2009 European Rally Championship
# 2009 European Rally Championship

The 2009 European Rally Championship season was the 57th season of the FIA European Rally Championship. The season had 11 rallies, of which Giandomenico Basso won 7 and thus claimed his second European rally championship title.

## Calendar and winners

For the 2009 season, the number of rounds was increased from 9 to 11. The calendar featured 3 new rallies (in Spain, Greece and Switzerland), whereas Rally Poland was a round of the World Rally Championship in that year.

| Round | Date | Event | Winner ERC |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 17–19 April | Rally 1000 Miglia | Giandomenico Basso |
| 2 | 1– 3 May | Istanbul Rally | Michał Sołowow |
| 3 | 28–30 May | Croatia Rally | Krum Donchev |
| 4 | 18–20 June | Ypres Rally | Giandomenico Basso |
| 5 | 17–19 July | Rally Bulgaria | Giandomenico Basso |
| 6 | 30 July–1 August | Rally Vinho da Madeira | Giandomenico Basso |
| 7 | 20–22 August | Barum Rally Zlín | Michał Sołowow |
| 8 | 10–12 September | Rallye Príncipe de Asturias | Corrado Fontana |
| 9 | 25–27 September | ELPA Rally | Giandomenico Basso |
| 10 | 16–18 October | Rallye d'Antibes Côte d'Azur | Giandomenico Basso |
| 11 | 30 October– 1 November | Rallye International du Valais | Giandomenico Basso |

## Championship standings

For the final classification in a rally, the winner was awarded 10 points, the runner-up 8 and the third placed driver 6. Drivers ranked 4 to 8 got 5–4–3–2–1 point(s). Additionally, the top three of every leg got 3–2–1 point(s). Only drivers who participated in least 6 events qualified for the championship ranking.

| Pos. | Driver | | | | | | | | | | | | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Giandomenico Basso | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 122 |
| 2 | Michał Sołowow | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 103 |
| 3 | Corrado Fontana | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 2 | Ret | | 78 |
| 4 | Luca Betti | 4 | Ret | 3 | 2 | Ret | | | | | Ret | | 34 |
| 5 | Antonín Tlusťák | 10 | | 8 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | 22 |
| 6 | Jan Černý | 11 | | 10 | | 10 | | 2 | | Ret | 3 | | 16 |
| 7 | Todor Slavov | 9 | Ret | 7 | | 8 | | 5 | Ret | 3 | | | 14 |
| 8 | Marco Cavigioli | | | 9 | | 9 | Ret | 3 | | | Ret | Ret | 6 |
| Not enough events to qualify for championship ||||||||||||||
| | Krum Donchev | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | (43) |
| | Renato Travaglia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | (13) |
| | Davide di Benedetto | 8 | | 5 | | 6 | | | | | | | (8) |

Key :

| Colour | Result |
| - | - |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |
