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The 2009 Superleague Formula season was the second Superleague Formula championship. The series was rebranded the "Superleague Formula by Sonangol" for this season and also 2010 with the Angolan oil company becoming the title sponsor. It began on June 28 at Magny-Cours and finished on November 8 at Jarama. The field remained at 18 clubs for the 2009 season but Beijing Guoan did not return to try to retain the title which they won with Davide Rigon in 2008, however Rigon did return in the car of Olympiacos CFP despite GP2 commitments. In Estoril, María de Villota became the first woman to race in the series and Sébastien Bourdais became the most successful racing driver to enter the series having been dropped by Scuderia Toro Rosso just weeks earlier. Bourdais described Superleague as "the best alternative to F1".〔http://www.superleagueformula.com/superleague/News-Media/News-archive/It-s-the-transfer-of-the-season-Sebastien-Bourdais-joins-Superleague-Formula〕 Liverpool F.C., run under Hitech Junior Team with driver Adrián Vallés, were crowned series champions for the first time at the last event of the season. ==Teams and drivers== * All teams competed on Michelin tyres. * Giorgio Pantano had signed an official deal with Al Ain before they announced they would not be able to compete in this season.〔 〕 A week later however, they changed their decision and entered the championship with drivers Miguel Molina and Esteban Guerrieri. However, Al Ain were replaced by Sevilla FC from round 3 at Donington Park. * Beijing Guoan and Borussia Dortmund did not compete this year. * FC Midtjylland, Olympique Lyonnais and Sporting CP made their debut in 2009. * CR Flamengo and A.S. Roma swapped race teams prior to round 4 of the series, with Flamengo switching from ADR to Azerti and Roma going the other way. * Reid Motorsport took over the cars of Galatasaray S.K. and Sevilla FC from Ultimate Motorsport prior to round 5 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2009 Superleague Formula season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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