela Española de Pilotos 0 3 3 43= Template:Flagicon Oliver Campos-Hull Template:Flagicon Escuela Española de Pilotos 0 3 3 43= Template:Flagicon Damien Chanard Template:Flagicon Boutsen Energy Racing 1 2 3 46= Template:Flagicon Anthony Beltoise Template:Flagicon Boutsen Energy Racing 2 2 46= Template:Flagicon Gabriël Abergel Template:Flagicon Boutsen Energy Racing 2 2 46= Template:Flagicon Pascal Ballay Template:Flagicon Boutsen Energy Racing 1 1 0 2 49= Template:Flagicon Franck Lagorce Template:Flagicon Exagon Engineering 0 (1) 1 49= Template:Flagicon Keiko Ihara Template:Flagicon Exagon Engineering 1 1

Key   Rookie Bold Pole position (Brackets) Fastest Lap

Teams' standings

Pos	Team	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Rd 10	Total
1	Template:Flagicon DAMS	26	26	30	14	28	24	28	26	23	12	237
2	Template:Flagicon Hope Polevision Racing	20	23	27	14	21	23	15	18	26	21	208
3	Template:Flagicon Boutsen Energy Racing	25	6	8	23	12	22	10	18	15	19	158
4	Template:Flagicon Applewood-LD Autosport	2	12	3	26	16	8	19	12	10	19	127
5	Template:Flagicon Ibañez Racing Service	0	3	4	3	0	3	6	2	2	6	29
6	Template:Flagicon Exagon Engineering	3	10	1								14
7	Template:Flagicon Graff Racing			8								8
8	Template:Flagicon Escuela Española de Pilotos				0	3						3

External links

• Official website