2009 Formula 3 Euro Series



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 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.

Driver changes
Changed Teams
 * Sam Bird: Manor Motorsport → Mücke Motorsport
 * Tom Dillmann: SG Formula → HBR Motorsport
 * Mika Mäki: Mücke Motorsport → Signature-Plus
 * Edoardo Mortara: Signature-Plus → Kolles & Heinz Union
 * Basil Shaaban: 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) → ART Grand Prix
 * Andrea Caldarelli: Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (SG Formula) → SG Formula
 * Johnny Cecotto Jr.: German Formula Three Championship (HS Technik Motorsport) → HBR Motorsport
 * Matteo Chinosi: German Formula Three Championship (Ombra Racing) → Prema Powerteam
 * Carlo van Dam: All-Japan Formula Three Championship (Petronas Team Tom's) → Manor Motorsport
 * Pedro Enrique: Formula Three Sudamericana (Cesário Fórmula) → Manor Motorsport
 * Víctor García Spanish Formula Three Championship (Escuderia TEC-Auto & RP Motorsport) → Prema Powerteam
 * Tiago Geronimi: Formula BMW Europe (Eifelland Racing) → Signature-Plus
 * Esteban Gutiérrez: Formula BMW Europe (Josef Kaufmann Racing) → ART Grand Prix
 * Johan Jokinen: Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (Motopark Academy) → Kolles & Heinz Union
 * Alexandre Marsoin: Formula Renault 3.5 Series (Epsilon Euskadi) → SG Formula
 * Roberto Merhi: Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Epsilon Euskadi) → Manor Motorsport
 * Kevin Mirocha: German Formula Three Championship (Josef Kaufmann Racing) → HBR Motorsport
 * Nico Monien: ADAC Formel Masters (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: Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Epsilon Euskadi) → Carlin Motorsport
 * Tim Sandtler: International Formula Master (Team ISR) → Prema Powerteam
 * Alexander Sims: British Formula Renault Championship (Manor Competition) → Mücke Motorsport
 * Adrien Tambay: Formula BMW Europe (Eifelland Racing) → ART Grand Prix
 * Nick Tandy: British Formula 3 Championship (JTR with Marshall Westland) → Kolles & Heinz Union
 * Marco Wittmann: Formula BMW Europe (Josef Kaufmann Racing) → Mücke Motorsport
 * Christopher Zanella: Swiss Formula Renault Championship (Jenzer Motorsport) → 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: RC Motorsport → A1 Grand Prix (A1 Team China)
 * Dani Clos: Prema Powerteam → GP2 Series (Fat Burner Racing Engineering)
 * Peter Elkmann: RC Motorsport → German Formula Three Championship (Performance Racing)
 * Rodolfo González: Carlin Motorsport → Euroseries 3000 (Fisichella Motor Sport)
 * Maximilian Götz: RC Motorsport → Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo – Pro (Lamborghini München Team Holzer)
 * Nico Hülkenberg: ART Grand Prix → GP2 Series (ART Grand Prix)
 * James Jakes: ART Grand Prix → GP2 Asia Series (Super Nova Racing)
 * Erik Janiš: Mücke Motorsport → International Formula Master (ISR Racing)
 * Charlie Kimball: Prema Powerteam → Firestone Indy Lights (Team PBIR)
 * Michael Klein: Jo Zeller Racing → Retirement
 * Jens Klingmann: RC Motorsport → FIA GT3 European Championship (Alpina)
 * Jon Lancaster: ART Grand Prix → Formula Renault 3.5 Series (Comtec Racing)
 * Franck Mailleux: Signature-Plus → Le Mans Series (Signature-Plus)
 * Oliver Oakes: Carlin Motorsport → British Formula 3 Championship (Carlin Motorsport)
 * Kazuya Oshima: Manor Motorsport → Formula Nippon (Petronas Team TOM'S) & Super GT (Lexus Team Kraft)
 * Nelson Panciatici: RC Motorsport → GP2 Series (Durango)
 * Richard Philippe: Carlin Motorsport → Firestone Indy Lights (Genoa Racing)
 * Martin Plowman: RC Motorsport → Firestone Indy Lights (Panther Racing)
 * Daniel Ricciardo: SG Formula → British Formula 3 Championship (Carlin Motorsport)
 * Koudai Tsukakoshi: Manor Motorsport → Formula Nippon (HFDP Racing) & Super GT (Keihin Real Racing)
 * Frédéric Vervisch: RC Motorsport → Atlantic Championship (Genoa Racing)

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.