2009 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil
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Round 1 of 12 in the 2009 World Touring Car Championship at Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba in Curitiba, Brazil.
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| Date | 8 March, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Curitiba, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba 3.695 kilometres (2.296 mi) |
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| Laps | 16 | ||
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| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Yvan Muller
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SEAT Sport | |
| Time | 1:24.196 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Yvan Muller
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SEAT Sport | |
| Second |
 Jordi Gené
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SEAT Sport | |
| Third |
 Rickard Rydell
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SEAT Sport | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
Yvan Muller
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SEAT Sport | |
| Time | 1:25.662 | ||
| Laps | 16 | ||
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| Podium | |||
| First |
 Gabriele Tarquini
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SEAT Sport | |
| Second |
Rickard Rydell
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SEAT Sport | |
| Third |
Jordi Gené
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SEAT Sport | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
 Alain Menu
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Chevrolet | |
| Time | 1:34.837 | ||
The 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil (formally the 2009 FIA WTCC HSBC Race of Brazil) was the first round of the 2009 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held on March 8, 2009 at the Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba near Curitiba, Brazil. It was the fourth running of the FIA WTCC Race of Brazil.
The two races were won by SEAT's Yvan Muller and Gabriele Tarquini, with SEAT filling both podiums.
The race marked the arrival of a fourth manufacturer, with Lada giving full backing to the Russian Bears Motorsport team, forming the Lada Sport team. SEAT, BMW and Chevrolet returned for their fifth seasons in the series, with Chevrolet introducing the new Cruze model.
Reigning Independents Trophy champion Sergio Hernández had joined BMW Team Italy-Spain from Scuderia Proteam Motorsport, swapping seats with fellow Spaniard Félix Porteiro. After a one-off appearance for the team in 2008, Tom Boardman joined SUNRED Engineering full-time, while Marin Čolak joined the series, forming his own team. Stefano D'Aste had returned to Wiechers-Sport, while Kristian Poulsen had joined Liqui Moly Team Engstler.
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