2009 Masters Series season

**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
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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
Nordsjoen Racing	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
Rounds	Race Title	Circuit	Date	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	Barber Motorsports Park, 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.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	Pole Position	Fastest Lap
Points	25	22	20	18	16	10	8	5	4	3	2	1	1	1

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
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	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
5	Nordsjoen Racing	31							5	8	8	8			Ret	10	7	7	7	7	105
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.