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 | 77è Rallye Monte-Carlo | Valence | Asphalt |
| 2 | March 5–7 | Rallye Internacional de Curitiba | Curitiba | Gravel |
| 3 | April 3–4 | KCB Safari Rally | Nairobi | Gravel |
| 4 | May 7–9 | Sata Rally Açores | Ponta Delgada | Gravel (some Asphalt) |
| 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 | RAC MSA Rally of Scotland | Perth | Gravel |
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“To divide one’s life by years is of course to tumble into a trap set by our own arithmetic. The calendar consents to carry on its dull wall-existence by the arbitrary timetables we have drawn up in consultation with those permanent commuters, Earth and Sun. But we, unlike trees, need grow no annual rings.”
—Clifton Fadiman (b. 1904)