2009 African Rally Championship season
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The 2009 African Rally Championship
season was the 29th season of the African Rally Championship. The season consisted of five rallies, beginning on February 20, with the Rally of Tanzania, and ending on August 30 with the conclusion of the Zimbabwe Challenge Rally. Zimbabwe
's James Whyte won the championship, winning two of the five rallies during the season.
African Rally Championship
The African Rally Championship is an international automobile rally championship organized by the FIA. The championship was first held in 1981 and won by Shekhar Mehta...
season was the 29th season of the African Rally Championship. The season consisted of five rallies, beginning on February 20, with the Rally of Tanzania, and ending on August 30 with the conclusion of the Zimbabwe Challenge Rally. Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
's James Whyte won the championship, winning two of the five rallies during the season.
Calendar
| Date | Event | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| February 20–22 |  Rally of Tanzania |
 James Whyte |
| April 3–5 |  KCB Safari Rally KenyaSafari Rally The Safari Rally is considered by many to be the world's toughest rally. It was first held from 27 May to 1 June 1953 as the East African Coronation Safari in Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika, as a celebration of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II... |
James Whyte |
| May 1–3 |  Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally |
 Muna Singh |
| July 3–5 | Zambia International Rally |
Muna Singh |
| August 28–30 | Zimbabwe Challenge Rally |
Oliver Costa |
Standings
| # | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Whyte |
38 |
| 2 | Muna Singh |
29 |
| 3 | Emmanuel Katto |
20 |
| 4 |  Oliver Costa |
19.5 |
| 5 | Mohammed Essa |
19.5 |
| 6 | Don Smith |
7 |
| 7 |  Valery Bukera |
5 |
| 8 |  Lola Verlaque |
5 |
| 9 | Peter Horsey |
2 |
| 10 | Jas Mangat |
1 |
| 11 | Izhar Mirza |
0.5 |