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2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge
The
2009
Intercontinental Rally Challenge
was the fourth season of the Intercontinental
Rally
Challenge. The season consists of twelve rounds and began on
January 21
, with the
77° Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
. The season ended on
November 21
, at the inaugural
RAC Rally of Scotland
. With four wins,
Kris Meeke
won the championship ahead of
Jan Kopecký
and
Freddy Loix
.
Calendar
The calendar had been increased from 10
events in 2008
, to twelve in 2009. Out went the
Istanbul Rally
, the
Rally de Portugal
, the
Rallye International du Valais
and the
China Rally
. To be
replaced
by the
Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
, the Rally Internacional de
Curitiba
, the
Safari Rally
, the
Rallye Açores
,
Rally Japan
and the
Rally of Scotland
. Rally Japan was later cancelled, mainly because the major manufacturers looked unlikely to travel to Japan.
Round
Dates
Event
title
Rally HQ
Surface
1
January 21–24
Monte Carlo
Rally
Valence
Asphalt
2
March
5–7
Rallye Internacional de Curitiba
Curitiba
Gravel
3
April 3–4
Safari Rally
Nairobi
Gravel
4
May 7–9
Rally Açores
Ponta Delgada
Gravel
5
June 18–20
Belgium
Ypres
Westhoek Rally
Ypres
Asphalt
6
July 9–11
Rally Russia
Vyborg
Gravel
7
July 30
–
August 1
Rali Vinho
da
Madeira
Funchal
Asphalt
8
August 21–23
Barum
Czech Rally
Zlín
Zlín
Asphalt
9
September 10–12
Rally
Príncipe de Asturias
Oviedo
Asphalt
10
September 24–26
Rallye
Sanremo
Sanremo
Asphalt
11
November 19–21
Rally
Scotland
Perth
Gravel
Selected entries
Results
Standings
Drivers
Only
the best
seven
scores from each driver count towards the championship.
Manufacturers
Only the
best
seven scores from each manufacturer count towards the championship.