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The 2009 IMSA Cooper Tires Atlantic Championship season is the thirty-sixth Atlantic Championship season. It is the first full season of the Championship under the sanctioning of the International Motor Sports Association.

Schedule

Round	Race Name	Circuit	City/Location	Race Date
1	Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring^[1]	Sebring International Raceway	Sebring, Florida	March 20
2	Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix^[2]	Miller Motorsports Park	Tooele, Utah	May 17
3	Mazda Formula X - Race 1^[1]	New Jersey Motorsports Park	Millville, New Jersey	June 13
4	Mazda Formula X - Race 2^[1]	New Jersey Motorsports Park	Millville, New Jersey	June 14
5	Northeast Grand Prix	Lime Rock Park	Lakeville, Connecticut	July 18
6	Autobahn Grand Prix - Race 1^[1]	Autobahn Country Club	Joliet, Illinois	July 25
7	Autobahn Grand Prix - Race 2^[1]	Autobahn Country Club	Joliet, Illinois	July 26
8	TBD^[1]	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	August 8
9	Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières^[3]	Circuit Trois-Rivières	Trois-Rivières, Quebec	August 16
10	Grand Prix of Mosport^[1]	Mosport International Raceway	Bowmanville, Ontario	August 30
11	Petit Le Mans^[1]	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	September 27
12	Monterey Sports Car Championships^[4]	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	Monterey, California	October 11

The series planned to open its season on a road course on Hutchinson Island in Savannah, Georgia on March 15. The race was postponed until 2010, as further work on the track was required before it could be homolgated for professional open wheel racing. A second race at New Jersey Motorsports Park and Autobahn Country Club were added instead.^[5]

Drivers and Teams

The following teams and drivers are confirmed to be competing in the 2009 Atlantic Championship. All teams are using the Swift 016.a chassis powered by a Mazda-Cosworth MZR 2.3-litre inline-4 engine and Cooper tires. C2 Class teams use the Swift 014.a chassis.

Team	No	Drivers	Sponsor	Notes
Condor Motorsports	6	Borja García^[6]	CJ Consulting
Condor Motorsports	7	Max Lefèvre^[7]	DOTMOBiL
Conquest Racing	12	James Winslow^[8]		Sebring only
Conquest Racing	21	Harald Schlegelmilch^[9]		Sebring only
Genoa Racing	17	Frédéric Vervisch^[10]		Sebring, Miller Motorsports Park^[11]
	18	Tõnis Kasemets^[12]		Miller Motorsports Park confirmed
	18	James Winslow^[13]		New Jersey
	19	Jonathan Summerton		Sebring, Miller Motorsports Park
Jensen MotorSport	2	Matt Lee		Sebring confirmed
		James Winslow		Miller Motorsports Park
		Davíd Garza Pérez^[13]		New Jersey
	3	Michael Nacol
Mathiasen Motorsports	26	Jonathan Bomarito^[14]		Sebring only^[15]
Newman Wachs Racing	1	Markus Niemelä^[16]	Mr. Jones / Nuclear Clean Air Energy / Entergy
Newman Wachs Racing	36	John Edwards^[17]	MAZDASPEED / Nuclear Clean Air Energy / Entergy
Polestar Motor Racing	35	Tõnis Kasemets		Sebring only
Polestar Motor Racing	66	Richard Zober^[13]		New Jersey
Primetime Race Group^[18]	8	TBA		Did not show at Miller Motorsports Park
Primetime Race Group^[18]	88	TBA		Did not show at Miller Motorsports Park
Team Stargate Worlds operated by US RaceTronics^[19]	77	Frankie Muniz^[19]	Stargate Worlds / Cheyenne Mountain Ent. / FireSky
Team Stargate Worlds operated by US RaceTronics^[19]	78	Simona de Silvestro^[19]	Stargate Worlds / Cheyenne Mountain Ent. / FireSky
Tõnis Kasemets	35	Tõnis Kasemets^[13]		New Jersey
C2 Class
Swan Racing	29	Ahsen Yelkin	Everclear Specialty Lubricants	Sebring confirmed
	68	Chris Lee	Everclear Specialty Lubricants	Sebring confirmed
	71	Michael Mällinen	Mallinen Properties
	75	Sadat Yelkin	Everclear Specialty Lubricants	Sebring confirmed
	88	Mirl Swan	Everclear Specialty Lubricants	Sebring confirmed

Race results

Round	Race Name	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Most Laps Led	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring^[1]	Jonathan Summerton	John Edwards	John Edwards	John Edwards	Newman Wachs Racing
2	Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix^[20]	Simona de Silvestro	Simona de Silvestro	Simona de Silvestro	Simona de Silvestro	Team Stargate Worlds
3	Mazda Formula X - Race 1^[1]
4	Mazda Formula X - Race 2^[1]
5	Northeast Grand Prix
6	Autobahn Grand Prix - Race 1^[1]
7	Autobahn Grand Prix - Race 2^[1]
8	TBD^[1]
9	Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières^[21]
10	Grand Prix of Mosport^[1]
11	Petit Le Mans^[1]
12	Monterey Sports Car Championships^[22]

Championship Standings

The point system was modified from previous years for the 2009 season.^[23] Points are awarded as follows:

Pos	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Points	20	16	14	12	10	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Bonus points will also be awarded for the fastest driver in a qualifying session (10 races will have two sessions), and most places gained during the race.
This means the maximum a driver can score is 21, as a driver cannot earn the most places gained point, if they've started from pole.
Only the driver's best eleven scores will count towards the championship.

Atlantic Class

Pos	Driver	SEB	MIL	NJ1	NJ2	LRP	ACC1	ACC2	MID	CTR	MOS	ATL	LAG	Points
1	John Edwards	1	2											36
2	Simona de Silvestro	5	1											31
3	Frédéric Vervisch	2	3											30
4	Jonathan Summerton	3	6											23
5	Frankie Muniz	10	4											17
6	Tõnis Kasemets	7	5											17
7	James Winslow	8	8											13
8	Harald Schlegelmilch	4												12
9	Borja García	6	DSQ											8
10	Max Lefèvre	DNS	7											7
11	Markus Niemelä	12	9											7
12	Michael Nacol	11	10											7
13	Matt Lee	9												5
14	Jonathan Bomarito	13												1
	Davíd Garza Pérez													0
	Richard Zober													0
Pos	Driver	SEB	MIL	NJ1	NJ2	LRP	ACC1	ACC2	MID	CTR	MOS	ATL	LAG	Points

Color	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	4th & 5th place
Light Blue	6th-10th place
Dark Blue	11th place or lower
Purple	Did not finish
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown	Withdrawn (Wth)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
Blank	Did not participate (DNP)
	Driver replacement (Rpl)
	Injured (Inj)
	No race held (NH)

C2 Class

Pos	Driver	SEB	MIL	NJ1	NJ2	LRP	ACC1	ACC2	MID	CTR	MOS	ATL	LAG	Points
1	Michael Mällinen	5	1											31
2	Mirl Swan	1												21
3	Sadat Yelkin	2												16
4	Ahsen Yelkin	3												14
5	Chris Lee	4												12
Pos	Driver	SEB	MIL	NJ1	NJ2	LRP	ACC1	ACC2	MID	CTR	MOS	ATL	LAG	Points

Polesitters are denoted in bold. Polesitters are determined by the fastest overall lap in qualifying, and one point is awarded at each round.
Driver in italics has gained the most places in a round. One point is awarded at each round.

Notes

At round one, no hard charger point was awarded in the C2 Class as no drivers changed positions over the 19-lap duration.^[24] This also occurred at round two, but this time due to only one car taking part.

Television and other video

For the 2009 season, a new Atlantic Championship high definition television package was announced on HDNet, which features live coverage of certain events, and replays of others.^[25]

Web video of events has also historically been available on the series website, and the series also has its own official YouTube channel under the username "AtlanticRacingSeries."

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Atlantic Championship Schedule Features New Look in 2009". 2008-11-06. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
^ "Miller Motorsports Park Announces 2009 Racing Schedule". millermotorsportspark.com. 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
^ "Star Mazda Announces 2009 Schedule" (PDF). starmazda.com. 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
^ "Atlantic Series has new owner". montereyherald.com. 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
^ "Atlantic: Team Owners Meeting Details Revealed". 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
^ "Garcia Flies Atlantic with Condor to Conquer America" (PDF). imsaracing.net. 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
^ . atlantic-championship.com. 2008-11-24 http://atlantic-championship.com/News/Article.asp?ID=5463. Retrieved 2009-02-22. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)^{[dead link]}
^ "Australian champion Winslow lands Atlantic series ride". motorsport.com. 2009-03-15. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
^ "Conquest Racing signs Harald Schlegelmilch for Sebring race". f1sa.com. 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
^ "Frédéric Vervisch joins Genoa Racing". flagworld.com. 2009-03-15. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
^ http://www.eformulacarnews.com/viewtopic.php?t=2485
^ "Genoa bulks up for round two". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2009-05-15. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Edwards Leads Atlantic Championship into First Doubleheader of 2009 Season at New Jersey". Atlantic Championship. Atlantic Racing Series. 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
^ "Mathiasen and Bomarito return for 2009". speedtv.com. 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
^ "Mathiasen Motorsports Withdraws from Series". eformulacarnews.com. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
^ "2008 Champ Niemela Joins Newman Wachs". speedtv.com. 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
^ "John Edwards Joins Newman Wachs Racing for 2009 Atlantic Season". atlantic-championship.com. 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2009-02-22.^{[dead link]}
^ "Primetime Race Group expands into Atlantic Championship". f1sa.com. 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Team Stargate Worlds Enters 2009 Atlantic Competition". atlantic-championship.com. 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
^ "Miller Motorsports Park Announces 2009 Racing Schedule". millermotorsportspark.com. 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
^ "Star Mazda Announces 2009 Schedule" (PDF). starmazda.com. 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
^ "Atlantic Series has new owner". montereyherald.com. 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
^ "2009 Atlantic Championship Points Structure Reconfigured" (PDF). 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
^ "2009 Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda, Round 1 - Sebring International Raceway Driver Performance Chart" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 2009-03-20. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
^ http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2009/06/05/464552.html

[newlook-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Atlantic Championship Schedule Features New Look in 2009". 2008-11-06. Retrieved 2008-11-08.

[2] "Miller Motorsports Park Announces 2009 Racing Schedule". millermotorsportspark.com. 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2008-10-31.

[3] "Star Mazda Announces 2009 Schedule" (PDF). starmazda.com. 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2008-10-05.

[4] "Atlantic Series has new owner". montereyherald.com. 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2008-11-05.

[5] "Atlantic: Team Owners Meeting Details Revealed". 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2009-02-03.

[6] "Garcia Flies Atlantic with Condor to Conquer America" (PDF). imsaracing.net. 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-03-15.

[7] . atlantic-championship.com. 2008-11-24 http://atlantic-championship.com/News/Article.asp?ID=5463. Retrieved 2009-02-22. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)^{[dead link]}

[8] "Australian champion Winslow lands Atlantic series ride". motorsport.com. 2009-03-15. Retrieved 2009-03-15.

[9] "Conquest Racing signs Harald Schlegelmilch for Sebring race". f1sa.com. 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2009-03-09.

[10] "Frédéric Vervisch joins Genoa Racing". flagworld.com. 2009-03-15. Retrieved 2009-03-15.

[11] ttp://www.eformulacarnews.com/viewtopic.php?t=2485

[12] "Genoa bulks up for round two". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2009-05-15. Retrieved 2009-05-15.

[NJ-13] "Edwards Leads Atlantic Championship into First Doubleheader of 2009 Season at New Jersey". Atlantic Championship. Atlantic Racing Series. 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-06-11.

[14] "Mathiasen and Bomarito return for 2009". speedtv.com. 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-03-09.

[15] "Mathiasen Motorsports Withdraws from Series". eformulacarnews.com. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2009-04-16.

[16] "2008 Champ Niemela Joins Newman Wachs". speedtv.com. 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2009-03-09.

[17] "John Edwards Joins Newman Wachs Racing for 2009 Atlantic Season". atlantic-championship.com. 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2009-02-22.^{[dead link]}

[Primetime-18] "Primetime Race Group expands into Atlantic Championship". f1sa.com. 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2009-04-20.

[Stargate-19] "Team Stargate Worlds Enters 2009 Atlantic Competition". atlantic-championship.com. 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2009-02-25.

[20] "Miller Motorsports Park Announces 2009 Racing Schedule". millermotorsportspark.com. 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2008-10-31.

[21] "Star Mazda Announces 2009 Schedule" (PDF). starmazda.com. 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2008-10-05.

[22] "Atlantic Series has new owner". montereyherald.com. 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2008-11-05.

[23] "2009 Atlantic Championship Points Structure Reconfigured" (PDF). 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2009-03-20.

[24] "2009 Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda, Round 1 - Sebring International Raceway Driver Performance Chart" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 2009-03-20. Retrieved 2009-03-21.

[25] ttp://www.theautochannel.com/news/2009/06/05/464552.html

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