2009 Australian Sports Sedan season
The 2009 Kerrick Australian Sports Sedan series was the 19th running of a national series for Sports Sedans in Australia. It began on April 25, 2009 at Wakefield Park and ended on November 22 at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit after fifteen races.
Chevrolet Corvette driver Des Wall was crowned champion after a fiercely contested series between the top three competitors. Winners of the previous two championships Tony Ricciardello (Alfa Romeo Alfetta) and Darren Hossack (Audi A4) competed initially for the race wins, but mechanical unreliability and on-track confrontations, usually with each other, allowed Wall to close the gap. Wall only won three races (compared to Ricciardello's six and Hossack's five) but was only out of the top five race positions once all season; an eighth-placed finish at Oran Park. Ricciardello and Hossack each failed to finish two races during the season. Wall, who has been a Sports Sedan front runner since 1989, claimed his first championship with a twelve-point victory over Ricciardello. Hossack was third, nine points behind Ricciardello.
The only other driver to score a race win was Opel Calibra driver Chris Jackson at Oran Park and he finished fifth in the points chase behind series veteran Kerry Baily (Nissan 300ZX).
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[edit] Teams and drivers
The following drivers competed in the 2009 Australian Sports Sedan Series. The series will consist of fifteen races, at five race meetings, held in three states.[1]
[edit] Season Review
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[edit] Results and Standings
[edit] Race Calendar
The 2009 Australian Sports Sedan Series consisted of five rounds. Three of which will be held at Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championship rounds, with two others being held at[2]
| Rd. | Race Title | Circuit | City / State | Date | Winner |
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| 1 |  Shannons Nationals R2 |
Wakefield Park | Goulburn, New South Wales | 25 – 26 Apr | Tony Ricciardello |
| 2 |  Clem Smith Trophy |
Mallala Motor Sport Park | Adelaide, South Australia | 6 – 7 Jun | Des Wall |
| 3 | Shannons Nationals R8 |
Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 29 – 30 Aug | Darren Hossack |
| 4 | Oran Park |
Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 31 Oct – 1 Nov | Kerry Baily |
| 5 |  50k Plate |
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 21 – 22 Nov | Tony Ricciardello |
[edit] Drivers Points
Points were awarded 20-17-15-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 based on the top sixteen race positions in each race. There were two bonus points allocated for pole position. Pole Position is indicated in bold text.
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[edit] References
- ^ "Title Unknown". Archived from the original on 2009-06-20. http://www.webcitation.org/5hg3geHUj. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
- ^ "National Australian Sports Sedan Association Events". Kerrick Sports Sedan Series. Archived from the original on 2009-06-20. http://www.webcitation.org/5hg3gFAmv. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ^ "Wakefield Park Raceway 26/04/2009 2009 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships Round 2". National Software. April 26, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-06-12. http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1244780591161168. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ "Mallala Motorsport Park 07/06/2009 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships – Round 4". National Software. June 7, 2009. http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?07/06/2009.MALL. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
- ^ "Oran Park Raceway 30/08/2009 Shannons Nationals 2009 – Round 8". National Software. August 30, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-06. http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1252203842059958. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
- ^ "Oran Park Grand Prix Circuit 01/11/2009 Rnd 6, 2009 NSW Motor Race Championship – The Final Round". National Software. November 1, 2009. http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?01/11/2009.ORGP. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
- ^ "Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 22/11/2009 Island Magic 2009". National Software. November 22, 2009. http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?22/11/2009.PHIL. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
