2009 V8 Supercar Season

The 2009 V8 Supercar season is the thirteenth series in which V8Supercars contested the senior Australian touring car series. It is the 50th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship, known today as the V8 Supercar Championship Series, and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.

The season began on 21 March at the Clipsal 500 on the streets of Adelaide and will finish on 6 December at the Homebush Street Circuit. 2009 features the eleventh V8 Supercar Championship Series, consisting of 14 rounds covering all states and the Northern Territory of Australia as well as an event in New Zealand and a non-championship event supporting the 2009 Australian Grand Prix. It also features the tenth second tier Development Series, this year referred to as the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series, all seven rounds were held as a support category for the V8 Supercar Championship Series. For the second year a third tier series was run, known as the Shannons V8 Touring Car National Series. Its five rounds will be held at rounds of the Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships.