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The 2009 V8 Supercar season is the thirteenth series in which V8Supercars contested the senior Australian touring car series. It is the 50th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship, known today as the V8 Supercar Championship Series, and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.
The season began on March 21 at the Clipsal 500 on the streets of Adelaide and will finish on December 6 at the Homebush Street Circuit. 2009 features the eleventh V8 Supercar Championship Series, consisting of 14 rounds covering all states and the Northern Territory of Australia as well as rounds in New Zealand and Bahrain. It also features a non-championship round supporting the 2009 Australian Grand Prix. It also features the tenth second tier Development Series, this year referred to as the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series, all seven rounds were held as a support category for the V8 Supercar Championship Series. For the second year a third tier series was run, known as the Shannons V8 Touring Car National Series. Its five rounds will be held at rounds of the Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships.
[edit] Race calendar
| Race Title |
Circuit |
City / State |
Date |
Series |
Winner |
Team |
Report |
 Victorian Official Test Day |
Winton Motor Raceway |
Benalla, Victoria |
12 Feb |
Test |
Mark Winterbottom* |
Ford Performance Racing |
[1] |
 Queensland Official Test Day |
Queensland Raceway |
Ipswich, Queensland |
14 Feb |
Test |
James Courtney* |
Dick Johnson Racing |
[2] |
 Clipsal 500 |
Adelaide Street Circuit |
Adelaide, South Australia |
19 - 22 Mar |
VSC 1
VSC 2 |
Jamie Whincup
Jamie Whincup |
Team Vodafone
Team Vodafone |
report |
| FVS 1 |
David Russell |
Howard Racing |
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| V8 Supercars Manufacturers Challenge |
Albert Park |
Melbourne, Victoria |
26 - 29 Mar |
NC |
Craig Lowndes |
Team Vodafone |
report |
 Hamilton 400 |
Hamilton Street Circuit |
Hamilton, New Zealand |
17 - 19 Apr |
VSC 3
VSC 4 |
Jamie Whincup
Jamie Whincup |
Team Vodafone
Team Vodafone |
report |
 Goulburn |
Wakefield Park |
Goulburn, New South Wales |
25 - 26 Apr |
STCS 1 |
Adam Wallis |
Warrin Mining |
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| Winton |
Winton Motor Raceway |
Benalla, Victoria |
1 - 3 May |
VSC 5
VSC 6 |
Craig Lowndes
Craig Lowndes |
Team Vodafone
Team Vodafone |
report |
| FVS 2 |
Jonathon Webb |
Matthew White Racing |
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 Falken Tasmania Challenge |
Symmons Plains Raceway |
Launceston, Tasmania |
29 - 31 May |
VSC 7
VSC 8 |
Garth Tander
Jamie Whincup |
Holden Racing Team
Team Vodafone |
report |
| Mallala |
Mallala Motor Sport Park |
Adelaide, South Australia |
6 - 7 Jun |
STCS 2 |
Adam Wallis |
Warrin Mining |
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 Skycity Triple Crown |
Hidden Valley Raceway |
Darwin, Northern Territory |
19 - 21 Jun |
VSC 9
VSC 10 |
Jamie Whincup
Michael Caruso |
Team Vodafone
Garry Rogers Motorsport |
report |
| Winton |
Winton Motor Raceway |
Benalla, Victoria |
27 - 28 Jun |
STCS 3 |
Terry Wyhoon |
Image Racing |
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| Dunlop Townsville 400 |
Townsville Street Circuit |
Townsville, Queensland |
10 - 12 Jul |
VSC 11
VSC 12 |
Jamie Whincup
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Team Vodafone
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| FVS 3 |
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| Sandown |
Sandown Raceway |
Melbourne, Victoria |
31 Jul - 2 Aug |
VSC 13
VSC 14 |
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| FVS 4 |
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| Queensland |
Queensland Raceway |
Ipswich, Queensland |
21 - 23 Aug |
VSC 15
VSC 16 |
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| FVS 5 |
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| Oran Park |
Oran Park Raceway |
Sydney, New South Wales |
29 - 30 Aug |
STCS 4 |
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| L&H 500 |
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit |
Phillip Island, Victoria |
11 - 13 Sep |
VSC 17 |
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report |
| Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 |
Mount Panorama Circuit |
Bathurst, New South Wales |
8 - 11 Oct |
VSC 18 |
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report |
| FVS 6 |
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| Nitro SuperGP |
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit |
Surfers Paradise, Queensland |
22 - 25 Oct |
VSC 19
VSC 20 |
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report |
 Desert 400 |
Bahrain International Circuit |
Manama, Bahrain |
5 - 7 Nov |
VSC 21
VSC 22 |
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report |
 BigPond 300 |
Barbagallo Raceway |
Perth, Western Australia |
21 - 23 Nov |
VSC 23
VSC 24 |
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report |
| Sandown |
Sandown Raceway |
Melbourne, Victoria |
28 - 29 Nov |
STCS 5 |
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| Grand Finale Sydney 500 |
Homebush Street Circuit |
Sydney, New South Wales |
4 - 6 Dec |
VSC 25
VSC 26 |
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report |
* - fastest lap of official pre-season test days
- VSC - V8 Supercar Championship Series
- FVS - Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
- STCS - Shannons V8 Touring Car National Series
- NC - Non-championship event
[edit] V8 Supercar Championship Series
[edit] Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
[edit] V8 Supercars Manufacturers Challenge
[edit] Shannons V8 Touring Car National Series
[edit] References
Linked articles contain additional references.
[edit] External links
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