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2009 Masters Series season

Competition	Masters Series
Platform Used	rFactor v1.255
Rounds	18
Vehicle(s)	BMW E90
Tyre Supplier(s)	Yokohama
Drivers	24
Teams	13
Drivers' Champion	Adam Rouse
Teams' Champion	MMC Racing
Masters Series Seasons
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The 2009 Masters Series season was the first GPVWC Masters Series season. The series was organised in order to allow the league an alternative type of racing to the usual open wheel categories offered by the GPVWC.

Report

Race Weekend Format

2 races per ‘round’. Consisting of a 30 minute feature race, and a 20 minute sprint race. The starting grid for Race 2 will be the reversed results of Race 1.

Practice = 10 minutes
Qualifying = 15 minutes
Warm-up = 5 minutes
Race 1 (Feature) = 30 minutes
Race 2 (Sprint) = 20 minutes

Season summary

The season was largely dominated by Adam Rouse who took 10 victories on his way to a convincing points win over his nearest challengers, team-mates Philip Cullen and Ryan McConkey who along with Rouse went on to clinch the Constructors title for MMC Racing on its return to the GPVWC. The racing provided exciting battles, particularly in the reversed grid sprint races. The season provided us with 6 different race winners over 18 rounds in which 24 different drivers took part. The series first season was deemed a success and the format was carried over to the 2010 Masters Series season.

Teams and drivers

A selection of cars from the inaugural GPVWC Masters Series

Team	Car No.	Driver	Rounds
Aquarius Motorsports	99	Philip Cullen	2
Constant Racing	11	Richard Bayes	2-5
	27	Joe Consiglio	1-5
	28	Mark Stanton	ALL
	86	David Stanton	6,8
Double Top Racing	53	Peter Church	2-4,6
DSR	86	David Stanton	2-5
Fusion Motorsport	0	Mark Fuller	4,6-9
	70	James Linton	7
	73	Phil Perkins	1-2,4-8
Kernow Sport	12	Mark Wicks	1-4,6-9
KinsmanBMW	55	Chris Kinsman	1,3-5
MMC Racing	77	Adam Rouse	1-2, 4-9
	88	Ryan McConkey	1-7,9
	99	Philip Cullen	3-9
M-Sport Racing	74	Matthew Lewis	2
Nordsjoen Racing	19	William Ponissi	4-7
	31	Bernie Bogansky	4-5,7-9
Tanskanen Racing	69	Juha Tanskanen	1
Vod:Bul Racing	13	Leontin Nemet	2,4
Woods Racing	00	Nikos Evangelidakis	5,9
	7	Martin Wright	4-5,7-9
	8	Ollie Woods	3-4

2009 Calendar

Rounds	Race Title	Circuit	Date	Time
				Track time	GMT
1-2	Laguna Seca Masters	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey	26th July	13.00	20:00
3-4	Monza Masters	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	2nd August	13.00	20:00
5-6	Surfer's Paradise Masters	Surfer's Paradise, Queensland	9th August	14.00	20:00
7-8	Birmingham Masters	Birmingham Motorplex, Alabama	23rd August	13.00	20:00
9-10	Montreal Masters	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	30th August	13.00	20:00
11-12	Cadwell Park Masters	Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire	6th September	13.00	20:00
13-14	Spa-Francorchamps Masters	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	20th September	13.00	20:00
15-16	Brands Hatch Masters	Brands Hatch, Kent	27th September	18.00	20:00
17-18	Bathurst Masters	Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst	4th October	13.00	20:00

Results and standings

Events

Rd.	Event	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Report
1	Laguna Seca Feature	Adam Rouse	Joe Consiglio	Adam Rouse	MMC Racing	Report
2	Laguna Seca Sprint		Adam Rouse	Adam Rouse	MMC Racing	Report
3	Monza Feature	Adam Rouse	Adam Rouse	Adam Rouse	MMC Racing	Report
4	Monza Sprint		Joe Consiglio	Phil Perkins	Fusion Motorsport	Report
5	Surfer's Paradise Feature	Joe Consiglio	Joe Consiglio	Ryan McConkey	MMC Racing	Report
6	Surfer's Paradise Sprint		Ryan McConkey	Richard Bayes	Constant Racing	Report
7	Birmingham Feature	Joe Consiglio	Joe Consiglio	Adam Rouse	MMC Racing	Report
8	Birmingham Sprint		Adam Rouse	Adam Rouse	MMC Racing	Report
9	Montreal Feature	Joe Consiglio	Adam Rouse	Adam Rouse	MMC Racing	Report
10	Montreal Sprint		Ryan McConkey	Adam Rouse	MMC Racing	Report
11	Cadwell Park Feature	Philip Cullen	Adam Rouse	Philip Cullen	MMC Racing	Report
12	Cadwell Park Sprint		Adam Rouse	Adam Rouse	MMC Racing	Report
13	Spa-Francorchamps Feature	James Linton	Adam Rouse	James Linton	Fusion Motorsport	Report
14	Spa-Francorchamps Sprint		Ryan McConkey	James Linton	Fusion Motorsport	Report
15	Brands Hatch Feature	Adam Rouse	Philip Cullen	Adam Rouse	MMC Racing	Report
16	Brands Hatch Sprint		Philip Cullen	Adam Rouse	MMC Racing	Report
17	Bathurst Feature	Adam Rouse	Adam Rouse	Philip Cullen	MMC Racing	Report
18	Bathurst Sprint		Adam Rouse	Philip Cullen	MMC Racing	Report

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top 12 classified finishers. Fastest lap and Pole Posistion for the Feature Race yeild a point each.

Drivers standings

Pos Driver LAG MON SUR BIR CAN CAD SPA BRN BAT Points 1 Adam Rouse 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 4 1 1 2 2 389 2 Philip Cullen 4 7 2 Ret 2 4 2 3 1 2 Ret 3 2 Ret 1 1 271 3 Ryan McConkey Ret 2 2 6 1 4 Ret 2 Ret 4 3 5 9 2 3 3 242 4 Mark Wicks 4 6 9 12 5 2 4 6 4 3 5 6 4 2 5 5 233 5 Mark Stanton 5 5 8 4 4 Ret 9 Ret 4 Ret Ret 7 4 5 9 4 4 4 189 6 Joe Consiglio 2 3 3 2 3 3 Ret 3 Ret 2 173 7 Phil Perkins 3 4 Ret 1 3 Ret Ret 5 Ret 4 3 9 3 Ret 161 8 Martin Wright 6 7 7 9 9 Ret 8 11 Ret 6 8 8 8 5 6 8 108 9 Mark Fuller Ret 7 6 9 Ret 6 6 7 6 3 Ret 6 87 10 Bernie Bogansky 7 6 5 8 8 8 Ret 10 7 7 7 7 84 11 Richard Bayes 5 10 Ret 1 Ret 5 7 9 72 12 David Stanton 6 5 Ret Ret Ret 7 3 Ret 6 Ret Ret DNS 64 13 James Linton 1 1 51 14 William Ponissi Ret 13 5 7 Ret 8 7 11 39 15 Kieran Ryan Ret Ret Ret 5 5 Ret Ret DNS 32 16 Daniel Bolman 5 6 26 17 Chris Kinsman 7 Ret Ret Ret 7 12 Ret Ret 17 18 Nikos Evangelidakis 11 Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 12 19 Matthew Lewis 10 8 8 20 Leontin Nemet Ret Ret 10 10 6 21 Juha Tanskanen Ret 8 5 22 Peter Church Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret DSQ Ret 2 23 Sonny Probst DNS DNS 0 24 Ollie Woods Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 Pos Driver LAG MON SUR BIR CAN CAD SPA BRN BAT Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Blank Did not participate (-) Excluded (EX) Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Polesitter for the feature race in bold. Driver in italics has been awarded point for fastest lap.

Constructors standings

Pos Team Car No. LAG MON SUR BIR CAN CAD SPA BRN BAT Points 1 MMC Racing 77 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 4 1 1 2 2 876 88 Ret 2 2 6 1 4 Ret 2 Ret 4 3 5 9 2 3 3 99 2 Ret 2 4 2 3 1 2 Ret 3 2 Ret 1 1 2 Constant Racing 11 5 10 Ret 1 Ret 5 7 9 444 27 2 3 3 2 3 3 Ret 3 Ret 2 28 5 5 8 4 4 Ret 9 Ret 4 Ret Ret 7 4 5 9 4 4 4 86 6 Ret Ret DNS 3 Fusion Motorsport 0 6 9 Ret 6 6 7 6 3 Ret 6 291 70 1 1 73 3 4 Ret 1 3 Ret Ret 5 Ret 4 3 9 3 Ret 4 Kernow Sport 12 4 6 9 12 5 2 4 6 4 3 5 6 4 2 5 5 233 5 Nordsjoen Racing 19 Ret 13 5 7 Ret 8 7 11 105 31 5 8 8 8 Ret 10 7 7 7 7 6 Woods Racing 00 6 Ret Ret Ret 84 7 8 11 Ret 6 8 8 8 5 6 8 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 DSR 86 6 5 Ret Ret Ret 7 3 Ret 54 8 Aquarius Motorsports 99 4 7 26 9 KinsmanBMW 55 7 Ret Ret Ret 7 12 Ret Ret 17 10 M-Sport Racing 74 10 8 8 11 Vod:Bul Racing 13 Ret Ret 10 10 6 12 Tanskanen Racing 69 Ret 8 5 13 Double Top Racing 53 Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret DSQ Ret 2 Pos Team Car No. LAG MON SUR BIR CAN CAD SPA BRN BAT Points Polesitter for the feature race in bold. Driver in italics has been awarded point for fastest lap. Results when entered as a guest driver do not carry over for when a driver joined an official team. Preceded by: None 2009 Masters Series season 2009 Succeeded by: 2010 Masters Series season