The top 10 FR3.5 drivers of 2009
The 2009 Formula Renault 3.5 season was a mix of experienced old hands and a rush of fresh talent. Peter Mills puts them in order after a year of non-stop action
1. Bertrand Baguette
Starts: 17
Poles: 1
Wins: 5
Championship position: 1st
Grew in stature to reel in early leader Marcos Martinez. Made no serious errors and retired just once, with clutch failure, in Barcelona. Could not lay claim to being the strongest qualifier, but excellent race-craft brought five wins.
2. Fairuz Fauzy
Starts: 17
Poles: 1
Wins: 1
Championship position: 2nd
Like Baguette, another third-year man. Fauzy's pre-season buy-in of Fortec's FR3.5 team resulted in a recruitment push and the F1 hopeful responded by finally delivering consistent speed, an attribute missing in his GP2 years and previous World Series campaigns. He took a solitary reverse-grid win, but other strong points finishes went begging, not least through some peculiar strategies.
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