The 2009 European Rally Championship season was the 57th season of the FIA European Rally Championship. The season had 11 rallies, of which Giandomenico Basso won 7 and thus claimed his second European rally championship title.
Calendar and winners
For the 2009 season, the number of rounds was increased from 9 to 11. The calendar featured 3 new rallies (in Spain, Greece and Switzerland), whereas Rally Poland was a round of the World Rally Championship in that year.[1]
Championship standings
For the final classification in a rally, the winner was awarded 10 points, the runner-up 8 and the third placed driver 6. Drivers ranked 4 to 8 got 5–4–3–2–1 point(s). Additionally, the top three of every leg got 3–2–1 point(s). Only drivers who participated in least 6 events qualified for the championship ranking.[2]
Pos.
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Driver
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Points
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1
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Giandomenico Basso
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1
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1
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1
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1
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Ret
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3
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1
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1
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1
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122
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2
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Michał Sołowow
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3
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1
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2
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4
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5
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3
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1
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2
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Ret
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2
|
2
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103
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3
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Corrado Fontana
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5
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3
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4
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3
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3
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2
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Ret
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1
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2
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Ret
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78
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4
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Luca Betti
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4
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Ret
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3
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2
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Ret
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Ret
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34
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5
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Antonín Tlusťák
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10
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8
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6
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7
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Ret
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4
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4
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4
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22
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6
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Jan Černý
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11
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10
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10
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2
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Ret
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3
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16
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7
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Todor Slavov
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9
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Ret
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7
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8
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5
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Ret
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3
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14
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8
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Marco Cavigioli
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9
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9
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Ret
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3
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Ret
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Ret
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6
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Not enough events to qualify for championship
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Krum Donchev
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6
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2
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1
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5
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2
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(43)
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Renato Travaglia
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2
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(13)
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Davide di Benedetto
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8
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5
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6
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(8)
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Key
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Colour
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Result
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Gold
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Winner
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Silver
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2nd place
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Bronze
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3rd place
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Green
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Points finish
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Blue
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Non-points finish
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Non-classified finish (NC)
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Purple
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Did not finish (Ret)
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Black
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Excluded (EX)
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Disqualified (DSQ)
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White
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Did not start (DNS)
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Cancelled (C)
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Blank
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Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
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References
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