2009 TM Master Cup season
| 2009 TM Master Cup season | |
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| # of Rounds | 19 |
| Ovals | 13 |
| Road Courses | 6 |
| Driver's Champion |  Leonid Roderick
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| Owner's Champion | FLASH Racing
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| Season Opener | Round of Daytona |
| Season Finale | Round of Decatur |
| Championship Overview | |
The 2009 TM Master Cup Series season was a series of 19 races taking place all over the world. The championship was won by Leonid Roderick, claming his fourth Master Cup, putting him third all-time behind only Benny Dwyer and Arthur Thomas.
Preseason Changes[edit | edit source]
Following the success of the 2008 European tour and the continued increase in international teams and drivers, four new foreign manufacturers joined the series for 2009; Italy's Volpi, England's STS, France's Gasnier, and Japan's Nemoto. Their participation was somewhat controversial among purists in the driver and team ranks, particularly Volpi, which does not sell street-legal cars outside of Europe.
The European tour returned for a second season, complemented by the series' first visits to Brazil and Australia, replacing the Rounds of Seattle and Portugal. Besides these substitutions, the 19-race schedule is very similar to the 2008 calendar.
After a one year exclusive contract with Michelin, the series opened up the option of selecting one of four tire suppliers to teams: Michelin, Goodyear, Bridgestone, or Cooper Tires.
Promotional Video[edit | edit source]
Schedule[edit | edit source]
- The blue boxes represent a road/street course race.
Team Chart[edit | edit source]
Points System[edit | edit source]
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 89 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 55 |
| 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th | 31st | 32nd | 33rd | 34th | 35th | 36th | 37th | 38th | 39th | 40th | 41st | 42nd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
- 1 point goes to the race's polesitter.
- 1 point goes to the driver(s) who lead a lap during the race.
- 3 points goes to the driver who leads the most laps in the race.